Best Jazz In 2017 and Beyond - Jazz in the Night Tuesday - December 26 2017

Hour 1

12/26/17  00:00 AM - John Scofield - That'S What I Say: John Scofield Plays The Music Of Ray Charles - Verve - What'D I Say

• BIRTHDAY (Tuesday) December 26 - John Scofield 12/26/1951 100 [Guitar] Dayton, OH Dayton, OH

BREAK (After Tune 1): Hour 1 Intro, Blog Post and Social Media Promo

12/26/17  00:08 AM - Sacha Boutros - NY After Dark - Independent - I Didn't Know What Time it Was

• IN CONCERT Sunday, December 31 - Jazz Happy Hour at The Handlery Hotel San Diego - New Year's Eve- Mikan Zlatkovich Trio with vocalist Sacha Boutros and bassist Will Lyle.

12/26/17  00:12 AM - Devin Kelly - Whenever You're Ready - DPK Records - Funk In Deep Freeze

• One of the only record labels I know with their own Apple Orchard and Cidery [Facebook].

BREAK: San Diego Troubadour Support Jazz 88.3

12/26/17  00:22 AM - Mark Dresser Seven - Sedimental You - Clean Feed Records - Will Well (For Roswell Rudd)

• Top Ten San Diego Jazz Concerts in 2017 [Robert Bush, San Diego Troubadour] - Includes 2017 Jazz Live San Diego Shows by the Mark Dresser Quintet (January 10) and Vinny Golia Quintet (September 12)

• RIP, Roswell Rudd [Ottawa Citizen, Peter Hum]: “Trombonist Roswell Rudd, who was equally powerful playing with jazz’s leading avant-gardists such as Archie Shepp and Steve Lacy or collaborating with musicians from Mali and Mongolia, died Thursday night, succumbing to cancer that had been diagnosed in 2013. Rudd was 82. “

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12/26/17  00:32 AM  - Irving Flores - Danzon Jazz Trio - Costa Cruz - Between the Waves

• IN CONCERT Saturday, December 30 - Jazz/Latin - 5:30 PM - Irving Flores @ Maretalia Piano Lounge — Maretalia Ristorante • 1300 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118 - Jazz88.org/calendar

BREAK: San Diego Jazz and Blues Calendar Highlights for Tuesday, December 26 through Monday, January 1, 2018

12/26/17  00:44 AM - Mikan Zlatkovich - The Ramona Session - Independent - Where Is The Love

• IN CONCERT Sunday, December 31 - Jazz Happy Hour at The Handlery Hotel San Diego - New Year's Eve- Mikan Zlatkovich Trio with vocalist Sacha Boutros and bassist Will Lyle.

12/26/17  00:49 AM - Steve Slagle - Dedication - Panorama - Sun Song

• “Slagle remains consistently inventive as he uses his imagination and skill to color within, right on, and just outside the lines. “ [Dan Bilawsky, AllAboutJazz.com, “Steve Slagle: Dedication”]

BREAK (Before Last Tune of Hour): Coming Up In Hour 2, Blog and Social Media Promo

12/26/17  00:58 AM - Mundell Lowe_Tete Montoliu - Sweet'n Lovely Vol.2 - Fresh Sound - A Child Is Born

• “His spare yet eloquent guitar-playing style enhanced any musical setting. His impeccable phrasing and carefully considered choice of notes inspired other musicians around the world.” [George Varga, San Diego Union Tribune, “Mundell Lowe dead at 95. Guitar great played with Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Everly Brothers and more.”]

• “Mundell Lowe went out swinging” [Robert Bush, San Diego Reader]: Remembrances by some of the artists that worked with and knew Mundell, including Holly Hofmann, Charles McPherson, Jaime Valle, and more.

Hour 2

12/26/17  01:04 AM - Eric Reed - A Light In Darkness - WJ3 Records - The Promised Land

BREAK (After Tune 1): Hour 2 Intro, Hour 1 Final Tune, Blog Post and Social Media Promo

12/26/17  01:12 AM - C�cile McLorin Salvant - For One to Love - Mack Avenue - What's the Matter Now?

