/tags/mary-ellen-tanner Mary Ellen Tanner en-US Copyright Fri, 13 Dec 2019 09:00:00 GMT /music/2019-12-13/ill-be-home-for-christmas-from-mary-ellen-tanner For the holiday, we bring you a recording of the late, great jazz vocalist Mary Ellen Tanner and her version of I'll Be Home for Christmas. Fri, 13 Dec 2019 09:00:00 GMT /music/2019-12-13/ill-be-home-for-christmas-from-mary-ellen-tanner /media/2018-10-03/jazz-drummer-john-von-ohlen-dies-at-77 Drummer John Von Ohlen, co-founder of the Blue Wisp Big Band and featured soloist with the Stan Kenton and Woody Herman orchestras, died Wednesday. He was… Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:41:53 GMT /media/2018-10-03/jazz-drummer-john-von-ohlen-dies-at-77 John Kiesewetter /community/2018-05-25/katie-laurs-memories-from-the-hills-of-home On a new Memories from the Hills of Home, Katie Laur shares a piece she wrote about the man she calls the Swami of Swing, local jazz legend John von… Fri, 25 May 2018 09:00:25 GMT /community/2018-05-25/katie-laurs-memories-from-the-hills-of-home /music/2018-02-11/music-in-honor-of-valentines-day-2018 This week's blues show starts off with one of my favorites by Diana Krall, "Peel Me A Grape" followed by a song from John Coltrane's Ballads cd and one by… Sun, 11 Feb 2018 20:45:02 GMT /music/2018-02-11/music-in-honor-of-valentines-day-2018 /music/2017-05-03/a-touch-of-jazz-on-the-blues-5-6-17-show A friend of mine gave me a copy of Holly Cole's cd "Temptation" which is a collection of Tom Waits' tunes, so I thought I'd start this show off with one… Wed, 03 May 2017 15:07:11 GMT /music/2017-05-03/a-touch-of-jazz-on-the-blues-5-6-17-show /music/2017-02-17/music-from-the-great-mary-ellen-tanner Music: Legendary local jazz vocalist Mary Ellen Tanner is with the Lee Stolar Trio for this recording of But Not For Me. Fri, 17 Feb 2017 10:00:00 GMT /music/2017-02-17/music-from-the-great-mary-ellen-tanner /books/2017-01-06/a-new-biography-of-local-jazz-legend-john-von-ohlen Local jazz drummer, bandleader and music legend John Von Ohlen is the subject a recently released authorized biography called It's Gotta Swing: The John… Fri, 06 Jan 2017 10:00:20 GMT /books/2017-01-06/a-new-biography-of-local-jazz-legend-john-von-ohlen Ron Esposito /media/2017-01-05/jazz-drummer-john-von-ohlen-its-gotta-swing Jim Nunn knew a little about drumming and a lot about book publishing. But he had never written a book until inspired by his friend, jazz drummer John Von… Thu, 05 Jan 2017 17:56:06 GMT /media/2017-01-05/jazz-drummer-john-von-ohlen-its-gotta-swing John Kiesewetter /music/2014-08-05/mary-ellen-tanner-girl-singer-special-encore-presentation Mary Ellen Tanner: Girl Singer is a two-hour tribute to the late local vocalist who loved to sing standards, orginally airing on Saturday, August 9 from… Tue, 05 Aug 2014 19:22:24 GMT /music/2014-08-05/mary-ellen-tanner-girl-singer-special-encore-presentation /music/2014-05-09/mary-ellen-tanner Lee Hay plays a song performed by Mary Ellen Tanner, longtime local jazz singer and former Bob Braun Show regular, who passed away last week. Fri, 09 May 2014 05:00:25 GMT /music/2014-05-09/mary-ellen-tanner