December 2019 I'M TALKIN' JAZZ Sunday at 8 am
12/1 Javon Jackson with Chris Cortez
Influential tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson's various solo projects have included elements of hard bop, soul and funk. He actively tours and records while splitting his time as the chair of the University of Hartford’s Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz.
12/8 Claudia Villela with Chuy Varela
Gifted singer, pianist and composer Claudia Villela is known for her inspiring body of work and her glorious five octave vocal range and breathtaking music has attracted the attention of many artists and has earned her an international following that continues to grow.
12/15 Billy Taylor with Dick Conte
NEA Jazz Master, pianist and composer Billy Taylor was the world’s most foremost spokesman for jazz who spent over 6 decades performing and recording while composing more than 300 songs.
12/22 Grace Kelly with Lee Thomas
Nationally renowned saxophonist, singer and songwriter Grace Kelly made her recording debut at age 12 earning numerous awards and her collaborations have garnered critical acclaim and a four and a half star review from Downbeat Magazine.
12/29 Eric Reed with Clifford Brown Jr.
Philadelphia born pianist and composer Eric Reed got a boost in his career at 18 after touring with Wynton Marsalis’s septet while attending Cal State Northridge. He later spent two years with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra before launching into his own solo career.
JAZZ Night in America with christian mcbride Monday at 9 pm
12/2 Fred Hersch’s Leaves of Grass Project
Jazz Night in America joins Hersch in conversation to talk about his upbringing in Cincinnati, his scrappy arrival on the scene in New York when certain gigs stretched past dawn and about the creative breakthrough he had adapting the work of a personal hero, Walt Whitman.
12/9 Jazzmeia Horn
In this episode we’ll delve into Ms. Horn’s experience in New York, first as a fish out of water, then as a jam-session fixture, and then as an unstoppable force.
12/16 The Bad Plus
On this Jazz Night in America we’ll hear reflections from the remaining founders of The Bad Plus, who open up about the challenges of preserving a group identity.
12/23 25 Years After Apartheid
We celebrate 25 Years of Democracy in South Africa by focusing on the unknown trailblazers that stayed during the brutal era of apartheid.
12/30 In Memoriam, 2019
We’re remembering musicians who left in 2019 – instead of bringing you a show to mourn, this will be a show to uplift – because the spirit, music and legacy of all these musicians will never die.
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Jazz 91 Preview KCSM H oliday P rogramming
P aul W inter ' s 38 th A nnual W inter S olstice C elebration Saturday Night / Sunday Morning, December 21st from Midnight—2am Celebrate the return of the sun with an encore performance recorded in the world’s largest Gothic cathedral. Performances include Fabianna Cozza, Gary Booker, Theresa Thomasson, Paul McCandless, Eugene Freisen and the percussion troupe Forces of Nature.
C hristmas D ay —W ednesday , D ecember 25 th 6am: Christmas with Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs
One of the great holiday traditions in America, the choirs of Morehouse and Spelman Colleges -two of the most prestigious historically black institutions in the nation -- get together to present a spine-tingling concert program. This encore presentation features the best works of the last several years. It's a joyous celebration of the schools' tradition of singing excellence, with their trademark mixture of spirituals and carols. Korva Coleman hosts.
7am: Jazz Piano Christmas 2019 Join the Kennedy Center and NPR Music for this annual holiday tradition highlighting jazz pianists and their favorite seasonal music. Felix Contreras hosts.
8am: A Swinging Holiday Jazz Party with Wynton Marsalis Wynton Marsalis hosts an hour of holiday jazz favorites by Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Gregory Porter, René Marie, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
9am: Jazz Night In America: A Holiday Celebration Jazz Night in America brings you holiday classics from their past five seasons – featuring fresh arrangements and entertaining storytelling recorded live from Rose Theater in New York City. You'll hear the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, plus special guest vocalists Catherine Russell and Kenny Washington. Christian McBride hosts.
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An NPR tradition every New Year's Eve since the 1970s, Toast of the Nation is the perfect audio complement for the occasion. It's festive jazz you can party to, all night long. This year we are featuring some of the best jazz collectives playing today. We'll hear the Baltimore Collective recorded live at The Keystone Korner, The Michael Leonhart Orchestra at The Jazz Standard, The SFJAZZ Collective in San Francisco and The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra in New York City.
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Visit our website at www.kcsm.org; then click on the Jazz 91 Playlist link. Go directly to the playlist at www.jazzlist.org Tune into JazzTV on Digital Channel 43.3 Tune into Comcast Digital Channel 962.
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SUNDAY
WITH HARRY DUNCAN
IN THE SOUL KITCHEN
THE ANNALS OF JAZZ WITH RICHARD HADLOCK
RHYTHM RETROSPECTIVE WITH CARL SONNY LEYLAND
LATIN JAZZ WITH JESSE "CHUY" VARELA
AMERICAN JAZZ COUNTDOWN WITH CLIFFORD BROWN JR.
A MORNING CUP OF JAZZ WITH KEITH HINES
I'M TALKIN' JAZZ
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BREAKFAST, DANCE & BBQ WITH CLINT BAKER
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DESERT ISLAND JAZZ WITH ALISA CLANCY
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JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA WITH CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE
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JAZZ TONIGHT! WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
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KATHLEEN LAWTON
CRAZY 'BOUT THE BLUES
JAYNE SANCHEZ (M) , LESLIE STOVAL (T), PETE FALLICO (W) GREG BRIDGES (TH), KATHLEEN LAWTON (F)
THE JAZZ OASIS
JESSE "CHUY" VARELA (M/T/W), JAYN PETTINGILL (TH), LESLIE STOVAL (F)
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MID-DAY JAZZ
(M/W/F), LEE THOMAS (T/TH)
A MORNING CUP OF JAZZ WITH ALISA CLANCY(T-F)
JAZZ TONIGHT!
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WITH CHRIS CORTEZ
JAYN PETTINGILL
A MORNING CUP OF JAZZ
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THE JAZZ OASIS
DICK CONTE
JAZZ IN THE AFTERNOON
SONNY BUXTON
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GREG BRIDGES
A MORNING CUP OF JAZZ
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