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Barbara Morrison was an incredible jazz vocalist, and an iconic figure in the Los Angeles arts community. She performed with some of the most important figures in jazz and R&B including Johnny Otis, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Doc Severinsen, Ray Charles, and more.
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Don't Call is Jazz will be dedicating the March 26th episode entirely to the life and career of Ron Miles, a brilliant jazz musician who tragically passed on March 8th earlier this year. He died from a rare blood disease, and was only 58 years old.
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Merry Christmas to all from Don’t Call it Jazz! This year we will be celebrating with the iconic soundtrack to, A Charlie Brown Christmas, by the Vince Guaraldi Trio.
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DCiJ presents the first ever Record Rabbit Hole episode, where we explore all the artists that make a great record. For this week, we will dive into Esperanza Spaulding's 12 Little Spells. We will be listening to some great songs from that album, and check out tracks from each of the featured performers and collaborators who perform on the album.
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Don't Call it Jazz is proud to present a listening hang with the great basketball writer, podcaster, and author Chris Herring from Sports Illustrated.
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Don't Call it Jazz is proud to present a listening hang with the great basketball writer, podcaster, and author Chris Herring from Sports Illustrated.
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The pacific northwest may not seem like a hotbed of great jazz music, but even for a young city, it has a storied history of some outstanding jazzers.
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For this episode we'll be checking out some outstanding music from an eclectic group of brilliant AAPI musicians. We've been seeing a distressing rash of hatred and violence against our fellow AAPI citizens due to deeply ingrained ignorance fueled by evil opportunists.
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For this episode of DCiJ, Jon Armstrong celebrates the new album from recent ISU graduate, Gabe Lowman: "Impossibility Reduced to Bricks". This four movement suite for piano trio was created by Lowman for his senior recital and final project.
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Jon Armstrong will be leading a tour of excellent recordings from 2020, which turned out to be a stellar year for jazz music. We'll be listening to some legendary musicians who released new and invigorating music to mid-career artists who took a leap with a bold release, to some young up-and-coming jazzers who made their mark. It'll be an eclectic mix of great music.