Discover: The Jazz River
The Jazz River Gets Funky
Except funky is not quite so simple. Early European word origins from France, Flemish, and Old English have it linked to an aroma. There is even a reference in Shakespeare’s…
The Jazz River — Wakanda Forever
A personal story and a look behind the curtain: I organize my shows by using iTunes. I have a very large personal collection and iTunes is a very useful tool…
The Jazz River — Charlie Haden, A Bass for All Seasons Part 2
Bassist Charlie Haden said, "...I want to be around people who are really deep human beings that care about art and creativity. That’s why I really love jazz musicians because…
The Jazz River — My Favorite Things
Hearing John Coltrane take off like a rocket Or Cannonball Adderley deep in the pocket Hot NOLA funk that the Meters can bring These are a few of my favorite…
The Jazz River — It's a Weird, Wild, Wonderful World
Listeners to The Jazz River know that my tastes are pretty damn eclectic. Sunday’s show goes deep into my weirder side. By weird, I mean, music that is not familiar…
The Jazz River — The Soul of the Tango
As the pride of Argentina and its gift to the world, the history of the Tango is more organic than clinical, more oral than written, and certainly replete with differing…
The Jazz River — Pierre Dørge and New Jungle Orchestra
What happens when Ellington and Mingus go bar-hopping in Gambia, and enter a club where Sun Ra is spinning Danish, Chinese, and Indian folk music and the stage act is…
The Jazz River — Hanukkah Special
Sunday begins the 8 days of Hanukkah, a festival of lights and a celebration of the triumph of unity over discord that Jews have celebrated for thousands of years. Historically,…
The Jazz River — Let's Get Lost
The Jazz River takes a break from producing thematic shows and profiling persons deserving wider recognition. Instead, it invites you to Let’s Get Lost. Ports of call could be anywhere,…
The Jazz River — The Great Ingrid Jenson
The trumpet is hard enough to just play but to be a woman playing it, often better than men, to be leading a band and writing original material in a…
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