• “Salvant's ability to find such strong echoes of the present in the music of the past and invest each lyric with immense strength of character mark her out as an artist who has a grip on cultural history to match a talent rooted in the now.” [Kevin Le Gendre, JazzwiseMagazine.com, “Top 20 Jazz Albums of 2017”]

12/26/17  01:16 AM - JAZZtecs - JAZZtecs featuring Charles McPherson - SDSU - Nightfall

• “The two first teamed here in 2015, when Charles composed and performed “Sweet Synergy Suite,” which featured Camille’s dancing. They reunited with the San Diego Ballet this year for “Reflection and Hope,” which Charles composed in the wake of last year’s presidential election. Watching father and daughter in action together on the same stage is a double treat that should become an annual tradition.” [Music: 5 gifts we're thankful for this year [George Varga, San Diego Union Tribune]:

BREAK:

• Blues Jam - Wednesday, December 20 - Blues Jam - Guest Jammer: Steve Pandis. The Blues Jam is in full-swing and happens every Wednesday night at Proud Mary's (located at the Ramada Inn: 5500 Kearny Mesa Road, 92111) from 6:30-9:30pm.

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12/26/17  01:26 AM - Vijay Iyer Sextet - Far From Over - ECM Records - Into Action

• “What come close to this in terms of impact are Andrew Hill's mid-'60s Blue Note releases, Point Of Departure in particular. It's Iyer's first album with horns in a decade, and what a punch the trumpet and two saxophones pack, Iyer nudging them away from lengthy, sequential solos into speeding exchanges with one another, his piano and/or the powerful rhythm section. He ought to think about going bigger more often. [The 2017 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll]

12/26/17  01:31 AM - Ralph Peterson - Triangular III - Onyx - Inner Urge

• IN CONCERT Tuesday, January 23, 8 PM PT - Jazz Live- Ralph Peterson Fo'tet - Jazz Live kicks off 2018 in a grand fashion. Drummer and leader Ralph Peterson comes to the Saville Theatre on Tuesday, January 23rd (8pm). Peterson has been one of the most in-demand drummer bandleaders for more than a quarter of a century. He has lead a number of influential ensembles which have continually pushed the envelope of imagination and improvisation

BREAK: Jazz and Blues Birthdays and On This Day Milestones, December 26 through January 1, 2018

12/26/17  01:41 AM - John Coltrane - The Prestige Recordings (May 7, 1956 - Dec 26, 1958) (Disc 1 - Prestige - Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?

• ON THIS DAY #OTD (Tuesday) December 26 - John Coltrane recorded for Prestige in 1958 such classics as "Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful" "Then I'll be Tired of Tou", "Something I Dreamed Last Night", "Bahia", "Goldsboro Express" and "Time after Time".

12/26/17  01:47 AM - Joshua White - 13 Short Stories - Fresh Sound Records - Morning

• “This powerful debut showcases White’s considerable skills as a bandleader, composer and improviser. It’s both a fantastic calling card and the tip of the iceberg. Stay tuned for more!” [Robert Bush, San Diego Troubadour, “JOSHUA WHITE: 13 Stories”]

BREAK (Before Last Tune of Show): Blog and Social Media Promo, Jazz 88.3 Speakeasy Replay

12/26/17  01:55 AM - Prime Time Big Band - Live At The Ironwood - Chronograph Records - Sing Sing Sing

• “Recorded in front of a live audience inside the historic Ironwood Stage and Grill, the big band jazz CD features classic tunes as well as music from two of Canada’s most noteworthy composers. JUNO-nominated producer Kodi Hutchinson – award-winning jazz bassist, CKUA radio host and creative force behind Chronograph Records and JazzYYC, is the album’s producer. Paul Johnston lends his talent as engineer.” MORE at PrimeTimeBigBand.com…