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2022_10_23 WRTI
Big Band Jazz with Bob Craig
Sunday, 6 to 8 p.m.

Join Bob Craig for "Voices in Big Band Jazz" from 6 to 7 p.m., and then stay tuned for "Big Band Jazz" from 7 to 8 p.m.

Bob takes you on a musical journey through the evolution of "Big Band Jazz," which started off with the heavy hitters including Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Stan Kenton. They opened the door for Claude Thornhill, Quincy Jones, Thad Jones, and Mel Lewis, who took Big Band Jazz to exciting new places. Bob also covers the soloists who became great bandleaders, such as Lionel Hampton, Gerry Mulligan, Dizzy Gillespie, and the more contemporary big bands, such as the Resonance Big Band, Mike Barone's Big Band, and the MHCC Jazz Band.

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