Episodes
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Dexter Gordon
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon was one of the most quintessential performers on that instrument for over 40 years. Born in Los Angeles on February 27, 1923, he was initially heavily influenced by Lester Young, but soon developed his own bebop vocabulary and a room filling sound befitting his 6’6” frame, his playing heavily influenced Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. He was one of a number of American jazz musicians to become an expatriate, spending 14 years in Copenhagen and Paris. His bravura performance in the film Round Midnight earned him a best actor nomination, in 1986. On Sunday, the Jazz Evensong Quintet will perform a selection of his compositions from his over 90 recordings as a leader.
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Tadd Dameron
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
This week, the band talks composer, arranger, and pianist Tadd Dameron as they prepare a setlist in his honor for Sunday night.
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
New Orleans
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
This week, we feature the music not of a person but of a place: New Orleans.
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Duke Ellington
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
The band talks Duke Ellington as they prep for their instrumental adaptation of Duke's Concert of Sacred Music.
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Introduction
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
How did the Jazz Legends podcast come about? Who are the musicians you'll be hearing from on the show? Listen on to get acquainted as we launch these episodes for a new season of Jazz Evensong here in Carlsbad, California.