2-5m-1-S3E13-Jazz Casual

About this episode

Nick discusses the TV jazz show Jazz Casual and its historical significance.

<p>Nick leads the discussion on the TV jazz show Jazz Casual. Most episodes are available on YouTube </p><p>Wikipedia describes it thus</p><p>"<i><strong>Jazz Casual</strong></i> was an occasional series on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_music">jazz music</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Educational_Television">National Educational Television</a> (NET), the predecessor to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Broadcasting_Service">Public Broadcasting Service</a> (PBS). The show was produced by Richard Moore and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KQED_(TV)">KQED</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco,_California">San Francisco, California</a>. Episodes ran for 30 minutes. It ran from 1961 to 1968 and was hosted by jazz critic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Gleason">Ralph Gleason</a>. The series had a pilot program in 1960. That episode, however, has been destroyed. 31 episodes were broadcast; 28…

People in this episode

Host: Nick

Topics covered

• jazz music
• TV shows
• interviews
• cultural history
• music criticism

Keywords

• Jazz Casual
• Ralph Gleason
• jazz music
• NET
• PBS
• Richard Moore
• KQED
• 1960
• interviews

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Educational Television, PBS, Richard Moore, KQED

Books & works: Jazz Casual

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