Here's a long overdue memorial to The Boss of the Walking Bass,
1928-1999, and a Portlander from 1986.
Music and stories in abundance 2 to 3:30 pm
with emphasis on Mel and Leroy's joyous Portland performances together.
Show will close with a musical nod to Nationa...
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The song Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year
applies to Baseball and Jazz in 2022.
Hope you'll agree that it still sounds good.
This is the first such show since we lost Dave Frishberg.
Thanks to his recordings, Dave is still with us this year.
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We're pleased to announce that Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM)
and KBOO's Spring Hive Drive have come together.
A group of KBOO donors are offering to match each
membership donation dollar for dollar.
Please become a member today!
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In her first hour, Marcia Hocker interviews educator Dan Davey, Director of
Jazz Studies at Mt. Hood Community College, and Director of the upcoming Mt.
Hood Jazz Festival. Her second hour, will be with Los Angeles, CA Jazz
drummer, arranger, educator and composer, Willi...
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Marcia Hocker interviews Portland drummer Christopher Brown, an acclaimed
musician, composer, bandleader and educator who seeks to be a voice within
the advocacy of Jazz music and American culture. His musical experiences
include synthesizing the Jazz principles with the...
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Our March musical madness will have nothing todo with basketball.
Pianists Jessica Williams, and Mark Levine, also a noted author,
were not household names,
but both were perceptive, tasteful performers.
Each had a strong Portland connection
and made memorable music.
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We're a day early,
and my colleague Don Jacobsen airs a day late,
but we'll team up here at KBOO to warm you up,
then wind you down,
for what should be a rip-roaring St. Paddy's Day,
while celebrating Women's History Month (in jazz), too.
And, by the way, we at KBOO cele...
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Dick Bogle passed in late FEB 2022.
His faves were organ players and Black male vocalists.
We'll feature both, and focus on Ernie Andrews who just passed at 94.
After the jazz calendar, we'll salute Mel Brown,
the Grand Marshal of Portland's Mardi Gras Parade on March 1,
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We'll hear Benny playing alto, tenor, trumpet, and piano
leading his orchestra and combos
from the 1930s, 1940s,1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 2000s.
We'll also hear others performing his many compositions and arrangements
and sharing facts from his life, 1907-2003.
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