Lost (And Found) In Yonkers: The Billy Lester Story. For 50 years, pianist Billy Lester dedicated himself to purism and mastery away from the spotlight. But in 2019, he headlined two sold-out sets at Jazz Standard for the Newvelle Records showcase. We hear highlights from those performances with bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Matt Wilson, and Billy shares the story of how he got there.

Jaco Pastorius: World's Greatest Bass Player, Part 3. Featuring the 20th Century musical giant in his recordings with Joni Mitchell, and with his own large ensembles, from his Word Of Mouth Big Band. With commentary by Joni, and by Joe Zawinul.

Actress Jane Lynch is a hilarious presence in the Christopher Guest films, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind and For Your Consideration. Although she was initially reluctant to dive into Guest’s improvisational approach to character development in these films, she loved the process and feels it pushed her forward as an actress. Now, with her Emmy winning roles on Glee, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and numerous other programs expanding her audience even further, she is, among other projects, doing what she loves most: group singing, with her tours A Swinging’ Little Christmas with Tim Davis and Kate Flannery, and Two Lost Souls, her duo show with Kate.

David Bixler’s Beatitude. Saxophonist, composer, and educator David Bixler cut his teeth touring the world with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Toshiko Akioshi. He later joined the Chico O’Farrill Afro-Cuban Big Band, with whom he played a decade-long residency at Birdland and won a LATIN GRAMMY for Final Night at Birdland.Beatitude is his quartet project that you’ll hear selections from no this show including the best of their 2019 release In the Face of Chaos. Featuring Jon Cowherd on Piano, Ike Sturm on Bass, Rogerio Boccato on Percussion and David Bixler on Alto Sax, and from an April 3rd, 2025 performance, Daniel Peck is your host for David Bixler’s Beatitude…Live at the Bop Stop.

1946: Jukebox Rhythm Review, Part 2. Our old Rockola Jukebox is once again in the forefront as we spotlight the biggest Rhythm & Blues jukebox hits of 1946. This week, in part 2, we'll focus on the second half of the year, featuring three #1s from Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five. During 1946, Jordan held the top spot on the Race Record Chart for an incredible 35 weeks. The King Cole Trio scores one of their most memorable hits, "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons," which tops the Pop Chart, but only makes it to #3 R&B. The Ink Spots continue to dominate, but like Nat "King" Cole, they're scoring bigger Pop Hits. Jay McShann tells us about his "Voodoo Woman Blues," while Roosevelt Sykes takes us down that "Sunny Road." T-Bone Walker, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup and Julia Lee make appearances as well as Bull Moose Jackson, who makes his first chart appearance in the middle of 1946 for Queen Records. Matt The Cat wraps up 1946 with movie and sports highlights and as always, the "story behind the story," on some of the greatest blues and rhythm records of all-time.

The Jazz Centennials of 1926. In 1926, a generation of artists was born that would reshape jazz for decades to come. This special episode celebrates eight of those centennials: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Melba Liston, Randy Weston, Ray Brown, Lou Donaldson, Jimmy Heath, and Tony Bennett.

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Guitarist, bandleader, swing dancer, and occasional lawyer, Jonathan Stout loves swing music and diving into the specifics of what makes that music so appealing. Plenty of doctors, lawyers and those in other fields play music on the side, but Jonathan is the first virtuosic musician I’ve met who does a bit of lawyering on the side. We talk discuss all this, Jonathan’s latest CD, the enduring appeal of this engaging musical style.

Pianist, guitarist and educator Ariel Kasler is a driving force behind the resurgence of jazz and classical music in Northwest Ohio in both his position as the pianist for the Toledo Jazz Orchestra and as the Artistic Director of the Orchard Guitar Festival. As the leader of his own quartet, he performs original jazz compositions and arrangements influenced by Middle Eastern, Jewish, and Israeli music as evidenced on 2015’s Above the Sound, the 2022 release Make it Bloom and on this March 23rd, 2025 performance. Featuring Andrew Bishop on Saxophones, Jeff Halsey on Bass, Olman Piedra on Drums and Ariel Kasler on Guitar and Piano, Daniel Peck is your host for the Ariel Kasler Quartet…Live at the Bop Stop

Jazz House Kids is shaping the next generation of jazz greats. Guest host Michel Martin shares the story of this Montclair organization and its students who've gone from classroom to world stage, featuring Matthew Whitaker, Isaiah J. Thompson, and more.