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The Jazz Show - 4ZZZ The best in modern jazz with Knox & Don (and guest announcers). THE JAZzZ SHOW - 9-12PM

The best in modern jazz with Knox & Don (and guest announcers).

The best modern jazz ever recorded. All shows are varied, with content ranging from solo and trio format to small groups and big bands, not overlooking great vocalists. Some shows have a unifying theme, usually an artist but occasionally a birthday. Most shows have domestic as well as overseas content, and occasional interviews with local and visiting artists. If you have questions, recommendations, compliments or complaints, you can reach me at [email protected]

The 21st October marks the birthday of Dizzy Gillespie. He was born in 1917 in South Carolina. A trumpet virtuoso and im...
21/10/2024

The 21st October marks the birthday of Dizzy Gillespie. He was born in 1917 in South Carolina. A trumpet virtuoso and improviser, he became a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz in the 1940's.
He also pioneered Afro-Cuban jazz and won several Grammy Awards, and is regarded as one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time.

Jazz pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk was born this day, 10th October 1917. He had a unique improvisational style a...
09/10/2024

Jazz pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk was born this day, 10th October 1917. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser", "Ruby, My Dear", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't". Monk is the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington.
He passed away in 1982, aged 64.

29/09/2024

Enjoy new music from the celebrated Australian singer Olivia Chindamo, with fellow expat and pianist Matthew Sheens.

29/09/2024

Don’t miss Grammy-winning artist Allison Russell's 2025 Australian Tour.

Allison Russell is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who has quickly become one of the most vital voices in contemporary music. Her powerful narratives and soulful performances have earned her widespread acclaim, including a Grammy for Best American Roots Performance and numerous other accolades.

Catch her live at these special shows:

Tue 15 April 2025 - Recital Centre, Melbourne
Thu 17 April 2025 - City Recital Hall, Sydney
Wed 23 April 2025 - Concert Hall, QPAC, Brisbane

Tickets: https://www.bluesfesttours.com.au/2025/allison-russell

Experience the magic of her music at Bluesfest and these intimate venues. Tickets are going fast—secure yours today!

29/09/2024

Today's is to September 1985... Here's me, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, and Max Gordon relaxing in the back room of the Village Vanguard... and looking very stylish doing it ;)

📸 Mitchell Seidel

28/09/2024

Jean-Luc Ponty, born 29 September 1942, is a French jazz and jazz fusion violinist and composer.
Classically trained in clarinet he picked up the violin and within four years was widely accepted as the leading figure in "jazz fiddle". He contributed to many musical genres, and played with the likes of Frank Zappa and John McLaughlin.
Today he turns 82.

14/08/2024

Join me for a to August of 1962, when I joined the great pianist Bill Evans in the studio to record his album "Loose Blues."

"Loose Blues" made for a good recording session. The musicians were talented, and the music was original and unique-- maybe a little tough, but nothing the other guys and I couldn't handle. We recorded it all in 2 days, and then just left BIll to sort out what he wanted to do with it all. He was working on a lot of projects back then.

Joining us: Zoot Sims, Jim Hall, and .

Give "Loose Blues" a listen here: https://ow.ly/3O8650OPNfH

Check out my whole discography here: www.roncarteruniverse.com


14/08/2024

Saxophonist Benny Carter chatting with fans at Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York, Oct 8, 1945.
Photo by Charles "Teenie" Harris

14/08/2024

'Kelly Blue' was a record released 65 years ago, just after Wynton Kelly's famous collaboration with Miles Davis across the timeless LP 'Kind Of Blue'.

It's also our all week on high rotation: ab.co/3SInsTF

22/07/2024

Today, 22nd July, American guitarist Al Di Meola celebrates his 70th birthday. Known for his works in jazz fusion and world music, he began his career as guitarist with the group Return To Forever in 1974. From 1976 to 1978 he played with Stomu Yamashta in the supergroup Go on three records. The 1970s and 1980s saw albums such as Land of the Midnight Sun, Elegant Gypsy, Casino and Friday Night in San Francisco earn him both critical and commercial success.

16/06/2024
16/06/2024

Unwind this weekend with our playlist "Calm" featuring The Calmest In Jazz Since 1939 including the gorgeous ballad "Lazy Afternoon" from Pete La Roca's album "Basra": https://bluenote.lnk.to/calm

16/06/2024

The American sprinter Jesse Owens, center, and dancer and actor Bill Robinson surrounded by dancers during a rehearsal at the Cotton Club, Sept. 2, 1936.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/cotton-club

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American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer, Miles Davis was born this day May 26th, 1926. He is among the most in...
26/05/2024

American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer, Miles Davis was born this day May 26th, 1926. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a roughly five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic developments in jazz.

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THE JAZzZ SHOW - 9-12PM The best in modern jazz with Knox & Don (plus guest announcers ). The best modern jazz ever recorded. All shows are varied, with content ranging from solo and trio format to small groups and big bands, not overlooking great vocalists. Some shows have a unifying theme, usually an artist but occasionally a birthday. Most shows have domestic as well as overseas content, and occasional interviews with local and visiting artists. If you have questions, recommendations, compliments or complaints, you can reach me at [email protected]