This week on Strictly Jazz Sounds, host Steve Braunginn features some of the hottest jazz for 2020 including 2021 Grammy Award nominees Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, Arturo O’Farrill, Terri Lyne Carrington and Maria Schneider. Discover and learn about top jazz recordings, artists and trends in this week’s edition starting at 2 pm Thursday, January 14. […]
Tour the New York Hot Spots on New Years Eve on Strictly Jazz Sounds
This week’s edition of Strictly Jazz Sounds features a New Year’s Eve of clubbing in New York City. We’ll start at Birdland with Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers and Steve Kuhn then go to the Blue Note for some Dizzy and then head over to the Half Note for Wes Montgomery and the Wynton […]
Strictly Jazz Sounds’ John Coltrane Special, Part 2
Tune in Thursday to “A John Coltrane Special: Part II” on Strictly Jazz Sounds featuring a complete, uninterrupted playing of A Love Supreme. Coltrane’s birthday (August 23) fell during the Pledge Drive so this is SJS co-host Steve Braunginn’s belated birthday celebration. Featured tracks from John Coltrane’s illustrious career include collaborations with Sonny Rollins and […]
Annual DOWNBEAT Critics Poll Show on Strictly Jazz Sounds
The Thursday September 10 edition of Strictly Jazz Sounds features its annual DOWNBEAT Critics Poll show. Co-host Steve Braunginn features winners in all of the major categories including tracks by Jimmy Heath, Carmen McRae, Terri Lyne Carrington, John Coltrane, Kenny Barron, Jane Ira Bloom and Herbie Hancock among many others. Carrington’s “Bells (Ring Loudly)” from […]
Strictly Jazz Sounds Celebrates Terri Lyne Carrington
Drummer, singer, bandleader, composer, producer and entrepreneur Terri Lyne Carrington is a trailblazer and bridge-builder in the jazz world. Join host Steven Braunginn on the Thursday, August 13 edition of Strictly Jazz Sounds as he recognizes Carrington’s historic victories in the 68th Annual DownBeat Magazine critics poll. Carrington was a triple winner in the poll, […]
Strictly Jazz Sounds Celebrates John Coltrane!
Saxophonist legend John Coltrane died on July 17, 1967 at the young age of 40. The Thursday July 17 edition of Strictly Jazz Sounds will celebrate the musical accomplishments and contributions of this revered musician who fundamentally altered the direction and tenor of jazz. We will explore Coltrane’s brief but highly productive studio recordings, beginning […]
