WDCB 90.9 FM | Riverwalk Jazz
Riverwalk Jazz
Saturday, 10 a.m.
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Hosted by David Holt and Jim Cullum, RIVERWALK JAZZ celebrates the lives and music of America's top jazz musicians, past and present. Each week, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band salutes these jazz pioneers in live performances featuring classic jazz and swing music, as well as fascinating stories that bring to life remarkable moments in the history of jazz. |
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Upcoming Programming
| May 25, 2013: Tango, Opera and the Blues: Jelly Roll’s Recipe for Jazz |
| Many jazz musicians and writers have said that Jelly Roll Morton was the first great composer in jazz. Some of his best work is performed here by The Jim Cullum Jazz Band with Dick Hyman and others. |
| June 01, 2013: Swinging on the South Side: The Heartbeat of Chicago Jazz |
| The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and guests Duke Heitger, Topsy Chapman and Evan Christopher visit The Dreamland Café, The Grand Terrace Ballroom, The Vendome Theater and other Chicago hot spots — circa 1915–1930. |
| June 08, 2013: Sweet Ballads and Red Hot Pianos: Live From San Francisco’s Historic Filoli Gardens |
| Stephanie Nakasian, hailed as one of the leading jazz vocalists of our time, joins jazz piano virtuoso Dick Hyman and The Jim Cullum Jazz Band in an outdoor concert featuring songs of Walter Donaldson. |
| June 15, 2013: Portrait of Perfection: Artie Shaw |
| The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and guest clarinetists Bobby Gordon and Allan Vaché salute Artie Shaw with a concert performance of tunes from his most prolific period — the late 1930s and early ’40s. |
| June 22, 2013: The Tio Family: A New Orleans Clarinet Dynasty |
| In New Orleans, the Creole Tio Family produced a long line of master clarinetists and studio music teachers who influenced the first generation of jazz musicians in the Crescent City. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band is joined by the dynamic Evan Christopher on clarinet. |
| June 29, 2013: Originals by Originals |
| A collection of original jazz compositions, composed and performed by jazz legend special guests: trumpeter Clark Terry, saxophonist Benny Carter, and pianist Jay McShann. |
| July 06, 2013: Riverwalk Jazz BBQ |
| Light the coals and crack open the cooler. Nothing says July like a barbecue on a lazy afternoon. The forecast may call for triple-digit temps or a passing shower. But whatever’s in store, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band swings their way through some of your favorite warm-weather classic American jazz tunes. |
| July 13, 2013: Hot Chamber Jazz: The Benny Goodman Trio 1935-1954 |
| In 1935, The Benny Goodman Trio popularized a new style of jazz. Find out how it all started at jam session in Queens, NY. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band’s Ron Hockett is featured along with guests John Sheridan, Becky Kilgore, Allan Vaché and Chuck Hedges. |
| July 20, 2013: Fletcher Henderson & Don Redman: The Birth of the Big Band Reed Section |
| Allan Vaché and Kim Cusack join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band in a tribute to musical collaboration between bandleader Fletcher Henderson and arranger Don Redman in the 1920s that paved the way for the big band sound that defined the Swing Era of the 1930s. |
| July 27, 2013: Beautiful Changes: The Whiteman Years |
| The Jim Cullum Jazz Band explores the music of The Paul Whiteman Orchestra, featuring cornet ace Bix Beiderbecke, and its pivotal role in American music of the 1920s. |
Previous Programming
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| May 18, 2013: Riffs and Shouts: The Building Blocks of Jazz |
| Nothing gets us in the groove like a catchy riff — those short melodic patterns that many jazz tunes are based on. Trumpeter Bob Barnard and The Jim Cullum Jazz Band heat up the bandstand with a show devoted to the hot rhythms of jazz riffs. |
| May 11, 2013: Irving Berlin’s Music Box |
| Becky Kilgore and Nina Ferro join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band for a concert of America’s best-loved popular songs from its hardest-working composer. |
| May 04, 2013: Gentle Giants: The Beauty of the Jazz Ballad |
| Ask any jazz musician and they’ll tell you the real test of a player’s ability is the ballad. Cornetist Bob Barnard and The Jim Cullum Jazz Band explore the art of the jazz ballad. |
| April 27, 2013: Milt, Clark and Doc: On the Road in the ’30s and ’40s |
| In priceless archival interviews, Milt Hinton, Doc Cheatham and Clark Terry share stories of their days on the road, from one-nighters with the Cab Calloway Band to bunking with Count Basie. |
