Jazz Corner of the World Encore with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Boogie-Woogie & Other Keyboard Stylings, Part 3 Craig shares more curriculum from his senior class in boogie-woogie piano. We’ll hear more stride, some ragtime, a little early Blues piano, and a huge serving of boogie-woogie from Hadda Brooks, Cripple Clarence … Continue reading
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Boogie-Woogie & Other Keyboard Stylings, Part 2 It’s another big helping of boogie-woogie, stride, and a little ragtime piano, as Craig Kessler shares music from the senior class he teaches. We’ll hear great stuff from Pete Johnson, Jimmy Yancey, James P. … Continue reading
Short List with Host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Short List: Michael Brecker Saxman Michael Brecker is well known in both jazz and popular music for his strong and concise playing. He had a stint with pianist Horace Silver, and formed the long-running Brecker Brothers with his … Continue reading
For the latest installment of
Jazz Night s CrateDigging series our host, Christian McBride, spotlights one of his favorite pianists: the late Cedar Walton.
Walton is respected among the giants but underrated in the public eye, particularly as a composer, and yet so many of his songs still get played today. Some of them such as Bolivia, Firm Roots, Clockwise, and Ugetsu (also known as Fantasy in D ) have become standards.
This episode we re featuring a fiery recording from the Jazz at Lincoln Center vaults, a 2008 Cedar Walton Quintet performance at Dizzy s Club. While listening to this swinging set, McBride shares some personal stories about the pianist, having recorded with him back in the day.
Crate Digging With Christian McBride: The Works Of Cedar Walton wbgo.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbgo.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.