
Series
Jazz Casual
1961 · 5 seasons · 29 episodes · Ended · National Educational Television
Reality
TMDB 9.0 · 1 votes
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.
Episodes
Cast
- Ralph J. GleasonSelf - Host
Dizzy GillespieSelf - Trumpet
Lalo SchifrinSelf - Piano
Dave BrubeckSelf - Piano- Paul DesmondSelf - Alto Saxophone
- Eugene WrightSelf - Double Bass
- Joe MorelloSelf - Drums
Cannonball AdderleySelf - Alto Saxophone
Joe ZawinulSelf - Piano
Jimmy WitherspoonSelf - Vocals
Ben WebsterSelf - Saxophone
Vince GuaraldiSelf - Piano