Leroy Vinnegar's guest appearances

Leroy Vinnegar

Jazz Northwest

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Echoes of Indiana Avenue

Jessica Williams

Teddy Wilson

Carlos Santana

David Williams

Ryan Burns

Wynton Kelly

Dizzy Gillespie

Milt Hinton

Lee Konitz

Jay Thomas

John Coltrane

Charlie Porter

Bill Smith

Dave Brubeck

Ricky Knox

OwlTail

This week we're celebrating the birthday of the Indiana Avenue jazz legend, Leroy Vinnegar. Leroy was known as “the walker”, a name he earned for his mastery of the walking bass jazz style.

The Walker: Leroy Vinnegar on The Avenue

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Mel Brown

Pianist Jessica Williams' musical career was mostly on the West Coast, San Francisco in the 70s and 80s, and the Pacific Northwest thereafter, though she toured widely as a soloist and with trio. Her years in the Northwest brought several albums recorded in Portland, including two with the great bass player Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Mel Brown. On this week's Jazz Northwest we'll hear this trio in a joyfully swinging rendition of "Berkshire Blues" recorded in 1994 at Atwater's, a posh Portland jazz club. Also on this week's show, a recent CD by Portland guitarist Dan Balmer, saxophonist Kareem Kandi, singers Miranda Sage and Greta Matassa and others. Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by host Jim Wilke and airs Sundays at 2 p.m. Listeners may also subscribe to the podcast at KNKX, NPR, Apple , or Google .

Jessica Williams' Portland Trio with Leroy Vinnegar and Mel Brown on Jazz Northwest