Jazz Cafe: Recent Episodes
Lou McConnell
Tune in for your weekly dose of jazz music hosted by Lou McConnell. Proudly supported by: Rhubarb Café on Highgate and Harvest Café in the Harvest Court Mall
Dr John - Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, R&B, soul and funk.Active as a session musician from the late 1950s until his death, he gained a following in the late 1960s after the release of his album Gris-Gris (1968) and his appearance at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music (1970). He typically performed a lively, theatrical stage show inspired by medicine shows, Mardi Gras costumes, and voodoo ceremonies. Rebennack recorded thirty studio albums and nine live albums, as well as contributing to thousands of other musicians' recordings. In 1973, he achieved a top-10 hit single with "Right Place, Wrong Time". This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Acker Bilk - Bernard Stanley "Acker" Bilk, MBE (28 January 1929 – 2 November 2014) was an English clarinetist and vocalist known for his breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register style, and distinctive appearance – of goatee, bowler hat and striped waistcoat. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
James Morrison with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Gerry Mulligan and Johnny Hodges.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Bobby Hackett - Robert Leo Hackett (January 31, 1915 – June 7, 1976) was a versatile American jazz musician who played swing music, Dixieland jazz and mood music, now called easy listening, on trumpet, cornet, and guitar. He played Swing with the bands of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman in the late 1930s and early 1940s, he played Dixieland music from the 1930s into the 1970s in a variety of groups with many of the major figures in the field, and he was a featured soloist on the first ten of the numerous Jackie Gleason mood music albums during the 1950sThis show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Gene Harris (born Eugene Haire, September 1, 1933 – January 16, 2000) was an American jazz pianist known for his warm sound and blues and gospel infused style that is known as soul jazz.From 1956 to 1970, he played in The Three Sounds trio with bassist Andy Simpkins and drummer Bill Dowdy. During this time, The Three Sounds recorded regularly for Blue Note and Verve.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Billy May - Edward William May Jr. (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2004) was an American composer, arranger and trumpeter. He composed film and television music for The Green Hornet (1966), The Mod Squad (1968), Batman (with Batgirl theme, 1967), and Naked City (1960). He collaborated on films such as Pennies from Heaven (1981), and orchestrated Cocoon, and Cocoon: The Return, among others.May wrote arrangements for many top singers, including Frank Sinatra, Yma Sumac, Nat King Cole, Anita O'Day, Peggy Lee, Vic Damone, Bobby Darin, Johnny Mercer, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Jack Jones, Bing Crosby, Sandler and Young, Nancy Wilson, Rosemary Clooney, The Andrews Sisters and Ella Mae Morse. He also collaborated with satirist Stan Freberg on several classic 1950s and 1960s comedy music albums. As a trumpet player in the 1940s Big Band era, May recorded such songs as "Measure for Measure", "Long Tall Mama", and "Boom Shot", with Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, and "The Wrong Idea", "Lumby", and "Wings Over Manhattan" with Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra. With his own band, he had a hit single, "Charmaine". In the 1950s he released several successful albums of his unique orchestral arrangements and compositions, including Sorta-May and Sorta-Dixie. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Ascona Jazz Festival, or Jazz Ascona, is an annual jazz festival held in Ascona, Switzerland. The 10-day festival takes place from late June to early July on the Swiss shores of Lake Maggiore and is devoted to historical styles of jazz, particularly New Orleans jazz.Under the direction of Nicolas Gilliet, Jazz Ascona features more than 200 concerts, 300 musicians, and events such as gospel choirs, jam sessions, exhibits, conferences, and films.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Frank Sinatra - Chairman of the Board.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Matty Matlock. - Julian Clifton "Matty" Matlock (April 27, 1907 – June 14, 1978) was an American Dixieland jazz clarinettist, saxophonist and arranger. Matty replaced Benny Goodman in the Ben Pollack band doing arrangements and performing on clarinet.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
REPLAY of Benny Goodman - Legendary 1938 Carnegie Hall ConcertThis show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Randy Sandke plays Bix Beiderbecke.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Harry Allen and Scott Hamilton (Sax).This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Roger Fox Big Band Big Band.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Dave Brubeck and Jimmy Rushing.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Cleo Laine - Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth DBE (born Clementine Dinah Campbell; 28 October 1927) is an English jazz and pop singer and an actress, known for her scat singing and for her vocal range. Though her natural range is that of a contralto, she is able to produce a G above high C, giving her an overall compass of well over three octaves. Laine is the only female performer to have received Grammy nominations in the jazz, popular and classical music categories. She is the widow of jazz composer and musician Sir John Dankworth and the mother of bassist Alec Dankworth and singer Jacqui Dankworth. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Johnny Hodges and Oliver Nelson Orchestra.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Ed Polcer (born February 10, 1937 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States) is an American jazz cornetist, bandleader, festival director, club owner, and mentor of young musicians. He has been described as a "melodic mellow-toned cornetist with an unforced delivery". Polcer started leading jazz bands while attending Princeton University. While at Princeton studying engineering, he was headed toward a promising career as a professional baseball player. During that time, he was asked to play at the wedding of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier in Monaco, as well as a concert in Carnegie Hall. He chose music over baseball. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Art Pepper - Arthur Edward Pepper Jr. (September 1, 1925 – June 15, 1982) was an American alto saxophonist and very occasional tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. Active in West Coast jazz, Pepper came to prominence in Stan Kenton's big band. He was known for his emotionally charged performances and several stylistic shifts throughout his career, and was described by critic Scott Yanow as having "attained his goal of becoming the world's great altoist" at the time of his death.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
David Ostwald Gully Low Band.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
George Holmes "Buddy" Tate (February 22, 1913 - February 10, 2001) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. Tate was born in Sherman, Texas, United States, and first played the alto saxophone. According to the website All About Jazz, Tate was performing in public as early as 1925 in a band called McCloud's Night Owls. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Benny Goodman - The Legendary 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Count Basie plays the Beatles.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz