Riverwalk Jazz
| Genre | Jazz |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | Public Radio International |
| Original release | 1989 – 2012 |
| Website | Official website  |
Riverwalk Jazz was a popular weekly public
radio series distributed by Public Radio International that ran from 1989 to 2012.[1]
History
The series began broadcasting in 1989 and was produced by
San Antonio, Texas
serves as the venue where most of the hour-long shows are produced.
In 2012, the Riverwalk Jazz Collection was donated to the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound by PVPMedia.[1] Two continuous streams of almost every Riverwalk show can be accessed from Stanford's Riverwalk Jazz site.[3]
Program
Jazz era
Through the use of live music performance, narration, autobiographies, historical recordings and musical demonstrations, the series focuses on
Joe "King" Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Sidney Bechet, Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson and many more. Also featured are the lives and music of the great interwar pop composers such as George and Ira Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart, Harry Warren, Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern
and many others.
Guests
Frequent guests include playwright and actor
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Clark Terry, Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli, Banu Gibson, Rebecca Kilgore, Ralph Sutton, Ken Peplowski, Doc Cheatham, Savion Glover, Milt Hinton, Jay McShann, Joe Williams, Shelly Berg, Catherine Russell, Bob Havens, Carol Woods, Harry Allen, Howard Alden. Marty Grosz, Lionel Hampton, Vince Giordano, Warren Vaché, Jr., and William Warfield
.
Broadcasts
In addition to PRI affiliates on FM/AM radio, Riverwalk Jazz airs weekly on
Sirius XM Radio's Real Jazz channel (XM 70/Sirius 72).[citation needed
]
Personnel
The personnel of the
Jim Cullum Jazz Band included Jim Cullum, Jr., leader and cornet; Ron Hockett, clarinet and saxophone; Kenny Rupp, trombone; Jim Turner, piano; Howard Elkins, banjo and guitar; Steve Pikal, bass; Hal Smith, drums. Past personnel heard in encore performances on the radio series include John Sheridan, piano; Allan Vaché, clarinet; Mike Pittsley, trombone; Brian Ogilvie (de), clarinet and saxophone; Evan Christopher
, clarinet; Don Mopsick, bass; Mike Waskiewicz, drums; Ed Torres, drums; Kevin Dorn, drums and Benji Bohannon, drums.
References
- ^ a b Riverwalk Jazz Collection in SearchWorks catalog. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "The Landing". www.jimcullum.com. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ "Riverwalk Jazz - Stanford University Libraries". riverwalkjazz.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
External links
- Official website
- Interviews with Jim Cullum, Jr., June 11, 1980, August 12, 1986, University of Texas at San Antonio: Institute of Texan Cultures: Oral History Collection, UA 15.01, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
- Riverwalk Jazz Collection (ARS.0129), Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound
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