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The Jazz Pamphlet KCSM H oliday P rogramming A P aul W inter S olstice C oncert Saturday Night/Sunday Morning, December 21st from Midnight—2am

Celebrate the return of the sun and the warming of the heart with Paul Winter's All New 34th Winter Solstice Celebration. On the darkest night of the year, we head back to New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine to hear The Paul Winter Consort and the glorious Cathedral Pipe Organ. The performance brings traditional holiday favorites and new sounds from around the world with special guests Ivan Lins and Renato Braz. Hosted by John Schaefer.

C hristmas D ay —T hursday , D ecember 25 th 6am: An Afro Blue Christmas

Join us for a very special holiday concert with Howard University's premiere vocal ensemble Afro Blue, and special guest pianist Cyrus Chestnut. The a-cappela group performs a variety of holiday songs including African-American spirituals, jazz and pop tunes, and classical repertoire. The joyous celebration includes one of a kind arrangements on traditional holiday songs plus new compositions... music perfect for the holidays and the spirit of Christmas. Hosted by Michele Norris.

7am: Festivo Alt.Latino with Coral Contigas NPR Music's Alt.Latino presents the 3rd edition of Festivo Alt.Latino -- a special holiday concert featuring the 20 piece choral ensemble Choral Cantigas. This musical performance also includes stories about holiday traditions and cultures. Hear a traditional Peruvian Christmas carol, folk music from Brazil, Spain, and Mexico plus Parrandas from Venezuela and Puerto Rico. The many rich styles of Latino choral music will unite listeners through the joyful and transformative power of music. Hosted by Felix Contreras.

8am: Jazz Piano Christmas XXX NPR Music brings you another great concert from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Pianists Cyrus Chestnut, Kris Davis, Lynne Arriale and The "Master" Harold Maybern take the stage to perform their favorite holiday songs. Hosted by Felix Contreras

9am–Noon: A Herb Wong Xmas: The Swinging Joys of Yuletide Jazz This Winter Holiday bring us all together with joyous music. For the past 5 decades, we celebrated with Dr. Herb Wong's Swinging Christmas Day show. Herb fell ill this year, but that didn’t stop him from fulfilling his dream...completing his 50th Anniversary show! He recorded it in February and passed just a few months later. It's a wonderful and fitting tribute to a man who gave us so many years of fabulous music here in the Bay Area. Hear Herb's favorites from the Kenton Band, Diana Krall, Fats Waller, Herbie Hancock, Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Ellington and all the greats.

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The New Year's tradition continues with jazz you can party to all night long, from coast to coast.

Toast of the Nation 2014/2015 travels to the Newport Jazz Festival, Winter Jazzfest, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, with countdowns in three time zones.

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Jon Batiste and Stay Human from The 2014 Newport Jazz Festival.

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2015 Winter Jazzfest Highlights with magical performances from Big Chief Donald Harrison, Gretchen Parlato, the Hypnotic Brass Band, and more.

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Wynton Marsalis from Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2011/2012.

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Dee Alexander's Funkin' with Electric Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix and James Brown.

This encore performance tore up Chicago's South Shore Cultural Center in 2012.

10:30pm Big Bad Voodoo Daddy from L.A.'s Walt Disney Concert Hall. This 2010 encore performance is from BBVD's How Big Can You Get? A Tribute to Cab Calloway.

12:15am Jon Batiste and Stay Human from The 2014 Newport Jazz Festival.

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Big Chief Donald Harrison, Gretchen Parlato, the Hypnotic Brass Band. (see 7pm)

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December 2014

I'M TALKIN' JAZZ Sunday at 8 am 12/7 12/14 12/21 12/28

Vocalist Laurie Antonioli with Alisa Clancy Percussionist Airto Moreira with Chris Cortez Guitarist John Pizzarelli with Alisa Clancy Vocalist Bill Henderson with Lee Thomas

SONG TRAVELS WITH MICHAEL FEINSTEIN

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.

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SONG TRAVELS WITH MICHAEL FEINSTEIN Monday at 9 pm

12/1 Sheldon Harnick

Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick has been a pillar of Broadway for more than fifty years. His hit musicals include Fiorello!, Fidler on the Roof, and The Phantom Tollbooth.

Tune in as Harnick takes listeners on a musical journey through his career’s stories & songs.

12/8 Ann Hampton Callaway

Tony-nominated actress, vocalist, and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway has penned tunes for Barbara Streisand and wrote and sang the theme to the hit sitcom The Nanny. This week she performs a set of standards, including Our Love is Here to Stay.

12/15 Anthony Strong

British jazz vocalist and pianist Anthony Strong built a reputation as a session pianist, supporting stars like B.B. King. On this Song Travels, Strong performs old favorites along with a few modern standards.

