TV series
Jazz Casual
1961–1968, English, on National Educational Television.
Jazz Casual was an occasional series on jazz music on National Educational Television, the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service. The show was produced by Richard Moore and KQED of San Francisco, California. Episodes ran for 30 minutes. It ran from 1961 to 1968 and was hosted by jazz critic Ralph Gleason. The series had a pilot program in 1960, however the episode has been destroyed. 31 episodes were broadcast; 28 episodes survive. Most episodes included short interviews with the group leaders.
- Seasons
- 5
- Episodes
- 29
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Status
- Ended in 1968
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Latest episode
S5 E4: Count Basie Reminisces
Aired 21 August 1968
Seasons 5
Cast & crew
- Ralph J. GleasonSelf - Host · 29 ep
- Dizzy GillespieSelf - Trumpet · 1 ep
- Lalo SchifrinSelf - Piano · 1 ep
- Dave BrubeckSelf - Piano · 1 ep
- Paul DesmondSelf - Alto Saxophone · 1 ep
- Eugene WrightSelf - Double Bass · 1 ep
- Joe MorelloSelf - Drums · 1 ep
- Cannonball AdderleySelf - Alto Saxophone · 1 ep
- Joe ZawinulSelf - Piano · 1 ep
- Jimmy WitherspoonSelf - Vocals · 1 ep
- Ben WebsterSelf - Saxophone · 1 ep
- Vince GuaraldiSelf - Piano · 1 ep
Details
- First aired
- 17 January 1961
- Last aired
- 21 August 1968
- Network
- National Educational Television
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Type
- Scripted
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Jazz Casual has 5 seasons and 29 episodes, about 30 minutes each.
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