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Tribute to Bob Koester, Delmark Records, and Jazz & Blues Record Mart

A tribute to the late Bob Koester, founder of Delmark Records and the Jazz & Blues Record Mart of Chicago. The late Bob Koester was the founder of both Delmark…

Long Play on The Nightside

Listen to Long Plays during the 11 o’clock hour of The Nightside with Andy O’…these special extensive compositions needed a deeper listen. “On Day One” (15:07) - Pat Metheny from…

Everybody Digs Bill Evans—Record Store Day Giveaway

“Everybody Digs Bill Evans” Bill Evans Trio Recorded: December 15, 1958 Release Date: End of March 1959 The recording captures Evans at a time when he frequently played extended musical…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

On Thursday, pianist Stu MacAskie brings a quartet to Dazzle at 7 pm that includes a special guest – trumpeter Scott Wendholt. Like guitarist Bill Frisell, Wendholdt was born in…

A Record Story—"An Ode to Vinyl"

Snap, crackle, pop! Is that the sound of a bowl of Rice Krispies or an abused record? In a blind test, 7 out of 10 listeners couldn’t tell the difference…

Just Coolin’—Record Store Day Giveaway

“Just Coolin’” - Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers with Lee Morgan and Hank Mobley Release Date: July 17, 2020 Recorded:  March 8th, 1959 Blakey led his band for almost…

The Night Beat—Bob Koester & Delmark Records

Bob Koester, owner of the legendary Jazz Record Mart in Chicago and founder of Delmark Records, passed away on May 12, at the age of 88. Delmark Records is the…

New Music Monday—Willie Jones III, Nicki Parrott, and Todd Cochran

On Monday, May 31, at noon, KUVO debuts the following recordings. Willie Jones III - "Fallen Heroes" A third-generation musician continues the legacy of his father and grandfather and takes…

Breakfast Jazz with JJ—Jazz for Your Ears

JJ

It's Breakfast Jazz with JJ! Featuring hits from mid 80s jazz fusion groups like The Jeff Lorber Fusion, Michael Franks, Deodato, The Crusaders, Randy Crawford, and many others. Rise and…

The Jazz River—Music from the Red Hot Organization

In 1989, while the world was being ravaged by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, Leigh Blake and John Carlin, both involved in the downtown New York creative arts scene that was devastated…

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