Jazz

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz Show as broadcast on April 20, 2018 and hosted by Greg Halpin. 

The first hour of the program features all new releases from Paul Grabowsky,  Joey Alexander, Matyas Gayer Trio, Ken Fowser, Marti Vesala Soundpost Quintet, Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Sound Prints,  Jose James, Squirrel Nut Zippers and more.

In the second hour, it’s classic jazz from SFJAZZ Collective, Rodney Jordan, Dexter Gordon, Conte Candoli & Lou Levy, Till Bronner, Tuck & Patti, Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox,  Brad Mehldau, Chet Baker, and more. 

An archive recording for the WPSU Jazz show as aired on April 13, 2018 and hosted by Rana Glick. This week, a show in homage to spring.

In the first part, hear tracks from Red Garland, Anita O’Day, Blossom Dearie, Charlie Byrd Trio, Chet Baker & Art Pepper, Clifford Brown, The Count Basie Orchestra,  John Pizzarelli Trio, Maggie Green, Nat King Cole Trio, Rene Marie, Kenny Drew, Audrey Morris and more.

An archive recording of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on April 6, 2018 and hosted by Craig Johnson.  This week, it a recording from the Jazz@ThePalmer series featuring the Penn State Faculty Combo. The concert was recorded on November 16, 2017.

The group’s members include Dave Stambler on saxophone, Claire Tuney on alto saxophone, Dave Jumper on trumpet, Mark Lusk on trombone, Bob Hart on bass,  Mac Hymes on guitar and Marko Marcinko on drums.

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on March 30, 2018 and hosted by Greg Petersen. 

In the first hour, hear tracks from Brad Mehldau Trio, Cassandra Wilson, Charles Bubeck, Chet Baker, David Leonhardt Trio, Diana Krall, Tony Bennett, and more.

In the second hour, hear Ray Brown Trio with Kenny Burrell, Earl "Fatha” Hines, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Stan Getz, Herbie Mann & Phil Woods, Janis Siegel, Louis Armstrong, and more.

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz Show as broadcast on March 23, 2018 and hosted by Greg Halpin.

The first hour of the program features all new releases from Rodney Jordan, Dustin Drews, Keith Jarrett, Spirit Fingers, Bill Frisell, Jose James, Melody Gardot, the Wardrobe Quintet, and the Sylvie Courvoisier Trio.

The second hour of the program features classic jazz from the 1950s and 60s, as well as more recent releases from Clifford Brown, Horace Silver, Wynton Kelly, Kenny Dorham, Scott Hamilton, Melissa Aldana, John Boutte, Twin Danger, and Azar Lawrence. 

An archive recording for the WPSU Jazz show as aired on March 16, 2018 and hosted by Rana Glick. This week’s show is dedicated to music from Cuba and other latino music. 

In the first part, hear Michael Camilo, Arturo Sandoval, Pancho Sanchez with Tito Puente, Jamie Viesca, Claudio Fasoli with Jay Clayton, Bobby Sanabria, Tito DeRosa, and more.

In the second hour, hear Astrud Gilberto, The Latin Jazz Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie, Cecilla Dell, and more.  

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on March 9, 2018 and hosted by Greg Petersen. 

In the first hour, hear tracks from Dizzy Gillespie, Cannonball Adderley, Christian McBride, Ellis Marsalis, Bill Evans Trio with Stan Getz, and more.  

In the second hour, hear Stan Kenton, Tony Bennett, Paul Desmond & MJQ, Oscar Peterson, Wes Montgomery, Johnny Costa, Norah Jones, Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers, and more.

An archived recording of a concert in the Jazz@ThePalmer series recorded in October 2017.  The program is produced and hosted by WPSU’s Craig Johnson.

The concert features the Penn State student ensemble Frames of Reference, featuring Chris O’Brien on trumpet/flugelhorn, Greg Bukovitch on bass, Chris Rosendale on alto sax, Jacob Burnat on tenor sax, Alex Cooper on keyboards, and Ian Willick on drums.  The concert was supported in part by Friends of Palmer Museum and Fred and Judy Sears. 

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on February 23, 2018 and hosted by Greg Halpin.

The first hour of the program featues all new jazz releases from Ken Fowser, Gary Smulyan, Ryan Meagher, Walter Smith III, Rodney Jordan, The Voices of Time, Wardrobe Quintet, the Shinya Fukumori Trio, The Bad Plus, and Roberto Tarenzi, James Cammack & Jorge Rossy. 