12/22 Renée Fleming

Grammy-winning opera star and actress Renée Fleming has performed some of the greatest operatic roles ever written at the world’s leading concert halls. She shares a few of her favorite selections, including songs by Franz Schubert, Gershwin, and Leonard Cohen.

12/29 Gregory Porter

Jazz vocalist Gregory Porter had a breakout year in 2012. His album Be Good topped many “Best of” lists and was named iTunes Jazz Album of the Year. Porter performs his original Water, and recalls Nat King Cole with Nature Boy.

JAZZ Night in America with christian mcbride Tuesday at 9 pm

12/2 Spokfrevo Orquestra with Melissa Aldana and Wycliffe Gordon

The Spokfrevo Orquestra bring the joyous music from the streets of Brazil to the Appel Room at JALC. “Frevo” is a genre drawing from march, Brazilian quadrilha, polka and classical music. Hear exhilarating performances; learn the origins of Brazilian Carnival music.

12/9 Listen Closely

Mezzrow is New York City’s newest listening room - a club where silence and attention is not only encouraged, but required. Jazz Night in America is the first to record there with featured Monday-night pianist, Johnny O’Neal, and guests.

12/16 Ellis Marsalis at 80 Ellis Marsalis celebrates his 80 birthday at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

12/23 2014 In Review

Legends passed away this year. In our year in review, we’ll pay tribute to Charlie Haden, Horace Silver, and Gerald Wilson among others.

12/30 Opening Night: Chucho Valdés, Pedrito Martinez & Wynton Marsalis

As the kickoff to its 2014-15 Season, JALC celebrates Cuban music with a world-premiere commission featuring influential pianist/composer/arranger Chucho Valdés, percussionist and vocalist Pedrito Martinez, and The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.

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piano jazz WITH marian mcpartland Wednesday at 9 pm

12/3 Liz Story

Pianist/composer Liz Story is a fascinating, ever-changing musician. Her music has been compared to Copeland, Chopin, Debussy, Keith Jarrett, and Chick Corea. In this 1993 Piano Jazz session, Story plays My Foolish Heart, then she and McPartland get together for All the Things You Are.

12/10 Mel Tormé

Described by Rex Reed as “America’s greatest male singer,” Mel Tormé (9/13/25 – 6/5/99) was one of the most versatile performers of his day. Tormé shares how his classic The Christmas Song inspired him to put out his own holiday album.

12/17 George Shearing

British jazz pianist George Shearing (8/13/19 – 2/14/11) was a friend and frequent guest of Marian’s on Piano Jazz. On this special edition from 2001, the two reminisce about seasons gone by and perform both traditional and contemporary holiday tunes, including Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Away in a Manger, and Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

12/24 Michel Petrucciani

Michel Petrucciani (12/28/62 – 1/6/99) was one of the greatest French jazz pianists of all time. Born with a genetic disease, he only stood at three feet, but with hands unaffected by his disease, Petrucciani had an extraordinary talent at the keys. From this 1987 broadcast, Petrucciani plays his own composition, The Prayer, then he and McPartland combine their talents on John Coltrane’s Giant Steps.

12/31 PRE-EMPTED FOR TOAST OF THE NATION

in the moment with jim bennett Thursday at 9 pm

12/4 Malachi Whitson Quintet

A celebration of Hard Bop and Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, with the Malachi Whitson Quintet, as part of California Jazz Conservatory’s 2014 Rising Stars Summer Concert Series, in Berkeley, on July 18th, 2014. With Geechi Taylor, Alex Reyes, Omree Galoz and Aneesa Strings.

12/11 Scott Foster Quartet

A tribute to Art Pepper, a live jazz and book event, recorded September 19th, 2014, at the Bird & Beckett Bookstore, in San Francisco. With Laurie Pepper, author of the memoir Art: Why I Stuck with a Junkie Jazzman, the Scott Foster quartet featuring Larry de la Cruz, Tomoko Funaki and Omar Aran, and special guest Jerry Dodgion.

12/18 Noel Jewkes, Part 2

Saxophonist Noel Jewkes Part 2, recorded August 29th, 2014, at the Sound Room in Oakland with Grant Levin, Adam Gay and Mark Lee.

12/25 Bob Dorough

Part 2 of legendary vocalist, pianist, and songwriter Bob Dorough, recorded on July 27th, 2014 at Filoli Gardens. With guitarist Steve Berger, bassist Dean Reilly, drummer Vince Lateano and special guest vocalist Madeline Eastman.

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WITH RON PELLETIER

THE JAZZ GALLERY

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

BREAKFAST, DANCE & BBQ WITH CLINT BAKER

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(M/W/F), LEE THOMAS (T/TH)

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WITH CHRIS CORTEZ

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

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DESERT ISLAND JAZZ

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SONG TRAVELS WITH MICHAEL FEINSTEIN

PIANO JAZZ WITH MARIAN MCPARTLAND

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JAZZ WITH BOB PARLOCHA

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

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