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- Annotated Playlist for Jazz In The Night Wednesday, March 18, 2020
- San Diego Jazz and Blues Calendar Highlights for Wednesday, March 18 through Tuesday, March 24, 2020
- Jazz and Blues Birthdays and On This Day Milestones, March 18 through March 24
- Previous Jazz in the Night Wednesday Shows - Replay / Blog / Links
Annotated Playlist for Jazz In The Night Wednesday March 18 2020
Hour 1
0:01 AM Joe Locke “Rogues of America” — Subtle Disguise
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Wednesday, March 18, Joe Locke 03/18/1959 Palo Alto, CA
“...when I'm playing, it's a joyful experience to make music with great musicians, and I think that joy just kind of exudes, because I'm just so happy to be making music with my fellow musicians." [After 36 years, vibraphonist Joe Locke revisits The Little, Jeff Spivak, WXXI]
BREAK (After Tune 1): Hour 1 Intro, Blog Post and Social Media Promo
0:14 AM Rebecca Jade “Night And Day” — Planet Cole Porter
IN CONCERT - CANCELED - Sunday, March 22 - Guitarist Peter Sprague with vocalist Rebecca Jade and saxophonist Tripp Sprague - The Sunday Sessions at the Handlery Hotel San Diego - Mark your calendars for every Sunday Jazz Happy Hour at the Handlery Hotel in the 950 Lounge! San Diego's world-renowned Jazz Flutist and Presenter Holly Hofmann brings in world class musicians every Sunday from 4:30-6:30PM.
BREAK: Duke Ellington - Show KSDS Some Love,Become a Jazz 88.3 Member at Jazz88.org
0:24 AM Anson Wright “Maddie In New York” — Only Love
“...magically he is also able to pour out both his narratives and his lyrical poetry with emotion as well; and all of this he does in the vignettes of song. They swing, they sway and traipse their way into your sensibilities on the music of Only Love.” [Anson Wright: Only Love, Raul Da Gama, Jazz Da Gama]
BOTTOM OF THE HOUR ID: Gilbert Castellanos - San Diego Jazz Hero!
0:31 AM Gilbert Castellanos “This is for Horace” — Underground
IN CONCERT - CANCELED - Wednesday, March 18:
Jazz - 6:00 PM - Gilbert Castellanos Presents The Young Lions Series at Panama 66 — Panama 66 @ SDMA DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar
Jazz - 8:15 PM - The Wednesday Jazz Jam Presented by Gilbert Castellanos — Panama 66 @ SDMA DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar
BREAK: San Diego Jazz and Blues Calendar Highlights for Wednesday, March 18 through Tuesday, March 24
0:43 AM Tamir Hendelman “Israell Waltz” — Destihations
IN CONCERT - CANCELED - Saturday, March 21 - Jazz - 7:30 PM - Miki Purnell and Tamir Hendelman Trio (Evening of Vocal Jazz) DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar
0:50 AM Billie Holiday “Strange Fruit” — Lady Day
ON THIS DAY - Friday, March 20 - Billie Holiday records “Strange Fruit” in 1939.
BREAK (Before Last Tune of Hour): Coming Up In Hour 2, Blog and Social Media Promo
0:55 AM Ted Nash “America” — Somewhere Else: West Side Story Songs
BIRTHDAY - Sunday, March 22 - Stephen Sondheim 03/22/1930 Composer/Lyricist New York, NY
Hour 2
1:00 AM Ginger Baker, Bill Frisell, Charlie Haden “Taney County” — Falling Off The Roof
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Wednesday, March 18 - Bill Frisell 03/18/1951 Guitarist Baltimore, MD
“no matter how much you do, there’s always this infinity out there in front of you of what you haven’t done or what you haven’t gotten down. So, somehow you just have to be good with it.” [Guitarist Bill Frisell rolls into The Shedd after chatting with CAFE 541 about his decades in music, Matthew Denis, The Register-Guard]
BREAK (After Tune 1): Hour 2 Intro, Hour 1 Final Tune, Blog Post and Social Media Promo
1:10 AM Sinne Eeg “Comes Love” — We've Just Begun
NEW RELEASE “I love the way she presents this one; it is perhaps the best vocal performance of the entire album, seductive and beautiful and fun. And the way the horns support her is great, almost like they are her dance partners, surrounding her, lifting her up, catching her.” [Sinne Eeg & The Danish Radio Big Band: “We’ve Just Begun” (2020) CD Review, Michael Doherty’s Music Blog]
1:16 AM Lennie Tristano “Pennies” — Lennie Tristano Quintet: Live At Birdland 1949
BIRTHDAY - Thursday, March 19 - Lenny Tristano [Wikipedia] 03/19/1919 Pianist Chicago, IL 1978
BREAK: Donate That Unused Vehicle, Of Any Kind, to Jazz 88.3 and Support Jazz and Blues Radio! Jazz88.org/car
1:25 AM John Coltrane “Cattin'” — Interplay (Boxed Set Sampler)
ON THIS DAY - Sunday, March 22 - John Coltrane records "Interplay for Two Trumpets and Two Tenors" for Prestige Records in 1957.
BOTTOM OF THE HOUR ID: Sara Gazarek - IN CONCERT - CANCELED - Saturday, March 21 - Jazz - 7:00 PM - New West Guitar Group with Sara Gazarek — Museum of Making Music DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar
1:33 AM Fred Hersch “Insensatez” — Fred Hersch Plays Jobim
IN CONCERT - Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center - The Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center is presenting "Fred Hersch: A Solo Piano Concert in Memory of Loraine Stern," Monday, April 13th at 7:30PM at the David and Dorothea Garfield Theatre. A select member of jazz’s piano pantheon, Fred Hersch is a pervasively influential creative force who has shaped the music’s course over more than three decades. A solo performance by Hersch is an elegant, pensive and playful invitation to explore the possibilities of both the instrument and the song. Tickets can be purchased here.
1:38 AM Dizzy Gillespie with Sarah Vaughn & Charlie Parker “Mean to Me” — Jazz Collector Edition
ON THIS DAY - Thursday, March 19 - Sarah Vaughan records “Mean to Me” for Columbia in 1950.
BREAK: Jazz and Blues Birthdays and On This Day Milestones, March 18 through March 24
1:44 AM Glen Gray “Casa Loma Stomp” — Best Of The Big Bands [Columbia]
ON THIS DAY - Wednesday, March 18 - The Casa Loma Orchestra [Wikipedia] records “No Name Jive” for Decca Records in 1940. Eight years earlier on this day, they recorded “Smoke Rings” for Brunswick Records. The year was 1932.
BREAK (Before Last Tune of Show): Blog and Social Media Promo, Jazz 88.3 Speakeasy Replay
1:49 AM Harold Mabern “The Lyrical Cole-Man” — Mabern Plays Mabern
BIRTHDAY - Friday, March 20 - Harold Mabern 03/20/1936 Pianist Memphis, TN
San Diego Jazz and Blues Calendar Highlights for Wednesday, March 18 through Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Women's History Month 2020 - March is Women's History Month and KSDS-FM is celebrating by shining the spotlight on listener's favorite female vocalists. Listen every weekday throughout the month to hear daily musical features with some of the greatest singers in Jazz history, counting down to your number one favorite. For details about each singer go to the KSDS Blog to learn more.
Wednesday, March 18
Jazz - 6:00 PM - Gilbert Castellanos Presents The Young Lions Series at Panama 66 — Panama 66 @ SDMA DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar
Jazz - 8:15 PM - The Wednesday Jazz Jam Presented by Gilbert Castellanos — Panama 66 @ SDMA DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar
Thursday, March 19
Latin Jazz - 5:30 PM - Dave Scott & The Mambo Trombo Trio DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar
Jazz - 8:00 PM - Blind Lady Ale House Jazz Series hosted by Robert Dove DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar
Friday, March 20
Blues - 7:00 PM - Robin Henkel — Blind Lady Ale House DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar
Jazz Organ Trio - 6:30 PM - Douglas Kvandal Organ Trio - 3rd Fridays — La Mesa Wine Works DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar
Saturday, March 21
Jazz - 7:00 PM - New West Guitar Group with Sara Gazarek — Museum of Making Music DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar
Jazz - 7:30 PM - Miki Purnell and Tamir Hendelman Trio (Evening of Vocal Jazz) DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar
Sunday, March 22
Guitarist Peter Sprague with vocalist Rebecca Jade and saxophonist Tripp Sprague - The Sunday Sessions at the Handlery Hotel San Diego - Mark your calendars for every Sunday Jazz Happy Hour at the Handlery Hotel in the 950 Lounge! San Diego's world-renowned Jazz Flutist and Presenter Holly Hofmann brings in world class musicians every Sunday from 4:30-6:30PM.
