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

Philly Joe Jones Showcase

Airs at: Wed, 06/12/2019 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
     Philadelphia Joe Jones' drums will be featured, from small and large combos to a jazz orchestra, with 3 LPs under his leadership in the 1980s and 2 more with Tadd Dameron frlom the 1950s and 1960s.      Pianist and multi-instrumentalist George Colligan will be our g... Read more

JImmy Mak's is Coming Back

Airs at: Wed, 05/29/2019 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
From 2 to 3 p.m., JD, once and future manager of Portland's legendary jazz club, will tell us all about when, where, and how to expect the re-opening. We'll have music from artists who have performed at Jimmy Mak's from its opening in the 1990s to its closing in December,... Read more

John Lewis showcase - Part I

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2019 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
     Leonard Feather called John Lewis, pianist, composer, arranger, and educator, and the founder and driving force behind the MJQ, 'one of the most brilliant minds ever applied to jazz'. We will explore the early years of his long and illustrious career today.      Af... Read more

Jazz in the Afternoon on 05/01/19

Airs at: Wed, 05/01/2019 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
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Larry Nobori and our annual Baseball and Jazz show!

Airs at: Wed, 04/17/2019 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
  The baseball show is special indeed this year for 2 reasons: It is the 100th anniversary of the Black Sox fixing scandal, and Dave Frishberg will tell us about it on disc; and Larry Nobori will open the show as guest to discuss, and play music from, his Minidoka Swing ... Read more

Baseball and Jazz Membership Drive Special

Airs at: Wed, 04/17/2019 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
   Our annual Baseball and Jazz show is special this year for 3 reasons:      It is the 100th anniversary of the Black Sox fixing scandal, and Dave Frishberg will tell us about it on disc.      Larry Nobori will guest to open the show to discuss his Minidoka Swing Band's... Read more

Spotlight on Local Musicians

Airs at: Mon, 04/15/2019 at 2:00pm - Wed, 04/15/2020 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
     Our theme this week is to tell our musicians that we appreciate them - and indeed miss them - and to tell our listeners that many are in need.     Please reach out to them however you can.      We've tried hard to mention all of the sidemen, essential to the compl... Read more

Gil Evans Orchestra - Old and New

Airs at: Wed, 04/03/2019 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
    December 2018 release newly arrived in the KBOO library "The Gil Evans Orchestra - Hidden Treasures - Volume 1" will be featured along with historical Gil Evans Orchestra music, often with Miles Davis, from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.      After the 3:30 jazz calendar, ... Read more

It's the April 1 - (no) Foolin' special for 2020

Airs at: Mon, 04/01/2019 at 2:00pm - Wed, 04/01/2020 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
     Just enough good jazz will come your way to remind you where we are amidst the comedy.      As Stephen Colbert said during his 3 monologues without an audience in mid-March, Jon Batiste's band Stay Human was dubbed Stay Homin'      That's what we're doing here, to... Read more

An Afternoon with Nancy King, Steve Christofferson, and Tom Hood

Airs at: Wed, 03/20/2019 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
     This is a rare - and maybe the only - chance to celebrate all 3 of these special people on air together in one place.      On the first day of spring, Jazz In The Afternoon will present the singer, the pianist, and the Chief Engineer of KBOO-FM. Tom doubles as the ... Read more