Happy 2020 New Year
I would like to wish ALL you “Jazz Connoisseurs” and Jazz Con Class Radio fans a Happy 2020 New Year from the bottom of my heart! Last year turned out to be very productive, as the amount of listeners increased considerably and even more important, in a world wide manner. I’m so happy that Jazz…
Broadcasting Now through Live365
Jazz Con Class Radio will be broadcasting through Live365 and I am very pleased with all they offer me. As for you the listeners, it will be nothing different than clicking on a different link. If you go through your browser, you will click on the new link and then save it. For iTunes listeners,…
Introducing the “Keep Independence Alive” Fundraiser
The 2019 Keep Independence Alive Fundraiser Welcome to the 2019 Jazz Con Class Radio fundraiser, “Keep Independence Alive.” The sole purpose of this year’s fundraiser is exactly the same as the previous ones I created before, to continue broadcasting Jazz Con Class Radio without any advertising at all! This year’s campaign will run from the…
A Little known Cafe Bohemia recording
I thought I had covered all the Cafe Bohemia recordings but fortunately I was wrong. Yes, I have recently discovered another recording from this famous Jazz spot in New York City and I feel obligated to pass it along to all the readers/listeners of Jazz Con Class Radio. The name of this Jay Jay Johnson…
The BRAND NEW and Improved iOS App has Rolled Out!
I just finished publishing the Jazz Con Class Android App! It is available directly through the Apple Store and of course, it’s FREE! This App can be found directly and by itself, the listener does not need to download a radio app that holds thousands of radio stations that play all different genres, no way!…
The Brand NEW Version of the Android App is HERE!
I just finished publishing the Jazz Con Class Android App! It is available directly through the Google Play Store and of course, it’s FREE! This App can be found directly and by itself, the listener does not need to download a radio app that holds thousands of radio stations that play all different genres, no…
Happy New Year 2019
I want to wish ALL the Jazz Con Class Radio listeners a Happy New Year from the bottom of my heart! 2018 was a very good year, the listenership increased considerably and most importantly, in a global manner. What many people don’t understand is that Jazz is appreciateted around the world. Actually, outside of the…
“The STRUGGLE TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT FUNDRAISER” Drive
The importance to continue broadcasting Jazz Con Class Radio without advertising will need your kind contributions once again for the year of 2018. This campaign will run from the beginning of April and end on the last day of the year. I can as well end anytime, if the the goal is met beforehand. The broadcasting…
Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson and the 1963 Jazz Movement
1963 was a significant year for both Herbie Hancock and Joe Henderson, as they accepted the responsibility of leading Jazz into a new decade. Their main vehicle came by way of two significant Jazz recordings that were designed to carefully bridge and blend the Hard Bop era with the desires of an up and coming…
Amazon Echo, Google Home and the Jazz Con Class Radio Broadcast
As you ALL know the hottest products out there at the moment are those that anyone could “speak into” with voice commands. They have become extremely popular alternative methods for listening to music and the two main opponents are Amazon’s Echo and Google’s Home. The Apple HomePod will join the fight in January of 2018….
The “Saturday Jazz Show” LIVE edition featured this week
This week’s “Saturday Jazz Show” (Tomorrow, 9/14) will feature all “LIVE” performances. That means that you will only hear live recordings for FIVE straight hours! A barrage of the best Jazz musicians that ever walked this planet and delivered to you by the most unique Jazz station on the internet, Jazz Con Class Radio! This…
Joe Henderson and “The State of the Tenor”
Who would have thought that Joe Henderson would produce one of his best recordings in 1985? There’s nothing “shocking” for me or any other knowledgeable Joe Henderson fan to imagine that he was so called, “Over the Hill.” The only concern would rest on how “Sharp” he would be at the age of 48, would…
Lee Morgan INDEED!!
Yes indeed! This is very early LEE Morgan and a perfect example of how talented he was and where how bright his future would be in the world of Jazz. Yes indeed, this album was recorded in 1956 and that made Lee Morgan only 18 years old. It was his official FIRST recording as a…
Vintage Freddie Hubbard and the “Keystone Bop”
Here’s a great vintage Freddie Hubbard recording that is not praised enough because of the year it was made. 1981 wasn’t a very “popular” year for Jazz and for three legendary Jazz musicians that specifically helped modernize Jazz 20 years prior, in the mid 60’s. This LIVE recording was an excellent example of how special…
Great trumpeter Lee Morgan – Remembrances from Musicians, Friends, and the Woman who ended his life.
