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Back Bay Jazz

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

Glenn Miller, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Quincy Jones, Rick Braun, and more.

August 9th, 2010

Diana Krall, David Benoit, Quincy Jones, Michael Buble, and more.

July 26th, 2010

Chris Botti, Tina May Trio, Peter Cincotti, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and more.

July 19th, 2010

Duke Ellington, James Taylor, Michael Buble, FourPlay, and more.

July 12th, 2010

David Benoit, Rick Braun, Brian Culbertson, Michael Buble, and more.

June 21st, 2010

Avishai Cohen Trio, Rick Braun, Louis Armstrong, Stevie Wonder, and more.

June 14th, 2010

Vince Guaraldi Trio, Dave Koz, Rico Barr & Jump 'N' Jive Review, Chuck Mangione, and more.

May 31st, 2010

B.J. Jansen, Brian Culberston, Henry Mancini, Ray Alexander, and more.

May 24th, 2010

The Beautiful South, Jack Jones, Duke Ellington, FourPlay, and more.

May 17th, 2010

Dave Grusin, Etta James, Ann Austin, Bret Zvacek Quintet, and more.

May 10th, 2010

Diana Krall, Dave Grusin, Brubeck Brothers Quartet, Boston Pops, and more.

April 19th, 2010

Pat Metheny Group, Dave Grusin, David Sanborn, Steve Cole, and more.

April 12th, 2010

Dave Koz, Various Artists, Bill Conti, Oscar Peterson, and more.

April 5th, 2010

Four80East, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Boston Pops, Various Artists, and more.

March 22nd, 2010

Chris Botti, Charles Earland, George Shearing, Michael Buble, and more.

March 15th, 2010

Dane Vannatter, Dave Grusin, Doc Powell, Vince Guaraldi, and more.

March 1st, 2010

Four80East, Dave Koz, Charles Mingus, Michael Buble, and more.

February 22nd, 2010

Ray Brown Jr., Ramsey Lewis Trio, Art Porter, Four80East, and more.

February 15th, 2010

Tierney Sutton, Doc Powell, Brubeck Brothers Quartet, Marc Mcdonald, and more.

February 8th, 2010

Dave Brubeck Quartet, Brian Culbertson, Michael Buble, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and more.

February 1st, 2010

Regina Carter, Chick Corea, Marcus Johnson, Boz Scaggs, and more.

January 25th, 2010

Irene Reid, Etta James, Lou Donaldson, Maynard Ferguson, and more.

January 18th, 2010

Bret Zvacek Qunitet, Lorraine Feather, Eldee Young & Marshall Vente, Claudia Acuna, and more.

September 12th, 2009

Quincy Jones, Bobby McFerrin, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Diana Krall, and more.

August 29th, 2009

New York Voices, Chuck Mangione, Michael Buble, Miles Davis, and more.

August 22nd, 2009

Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials, Jennifer Lee, Peter Cincotti, The Robert Cray Band, and more.

August 15th, 2009

Doc Powell, Steve Cole, Claudia Acuna, David Sanborn, and more.

August 8th, 2009

Tina May Trio, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Chick Corea, Joshua Redman, and more.

August 1st, 2009

The Wood Brothers, Annie Ross, Miles Davis Qunitet, Charles Earland, and more.

July 25th, 2009

Diana Krall, Dave Koz, Chuck Mangione, Quincy Jones, and more.

July 18th, 2009

Henry Mancini, Dave Koz, Harry Connick Jr., Quincy Jones, and more.

June 27th, 2009

Catro, Kate McGarry, Nick Vayenas, New York Voices, and more.

June 20th, 2009

Bobby Watson, David Benoit, Michael Buble, Dotti Anita Taylor, and more.

June 13th, 2009

Dave Koz, Amandah Jantzen, Ray Charles, Chick Corea & Return To Forever, and more.

May 30th, 2009

Benny Goodman, and more.

May 23rd, 2009

Peter Cincotti, Leslie Pintchik, Jeff Lorber, Ann Austin, and more.

May 9th, 2009

Diana Krall, David Benoit, Rick Braun, Brian Culbertson, and more.

May 2nd, 2009

Miles Davis, Frank Kimbrough, Ron Kaplan, Herbie Hancock, and more.

April 18th, 2009

Wynton Marsalis With the Lincon Center Jazz Orchestra, Marc Mcdonald, The Brand New Heavies, Ray Brown Jr., and more.

April 11th, 2009

Pacific Standard Time, FourPlay, Michael Buble, Ben Allison & Man Sized Safe, and more.

April 4th, 2009

Earl Klugh, Kurt Elling, Walter Beasley, Tina May Trio, and more.

March 7th, 2009

Rico Barr & Jump 'N' Jive Review, Four80East, Bheki Mseleku, Goerge Shearing, and more.

February 28th, 2009

John LaPorta Quintet, Spaulding Givens & Charles Mingus, Peter Cincotti, Eldee Young & Marshall Vente, and more.

February 21st, 2009

Diana Krall, Harry Connick Jr., The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dave Koz, and more.

February 7th, 2009

Shea Breaux Wells, Kansas City Band W/Kevin Mahogany, Chris Botti, Michael Buble, and more.

January 31st, 2009

Johnny Griffin, Thelonious Monk, Avishai Cohen Trio, Miles Davis Qunitet, and more.

January 24th, 2009

Rick Braun, Joe Parillo & Christine Harrington, Four80East, Michael Buble, and more.

January 17th, 2009

Jeff Berlin, Patti Wicks, Brian Culbertson, Chris Botti, and more.

December 20th, 2008

B. B. King & John Popper, Annie Lennox & Al Green, Peter, Paul and Mary, Nancy Wilson, and more.

December 13th, 2008

Lionel Hampton, Cyrus Chestnut, Dane Vannatter, Joaquin Lievano, and more.

December 6th, 2008

Boney James, Earl Klugh, Frank Kimbrough, Bret Zvacek Qunitet, and more.

November 22nd, 2008

Bruce Jackson, Jamiroquai, Dave Koz, Howard Wiley, and more.

November 15th, 2008

Four80East, Voodoo Dogs, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Eldee Young & Marshall Vente, and more.

November 8th, 2008

Marc Mcdonald, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Chris Botti, Kate McGarry, and more.

November 1st, 2008

Art Tatum, Various Artists, Madeline Eastman, Quincy Jones, and more.

October 18th, 2008

Jeff Lorber, The Hot Club of Cowtown, Harry Connick Jr., Michael Buble, and more.

October 4th, 2008

Irene Reid, Patti Wicks, Brian Culberston, Ceclia Slattery, and more.

September 27th, 2008

Joshua Redman, Hank Jones & Bob Stewart, Charlie Parker, Dane Vannatter, and more.

September 13th, 2008

The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Catro, Roy Hargrove Presents: the RH Factor, Dave Koz, and more.

September 6th, 2008

Dave Grusin, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Stan Getz, Steve Cole, and more.

August 30th, 2008

The Wood Brothers, The Earl Hines Trio, Jamie Fox, Jason Palmer, and more.

August 23rd, 2008

Wynton Marsalis With the Lincon Center Jazz Orchestra, Maynard Ferguson, Kate McGarry, Avishai Cohen, and more.

August 16th, 2008

Marcus Johnson, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66, FourPlay, The DW Project, and more.

August 9th, 2008

Michael Buble, Ann Austin, Miles Davis, Boney James, and more.

August 2nd, 2008

Jimmy Raney & Stan Getz, Canned Heat, Paolo Conte, Dave Koz, and more.

July 26th, 2008

Aviashai Cohen, The Mambo Kings, Jeff Lorber, Alan Silvestri, and more.