Bob Riddle

Pianist Steve and vocalist Heather are releasing their new CD "Moon River" during August. Party details will be announced on air today between 3:30 and 4 pm during their visit. Plenty of good jazz with topical themes throughout Read more

Paul Desmond showcase

Airs at: Wed, 08/09/2017 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: Jazz in the Afternoon

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Paul Desmond said he wanted his alto sax to sound like a dry martini. We'll go back to his beginnings with recordings from the mid-1940s to one of his last in 1974. After the 3:30 pm jazz calendar, our guitar and bassist guests will get us ready for the upcoming Mont... Read more

Jazz in the Afternoon on 07/26/17

Airs at: Wed, 07/26/2017 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: Jazz in the Afternoon

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Rick Greene, Thara Memory Remembered on eve of Cathedral Park Jazz Festival

Airs at: Wed, 07/12/2017 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: Jazz in the Afternoon

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We have recently lost two notable Portland jazz performers and educators: saxophonist Rick Greene, and trumpeter Thara Memory. We'll hear today some of the memorable music they have left us. The 37th annual Cathedral Park Jazz Festival is this weekend - July... Read more

Machito's Kenya Revisited

Airs at: Wed, 06/28/2017 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: Jazz in the Afternoon

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Machito's classic 1958 LP, Kenya, was re-created on 2009 by Bobby Sanabria at a live performance in New York by his hand-picked latin big band from the Manhattan School of Music. We'll alternate the original with this tribute until time runs out. There... Read more

The Jazz Violin

Airs at: Wed, 06/14/2017 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: Jazz in the Afternoon

Violinist Michael White, early in his career, was an integral part of the John Handy Quintet that performed, in 1965, what critics have called the best set ever performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival. We'll pay tribute to him by playing a varied selection o... Read more

Memorial Day Vignettes in Jazz

Airs at: Wed, 05/31/2017 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: Jazz in the Afternoon

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We'll explore jazz music surrounded by the second world war from 2 to 3:30. Jazz Current Events are presented from 3:30 to 4 following our Jazz Calendar. We've found a few KBOO debuts, including a new unreleased one from Nancy King. Your host, Bob Riddle Read more

Jazz Cruise by Train

Airs at: Wed, 05/17/2017 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: Jazz in the Afternoon

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Our 2011 Jazz Cruise by Train only went one way! Now it's time to chug it home - just in time for the KBOO spring membership drive. We'll rail in as much jazz and blues train music as two hours allows. Please engineer, conduct, and couple up with us with a ne... Read more