An archive recording for the WPSU Jazz show as aired on February 16, 2018 and hosted by Rana Glick. 

In the first part, hear Lionel Hampton, J.J. Johnson, Charlie Hayden, Erroll Gardner Joe Pass, Chico Freeman, Nat King Cole, John Coltrane, and more.

In hour two, hear Harry Connick Jr., Houston Perason, Bud Powell, Ben Webster, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Art Pepper, Tony Bennett, and more.  

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on February 9, 2018 and hosted by Greg Petersen. 

In the first hour, hear tracks from Art Pepper and Duke Jordan, Billie Holiday. Carla Bley & Steve Swallow, Cassandra Wilson, Count Basie,  Dave Brubeck & Joshua Redman, and more.

In the second hour, hear The BBC Big Band, Ellis Marsalis, Jane Monheit, John Pisano and Ron Affif, McCoy Tyner with Claudio Roditi, Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson, Maceo Parker, and more.

An archived recording of a concert in the Jazz@ThePalmer series recorded in September 2017.  The concert features the Arthur Goldstein Quartet, featuring Arthur Goldstein on keyboard and vocals, Kevin Lowe on drums, Steve Bowman on saxophone, and Jim Robinson on bass. The concert is supported in part by the Friends of the Palmer Museum and Fred and Judy Sears.  

Performances include “Falling Grace,” “ Perry’s Scope,” “Dreamboat Relaunch,” “Perhaps,” “Ida Lupino,” “First Things,” “Boliva,” “Sometime Ago,” and a medley of Thelonious Monk compositions. 

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on January 26, 2018 and hosted by Greg Halpin.  

The first hour of the program features all new jazz releases from Rodney Jordan, Roberto Tarenzi, the Eliot Zigmund Quartet, John Surman, the Bob Stenson Trio, Siril Malmedal Hauge & Jacob Young, New Faces, the Oddgeir Berg Trio, and Jason Marsalis and the 21st Century Trad Band.

An archive recording for the WPSU Jazz show as aired on January 20, 2018 and hosted by Rana Glick. The show is dedicated to the “Me Too” movement. 

In the first part, hear Tina Turner, Dave Henry Trio, Abbey Lincoln, Betty Carter, Bettye LaVette, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Liz Wright, and more.

In the second part, hear Diana Krall, Madeleine Peyroux, Anat Cohen, Carmen McRae, Annie Ross, Sarah Vaughn, Peggy Lee, Nina Simone, Astrud Gilberto, Cassandra Wilson, Dee Dee Bridgewater and more.

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on January 12, 2018 and hosted by Greg Petersen.

In the first hour, hear tracks from Dexter Gordon, Ella Fitzgerald, Geoffrey Keezer & Kenny Barron, Herbie Hancock, Jeremy Davenport, and more.

In hour two, hear George Shearing, J.J. Johnson, Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson, Michael Becker, Milt Jackson, Teri Rogier,  Wynton Marsalis, and more.

An archived recording of a concert in the Jazz@ThePalmer series recorded in August 2017.  The concert features the Rick Hirsch Quarter with Hirsch on saxophone, Steve Rudolph on keyboard, and Bob Hart on bass and Kevin Lowe on drums.

Original compositions will be showcased as well covers of songs by Thelonious Monk and Ella Fitzgerald including “Nutty,” “Blue Monk,” “‘Round Midnight,” “Monk’s Dream,” “Friday the 13th,” “Well You Needn’t” “Perdido,” “Stompin’ At the Savoy,” “You Don’t Know What Love Is,” “The Nearness of You,” “How High the Moon,” “Lover Man,” and more.

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on December 29, 2017 and hosted by Greg Halpin.  The show features some of the best jazz from 2017.

The first hour includes tracks from Kris Funn, Sarah McKenzie, Ken Fowser, Nate Lee, Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, Art Hirahara, Curtis Stigers & The Danish Radio Big Band  The Mark Juliana Jazz Quartet, The Eva Kess Group and more.

In the second hour hear Roxy Cross, Stantwan Kendrick, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Christian Sands, The Tim Allhoff Trio, Josh Lawrence, Yusuke Kono Piano Trio, and more.

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on December 15, 2017 and hosted by Greg Petersen. 

It’s a holiday edition and in the first hour, hear tracks from The Gene Ammons All Stars, Chris Botti, Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan, James Taylor & Natalie Cole, Ray Brown, Monty Alexander & Russell Malone, The Vince Guarldi Trio, Jacques Loussier Trio, and more.

