The Jazz Ark (WNOP radio 740 - 1962-2000)

25/07/2025

Grover Washington Jr. - what a great song this is!

Old school is definitely in da house with this classic from 1976. To you young folks out there on Youtube, this is what excellent music is ALL about!!

05/07/2025

We've seen a resurgence in local Jazz clubs opening around Cincinnati in the last 5 years.

What's the next "big thing" we'll see on the local Jazz scene?

22/05/2025

30/04/2025

Great weekend coming up!

Come check out Caffè Vivace the best in coffee by day and live jazz music by night. Quickly becoming the premier jazz club in Cincinnati.

09/04/2025

Here's a pretty cool local Jazz calendar for Cincinnati.

Learn about upcoming live jazz performances in Cincinnati!

03/02/2025

Tonight at Memorial Hall (in OTR)

https://www.memorialhallotr.com/cincinnati-shows/the-cc3-from-airports-to-spaceships/

26/11/2024

https://youtu.be/yEHP3RRhjr4?feature=shared

Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz OrchestraNovember 21, 2024 w/Rusty Burge

18/11/2024

A member sent me this photo - can anyone Identify the folks in it?

31/10/2024

WNOP-AM 740 is no longer a Jazz station, but our brothers and sisters in jazz wish you a happy Halloween.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, ALL YOU JAZZ FANS!!!
It's BY REQUEST THURSDAY again! I'll be taking and playing your requests here on FB, by text or phone at 319-398-5883 or by email at [email protected]! Join me as we celebrate the birthdays of singer Ethel Waters, saxmen Illinois Jacquet, Ted Nash, Booker Ervin and Joel Frahm, drummer Sherman Ferguson and trombonist/composer Vincent Gardner, and the recording anniversaries of Chet Baker & Art Pepper’s “Playboys” (1956), Horace Silver’ “Song for My Father” (1964), Charles Mingus in Paris (1970) Ahmad Jamal’s “Big Byrd” (1994) and more! And, as always, I'll be taking and playing YOUR REQUESTS from 10-2 on Jazz 88.3 KCCK or online at kcck.org. LEMME HEAR YA'!!!

02/10/2024

Grammy Award-nominated NYC jazz trombonist John Fedchock explores music from the Great American Songbook sharing unique adaptations tailored to his instrument. John is internationally respected as a trombone virtuoso and big band arranger who was music director for the Woody Herman Orchestra for man...

05/09/2024

Happy Birthday to Gerald Wilson (9/4)

Born on this day the great Gerald Wilson. In 1957 Don Cherry took me to a rehearsal with Gerald's orchestra, it was a life changing event. At the time I did not know that Gerald was from Memphis and had gone to Manassas and had played in Jimmie Lunceford's orchestra - he had also arranged for Duke Ellington, and scored Hollywood films, though was uncredited. He was a charismatic and his compositions and arrangements were thrilling. I played with him for four years while I was at USC - that alone was beyond any graduate school. I played alto saxophone in the reed section variously beside Eric Dolphy, Harold Land, Walter Benton, Joe Maini, Clifford Jordan. Ornette even came to some rehearsals and brought an arrangement. We played the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas for a month with Elmo Hope on piano. Gerald encouraged us all to go higher. I love this man and the inspiration he brought to me.

Photo at Monterey Jazz Festival c. 2006 by Dorothy Darr

27/08/2024

Remembering guitarist Russell Malone, who passed away today. We were proud to host him at CV just last September. In addition to his own albums and touring, Russell had a storied career playing with Jimmy Smith, Harry Connick Jr., George Benson, Ron Carter, Dianne Reeves, Freddy Cole, David Sanborn and many others.

We’ll be taking a moment to listen back to his 2012 Piano Jazz session: https://www.npr.org/2012/11/30/166264628/russell-malone-on-piano-jazz