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Eric Jackson - 30 Years at WGBH In May, legendary jazz host Eric Jackson celebrated 30 years of spinning great jazz music on 89.7 WGBH . JazzBoston, which hosts JazzWeek each spring in greater Boston, held a special tribute for Eric featuring an all-star jam at Scullers Jazz Club that included Danilo Perez, Grace Kelly, Rebecca Parris, John Payne and others. Fred Taylor produced the show. A few days later Regent Theatre in Arlington hosted a screening of classic jazz videos Jackson selected from the collection of jazz historian Hal Miller, including rare clips of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Pharoah Sanders and Sarah Vaughan. Jackson was roundly praised in local media as well, with feature stories in the Boston Herald, Boston Globe, Boston Phoenix and Jazz Times. Jackson told Boston Globe reporter Bill Beuttler that he was “extremely happy” with his career choice as a jazz host, adding, “First of all, it’s working around the music I love. I’ve met so many people that I just thought were great, and not only the musicians, but even the fans, the people that love the music.” Live Jazz in the Studio at WGBH Radio Every month, WGBH Radio, 89.7 FM, Boston presents live concerts in its state-of-the-art studios in Brighton to give listeners a chance to hear locally-based jazz musicians. The series is produced by radio host Steve Schwartz. Each show begins at 9:00 p.m. September 7 Pianist David Maxwell Trio, blues- based jazz davidmaxwell.com October 18 Sergio Brandao and Manga Rosa, Latin Jazz myspace.com/sergiobrandao November 15 Pianist and vocalist Daniela Schachter danielaschaechter.net December 7 Saxophonist and vocalist Stan Strickland Band stanstrickland.net 89.7 WGBH, Boston’s NPR Station for News and Culture One Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135 617.300.2318 wgbh.org/jazz Jazz on WGBH with Eric Jackson Monday-Thursday, 8pm-midnight, and Sunday, 10pm-12am on 89.7 WGBH Jazz on WGBH with Steve Schwartz Friday, 8pm-midnight on 89.7 WGBH Jazz with Bob Parlocha Monday-Sunday, midnight-5am (6am, Sat-Sun) on 89.7 WGBH Jazz Decades Sunday, 7pm-8pm on 89.7 WGBH Eric Jackson and Pauline Bilsky Eric Jackson

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Eric Jackson - 30 Years at WGBH

In May, legendary jazz host Eric Jackson celebrated 30 years of spinning great jazz music on89.7 WGBH . JazzBoston, which hosts JazzWeek each spring in greater Boston, held a special tribute for Eric featuring an all-star jam at Scullers Jazz Club that included Danilo Perez, Grace Kelly, Rebecca Parris, John Payne and others. Fred Taylor produced the show. A few days later Regent Theatre in Arlington hosted a screening of classic jazz videos Jackson selected from the collection of jazz historian Hal Miller, including rare clips

of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Pharoah Sanders and Sarah Vaughan. Jackson was roundly praised in local media as well, with feature stories in the Boston Herald, Boston Globe, Boston Phoenix and Jazz Times. Jackson told Boston Globe reporter Bill Beuttler that he was “extremely happy” with his career choice as a jazz host, adding, “First of all, it’s working around the music I love. I’ve met so many people that I just thought were great, and not only the musicians, but even the fans, the people that love the music.”

Live Jazz in the Studio at WGBH Radio

Every month, WGBH Radio, 89.7 FM, Boston presents live concerts in its state-of-the-art studios in Brighton to give listeners a chance to hear locally-based jazz musicians.

The series is produced by radio host Steve Schwartz. Each show begins at 9:00 p.m.

September 7 Pianist David Maxwell Trio, blues-based jazz davidmaxwell.com October 18Sergio Brandao and Manga Rosa, Latin Jazz myspace.com/sergiobrandao November 15Pianist and vocalist Daniela Schachter danielaschaechter.net December 7Saxophonist and vocalist Stan Strickland Band stanstrickland.net

89.7 WGBH, Boston’s NPR Station for News and CultureOne Guest Street,Boston, MA 02135 617.300.2318wgbh.org/jazz

Jazz on WGBH with Eric Jackson Monday-Thursday, 8pm-midnight, and Sunday, 10pm-12am on 89.7 WGBH

Jazz on WGBH with Steve Schwartz Friday, 8pm-midnight on 89.7 WGBH

Jazz with Bob Parlocha Monday-Sunday, midnight-5am (6am, Sat-Sun) on 89.7 WGBH

Jazz Decades Sunday, 7pm-8pm on 89.7 WGBH

Eric Jackson and Pauline Bilsky

Eric Jackson

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