The Jazz Format, swinging you around and driving you home. WHPK’s famed DJs play the sounds of Jazz from the inside to the outside; their musical knowledge will educate, enlighten, and entertain. Jazz broadcasts every weeekend and most evenings with a variety that includes Latin Jazz, Be Bop, Swing, Big Band, Free Jazz, the sounds of yesterday and tomorrow.
Monday |
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| 6:30pm | 9:00pm | Zoundz of JazzZoundz!!! mainly focuses on outside jazz, underground jazz, free jazz, and AACM music (including lots of classic Ornette Coleman, Coltrane, Art Ensemble, etc.), but a lot of bop, swing, dixieland, and vocal jazz is also played. Zoundz!!! is the 21st-century successor to WHPK’s long-running “Make Way for Tomorrow” (Monday nights on WHPK have traditionally been dedicated to outside/AACM jazz).Co-host John also reviews jazz for the Chicago Sun-Times and various magazines and wrote the books Ornette Coleman: A Harmolodic Life and The Freedom Principle: Jazz After 1958. |
John Litweiler & Mike Rock |
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Tuesday |
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| 7:00pm | 9:00pm | Jazz in FlightStirring up the soul with the sounds of jazz, featuring the evolution of ’70s jazz and its progression to the modern day. Jazz in Flight will uplift, revitalize, and inspire your spirit to soar to new heights. » Web site |
Phoenix, “the Ladybird of Song” & Zimbabu, “the Bruce Lee of Drums” |
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Jazz Port |
Yaounde Olu & Christine Bowen |
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Wednesday |
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| 7:00pm | 9:00pm | Blues Meets JazzFocusing on jazz and blues crossover artists—those who straddle both genres with aplomb. Musicians you’re likely to hear regularly on the program include Ernie Andrews, Ray Bryant, Lou Donaldson, Herb Ellis, Ella Fitzerald, Gene Harris, Milt Jackson, David “Fathead” Newman, Joe Pass, Duke Robilliard, Jimmy Smith, Clark Terry, Stanley Turrentine, and Dinah Washington. In-between songs Keros gives thought-provoking commentary and educational tidbits. |
Leslie Karos |
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The Jazz Supreme ShowA sublime foray into the music called jazz. Wilson plays classic and contemporary jazz and encourages listeners to call in with commentary and prize giveaways. |
Vaughn Wilson | ||
Thursday |
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| 7:00pm | 9:00pm | Kevin Tirella |
Kevin Tirella |
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Vito Rizzi |
Vito Rizzi | ||
Saturday |
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| 6:00am | 9:00am | Jazz for the ConnoisseurVeteran broadcaster Bailey plays jazz classics. |
Lee Bailey |
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The Velvet HoursFeaturing a menagerie of musical programming—from Big Band to Trios, and Suites to comedic intros—Tundi focuses on the needs of his listeners and plays right into their ears. He always takes time out to make the listeners feel like a part of his show. Additionally, he keeps changing the groove, which keeps his listeners off-balance and delightfully surprised. |
Tundi | ||
| 9:00am | 12:00pm | Jazz Merry-Go-Round |
John Sanders |
| 12:00pm | 2:00pm | Jazz for Shut-InsSanchez’s music is an interesting collection of Be-Bop, Tradional, and Latin-fused music. He intermingles these sounds with informative commentary and has many local and international guests on his show. Sanchez makes the “shut-ins” feel like they are not shut off from the world of music. |
Sanchez |
Sunday |
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| 3:00am | 6:00am | Community Cultivations |
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Jonathan Horwich |
Jonathan Horwich | ||
| 6:00am | 8:00am | Al Carter Bey |
Al Carter Bey |
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Alice in Jazzland |
Alice Brown | ||
| 8:00am | 10:00am | The Laws of JazzJazz at its best, with flavorful commentaries and insightful, thought-provoking informational tidbots. Laws is a law unto himself: relentless in his presentation of top-notch jazz and extremely knowledgeable of the musicians that present the sound. |
Andy Laws |
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The Tune-Up ShowIncorporates a variety of recordings—sometimes focusing on a particular year, sometimes a specific artist. Thomas presents historical and educational tidbits only—no sidetalk. |
Rickie Thomas | ||
| 10:00am | 12:00pm | JazzwalkIf Big Band Jazz is what you want to hear, or music from legendary local musicians—especially from DuSable High School—you won’t want to miss this show. Daspit is witty and fun to listen to, and his knowledge of the music is amazing. |
Gil Daspit |
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What Is This Thing Called Jazz?New music with an assortment of live interviews. Our oldest show, running on WHPK since 1976. |
Lofton A. Emenari III | ||
| 12:00pm | 2:00pm | The Jazz Doctor (who makes house calls)The Jazz Doctor who makes house calls pays a visit to all of jazz lovers and fills their prescriptions with his own special dose of music, focusing on the Be-Bop jazz era and featuring the music of Charlie “Bird” Parker regularly. Additionally, he spices his show with historic personal information and anecdotes about the jazz scene of yesteryear. |
Dr. Sterling Watson |
| 2:00pm | 4:00pm | A Lesson in Jazz |
Joyce Mallory |
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Journey Into JazzJourney into Jazz focuses on the popular sounds of jazz and the journey that the current local musicians take to personalize their sound. Gentle Smooth Lady Phillips dedicates most of her show to uplifting local artists by playing their recordings (usually renditions of jazz standards). Phillips also conducts regular interviews with local celebrities and keeps her listening community informed of all the local happenings. She also often has free giveaways for exciting events. |
Brenda & Linda Phillips |
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| 4:00pm | 6:00pm | Jazz for DessertJazz for Dessert serves up beautiful jazz, from Third Stream classically-influenced, to blues-influenced, to be-bop, to traditional, to cool, to contemporary; the gamut of what is jazz for the discerning listener’s ear. Like dessert, it’s all luscious, sweet, and so satisfying. |
Sharon Masters |
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Straight Ahead JazzYamaide plays principally acoustic jazz, based on the hard bop tradition and sensibilities. Straight Ahead Jazz has a few characteristic structural components; the typical performance consists of a melody, followed by improvisation on its chord changes, improvised solos, and then the melody is repeated. Some compositions, however, do go beyond these structural bounds. |
Yamaide | ||