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The Night Beat — Music from Don Ellis and more

Tune in to the Wednesday Night Beat at 8 p.m. with your host Doug Crane for music from Don Ellis and more. Trumpet player and big band leader Don Ellis…

The Night Beat — Great American Songbook Birthdays

We’ll feature a trio of composers and lyricists who were there at the beginning of what we know today as the Great American Songbook: Noble Sissle (7/10/1889-12/17/1975), Jimmy McHugh (7/10/1894-5/23/1969)…

The Night Beat — Independence Day Eve Edition

Join me, your host Doug Crane, for a special Independence Day Eve Edition of the Night Beat featuring Bill Frisell and his band performing music from Aaron Copland’s “Billy the…

The Night Beat — Celebrates the music Bill Holman and David Sanborn

Tune in to the Night Beat on Wednesday, May 15 as we’ll be featuring the music of the composer, arranger, saxophonist, and bandleader Bill Holman who passed away on May…

The Night Beat — Remembering Michael Cuscuna

We remember Michael Cuscuna (1948-2024) on the Night Beat on Wednesday, May 8. A lifelong jazz fan, he began his career in radio although he had been hanging out at…

The Night Beat — Maria Schneider Orchestra, "Evanescence"

It’s a special Spring Pledge Drive Edition of the Wednesday Night Beat. Join your host Doug Crane as we feature music and musicians from St. Louis, Kansas City, and Memphis.…

The Night Beat — The Art of the Jazz Trombone

For the final Trombone Month program for 2024, and as April marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of Duke Ellington, we’ll feature some of the trombonists that were part…

The Night Beat — The Art of the Jazz Trombone

According to the International Trombone Association (ITA), International Trombone Week is officially April 7 through 14, 2024. But they go on to say “…every other day in April and surrounding…

The Night Beat — The Art of the Jazz Trombone

According to the International Trombone Association (ITA), International Trombone Week is officially April 7 through 14 2024. But they go on to say “…every other day in April and surrounding…

The Night Beat — The Art of the Jazz Trombone

According to the International Trombone Association (ITA), International Trombone Week is officially April 7 through 14 2024. But they go on to say “…every other day in April and surrounding…

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