Jay McShann http://news.stlpublicradio.org en Money-What Makes Public Radio Go Around http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/money-what-makes-public-radio-go-around <p>The March 10, Jazz Unlimited will be devoted to an examination of tunes about money.&nbsp; Money is what fuels St. Louis Public Radio.&nbsp; Some of the srtists to be heard to night include Muggsy Sprecher recorded live at the Silver Dollar Club on Gaslight Square, Ahmad Jamal, J.J. Johnson, Count Basie with Buddy DeFranco, Art Tatum, Phil Woods, Cannonball Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Jay McShann and the World Saxophone Quartet.</p><p>Check out my photos of some of the artists heard on the show.</p> Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:49:42 +0000 Dennis Owsley 9948 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Money-What Makes Public Radio Go Around The Quieter Side of Jazz, An Interview With Marc Myers And New Music http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/quieter-side-jazz-interview-marc-myers-and-new-music <p>On February 4, our feature The Quieter Side of Jazz will have music by pianists Elmo Hope, Herbie Nichols, and Jay McShann and drummers Kenny Clarke, Frank Butler and Max Roach.&nbsp; The second hour will consist of an interview with music with Marc Myers, author of the book, "Why Jazz Happened" (University of California Press).&nbsp; Myers discusses the technological, business and social currents that made jazz what it became in the 1940's through the late 1960's.&nbsp; The final hour of the show will feature new music with Joe Lovano, the SF Jazz Collective, Chris Potter, David Liebman an Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:30:00 +0000 Dennis Owsley 9386 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org The Quieter Side of Jazz, An Interview With Marc Myers And New Music