Doug Crane Shows - The Night Beat with Doug Crane | Wednesday 8pm Doug’s been a jazz host on KUVO since 1992. He’s performed as a trombonist with many local swing and big bands, orchestras, wind ensembles, brass quintets and trombone choirs. He was a member of the award-winning Bowling Green State University Jazz Lab Band and has performed with Bill Watrous, Doc Severinsen, Peter Serkin, Marvin Hamlisch, Helen Reddy to name but a few. His favorite jazz musicians are too numerous to mention but include Bill Evans, JJ Johnson, Bob Brookmeyer and Woody Shaw. Recent Posts
Hailing from Indianapolis, David Childs has worked as a professional pianist in the Northeastern United States for over 30 years. He has shared the stage with jazz greats like Jimmy Heath, James Moody, Bill Watrous and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. “Playing music well is not child’s play; however, with the right people in the right setting, it can feel easy, instinctive, and unrestrained,” say Childs of his new release, “Childs Play.” Along with world-renowned bassist Brian Torff and New York Ciy-based drummer Greg Burrows, Childs features a set of songs that highlights his intrigue with “the inherent dualities and contrasts in this music we call jazz.”