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I'M TALKIN' JAZZ Sunday at 8 am

12/4 Saxophonist Ken Peplowski with Michael Burman 12/11 Pianist Larry Vuckovich with Mal Sharpe 12/18 Saxophonist Chris Potter with Chris Cortez 12/25 Trombonist Curtis Fuller with Sonny Buxton

RIVERWALK JAZZ Sunday at 6 pm

12/4 A Night at Nick’s: Hot Jazz in the Big Apple 12/11 Feelin’ the Spirit: The Luis Russell Story The Jim Cullum Jazz Band returns to San Antonio’s Pearl Stable with their friend Dick Hyman and renowned vocalist Catherine Russell, daughter of Luis Russell (pictured), whose early recordings are considered classic examples of early swing music.

12/18 Show Boat: An Original Jazz Transcription 12/25 Silver Shoes & Green Spectacles:

A Jazz Interpretation of The Wizard of Oz A listener favorite—The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and actor Vernel Bagneris return to the Emerald City with a script from the original L. Frank Baum book, and music from Harold Arlen’s legendary movie score.

THE ANNALS OF JAZZ WITH RICHARD HADLOCK Sundays at 7 pm

The sound of surprise describes both jazz itself and the enduring premise of "The Annals of Jazz." Since 1959, host Richard Hadlock has been improvising on historical themes and bringing forth worthy performers—from Armstrong to Zorn.

Each Sunday, we may find Annals in Europe, Asia, Latin America or Back of Town anywhere.

December 2011

in the moment with jim bennett Sunday at 8 pm

12/4 Erik Jekabson

Bay area trumpeter, composer and educator Erik Jekabson (pictured) at the Jazzschool in Berkeley on September 10th, 2010. Featuring Mike Abraham, John Wiitala, Dayna Stephens, Dan Zemelman, Christian Tamburr and John Santos.

12/11 Joe Lovano Saxophonist Joe Lovano (pictured) and friends, recorded August 1st, 2011, at the Stanford Jazz Festival, featuring George Cables, Larry Grenadier, Gregory Hutchinson and The Bad Plus.

12/18 John Calloway and the Latin Jazz Collective

John Calloway (pictured) and the Latin Jazz Collective, recorded July 23rd, 2011, at the Stanford Jazz Festival, featuring Mike Olmos, Nina Ott, Sam Bevan, bass, Brian Andres, Carlos Caro and Rebecca Bouc.

12/25 Frankye Kelly

Vocalist Frankye Kelly (pictured), at the Jazzschool in Berkeley on November 6th, 2010 . With Glen Pearson, Melvin Butts, Carla Kaufman and Jack Dorsey.

THE JAZZ DECADES WITH RAY SMITH Sunday at 11 pm 12/4

Alex Welsh, Rusty Taylor, Ray Noble

12/11 Bud Freeman, Joe Turner, Joe Robichaux, George Wettling 12/18 Joe Marsala, Jack Teagarden, Ben Bernie, Jerry Wald, Hal Smith 12/25 Ken Colyer, Freddie Gardner, Spike Hughes, Peter Yorke

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JAZZ PROFILES WITH NANCY WILSON Monday at 9 pm

12/5 Trombonist Al Grey He was described as a "sterling trombonist whose humorous inflection and skill with the plunger have been balanced by his excellent facility and overall technique." Grey (pictured) performed to the end of his life with appearances at Basie Band reunions and sessions, as well as teaching young musicians the techniques he developed throughout the years. This program follows Grey's prolific career as a trombonist in bands ranging from Count Basie's to Lionel Hampton's.

12/12 Pianist/Vocalist Jay McShann 12/19 Saxophonist Illinois Jacquet Illinois Jacquet (pictured) has performed on every continent and has played before kings, queens and presidents. In his long career, saxophonist Jacquet virtually personifies the entire jazz tradition. In the early years, he played saxophone in the swing-era big bands of Count Basie, Lionel Hampton and Cab Calloway. And as a teenager, he became famous for his saxophone solo on "Flying Home" with Lionel Hampton's big band. Jacquet later became an international celebrity touring with the all-star group Jazz at the Philharmonic. For this giant of the saxophone, music is a language for all people and the key to bringing a deeper, more lasting harmony to life.

12/26 Bassist Milt Hinton

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER WITH WENDELL PIERCE Tuesday at 9 pm

12/6 New Faces, New Strings:

Lionel Loueke and Richard Bona The sound of the kora, kalimba and balafon of the griot storytellers float through the air, as guitarist Lionel Loueke (pictured) and bassist Richard Bona conjure the sonorities of West Africa through strings, mouth-clicked percussion and improvised paper mutes. Individually, they have played with Herbie Hancock, Joni Mitchell, Salif Keita and Tito Puente; together they’re helping to create a new language in jazz.

12/13 Best of the Cuban Big Bands 12/20 Sweet Honey in the Rock Grammy winning a-capella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock (pictured) shines a new light on the work of Odetta, Abbey Lincoln and Nina Simone – and mark their own 30year anniversary and try something new with a backing trio.

12/27 Wynton with Strings

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PIANO JAZZ WITH MARIAN MCPARTLAND Wednesday at 9 pm

12/7 Bud Shank 12/14 The Music of Marian McPartland Of all McPartland’s (pictured) attributes, possibly the most underrated is her ability as a composer. Her piano pieces have entered the jazz repertoire, and some of her songs – with lyrics by such stars as Johnny Mercer, Sammy Cahn, and Peggy Lee – are part of the Great American Songbook.

Guest host Murray Horwitz leads this exposition through some of her most beautiful works, with performances by Cleo Laine, Sarah Vaughan, the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra – and, of course, Marian herself.

