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See What's Coming Up on Jazz From Blue Lake in September

American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington (1899-1974), wearing a pinstripe suit, holding long-playing records in each hand, as he stands over a radio DJ's turntables and microphone, United States, circa 1945. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)
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American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington (1899-1974), wearing a pinstripe suit, holding long-playing records in each hand, as he stands over a radio DJ's turntables and microphone, United States, circa 1945. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Our nightly Jazz Retrospective features focus on a particular artist or recording in the first twenty minutes of the hour, 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. weeknights on Blue Lake Public Radio.

Jazz From Blue Lake airs Monday through Friday starting at 10 p.m EDT over 88.9 and 90.3 FM and is available the following day on our jazz web stream on www.bluelakeradio.org

In the first twenty minutes of each hour Jazz From Blue Lake focuses on a particular artist or recording in a segment called "The Jazz Retrospective."

In September we'll bring a focus on jazz drummers, including a birthday celebration of the great Elvin Jones, highlight the birthday of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane by featuring not only his recordings but those of his wife Alice and son Ravi, plus a birthday celebration of living jazz giant Sonny Rollins. Hope you find something worth staying up for from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Otherwise please tune in to our 24/7 jazz stream at www.bluelakeradio.org .

September 2025

1 The WFMT Jazz Radio Network

2 Bill Stewart, drums

3 Nasheet Waits, drums

4 Steve Johns, drums

5 Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone

8 Sonny’s Crib/Jackie’s Bag (albums)

9 Elvin Jones, drums

10 Allison Miller, drums

11 Harry Connick, Jr., piano/voice/bandleader

12 Steve Turre, trombone

 
15 WFMT

16 Patricia Barber, piano/voice

17 Kris Davis, piano

18 Frank Vignola, guitar

19 Oscar Pettiford, bass

 
22 Ray Charles, piano/voice/bandleader

23 John Coltrane, saxophones/bandleader

24 Alice Coltrane, piano/harp/Wurlitzer

25 Ravi Coltrane, saxophones

26 Sam Rivers, saxophones

 
29 WFMT

30 Buddy Rich, drums

 

 

Blue Lake Public Radio’s “Jazz Director” Lazaro Vega started at Blue Lake in March of 1983, 8 months after Bob Hope spoke the first station I.D. ever heard on the air from Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. In 2018, Lazaro was nominated for the The Bobby Jackson Award by JazzWeek.com as Programmer of the Year. This honor is voted on by people who promote jazz record airplay and keep Blue Lake in new releases. For more about Lazaro, see his recent interview with Local Spins.