# Sonny Stitt

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The Jazz Mill (featuring saxophonist Sonny Stitt)

Saxophonist Edward ‘Sonny’ Stitt was born in Boston but grew up in Saginaw, Michigan. The son of musicians, he studied piano before receiving saxophone lessons locally from Big Nick Nicholas and Wardell Gray, both of them later famous soloists. Stitt quickly assimilated the bebop style, playing in …

2-5m-1-S2E29-Rays Jazz Shop

Send us a text Rays Jazz Shop Rays Jazz shop was originally Collets Jazz and Folk Records  " The shop moved to Shaftesbury Ave in 1974 and the following year Ray came to an agreement with Chris Barber to store and sell a vast number of mint condition 78s which Chris had picked up from a warehouse i…

In Memory of Paul

Love to hear from you, text WELCOME! To our show. Each week, host Andy P. Positive guides us through sonic experience and the contemporary world. Live radio is the best radio: listen LIVE every week at 4 CST at riverwestradio.com TODAY’S MUSIC WAS: Intro music is always SUNSHINE SUPERMAN by Jerry …

Jazz After Dark, May 12, 2026

Classic jazz performances tonight by Sidney Bechet, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk Quintet, Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson, Jimmy Knepper, Sonny Stitt, Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan, Frank Sinatra, Grover Washington Jr., and Abbey Lincoln.

Jazz @ 4 - Wide World of Jazz - May 22

[00:00:00] with Edward Zeidan [00:01:30] Hooverphonic - Out Of Sight [00:04:55] Jazz Defenders - Meanderthal [00:08:59] Gary Burton [00:15:51] Alex Sipiagin Quintet - Light Blue [00:21:16] Battista Lena Trio - Senor Blues [00:28:27] Larry Goldings - Valsinha [00:34:59] Dizzy Gillespie, Sonn…

Keith Killgo

Drummer, vocalist, and one of the founding members of The Blackbyrds, Keith Killgo has had music running through his veins since he was four-years-old. By the time he turned 11 he had already played drums with such greats as Sonny Stitt, Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Woody Shaw, Bill Hardman, Art Blakey'…

Jazz @ 4 - Bebop & beyond - July 6

[00:00:00] 4:00 pm - Jazz @ 4 - Bebop & beyond [00:01:07] Richard Hawley - Coles Corner [00:05:32] Curtis Fuller - Soon [00:11:16] Battista Lena Trio - Time After Time [00:19:08] Shaolin Soul 2 - Hard Times [00:22:13] Sonny Stitt - Yardbird Suite [00:26:57] Malcolm Strachan - Take Me To The …

Jazz @ 4 - Bebop & beyond - July 20

[00:00:00] 4:00 pm - Jazz @ 4 - Bebop & beyond [00:00:05] with Edward Zeidan [00:01:15] Sandy Denny - Whispering Grass [00:05:00] s Bounce'; [00:10:25] Dorham [00:16:37] The Awakening - Jupiter [00:22:41] Stanley Turrentine [00:32:53] Fats Navarro - Stop [00:36:38] s Vibe (Live)'; [00:46:…

Hi Hat Live! Recordings by Stan Getz, Sonny Stitt, Charlie Parker, Serge Chaloff, Miles Davis and Allen Eager

The Hi Hat was a legendary club in Boston during the 1950's, featuring what was then known as "modern Jazz" - here are live dates featuring many local musicians (Dean Earl, Bernie Griggs, Jimmy Woode, Jimmy Zitano, Marquis Foster, Dick Twardzik, Herb Pomeroy, Jay Migliori and others) backing up the…

Jazz @ 4 - Bebop & beyond - September 28

[00:00:00] 4:00 pm - Jazz @ 4 - Bebop & beyond [00:10:06] Kenny Drew Trio [00:13:36] Sonny Stitt - The Spring [00:23:22] Wes Montgomery [00:27:33] Blue Mitchell - March On Selma [00:33:19] Horace Silver [00:41:50] Rob Burke - Maybe Tomorrow [00:46:14] Bobby Hutcherson [00:55:09] Jimmy Smit…