12/21 Holiday Memories with Michael Feinstein Michael Feinstein (pictured) is a tireless champion and conservator of American Popular Song. And no yuletide trip to Manhattan is complete without a visit to his holiday show at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency. On this special program, he shares some of his favorite tunes and memories of the season.

12/28 Gary Burton

JAZZSET WITH DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER Thursday at 9 pm

12/1 Ole Mathisen and FFEAR,

the Forum for Electro-Acoustical Research,

at Miller Theater, NYC Hear the Columbia University based quartet of Mathisen (pictured) on saxophone, Chris Washburne on trombone, brother Per Mathisen on bass, Tony Moreno on drums, with Ole's exploratory, layered New Jazz Work entitled "Mirage.

"We don't want the music to sound complicated," he says, "We only want it to BE complicated. If it sounds complicated, then it's difficult for people to relate to it. It needs to sound funky and earthy and visceral and emotional, and then also intellectual..."

12/8 The Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra of New York at the Kennedy Center 12/15 The First Set: Cyrus Chestnut & Benny Green at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola 12/15 Christian McBride and Inside Straight at

the Detroit Jazz Festival Guest host Rhonda Hamilton is onstage with the high-profile bassist—one of the finest ever in jazz—and Christian's band Inside Straight (pictured), including Steve Wilson on sax, Peter Martin on piano, Carl Allen on drums, and introducing Warren Wolf on vibes

12/29 The Kenny Barron Trio at the Kennedy Center

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DESERT ISLAND JAZZ

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JAZZ WITH BOB PARLOCHA

THE JAZZ DECADES WITH RAY SMITH

BACK ON BASIN STREET WITH MAL SHARPE

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GREG BRIDGES (T/TH), KATHLEEN LAWTON (F)

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THE ANNALS OF JAZZ WITH RICHARD HADLOCK IN THE MOMENT WITH JIM BENNETT

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JAZZ IN THE AFTERNOON WITH JESSE "CHUY" VARELA (M/T), MELANIE BERZON (W/TH/F)

(M/W/F), CLIFFORD BROWN JR. (T/TH)

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A MORNING CUP OF JAZZ WITH ALISA CLANCY (M-F)

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LATIN JAZZ WITH JESSE "CHUY" VARELA

AMERICAN JAZZ COUNTDOWN WITH CLIFFORD BROWN JR.

A MORNING CUP OF JAZZ WITH KEITH HINES

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W ild W omen N ever H ave T he B lues Friday, December 16th at 9pm

You’d think that after nineteen years, the Wild Women would be slowing down a little. Nineteen years of seasonal faux-pas, embarrassing revelations, songs to horrify Aunt Tessie, live on-air burps and bloopers, and conduct generally unbecoming a lady. But this year’s “Wild Women Never Have the Blues”—with Alisa Clancy, Jayne Sanchez and Kathleen Lawton—will once again feature high-energy hilarity and humiliation, fueled by copious amounts of fake champagne and geriatric vitamins. Join us for our three-hour annual tribute to all the embarrassments of the holiday season.

A P aul W inter S olstice C oncert

Tuesday Night/Wednesday Morning, December 21st at Midnight Saxophonist Paul Winter once again celebrates the Winter Solstice and the longest night of the year in a performance from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Joining the Consort this year is Armenian vocalist/percussionist Arto Tunçboyaciyan, gospel singer Theresa Thomason, and the drummers of Forces of Nature Dance Theatre.

A C hild I s B orn ...A S piritual C hristmas Sunday, December 25th at 8am

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A spiritual celebration of Christmas with pianist Geri Allen and her new recording, A Child is Born, featuring Geri on the Fazioli Piano. Special appearances by Dr. Dwight Andrews, composer, musician, educator, and minister, producer Kunle Mwanga, artist Kabuya Pamela Bowens, creator of the "Black Madonna" and others.

J azz P iano C hristmas XXII Sunday, December 25th at 9am

NPR Music brings you another great concert from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. NEA Jazz Master Barry Harris, Jason Moran, Eddie Palmieri, and up-and-comer Alfredo Rodriguez perform unique piano arrangements of their favorite holiday songs. Felix Contreas hosts.

A H erb W ong X mas : T he S winging J oys O f Y uletide J azz Sunday, December 25th from 10am—2pm

The winter holidays bring another joyful jazz ride on a popular Bay Area tradition...the wonderful sounds of Xmas swing and bebop with Dr. Herb Wong. Celebrate with Herb on his 47th year of Yuletide Jazz You'll hear a rich brew of traditional and modern, evergreen and fresh new holiday jazz...solos to big bands from dozens of great jazz makers: Jimmy Heath, Ella Fitzgerald, McCoy Tyner, Greg Abate, Ray Charles, Eric Reed, Diana Krall, Dmitri Matheny, Fats Waller, Christian McBride, Louis Armstrong, Dianne Reeves, the MJQ, Mel Torme, Duke Ellington, June Christy, Terence Blanchard and many more!

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Saturday, December 31st from 5pm—2am Count down, sing along, and dance to live music all night long. Travel from coast to coast with four celebrations of midnight from time zone to time zone. It's the perfect holiday special for any New Year's event. Spirited, improvised, grooving, and swinging, with strings, horns, voices and drums, each segment is a stop in a sequence of parties, each one contributing something new to the musical feast. WBGO's Rhonda Hamilton anchors, with additional voices along the way.

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Live from Berklee Performance Space, Berklee College of Music, Boston, The Julian Lage Trio.

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Highlights from The 2011 Newport Jazz Festival.

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From Washington, DC, A Tribute to Billy Taylor.

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Live from Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

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From the 2011 Detroit Jazz Festival, Sing the Truth!

10:30pm From Denver, The Junior Mance Quintet.

11:00pm Live from The Blue Whale in Los Angeles, The Billy Childs Quartet.

12:30am To Be Announced.