Benny Golson, an NEA Jazz Master, Performed in Tulsa Friday Night
[Aired Thursday, March 8th.] While growing up in Philadelphia, Benny Golson (born 1929) --- our guest today on StudioTulsa --- jammed and woodshedded with the likes of John Coltrane, Red Garland, Jimmy...
View ArticleThe Outstanding Jazz Pianist Aaron Goldberg Plays the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame
Our guest on this installment of ST is the widely celebrated NYC-based jazz pianist Aaron Goldberg (born in Boston in 1974), whose playing has been tagged by The New York Times as "versatile and...
View ArticleIt's Gypsy Jazz and Beyond --- Far Beyond --- with the Acclaimed Guitarist...
On this edition of StudioTulsa, we speak by phone with the French-born, Brooklyn-based, and widely acclaimed guitarist, Stephane Wrembel, who performs this evening (Wednesday the 11th) at 7pm at the...
View ArticleJazz Hall of Fame Given 30 Days to pay bills
Jazz Hall of Fame board members are given notice of default on their lease agreement. They have 30 days to pay overdue bills or make arrangements to pay them, or else. Members of the Tulsa County...
View ArticleTulsa County Landlords Order a Private School out of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall...
Problems continue at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. A private school that recently moved into the Union Depot where the Hall is located has been ordered to move out. Asking for an update on unresolved...
View ArticleJazz Hall Organizers say They will Pay $60k Debt
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Facing eviction, directors at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame have announced they will finally be able to pay off some $60,000 in bills the organization has owed for months.Friday's...
View ArticleNo Action on Jazz Hall of Fame
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame remains in the Union Depot, at least for now. The Tulsa County Industrial Authority, which is made up of County Commissioners, held a special meeting today to discuss the...
View ArticleClassical Origins and Jazz Chops Galore: A Chat with the Noted Composer and...
On this edition of our show, we speak by phone with the pianist, composer, and bandleader Amina Figarova, who was born in Azerbaijan in 1966 and is now based in New York City. She began to study music...
View ArticleTulsa County Leaders Discuss Jazz Hall Financial Woes
Tulsa County leaders get a report on the Jazz Hall of Fame lengthy record of late payments. The non-profit’s history of paying downtown assessments and property insurance months late frustrates county...
View ArticleThe Comic Stylings, Strained Crooning, Country-Fried Wisdom and Questionable...
On this edition of StudioTulsa, the bawdy humor of Jackie Mason collides -- for better or worse -- with the common-sense politics of Will Rogers as we welcome the one and only Kinky Friedman back to...
View ArticleJazz Hall Asset Hearing Delayed
Overdue bills for workers’ comp premiums and property insurance are still unpaid, and the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame faces possible asset seizures and eviction. An asset hearing requested today because...
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