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We’ll continue our ongoing celebration of the late Tony Bennett with a look at his lengthy late-career revival. In 1986, he returned to the recordi...
- Added: Aug 22, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome vocalist Paul Marinaro with an ensemble of 14 stellar musicians led by guitarist and arranger Mike Allema...
- Added: Aug 08, 2023
- Length: 57:01
- Purchases: 2
This week, we’re looking at “book songs” from the songbook. Flip through the pages with Afterglow as we peruse songs about reading and writing, lik...
- Added: Jul 28, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, we’re sampling the songbook of composer and lyricist Frank Loesser, including songs from his musicals like "Guys And Dolls" and "How To ...
- Added: Jul 18, 2023
- Length: 59:00
In 1964, Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto went from unknown to superstar nearly overnight, with her crossover hit “The Girl from Ipanema.” This wee...
- Added: Jul 10, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We’re taking a look at what’s new in the world of vocal jazz, exploring some recent releases by the duo Rachael and Vilray, singer Rickie Lee Jones...
- Added: Jun 29, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome vibraphonist and composer Thaddeus Tukes with his quintet, Dolphin Dance. Joining Thaddeus are Ryan Nythe...
- Added: Jun 27, 2023
- Length: 57:01
- Purchases: 2
This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome vocalist Petra van Nuis and her band, The Recession Seven. Seven means Petra plus six, and those six happ...
- Added: Jun 20, 2023
- Length: 57:00
- Purchases: 2
This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome pianist and composer Steve Million with his project called JazzWords. Featuring vocalist Sarah Marie Youn...
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- Added: Jun 13, 2023
- Length: 57:02
- Purchases: 1
Before his classic period in the 1970s, “Little” Stevie Wonder was a teenager trying to find his sound. We explore the highs and lows of his first ...
- Added: May 23, 2023
- Length: 59:00
On this episode of Jazz Connections we pay tribute to the late, great Wayne Shorter, an original and creative saxophonist and composer. Wayne Short...
- Added: May 17, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We’ll continue highlighting the work of the “Rat Pack” this week, with a focus on “Mr. Wonderful” himself, Sammy Davis Jr. We’ll chronicle his reco...
- Added: May 10, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week and next, we’ll celebrate two of the members of the so-called “Rat Pack.” This week, a close look at the life and music of “The King Of C...
- Added: Apr 25, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome the Alyssa Allgood Quartet, with the wonderful vocalist, Alyssa Allgood, backed by Tom Vaitsas on the pia...
- Added: Apr 24, 2023
- Length: 57:00
- Purchases: 2
This week on Chicago Jazz Live it's Part Two of our two-part episode as we welcome the extraordinary guitarist, Joel Paterson, with another extraor...
- Added: Apr 18, 2023
- Length: 57:01
- Purchases: 2
This week on Afterglow, we explore the delicate touch and effortless swing of pianist Ellis Larkins, who would have turned 100 years old this week....
- Added: Apr 17, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week on Chicago Jazz Live it's Part One of a two-part episode as we welcome the extraordinary guitarist, Joel Paterson, with another extraordi...
- Added: Apr 11, 2023
- Length: 57:01
- Purchases: 2
The songs of Irving Berlin were featured in some of Hollywood’s first “Talkies,” and this week on Afterglow, we’ll explore the songwriter’s work in...
- Added: Apr 07, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We’re counting sheep with the Great American Songbook this week, as we explore standards all about dreaming, including “This Time The Dream’s On Me...
- Added: Apr 06, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, we look at some of full-time jazz instrumentalist, and part-time jazz singers, including Chet Baker, Buddy Rich, and Oscar ...
- Added: Mar 31, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, we pay tribute to the great American songwriter Burt Bacharach, who brought style and sophistication to pop music in the 1960s. Bacharac...
- Added: Mar 23, 2023
- Length: 59:00
The 65th annual Grammy Awards are on Sunday, February 5th. We’ll preview some of the vocal jazz nominees, including Samara Joy and Cecile McLorin S...
- Added: Jan 09, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, we’ll examine the work of one of the great jazz arrangers: Marty Paich. Paich helped develop the cool, west coast sound in the 1950s, ar...
- Added: Jan 04, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we’re ushering in the holidays with the versatile, soulful, talented vocalist, Sarah Marie Young. Sarah has released...
- Added: Dec 13, 2022
- Length: 57:01
- Purchases: 3
Ring in the New Year with Afterglow, as we explore songs and standards about new beginnings, including “Let’s Begin,” “Begin The Beguine,” and “I’m...
- Added: Dec 02, 2022
- Length: 59:00
