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David Hersrud reports on highlights from SXSW and Treefort Music Fest. We dive into everything from the bands who canceled to the artist who got a standing ovation.

The Jazz feature tonight is an album that this writer deems an essential Jazz album. "Out of the Afternoon" presents drum master Roy Haynes leading a very special quartet. Mr. Haynes just celebrated his 99th Birthday recently. Roy presents a young up and coming phenomena called Roland Kirk on tenor saxophone, manzello (an elongated alto saxophone) and the stritch (a soprano saxophone variant) and the flute and various whistles. Roland is a creative force here and a one-man band someti...

The free jazz band with a punk ethos runs through six songs without breaks.

The free jazz band with a punk ethos runs through six songs without breaks.

Tonight The Jazz Show celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the birth of one of the important pioneers of Modern Jazz and the definitive voice of the trombone: Mr. J.J.Johnson. Johnson was born on January 22,1924 and passed away on February 4,2001 at age 77. He recorded a lot in his long career with small bands and large ensembles and of course was an accomplished composer, arranger. The album on hand is to this writer a definitive album with J.J. and his working band with Harold Mabern on piano, ...

The backstory of this 1976 recording by the late tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders is so fascinating and convoluted that it takes a 64-page

The Ravi Coltrane Quintet will take a stand  at the storied Village Vanguard (178 7th Avenue South) on October 24-29.

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm More from Bassist Paul Chambers Craig presents more stellar Blue Note recordings that feature Paul Chambers in the company of Dizzy Reece, Lee Morgan, Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean, Grant Green, and so many others!           The Wednesday Night … Continue reading

Name Charlie Hall Best known for Playing drums in The War On Drugs. Saving Christmas with the Philadelphia Eagles. Current city Philadelphia, PA Really want to be in Deer Isle, Maine, on the porch overlooking Crockett’s Cove, surrounded by moss-covered rocks and trees, with my family, breathing in the crispiest air anywhere, watching the occasional … 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Charlie Hall of The War on Drugs Read More » The post 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without...

The 1961 recordings of live sessions with Eric Dolphy, McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman and Elvin Jones have never been released