Bob Riddle

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Authored by: 
Bob Riddle
Produced for (Program name): 
Jazz in the Afternoon

Host of Jazz in the Afternoon - alternate Wednesdays from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Genre(s): 
Jazz
Related show host(s): 
Rita Rega
Related program(s): 
Jazz in the Afternoon
Stream: 
KBOO Stream 1
Name: 
Bob Riddle

Coltrane - The Melodic Years

Airs at: Wed, 10/17/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
    We'll play John Coltrane from the early years - even big band John with Blakey from 1957-58.      After the 3:30 jazz calendar we'll do a tap set to honor the Skylark Tappers series of performances OCT 19-21 - with jazz musicians. Read more

Women in Jazz at Oregon Coast Jazz Party Preview

Airs at: Wed, 10/03/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
Women are in the news - and an amazing number have made, and are making, their mark in jazz. Because there is no way this subject can be treated thoroughly in a 2-hour show, this will be a random sampler of outstanding such performances, many of them seldom-or-never-hear... Read more

Women in Jazz

Airs at: Wed, 10/03/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
   Women are in the news - and an amazing number have made, and are making, their mark in jazz.      They come from many countries and types of jazz, instrumental and vocal.      Included will be some participants in the upcoming Oregon Coast Jazz Party (formerly Jazz ... Read more

Randy Weston, Ernie and Bill Hood, Charlie Porter featured today

Airs at: Wed, 09/19/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
     At least 3 generations of jazz help us celebrate KBOO's 50th on-air anniversary, KBOO's fall membership drive, and KBOO's co-founder Ern Hood and his illustrious Hood's Woods family. Rare 1960s recordings and stories from the Hood clan fill the 2:30-3:30 hour.     ... Read more

Sauter-Finegan Orchestra featured today

Airs at: Wed, 09/05/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
     The inventive and original Sauter-Finegan Orchestra has a Portland connection:  trombonist Sonny Russo, a beloved resident of this area for his last 10 years of life.    We'll bring you as much knowledge and music of them as we can cram into 2 hours.    Also, we ... Read more

Requiem for Aretha, Gary Thye - also Zoot, Bass and Face

Airs at: Wed, 08/22/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
     We say goodbye today to Gary Thye, past president of the  Jazz Society of Oregon, known for collaborating with Jim and Mary Brown to present Jazz at Otter Crest for many years.      We'll hear the disc "Aretha's Jazz", with the queen of soul backed, arranged, and ac... Read more

A Festival of Modern American Jazz - Civic Auditorium, Portland - 21 September 1954

Airs at: Wed, 08/08/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
Bob Dietsche comes in from the coast with music and stories  proving the music from this 64-year-old concert still sounds fresh!   Playlist will post the evening after the show since there's no predicting what this jazz historian will choose to play for us.   After th... Read more

Jazz in the Afternoon on 07/25/18

Airs at: Wed, 07/25/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
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July Jazz: Andre St. James memorial, benefit for Migrant Children Legal Aid, Cathedral Park Jazz Fest

Airs at: Wed, 07/11/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
   July 15 is the date for two of the biggest jazz gatherings of the year in Portland.      The Andre St. James memorial concert will take place that afternoon at the Old Church starting at 2 p.m.      George Colligan's Migrant Children's Legal Aid concert will be pero... Read more

July Jazz: Andre St. James memorial, benefit for Migrant Children Legal Aid, Cathedral Park Jazz Fest

Airs at: Wed, 06/27/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
July will be a happening time for jazz in Portland.   Musical memorial for Andre St. James July 15 at Old Church (afternoon)   Benefit concert for Migrant Children Legal Aid July 15 at Augustana Lutheran (evening)   Cathedral Park Jazz Festival under St. John's Bridge ... Read more