Billy Foster Jazz Zone
Special Programs
Check out our Listener's Choice Programs
You are invited to bring 3 of your favorite jazz cuts to the Jazz Zone
Critique them and tell our audience what makes them special to you
Bruce Evans, Mike Carson, Eric Johnson, Johnny Thomas are just a few of our listeners who have turned us on to some great music
Afriyie's debut as a jazz dj - 5/17/07
History of the jazz bass with Bruce Evans 2/8/08
The music of Miles Davis 2/15/08 with Renee Miles-Foster
The music of Duke Ellington with Tillman Buggs - 2 /22/08
February is African-American History Month
Each week during February our programming is featuring a jazz history series
Hope you enjoyed the Bobby Watson interview
Interview with Seattle vocalist Gail Pettis
Interview with Mulgrew Miller
Upcoming:
Todd Coolman
March was Women's History Month
Our programming for the week of March 13th featured exclusively cd's by the women in jazz
We were fortunate to broadcast an interview we did with trumpeter Jim Rotondi after having played with he and Eric Alexander at Portage High School
That Concert thanks to band director Bob Symer
Other Past interviews:
David Baker
Art Hoyle
Marian McPartland
Joe Segal
Jerry Bergonzi
Benny Hargrove
Jim Rotondi
Bobby Watson
Mulgrew Miller
Frank Russell
Henry Johnson
Jimmy Heath
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Listen for Listeners Choice
We hope you enjoyed:
Long Cuts Friday
Live broadcast with jazz guitarist Henry Johnson (big fun)
Jazz Conversations
jazz panel discussion with Lannie Turner, Bruce Evans, Jeff Brown, Tillman Buggs, Renee Miles Foster (more big fun)
Vocal show with Renee Miles-Foster
Thanks to Ron Pickett and Richard Carther and Paul Werner for spending time with us
Hope you enjoyed our broadcast with bassist Frank Russell