Jazz Cafe

7:05 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Monday - Friday

The Jazz Café is an elegant blend of jazz, featuring classic artists such as Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery, Stan Getz and Ella Fitzgerald, along with young lions such as Branford and Wynton Marsalis. The Jazz Café is hosted by Barry Gaston and can be heard Monday through Friday, 7:05 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., right after National Native News.

The Jazz Corner
Can you guess which famous jazz artist was born on St. Patrick’s Day?  If you guessed Nat King Cole, you’re correct. We’ll celebrate the music of Nat King Cole on The Jazz Café, Wednesday, March 17. 


In jazz news close to home, Michael Pagan, Kansas City jazz artist and the assistant director of jazz studies at the UMKC Conservatory, has a new album. We’re featuring “Three for the Ages” by Michael, bassist Bob Bowman and drummer Ray DiMarchi on The Jazz Café. Later this spring, Michael will be a guest on our Moonglow program. We’ll let you know when.


Some live jazz concerts to get on your dance card:


The world-famous Glen Miller Orchestra will be at Bethel College in Newton on Thursday, March 18


and Tuesday jazz continues at The Fisch Haus with JAred Brickman on the 16th and Kit Craig wrapping up the series on March 23


Looking ahead, the United States Air Force Band, the Airmen of Note, brings their big band sound to Maize Senior High School Auditorium on Friday, March 26


and to McPherson’s High School Theater on Saturday, March 27


Jazz lives!

KMUW RADIO - JAZZ TOP 30 - Week of 03/08/10
TW   LW ARTIST           ALBUM         LABEL
1     1 Ahmad Jamal   “Quiet Time”  (Dreyfus)
2     3 Joe Locke   “For The Love Of You”    (E1 Entertament)
3     8 Jeremy Pelt “Men Of Honor”  (High Note)
4     7 Sheryl Bailey   “A New Promise”  (MCG Jazz)
5     10 Orrin Evans   “Faith In Action”  (Posi-Tone)
6     2 John Stein “Raising The Roof”    (Whaling City Sound)
7     5 Lionel Loueke “Mwaliko”  (Blue Note)
8     6 Hiromi     “Place To Be”  (Telarc)
9     9 Roberto Fonseca   “Akokan”  Enja Justin Time)
10     12 Ron Horton   “It’s A Gadget World”  (Abeat)
11     13 Michael pagan “Three For The Ages”  (Capri Records)
12     14 Hadley Caliman   “Straight Aheda”  (Origin)
13     4 Arturo O’Farrill   “Risa Negra”  (Zoho)
14     15 Jerry Bergonzi   “Three For All”  (Savant)
15     22 Tobias Gebb & Unit 7   “Free At Last”  (Yummy House )
16     23 Sherman Irby Quarter “Live At The Club Otto”  (Black Warrior)
17     29 Mort Weiss “Raising The Bar”  (SMS Jazz)
18     30 Jamie Cullum   “The Pursuit”  (Verve Forecast)
19     19 Tineke Postma   “The Traveller”  (Etcetera Now)
20     21 Mark Weinstein   “Timbasa”    (Jazzheads)
21     25 James Zollar   “Zollar Syestems”  (Jzaz)
22     26 Frank Vignola   “100 Years Of Django”  (Azica)
23     27 Holly Hofmann & Bill Cunliffe “Three’s Company”  (Capri)
24     28 Jackie Ryan   “Best Of Love Songs”  (Open Art)
25     20 Lorraine Feather   “Ages”  (Jazzed Media
26   *** John Pizzarelli   “Rockin In Rhythum”  (Telarc)
27   *** Rufus Reid   “Out front”  (Motema)
28   *** Claudio Roditi   “Simpatico”  (Resonance)
29   *** Mike Le Donne   “The Groover”  (Savant)
30   *** Carolyn Leonhart/Wayne Escoffery “Tides Of Yesterday” (Savant)