Excellence In Jazz Playlist, September 28, 2016
Vocalist and jazz promoter Vivian Lee sits in with Gary during the 8 p.m. hour!
Lee’s entrepreneurial spirit and talent as a vocalist have made her a permanent and valuable fixture on the Sacramento jazz scene for many years. Vivian has done more than anyone to promote jazz music and its makers through her Scarlett Production concerts at various venues throughout northern California.
As a performer, Lee has a silky smooth voice and a stage presence that reflects her knowledge of the master vocalists who have preceded her. Jazz vocalist and educator Julia Dollison wrote, “Lee’s voice is like sipping a fine chardonnay on a winter’s night – smooth as it glides through you.”
Vivian has released four CDs. Her most recent “From Miss Lee To You,” released in March of 2013, pays homage to the vocalists and instrumentalists who inspired Lee in her formative years. Vivian is joined on the album by some of Sacramento’s finest musicians, including Ron Foggia, Jeff Clayton, and Darius Babazadeh.
Although JB’s Lounge, a club that Vivian booked with bright talent for over a decade, is now history, Vivian Lee continues to pull together musicians to make the music live on in our community.
7:00 p.m.
Darius Babazadeh
Like Someone In Love
Endless Stars
7:04 p.m.
Joey Alexander
Sunday Waltz
Countdown
7:14 p.m.
Joey Alexander
Soul Dreamer
Countdown
7:26 p.m.
Catherine Russell
The Very Thought Of You
Harlem On My Mind
7:34 p.m.
The Cookers
Blackfoot
The Call Of The Wild And Peaceful Heart
7:41 p.m.
Catherine Russell
Let Me Be The First To Know
Harlem On My Mind
7:48 p.m.
Joey Alexander
City Lights
Countdown
7:54 p.m.
John Lewis
Afternoon In Paris
The Wonderful World Of Jazz
8:04 p.m.
Vivian Lee
Afternoon In Paris
From Miss Lee To You
8:18 p.m.
Billie Holiday
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
Jazz Masters 12
8:22 p.m.
Frank Sinatra
I've Got You Under My Skin
The Capitol Years
8:31 p.m.
Vivian Lee
Surrey With The Fringe On Top
From Miss Lee To You
8:34 p.m.
Blossom Dearie
Try Your Wings
Give Him The Ooh La La
8:38 p.m.
Nancy Wilson
I've Got Your Number
The Best Of Nancy Wilson: The Jazz And Blues Sessions
8:43 p.m.
Shirley Horn
Here's To Life
Here's To Life
8:49 p.m.
Shirley Horn
You'd Better Love Me
You're My Thrill
8:50 p.m.
Kurt Elling
Tight
Nightmoves
8:53 p.m.
Dave Brubeck
Take Five (feat. Carmen McRae)
Vocal Encounters
8:56 p.m.
Bill Evans
Waltz For Debby
Waltz For Debby
9:02 p.m.
Stan Getz
Desafinado
Jazz Masters 8
9:15 p.m.
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto
The Girl From Ipanema
Getz/Gilberto #2
9:20 p.m.
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Choro
Stone Flower
9:26 p.m.
Gene Harris & The Three Sounds
Black Orchid
Black Orchid
9:31 p.m.
Nancy Wilson
I Can't Get Started
The Essence Of Nancy Wilson
9:36 p.m.
Till Bronner
Bumpin'
Oceana
9:43 p.m.
Gregory Porter
Holding On
Take Me To The Alley
9:48 p.m.
Jim Martinez
Theme To Grace
Good Grief! It's Still Jim Martinez: A Tribute To Guaraldi, Schulz And Peanuts
9:52 p.m.
Carol Saboya
Passarim
Carolina
9:58 p.m.
John Scofield
Jolene
Country For Old Men
10:06 p.m.
Ray Obiedo
Santa Cruz
Latin Jazz Project, Vol. 1
10:10 p.m.
John Scofield
You're Still The One
Country For Old Men
10:17 p.m.
Diane Witherspoon
Night Flight
Live
10:21 p.m.
Bobby Hutcherson
Same Shame
Total Eclipse
10:38 p.m.
Mark Murphy (Nicola Conte)
Stolen Moments (Midnight Mood Rework)
The Modern Sound Of Nicola Conte
10:45 p.m.
Don Pullen
Paraty
Ode To Life
10:54 p.m.
Don Pullen
Variation On Ode To Life
Ode To Life
