February 2012

This special program highlights Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the Jazz programs there. Musical guest Professor Rick Haydon - head of the Jazz Studies program at SIUE talks jazz with Don and performs with a quartet. In our education segment, Building Blocks of Jazz, Rick joins Phil Dunlap to discuss rhythm guitar in jazz music. From Don Wolff's archives, our Jazz Gem features a the great 7-string guitarist, Bucky Pizzarelli. You'll meet our "Rising Stars of Jazz" - students from the SIUE Jazz program. And catch the conclusion of our two-part exclusive interview with Bassist Stanley Clarke.