Jazz - 7:30 PM - Charles Lloyd and Gerald Clayton — Scripps Research Institute DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar (MOVED TO JUNE 2! http://bit.ly/33r9muY)
Monday, March 23
Tuesday, March 24
Afro-Cuban Jazz - 9:30 PM - San Diego Latin Jazz Collective — Prohibition DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar
Jazz - 9:30 PM - Charlie Arbelaez Presents - The Jazz and Cocktail Party — Seven Grand DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar
Future Events
SD Latino Film Festival 2020 - The San Diego Latino Film Festival has been CANCELLED. More information is available at sdlatinofilm.com or call 619-230-1938.
Mission Bay Preservationists- JFG 2020 Concert Series - The Mission Bay Preservationists, from Mission Bay High School, are known as one of the finest traditional youth jazz bands in the country and have played prestigious gigs like Preservation Hall, WWOZ Radio, The Old U.S. Mint Performance Hall in New Orleans, The House of Blues and here at the KSDS, Jazz 88.3 studios. Beginning in February they are resuming their The Japanese Friendship Concert Series which will take place at Balboa Park's Japanese Friendship Garden and is held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month February-April (1st and 3rd Thursday in May). All monies raised will go towards supporting the music progam at Mission Bay High School. Click here to support them! NOTE- The March 26th concert is cancelled. Please check back for updates about April and May shows.
CANCELED 3/26/20: Allison Adams Tucker - Japanese Friendship Garden Concert Series! [Facebook Event]
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center - The Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center is presenting "Fred Hersch: A Solo Piano Concert in Memory of Loraine Stern," Monday, April 13th at 7:30PM at the David and Dorothea Garfield Theatre. A select member of jazz’s piano pantheon, Fred Hersch is a pervasively influential creative force who has shaped the music’s course over more than three decades. A solo performance by Hersch is an elegant, pensive and playful invitation to explore the possibilities of both the instrument and the song. Tickets can be purchased here.
Camarada 2019-2020 Season - Jazz 88.3 has partnered again with Camarada for their 2019-2020 season! The season continues with Gold Rush, April 16 (6:30PM). It's REMIXX @ Bread & Salt in the heart of Barrio Logan (1955 Julian Ave). Be ready to be suprised and delighted – pure gold vibes: Music that is classical to country and a dash of disco, flute, trumpet, violin, bass, guitar, drums. For more information, or to purchase tickets, click here!
Jazz and Blues Birthdays and On This Day Milestones, March 18 through March 24
Wednesday, March 18
Bill Frisell 03/18/1951 Guitarist Baltimore, MD
Joe Locke 03/18/1959 Palo Alto, CA
The Casa Loma Band records “No Name Jive” for Decca Records in 1940. Eight years earlier on this day, they recorded “Smoke Rings” for Brunswick Records. The year was 1932.
Thursday, March 19
Eliane Elias 03/19/1960 Pianist Sao Paolo, Brazil
Lenny Tristano 03/19/1919 Pianist Chicago, IL 1978
Sarah Vaughan records “Mean to Me” for Columbia in 1950.
Friday, March 20
Harold Mabern 03/20/1936 Pianist Memphis, TN
Marian McPartland 03/20/1918 Pianist Slough, Berkshire, England 2013
Billie Holiday records “Strange Fruit” in 1939.
Saturday, March 21
Son House 03/21/1902 Blues Guitarist/Vocalist Riverton, MS 1988
Ed Soph 03/21/1945 Drummer Coronado, CA
Eddie Duchin with vocalist Pat Norman record "Ol' Man Mose" for Brunswick Records in 1938
Sunday, March 22
Stephen Sondheim 03/22/1930 Composer/Lyricist New York, NY
Melvin Sparks [Guitar] 03/22/1946 Houston, TX 2011
John Coltrane records "Interplay for Two Trumpets and Two Tenors" for Prestige Records in 1957.
Monday, March 23
David Pike 03/23/1938 Vibist Detroit, MI 2015
Stefon Harris [Percussion-Various] [Vibraphone] 03/23/1973 Albany, NY
The Roy Eldridge/Art Tatum quartet made their first recording for Verve records back in 1955.
Tuesday, March 24
Dave Douglas [Composer] [Trumpet] 03/24/1963 Montclair, NJ
King Pleasure 03/24/1922 Vocalist Oakdale, TN 1982
Gene Ammons band recorded "Somewhere Along the Way" for Decca in 1952.
