The Dr. Jazz Podcast

No Room For Squares! In this Episode, we take a look at the music and contributions to unsung saxophonist Hank Mobley. He was a great composer, sideman and leader in his own right. Come join us for a ...

8 Apr 20213h 4min

It's that time of year — time for Spring Cleaning. This can be tedious, especially if you're a jazz fan. You try to find a good jazz mix, and then beautiful ballads are in the mix and it slows you dow...

30 Mar 20212h 22min

As we approach Spring, the weather turns to more days and evenings filled with rain showers, overcast clouds, and wind whipping about. Yesterday was one of those days for me. While I was busy working ...

19 Mar 20212h 42min

One thing I have missed greatly through this pandemic is live music. I think you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who feels differently. Jazz music is especially vulnerable in that live jazz shows / ...

8 Mar 20212h 50min

I listen to a great deal of music. In fact, I listen a great deal everyday. Since the pandemic began, I decided to listen to at least one full jazz album everyday until normal life resumes again. In t...

26 Feb 20212h 47min

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we give a very special spotlight to one of the titans of jazz in remembrance: Chick Corea. Chick Corea recently passed away from a sudden cancer diagnosis at the...

18 Feb 20214h 25min

2021 is already starting out as a rough year. The Pandemic has closed down Mardi Gras parades, gatherings, parties, and much more (but God bless those Yardi Gras floats!). One thing this pandemic and ...

15 Feb 20212h 10min

It's 3 am and you're inside the middle of a small jazz club with a tiny table and cigarette smoke so thick it produces a haze that gives the musicians on stage a neon-like glow. You grab your coat and...

4 Feb 20213h 40min