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The Night Beat Celebrates Jimmy Cleveland

Tune in to The Night Beat with your host Doug Crane on Wednesday May 3rd at 8pm as he pays a birthday tribute to trombonist Jimmy Cleveland (born May 3,…

The Night Beat Celebrates International Trombone Week

Tune in Wednesday, April 19th beginning at 8pm for The Night Beat with Doug Crane as he continues his month-long celebration of the trombone. The trombone has always been regarded…

The Night Beat: Trombone in the World of Jazz | Steve Turre

[caption id="attachment_87598" align="alignleft" width="300"] Steve Turre performing at the Harlem StageHarlem, NYC, USA - April 11, 2019[/caption] Tune in on Wednesday, April 12th beginning at 8pm for The Night Beat…

The Night Beat Celebrates the Trombone

The trombone has always been regarded as a second-class citizen in the world of jazz. Even jazz magazines that regularly dedicate an entire month’s issue to saxophones, pianos, drums, etc.…

The Night Beat Celebrates Thad Jones Centenary

March 28, 2023 is the centenary of the birth of Thaddeus Joseph (Thad Jones) perhaps best known as the co-leader and primary arranger/composer for the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra.…

The Night Beat — Jazz Goes to the Movies Week Four

As March is Women’s History Month, we’ll dedicate Week Four of Jazz Goes to the Movies to a group of women that made major contributions to the earliest days of…

Jazz Goes to the Movies Week 3

Week Three of Jazz Goes to the Movies features music from four films: “Anatomy of a Murder” (1959), “The Pawnbroker” (1964), “Blow Up” (1966) and “Trouble Man” (1972). Produced and…

The Night Beat — Jazz Goes to the Movies Week Two

Week Two of “Jazz Goes to the Movies” includes songs from two films from 1943 featuring all-black casts: M-G-M’s “Cabin in the Sky” and Twentieth Century Fox’s “Stormy Weather”. As…

Jazz Goes to the Movies on The Night Beat

“Jazz Goes to the Movies” is back for another series of shows throughout the month of March. Join Night Beat host Doug Crane each and every Wednesday evening beginning at…

The Night Beat: The Music of Burt Bacharach

The Night Beat remembers composer Burt Bacharach who passed away last week at the age of 94. Among the artists you’ll hear performing Mr. Bacharach’s music: are Rene Marie, Bill…

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