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Special Programs for March 8 thru March 13 Short List with Host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Short List: “The Hits” The Short List continues its feature of great jazz albums that crossed over into mainstream popularity and became lasting classics. Listen for Miles Davis’s Sketches Of Spain, Wynton Marsalis’s Marsalis Standard Time, Volume 1, Benny Goodman’s 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert, John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme, and Stanley Jordan’s Magic Touch. r Charles Tolliver’s 79 th Birthday Party Craig celebrates the birthday and...

  Robert Walter has announced his long out-of-print 1996 debut album ' Spirit of '70' will be reissued May 7 on limited edition 180-gram, purple smoke vinyl and digital formats via RPF Records. Pre-order begins today exclusively on Bandcamp. At the time of its recording, the eight-track LP, that JazzTimes called "can't miss funk," was the second edition in a planned series of solo albums by individual members of The Greyboy Allstars—the band Walter co-founded, and 27 years later continues to play keys, alongside saxophonist Karl Denson, guitarist Elgin Park, bassist Chris Stillwell and dru...

‘The American Negro’ is the latest album from LA-based Adrian Younge, a multi-instrumentalist, film composer and producer who's previously worked with artists such as Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar and Wu Tang Clan among others. Younge is also one half of Midnight Hour with A Tribe Called Quest DJ and producer Ali Shaheed. Together they created the Luke Cage soundtrack and founded the label Jazz is Dead, producing a series of concerts and records for luminaries including Roy Ayers and Gary Bartz. Amongst all of this however, Younge has said 'The American Negro' is "the most important creative acc...

Special Programs for March 1 thru March 6 Short List with Host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Short List: “The Hits” The Short List continues its feature of great jazz in the popular mind. This week, host Bob Naujoks again spotlights albums that crossed over into mainstream popularity. Listen for Jean Pierre-Rampal & Claude Bolling’s Suite for Flute & Jazz Piano, Al DiMeola’s E legant Gypsy, Return To Forever’s Romantic Warrior, the Mahavishnu Orchestra’s Birds Of Fire, and the Pat Metheny Group’s Still Life (Talking). r Cannonb...

News Gary Bartz Bridges Generations By Dave Cantor  I  Feb. 19, 2021 Baltimore native Gary Bartz has remained uniquely engaged both musically and politically throughout his lengthy career. (Photo: The Artform Studio) Gary Bartz has watched the slow roll of history drag on, first from the vantage point of his childhood home in Baltimore, then in New York and the rest of the world while on tour. The experiences have given the saxophonist perspective and a unique voice, one that’s resonated with generations of musicians and listeners. “They’re our kids—the hip-hop generation. J...