The Gone Sounds of Jazz with Sid Gribetz

While lesser-remembered today, Bennie Green was one of the great trombone players in the post war jazz years, a period when the otherwise cumbersome instrument developed into a persuasive and interpretive soloist’s...

Cedar Walton is one of the leading “hard bop” pianists to come of age in the late 1950's and 1960's. In addition to his great lyrical skill at the piano, Walton is well-known as a composer and arranger, and this radio...

John Coltrane’s 1959-1960 recordings for the Atlantic record label are surveyed during this three hour program. Having finally left the Miles Davis group, John Coltrane had the opportunity to explore his own developing...

There is a long history of American jazz musicians making the scene in Europe, and there are many expatriate stories of note. For this program I’ve selected three significant aspects of Americans in Paris to comprise a...

For the Miles Davis Centennial (May 26, 1926) WKCR presented a series of marathon programming over several days. To kick things off, I presented this five hour "Introduction to Miles Davis".

Teddy Charles was a hard swinging master of the vibes and also a sophisticated composer and arranger of forward looking sounds. Theodore Charles Cohen was born in 1928 to Jewish immigrant parents in Springfield, Mass...

Frank Strozier, a powerful and dynamic player on the otherwise softer instruments of alto saxophone and flute, was born in 1937 and came of age in Memphis the 1950's among an influential group of young musicians who...

Shirley Scott was born in 1934 in Philadelphia and was raised in a musical family. As a schoolchild she played both trumpet and the piano. She began playing jazz professionally on the then-robust and creative...

<p>For the Miles Davis Centennial (May 26, 1926) WKCR presented a series of marathon programming over several days.</p> <p>Here's one of my segments. It includes selections of Sonny Rollins, Miles with Bob Dorough, and...

<p>Mark Murphy (1932-2015) was an unsung hero among modern jazz vocalists, a cult figure who deserves wider recognition, a primary influence for new generations of jazz singers.</p> <p>He was a risk taker of musical...

<p>WKCR presents a marathon broadcast celebrating Charles Mingus annually, on his birthday anniversary, April 22. <br> From my segment on the 2026 edition, I presented a variety of sounds, among them a selection of...

<p>Saxophonist Teddy Edwards was born in Jackson, Mississippi on April 26, 1924. His grandfather and other family members were leading local musicians, and Teddy began playing the alto sax as a youth. By age 12 he had...

<p>For the 2026 WKCR Billie Holiday Birthday Broadcast. I prepared a survey of Lady Day's recordings with Prez, Lester Young (about 2 hours). The epitome of sublime intimacy and heartfelt companionship. The episode...

<p>John Coltrane is a major figure in our culture. The majesty, grandeur and passion of his saxophone communicates with the soul and has inspired the reverence and spiritual devotion of his listening audience.</p> <p>It...

<p>WKCR has a long standing tradition of celebrating Roy Eldridge, “Little Jazz”, with a marathon 24-hour broadcast tribute every year on the trumpet giant's birthday anniversary, January 30.</p> <p>Here’s my shift from...