By Greg Lehmann “I Called Him Morgan” is a moving tribute to the legendary musician Lee Morgan. Documentary filmmaker Kasper Collin has given us the chance to finally get some idea as to what led up to the tragic killing of Lee Morgan at the hands of his (common-law) wife Helen back in Feb. 1972…
Podcast to “Promote” and “Branch Out”
As a promotional tool, I have created a podcast page on iTunes for the sole purpose of promoting Jazz Con Class Radio for those who are not aware of the station. I’m always trying to find a new path that would branch out the tree of Jazz music. This is not only important for this…
Lee Morgan’s “City Lights”
This is a fantastic album and one of “Seven” recordings that Lee Morgan released as a leader in a two years span 1956 and 1957, check his discography here. City Lights was another example of how the Jazz musicians of those times helped the up and coming stars. Lee Morgan at age 19 here, held…
Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers are LIVE at Birdland’s, Ugetsu!
This is a very little spoken about album of Art Blakey which, in my mind, ranks right up there near the very top and to sort of create some controversy, could possibly be his best “Live” set ever recorded. This statement I’m making can be easily compared to piloting kamikaze plane because all of Art…
Another way to hear the broadcast on iTune Internet Radio
Please CLICK ON THE IMAGE to ENLARGE. Jazz Con Class Radio is and has been broadcasting on iTunes in the conventional manner, in case you were puzzled why Jazz Con Class Radio would be off air. This change took me a total of 30 minutes to make but it took eternity…
About Mingus’ “The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady,” and is it his best?
If you simply ask any Charles Mingus fan which recording is his best, they would probably answer you with the obvious, “All his recording are great!” This would probably be my answer also, since I am a true fan of his work. This rationale, in my opinion, probably applies to all Mingus fans. I treat…
The legendary Ike Quebec and the “Heavy Soul” recording
Ike Quebec had an up and down career, from a promising tenor saxophone player with high demand in the 40’s to a bad drug problem throughout the 50’s. Fortunately, he was able to break away from this killer addiction and make a brief comeback that started in 1959. In that year he recorded a compilation…
Its just “Informal Jazz” that’s all?
Straight forward Hard Bop Jazz, could be the meaning behind the informality in the title of the album. Or maybe it could be the list of legendary individualists who makeup this sextet, WOW! Its a great testament to the unselfish gratitude these specific Jazz artists had towards each other during this golden Jazz age of…
A Great Monk Recording “Live at the It Club”
This is a marvelous “Live” recording among many from Thelonious Monk. This gem consists of two recording dates, recorded on October 31, and November 1, 1964. This album was issued twice, the first was “18 years” after, in 1982 and was then reissued as a double CD in 1998 with extra tracks (Complete Version.) The…
Sun Ra’s “Jazz by Sun Ra” is undeniably a Classic Jazz Recording!
What can I say about Sun Ra and his inventive arrangements? Absolutely BRILLIANT! As weird as Sun Ra has been personally portrayed, his musical genius is unmatched. There are only a few Jazz cats that can produce these incredible works of art! This 1956 recording was renamed to “Sun Song” and the album cover was…
Blue Mitchell and Sonny Red “Baltimore 1966”
There are great recording surfacing as late as now and this is definitely one of them. It’s a LIVE 1966 performance from Blue Mitchell with Sonny Red and became available early in February of this year. This album, “Blue Mitchell & Sonny Red Baltimore 1966 (Uptown Records)” took place in Baltimore on March 20th and…
The “Lou Takes Off” album and a little about Lou Donaldson
Lou Donaldson was a big force in the “Hard Bop” movement which evolved directly from Bebop in the very early 50’s. He was very much established as a premier alto saxophone player by 1957 and when this album was recorded. He apparently was very up-to-date with the surprise launch of of the historic Russian Sputnik…
An ADDED and NEEDED time slot for the “Saturday Jazz Show”
This here is an announcement for the Jazz Con Class Radio listeners and just another example/reason why this Jazz broadcast is internationally known! I will be adding another time slot for the five-hour “Saturday Jazz Show” which airs on Saturdays, New York Time, that is. The new added time slot will be 2 A.M. and…
Jazz is the “Coolist”
It was Lester Young who first coined the word “Cool” into the world of music and it sure caught on! It was Lester’s way to express his approval and/or his appreciation to a particular tune and/or a particular artist. “The Pres,” as Lestor Young was also known, worked very hard along with his fellow Jazz…
