Jazz historian Ted Gioia joins Night Lights this week to talk about his latest book.
Night Lights offers up a free-spirited, pop-culture-alluding Fourth of July jazz tribute.
Scott LaFaro lived only 25 years. His influence as a revolutionary jazz bassist has lasted 50 years and counting.
Come along for a jazz sleigh ride this week on Night Lights, with music from Shirley Horn, Paul Bley, Duke Ellington, Wes Montgomery, and more.
We'll hear music from The French Connection's soundtrack, composed and recorded by trumpeter Don Ellis.
It’s one of the biggest states in the Union, and throughout the 20th century it was a wellspring of musical vitality, producing artists such as Ornette Coleman, Scott Joplin, Hot Lips Page, and Jimmy Giuffre…