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From Coltrane to Krall, from Brubeck to Bublé, it's an exploration of the repertoire of American jazz, blues, and maybe even a little funk. Every week there is the Boston Jazz Calendar, and a song or two off of some great jazz vinyl.

# of Episodes

66

Host

Zack

First Aired

July 26th, 2008

Last Episode

August 16th, 2010

Previous broadcasts

August 16th, 2010

Steve Cole, Chris Botti, Brubeck Brothers Quartet, Dave Koz, and more.

August 9th, 2010

Bill Evans, David Benoit, Quincy Jones, Michael Buble, and more.

July 26th, 2010

Frank Sinatra, David Benoit, Ann Austin, Michael Buble, and more.

July 19th, 2010

Etta James, David Benoit, Peter Cincotti, FourPlay, and more.

July 12th, 2010

Dane Vannatter, Bobby McFerrin, Van Morrison, Chris Botti, and more.

June 21st, 2010

Henry Mancini, Quincy Jones, Jack Jones, Frank Sinatra, and more.

June 14th, 2010

Toots Thielemans, Rico Barr & Jump 'N' Jive Review, Brubeck Brothers Quartet, Rick Braun, and more.

May 31st, 2010

Dave Grusin, Quincy Jones, Ron Kaplan, Ann Austin, and more.

May 24th, 2010

Chick Corea & Bela Fleck, George Winston, Chuck Mangione, Tina May Trio, and more.

May 17th, 2010

New York Voices, Ann Austin, Donald Byrd, Quincy Jones, and more.

May 10th, 2010

Jeff Lorber, Boston Pops, Pat Metheny Group, Diana Krall, and more.

April 19th, 2010

Dave Grusin, Dave Koz, Pat Metheny Group, Steve Cole, and more.

April 12th, 2010

Henry Mancini, Sting, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Dave Grusin, and more.

April 5th, 2010

Various Artists, Four80East, Quincy Jones, Boston Pops, and more.

March 22nd, 2010

Modern Jazz Quartet, Houston Person, Celia Slattery, Thelonious Monk, and more.

March 15th, 2010

Doc Powell, Amandah Jantzen, Vince Guaraldi, Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials, and more.

March 1st, 2010

David Sanborn, David Murray, George Shearing, Charles Mingus, and more.

February 22nd, 2010

Daniel Smith, Four80East, Ray Brown Jr., Brian Culbertson, and more.

February 15th, 2010

Ron Kaplan, Gerald Wilson Orchestra, Jamie Fox, Earl Klugh, and more.

February 8th, 2010

Four80East, Pat Metheny Group, Dave Koz, Peter Cincotti, and more.

February 1st, 2010

Chick Corea, Pat Metheny Group, Peter Cincotti, Regina Carter, and more.

January 25th, 2010

FourPlay, Eartha Kitt, Ray Brown Jr., Irene Reid, and more.

January 18th, 2010

Four80East, Bret Zvacek Qunitet, Eldee Young & Marshall Vente, Jason Palmer, and more.

September 12th, 2009

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Etta James, Tony Bennett, Joe Louis Walker, and more.

August 29th, 2009

Linda Ronstadt, Dave Grusin, New York Voices, FourPlay, and more.

August 22nd, 2009

Jeff Campbell, Celia Slattery, Brian Culbertson, FourPlay, and more.

August 15th, 2009

Jeff Lorber, Joshua Redman, Oscar Peterson, Jamiroquai, and more.

August 8th, 2009

Jeremy Pelt, Boney James, Joshua Redman, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and more.

August 1st, 2009

Thelonious Monk, Rico Barr & Jump 'N' Jive Review, Bheki Mseleku, Hourston Person, and more.

July 25th, 2009

Dave Koz, Michael Buble, Steve Cole, Ann Austin, and more.

July 18th, 2009

Michael Buble, Dave Grusin, Harry Connick Jr., Dave Koz, and more.

June 27th, 2009

Sting, Richie Cole & the Alto Madness Orchestra, Quincy Jones, Kate McGarry, and more.

