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Bohemia After Dark: Where Hipster meets Hippie, Bopper meets Beatnik, Blues Brother meets Soul Sister, Swing meets Spoken Word. Claudia Russell (aka The Ever Lovin’ Jazz Kitty) brings an eclectic mix extending to all jazz and jazz-infused music to weeknights from 7 to midnight on Jazz 88.3. Multi-generational, always hip. Jazz and beyond finding a home where artists dwell. Sharing the sound of Bohemia After Dark. Dig and Be Dug.

Ella Fitzgerald- KSDS Presents The All-Time Top Listener-Favorite Female Vocalists

She is remembered as "The First Lady of Song" and fittingly so.  Ella Fitzgerald possessed one of the greatest voices of all time in any genre.  Throughout the course of her nearly sixty year career, she sold over 40 million records.  Among her many honors were 13 Grammy Awards wins, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts Medal of Honor, and The Presidential Medal of Freedom.  

Her musical story began famously in 1934 with Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.  Fitzgerald decided to give it a try, as a dancer. She was intimidated by another dance act and at the last moment decided to sing...and won the night.  In 1935 she met bandleader Chick Webb and joined his orchestra for a successful run at the Savoy Ballroom. In 1938, she recorded "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" (a song she co-wrote) and the song became one of the best selling records of the decade.  With Webb's death in 1939, Ella took over as bandleader until 1942.  

Fitzgerald continued to work with other orchestras, Benny Goodman and Dizzy Gillespie were just two, as well as lead her own smaller groups.  She became a master scat singer, able to mimic nearly every instrument in the band.  Her range spanned three octaves and the clarity of her voice unmatched.  It's said she possessed perfect pitch.  That voice would thrill audiences worldwide for decades, making Fitzgerald one of the most beloved singers of her generation and of generations to come.  She worked with artists as diverse as Count Basie to Stevie Wonder.  Her live recordings made for Verve Records remain highly acclaimed.  The version of "Mack The Knife" from her album "Ella in Berlin" won a Grammy and shows off Fitzgerald's improvisational skills beautifully: she forgot the words at one point and simply improvised lyrics to great applause.  

She remains an important influence on jazz singers and musicians alike and continues to be one of the best-selling jazz artists in history.

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Interviews…

April 15th at 11 PM Hour
	11:42 PM	Tony Williams	“Citadel” — Tokyo Live	BUY
	11:30 PM	Ornette Coleman	“Song X” — Sound Grammar	BUY
	11:22 PM	Anthony Cox	“The Black West” — Factor Of Faces	BUY
	11:07 PM	Ethnic Heritage Ensemble	“So Love But Not Alone” — Freedom Jazz Dance	BUY
	11:00 PM	CLAUDIA "JAZZ KITTY" RUSSELL	“BOHEMIA AFTER DARK 41525 11” —	BUY
	11:00 PM	Paul Bley	“Play Ball” — The Life of a Trio: Sunday	BUY
April 15th at 10 PM Hour
	10:40 PM	Sonny Rollins	“The Freedom Suite” — Freedom Suite	BUY
	10:36 PM	Russell Gunn	“New New Blues” — Russell Gunn Plays Miles	BUY
	10:30 PM	Aaron Germain	“Already Not Yet” — Chance	BUY
	10:22 PM	Charnett Moffett	“The Celebration” — Treasure	BUY
	10:14 PM	Mike Stern	“Gossip” — Time In Place	BUY
	10:00 PM	CLAUDIA "JAZZ KITTY" RUSSELL	“BOHEMIA AFTER DARK 41525 10” —	BUY
	10:00 PM	Mark Sherman	“Hardship” — LIVE AT THE BIRD'S EYE	BUY
April 15th at 9 PM Hour
	9:42 PM	Benny Golson	“The Cup Bearers” — Live	BUY
	9:31 PM	Snarky Puppy	“Don't You Know” — Family Dinner: Volume Two	BUY
	9:22 PM	Elliott Caine Sextet	“No Way Out” — Hippie Chicks on Acid	BUY
	9:11 PM	Marc Copland, Gary Peacock, Billy Hart	“Milestones” — At Night	BUY
	9:09 PM	Tom Waits	“Diamonds On My Windshield” — The Heart of Saturday Night	BUY
	9:00 PM	Clare Fischer & Helio Delmiro	“My Old Flame” — Symbiosis	BUY
April 15th at 8 PM Hour
	8:55 PM	Monika Herzig	“PC” — All In Good Time	BUY
	8:47 PM	Brian Charette	“Microcosmic Orbit” — You Don't Know Jack	BUY
	8:40 PM	Warren Wolf	“I See You Baby, Looking At Me” — History Of The Vibraphone	BUY
	8:34 PM	Bria Skonberg	“Comes Love” — What It Means	BUY
	8:30 PM	Judy Wexler	“The Summer Knows” — No Wonder	BUY
	8:22 PM	Posi-Tone Swingtet	“Mirror” — In Jazz We Trust	BUY
	8:14 PM	Lori Bell	“Outer Urge” — Recorda Me: Remembering Joe Henderson	BUY
	8:06 PM	Lori Bell	“Serrado” — The Music of Djavan	BUY
	8:00 PM	Lori Bell Quartet	“Times Squared” — Brooklyn Dreaming	BUY
April 15th at 7 PM Hour
	7:54 PM	Gerry Mulligan Quartet	“News From Blueport” — What Is There To Say?	BUY
	7:47 PM	Paul Chambers	“The Theme” — Mosaic Select 5: Paul Chambers (Disc 3)	BUY

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