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A classical piece – 2011

Doc Severinsen and Arturo Sandoval Two masterful trumpeters play together Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Doc Severinsen became famous for leading the Tonight Show band on the Johnny Carson Show for many...

Paul Whiteman Day

March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967 A birthday tribute to the most popular bandleader of the 1920s Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Bandleader Paul Whiteman was born on March 28, 1890 in Denver, Colorado.The...

Thad Jones Day

March 28, 1923 – August 20, 1986 A birthday tribute to the cornetist and arranger Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Cornetist, arranger-composer and bandleader Thaddeus Jones was born on March 28, 1923 in...

Tete Montoliu Day

March 28, 1933 – August 24, 1997 A tribute to the brilliant Spanish jazz pianist Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Pianist Vicenc “Tete” Montoliu Massana was born on March 28, 1933 in Catalonia Spain.Born...

Paul Jackson Day

March 28, 1947 – March 18, 2021 A tribute to the funk and jazz bassist Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Electric bassist Paul Jackson passed away on March 18, 2021 at the age of 73He was born on March 28, 1947...

Midnight Mood – 1978

Bill Evans An uptempo jazz waltz played by a master Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Bill Evans was filmed often during his career, but each clip has something special to offer viewers.In 1978 Evans added the...

Ben Webster Day

March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973 A tribute to one of the great swing tenors Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Tenor-saxophonist Ben Webster was born on March 27, 1909 in Kansas City, Missouri.Webster played...

Sarah Vaughan Day

March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990 A tribute to one of the greatest of all singers Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Singer Sarah Vaughan was born on March 27, 1924 in Newark, New Jersey.Vaughan (who was known to...

Pee Wee Russell Day

March 27, 1906 – February 15, 1969 A birthday tribute to the unique clarinetist Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Clarinetist Charles Ellsworth's “Pee Wee” Russell was born on March 27, 1906, in Maplewood,...

James Moody Day

March 26, 1925 – December 9, 2010   A tribute to the beloved tenor and flutist Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Tenor saxophonist and flutist James Moody was born on March 26, 1925 in Savannah, Georgia.He...