June 20th, 2009

Gene Bertoncini, Brubeck Brothers Quartet, Dave Grusin, Art Porter, and more.

June 13th, 2009

Chick Corea, Bret Zvacek Qunitet, Dave Koz, Amandah Jantzen, and more.

May 30th, 2009

Benny Goodman, and more.

May 23rd, 2009

Irene Reid, Eldee Young & Marshall Vente, Peter Cincotti, David Sanborn, and more.

May 9th, 2009

Rick Braun, Dave Koz, FourPlay, Brian Culbertson, and more.

May 2nd, 2009

Kiss The Sky, Ron Kaplan, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, and more.

April 18th, 2009

Jamie Fox, Courtney Pine, Pat Metheny Group, A Twist of Motown, and more.

April 11th, 2009

Peter Cincotti, Michael Buble, The Boston Pops, Nat "King" Cole, and more.

April 4th, 2009

Jimmy Heath, JJ Grey & Mofro, William F. O'Connell, Richie Cole & the Alto Madness Orchestra, and more.

March 7th, 2009

Jeff Berlin, Rico Barr & Jump 'N' Jive Review, Goerge Shearing, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, and more.

February 28th, 2009

John LaPorta Quintet, Ruben Calrado and His Orchestra, Los Albinos, Peter Cincotti, and more.

February 21st, 2009

Peter Cincotti, The Mambo Kings, Brubeck Brothers Quartet, Henry Mancini, and more.

February 7th, 2009

Ray Brown Jr., Jeff Lorber, Antilles, Nicholas Payton, and more.

January 31st, 2009

Avishai Cohen Trio, Chuck Mangione, Dave Koz, Diana Krall, and more.

January 24th, 2009

Avishai Cohen, Ben Allison & Man Sized Safe, Shirley Horn, Shirantha Beddage, and more.

January 17th, 2009

Brian Culbertson, Lena Horn, Irene Reid, Leslie Pintchik, and more.

December 20th, 2008

Michael Buble, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Vanessa Williams, Annie Lennox & Al Green, and more.

December 13th, 2008

Ann Austin, Cyrus Chestnut & Friends, Bill Stewart, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and more.

December 6th, 2008

Bret Zvacek Qunitet, Boney James, The DW Project, Rich Wetzel's Groovin Higher Jazz Orchestra, and more.

November 22nd, 2008

Dave Koz, John Blount, Jason Palmer, Howard Wiley, and more.

November 15th, 2008

Voodoo Dogs, Eldee Young & Marshall Vente, Rickey Woodard, Four80East, and more.

November 8th, 2008

Thelonious Monk, Jimmy "JuneBug" Jackson, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Nick Vayenas, and more.

November 1st, 2008

The Mambo Kings, Various Artists, Brian Culberston, Willis Jackson, and more.

October 18th, 2008

Linda Ronstadt, Marcus Johnson, David Benoit, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66, and more.

October 4th, 2008

Celia Slattery, Jeff Campbell, Jeremy Pelt, Organized Noise Featuring Brian McKnight, and more.

September 27th, 2008

Joshua Redman, Herbie Hancock, Dane Vannatter, Darcel Wilson, and more.

September 13th, 2008

Dave Grusin, Avishai Cohen, Richie Cole & the Alto Madness Orchestra, Metro, and more.

September 6th, 2008

The City Beat, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Joshua Redman, Dave Grusin, and more.

August 30th, 2008

Bruce Jackson, Chris Botti, Bobby Vince Paunetto, Howard Wiley, and more.

August 23rd, 2008

Bobo Stenson, Jason Palmer, Allan Harris, Stanley Jordan, and more.

August 16th, 2008

Charles Earland, Indigo, Marcus Johnson, Bret Zvacek Qunitet, and more.

August 9th, 2008

Gene Harris Quartet, Chick Corea, Ann Austin, Miles Davis, and more.

August 2nd, 2008

John Lee Hooker, Glenn Miller, The Boston Pops, Peter Cincotti, and more.

July 26th, 2008

Glenn Miller, Four80East, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Chris Botti, and more.