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Rich Tones Curated Jazz

The REAL Utah Jazz! | August 19, 2022

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JAZZ MUSIC! - Not Basketball!

Rich Rector

Not Basketball! This is the real Utah jazz music!

Have you ever wondered why Utah's NBA team is called the Jazz? You'll find out on my show, and you will hear real jazz from some of Utah's best players (musicians, that is)!

I connected with Ray Smith and Josiah Boornazian to get their take on great jazz musicians from Utah. Ray is a professor of jazz studies and combo coach at BYU, and Josiah is assistant professor and director of jazz studies at the University of Utah. Both are also players, and you'll hear their music on the show tonight.

Much of the Utah music is not available on sites like Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, etc., but is available on CDs from the record labels. Here are a couple of links where you can buy the music:

www.jazzhangrecords.com

https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/alessandro-fadini-albums/6444-a-dark-and-stormy-day.html

https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/alessandro-fadini-josiah-boornazian-albums/51381-simply-begin-again.html

https://www.josiahboornazian.com/

https://www.davidhallidaymusic.com/

https://www.soundsaboundrecords.com/chase-baird

http://coreychristiansen.com/

And here is a video of Brian Booth (adjunct professor at University of Utah)

And here is the Playlist for the show:

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Rich Tones Curated Jazz

Rich Rector

Rich Rector is the host of Rich Tones Curated Jazz. A one hour journey into the wonderful world of jazz music.

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Rich has been around music all his life. His dad had a swing band in the 1940’s and played saxophones and clarinets. Rich played one of those clarinets in grade school band, and also took up the guitar in high school. But never was a jazz player. Instead, he listened! RichTones Curated Jazz on KPCW gives our listeners a new perspective on jazz.

While attending Stanford University Rich's roommate, Ian McIlraith, was a jazz saxophone player who was familiar with many jazz players and songs. Ian really educated him about jazz; he taught him how to listen closely for different artists’ playing styles and he introduced him to the classic jazz standards.

He honed his listening skills by attending many concerts and jazz festivals. Some of the people and places Rich remembers are Mike Stern at The Regatta Bar at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, MA; Milt Jackson at The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, CA; Bill Frisell at The Blue Note in NYC; local combos at The Green Mill in Chicago; and The Blue Room in Kansas City’s Jazz District, just to name a few. In addition, Rich was able to see performances by Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis and many more.

If you’re new to jazz, Rich Tones will introduce you to new players and sounds; if you’re already a jazz buff, Rich Tones will give you a new personal perspective on the genre.