Podcast Episodes

8:30 Jazz Podcast #54 organist Jimmy Smith

Season 2 Episode 54

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Jimmy Smith was a pioneering American jazz organist, widely regarded for his mastery of the Hammond B-3 organ. He played a crucial role in popularizing the instrument in jazz, blending …

Published on 5 months ago

8:30 Episode #53 Charlie Parker / Dizzy Gillespie

Season 2 Episode 53

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Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie were pioneers of bebop, a jazz movement that revolutionized the genre in the 1940s. Parker's virtuosic saxophone playing, combined with Gillespie's in…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

8:30 A Jazz Podcast Episode #52 Rudy Van Gelder

Season 2 Episode 52

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Rudy Van Gelder was a renowned American recording engineer, widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz music. Born on November 2, 1924, in Jersey City…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

8:30 Episode #51 Season 2 "R&B Groups With Jazzy Instrumentals"

Season 2 Episode 51

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In this episode your 8:30 Crew Herman Hollywood Dawkins and Ray The Jazzman explore the R&B side of Jazz with songs that are typically known as associated with R&B groups or acts. You w…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

8:30 Episode #50 "A Super Special 50th Episode Celebration - Songs For Our Fathers"

Season 2 Episode 50

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In this Exciting Super Special 2 hour 50th Episode from your 8:30 crew Herman Hollywood Dawkins and Ray The Jazzman, we are honoring our Dads. They are the ones who got us into Jazz, an…

Published on 7 months ago

8:30 A Jazz Podcast, episode #49 Smooth Jazz.

Season 2 Episode 49

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On the next jazz podcast, the 8:30 crew will dive into the music of smooth jazz artists who created the sounds that played on radio stations throughout the country. Smooth jazz is a mel…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

8:30 A Jazz Podcast Episode: Jean-Luc Ponty

Season 2 Episode 46

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Legendary Jean-Luc Ponty is a French jazz violinist and composer, renowned for his pioneering work in blending jazz improvisation with electronic music. Throughout his career, he has co…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

8:30 Episode The Yellowjackets vs Spyro Gyra Pt.1

Season 2 Episode 47

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The Yellowjackets and Spyro Gyra are both iconic jazz fusion bands that emerged in the late 1970s, but they represent distinct approaches to the genre. The Yellowjackets tend to blend c…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

8:30 Episode #5 "The Lost Episode" (Off The Cuff)

Season 1 Episode 5

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In this Amazing 8:30 Episode, The 8:30 crew are literally going right off the cuff, 

picking songs to play and listen to as we are recording the episode.

This would have been 8:30 episode…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

8:30 A Jazz Podcast - Episode #43 - Thelonious Monk

Season 1 Episode 43

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In this episode of our jazz podcast, we dive deep into the genius of Thelonious Monk, one of the most innovative and influential pianists in jazz history. We explore Monk's unique appro…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago