Jazz Casual
9.0/ 10 1 votes 1961 30m / ep 2 popularity
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.
Network: National Educational Television
Seasons
5
Episodes
29
Status
Ended
Ralph J. Gleason
Self - Host
Dizzy Gillespie
Self - Trumpet
Lalo Schifrin
Self - Piano
Dave Brubeck
Self - Piano
Paul Desmond
Self - Alto Saxophone
Eugene Wright
Self - Double Bass
Joe Morello
Self - Drums
Cannonball Adderley
Self - Alto Saxophone