Cedar Walton Artist of the Week - Portrait in Jazz Schedule for January 12 2015

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Cedar Walton, 2010 NEA Jazz Master and Jazz Live San Diego alumni, is the Jazz 88.3 Artist of the Week for January 12, 2015. You will be hearing his music, hand-picked by your Jazz 88 hosts all week!

Joining Cedar in the spotlight this week, on Portrait in Jazz from Noon to 1pm PT each weekday, we are featuring the following artists:

Jay McShann - Monday, 1/12/15
Joe Pass - Tuesday 1/13/15
Cyrus Chestnut - Wednesday, 1/14/15
Jane Ira Bloom - Thursday, 1/15/15
Cedar Walton - Friday, 1/16/15

Read the entire article for more on these great Jazz artists and your chance to Comment on your favorite tune, album, concert or other remembrance.

Cedar Walton - Artist of the Week

AllMusic.com Biography, Cedar Walton - Links to Discography, Credits, etc
Cedar Walton Community Page on Facebook
Cedar Walton, Jazz 88 Portrait in Jazz Preview on YouTube

Jay McShann - Monday, 1/12/15

Allmusic.com Biography, Jay McShann - Links to Discography, Credits, etc.
NPR Jazz Profile, Jay McShann
Jay McShann Quotes (ignore the spammy pictures)

Joe Pass - Tuesday 1/13/15

Joe Pass - Wikipedia: HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE! B-1/13/29, D-5/23/94

Cyrus Chestnut - Wednesday, 1/14/15

Jane Ira Bloom - Thursday, 1/15/15

Jane Ira Bloom website
Her "Sixteen Sunsets" was #10 in The 2014 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll

Cedar Walton - Friday, 1/16/15

Played Jazz Live San Diego, November 14, 2006, with his Quartet, including David Williams, Vincent Herring, Cedar Walton (seated), and Lewis Nash (bigger picture here).
More links above.