Karl Gehrke

The Green Dolphin Jazz Quartet joins Jazz Nightly this evening from the SDPB Black Hills studios in Rapid City. Music begins at 7, MT; 8, CT. https://t.co/BwZCYSKIeR

RT @tedgioia: Louise Tobin, big-band singer who helped discover Frank Sinatra, dies at 104. https://t.co/uOLzPEKS7d

I don’t want to hear Christmas music until the middle of December. But today is the centennial of the great blues pianist and singer Charles Brown, so I’m playing his timeless Christmas classic. https://t.co/9rx157FVKE

merry christnas baby charles brown - Google Search https://t.co/eDOwv4HItS

Joey DeFrancesco, driving force on the Hammond organ, dies at 51 : NPR https://t.co/PblssXoWys

As I celebrate Wayne Shorter’s 89th birthday this evening on Jazz Nightly, I remember a great night in 2002 hearing him with his quartet. Back when CD cases were a great place to save ticket stubs. https://t.co/Ylvl6qtAKX

Les Singes Volants return to Jazz Nightly this evening for a live performance celebrating the 5th anniversary of SDPB’s Black Hills studio. Music begins at 8, CT; 7, MT. https://t.co/kVjLBOWSVy

I was saddened to hear about Butch Thompson’s passing earlier this week. I’m featuring some of his wonderful piano playing this evening on Jazz Nightly. https://t.co/mfEJgJhfxQ

Rapid City trumpeter Alex Massa releases the latest in his “Plays Well with Others” series this week. I’ll play tracks and talk with him about the album this evening on Jazz Nightly beginning at 9, CT; 8, MT. https://t.co/UCx3vqHCNV

Either the peas and beans are in a battle to the death or an illicit love affair. Either way I’ll let them work it out. https://t.co/eigXS3c48x

RT @tedgioia: I’ve launched an online petition for Duke Ellington to be granted the Pulitzer Prize he was denied in 1965—despite the recomm…

Greeting card makers seem to live in a world where fathers do nothing but golf, fish, drink beer, watch TV and fart.

Happy 80th Birthday ⁦@PaulMcCartney⁩ https://t.co/9Mfu6mYIZV

Good song for this afternoon. Ella Fitzgerald - Gone With The Wind.wmv - YouTube https://t.co/UgRfszFk1m

I’m in the studio preparing for this evening’s Jazz Nightly Charles Mingus centennial show. I’m happy to share some of the greatest jazz ever recorded. https://t.co/tk38tE96kP

Sioux Falls-born guitarist Mike Miller discusses his new album, playing with Chick Corea and learning music in his father’s band. https://t.co/nQ6W1XMEO5

RT @KUVOJazz: We are heartbroken and devastated to report the passing of Ron Miles. We are trying to gather the right words to express ho…