JAZZ CASUAL (1961)

Jazz Casual
Not Rated
Jazz Casual
Reality
January 17, 1961 - August 21, 1968
Ended
|5 Seasons, 29 episodes
United States
English
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.

Episode Guide

Cast & Characters

Ralph J. Gleason

Self - Host

Dizzy Gillespie

Self - Trumpet

Lalo Schifrin

Self - Piano

Bob Cunningham

Self - Bass

Dave Brubeck

Self - Piano

Paul Desmond

Self - Alto Sax

Eugene Wright

Self - Bass

Joe Morello

Self - Drums

Cannonball Adderley

Self - Alto Saxophone

Joe Zawinul

Self - Piano

Jimmy Witherspoon

Self - Vocals

Ben Webster

Self - Saxophone

Vince Guaraldi

Self - Piano

Colin Bailey

Self - Drums