Tag: Benny Green

After Hours featuring Stephanie Nakasian (mother) and Veronica Swift (daughter), air date July 27, 2020

On By Charles BinghamIn Featured guest, Vocals1 Comment

Join me for the July 27, 2020, edition of After Hours on KCAW Raven Radio as I’m joined in conversation with jazz vocalist Stephanie Nakasian and her daughter, Veronica Swift, also a jazz vocalist.

Stephanie is an exciting, well-seasoned vocalist and master of innovative jazz improvisation, completely authentic with a fresh and vibrant sound of her own. She came to international attention in the mid-1980s, when she toured with the great Jon Hendricks.

At 26, her daughter, Veronica Swift, inow is being recognized around the country as one of the top young jazz singers on the scene today, touring with pianist Benny Green and trumpeter Chris Botti.

Click this link to listen to the After Hours show featuring Stephanie Nakasian and Veronica Swift, originally broadcast on July 27, 2020. Click here to visit Stephanie’s personal website, and click here to visit Veronica’s personal website.

After Hours featuring Benny Green, air date Dec. 9, 2019

On By Charles BinghamIn Featured guest, PianoLeave a comment

Join me for the Dec. 9, 2019, edition of After Hours on KCAW Raven Radio as I’m joined in conversation with the great American hard bop jazz pianist Benny Green.

He has been compared to Bud Powell and Oscar Peterson in style and counts them as influences. Benny joined Betty Carter’s band in 1983, and since 1991 he has led his own trio. He’s recorded for Blue Note Records, Telarc and Criss Cross Jazz.

Click this link to listen to the After Hours show featuring Benny Green, originally broadcast on Dec. 9, 2019. Click here to visit Benny’s personal website.