In the second hour, hear Kevin Eubanks, Diana Krall, The North Starr Jazz Ensemble, Harry Connick Jr., Wynton Marsalis, Vanessa Rubin, Taylor/Grisman Quartet, Trombone Shorty, and more. 

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz Show as broadcast on December 8, 2017 and hosted by Dan Balton. 

In the first hour, hear tracks from The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Nina Simone, Grant Green, Etta James, Dave Brubeck Quintet, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, and more.

In the second part, hear Lou Donaldson, Miles Davis, The Count Basie Orchestra with The New York Voices, The Vince Guraldi Trio, Natalie Cole, and more.

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on December 1, 2017 and hosted by Greg Halpin.

The first hour of the program features all new jazz release from The Marcus Roberts Trio,  Edward Simon with Scott Collee and Brian Blade, Harold Danko, Michel Camilo, and more.

In the second hour, it’s jazz classics from the 50’s and 60’s and some holiday jazz including tracks from Billy Martin’s Wicked Knee, Kenny Durham, Ritchie Cole, John Coltrane, The Vince Guaraldi Trio, Brad Mehldau and more. 

An archive recording for the WPSU Jazz show as aired on November 24, 2017 and hosted by Rana Glick. This edition is dedicated to the late Fats Domino.

In the first part, hear Muddy Waters, John Boulet, Hugh Laurie, Fats Waller, Taj Mahall, Big Momma Thorton, Irma Thomas, Dr. John, Marva Wright, and more.

In the second part, hear Professor Longhair, Robert Cray, Roosevelt Sykes, Smokey Greenwell & The Blues Gnus, and more. 

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on November 17, 2017 and hosted by Greg Petersen.

It’s a all vocal edition this week and in the first hour, hear tracks from Abbey Lincoln & Hank Jones, Anita O’Day, Cassandra Wilson, Tony DeSare, The Tierney Sutton Band, Susie Thorne, New York Voices, Melissa Morgan and more.  

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz Show as broadcast on November 10, 2017 and hosted by Dan Balton featuring a musical tribute ro the Big Apple, New York City.  

In the first hour, hear tracks from John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Matt Ray, Bobbi Humphrey, Nina Simone, Grover Washington, Count Basie, and more.

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on November 3, 2017 and hosted by Greg Halpin. 

The first hour of the program features all new jazz release from Harold Mabern, the Bill Charlap Trio, Sadao Watanabe, the Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet, Phil Schurger, Kermit Ruffins & Irvin Mayfield, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. 

An archive recording for the WPSU Jazz show as aired on October 27, 2017 and hosted by Rana Glick. 

In the first part, hear Nancy Reed & Spencer Reed, Charles Mingus, Cassandra Wilson, Count Basie, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan & Thelonious Monk, Dexter Gordon and more.

In part two, hear Charles Mingus, Kenny Barron, Pitchphase, Angelina Jordan, Billie Holiday, Nancy Reed, Clifford Brown, Benny Carter, Art Tatum, John Coltrane, and more.  

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on October 20, 2017 and hosted by Greg Petersen. 

In the first hour, hear tracks from Lionel Hampton & His Just Jazz All Stars, Branford Marsalis, Joe Pass & John Pisano, Keith Jarrett, Patricia Barber and more.

In hour two, hear Miles Davis, Jimmy McGriff, Manhattan Jazz Quintet, Betty Carter, Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington and more.

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on October 6, 2017 and hosted by Greg Halpin. 

The first hour of the program features all new jazz releases from Paul Grabowsky, Fred Nardin Trio, Wiebke Schroder Trio, Danny Grissett, Nate Lee,  Bill Charlap Trio, Steve Smith & Vital Information NYC Edition, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis and more.

An archive recording for the WPSU Jazz show as aired on September 29, 2017 and hosted by Rana Glick. 

In part one, hear tracks from Jimmy Rushing, Jon Hendricks, Melba Liston and Her 'Bones, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Lester Young, Dr. John, and more.  

In the second hour hear Chet Baker & Art Pepper, Duke Ellington, Anat Cohen, Roger Williams, and more. 

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on September 22, 2017 and hosted by Greg Petersen. 

In the first hour, hear tracks from Dexter Gordon, Dianne Reeves, Ed Wiley Jr., Frank Sinatra, George Coleman Quartet, Herbie Mann & Phil Woods, Kitty Margolis and more.

In the second hour, hear Stan Getz, Tierney Sutton, Brad Mehldau, Louis Armstrong, Matt Nelson Trio, Red Garland, Slide Hampton & The World of Trombones, Joe Pass Quartet and more.