Our first program of 2019, which was broadcast on January 5th marked the beginng of year 40 for the “Vocal Sound Of Jazz”. In 1980 when I began broacasting, I made a weekly pilgrimage to the WHRO/WHRV studios, recorded on reel to reel tape and used razor blades and special tape to do some occassional editing. Over these 39 plus years the technology evolved from reel to reel, to digital audio tape (DAT), to Mini-Disc (MD), and finally to me recording as pictured here from my home office/studio directly to my MacBook Pro.
The one thing that has remained constant over these 39 plus years is my love for this music and deep respect for those involved in creating it. While jazz vocal music is rich with historic recordings and performers, it’s the current generation of jazz vocal talents that continue to excite and motivate me.
The VOCAL SOUND OF JAZZ began airing on 89.5 FM (now WHRV-FM) on January 4th 1980. Originally a 30 minute program that aired on Friday evenings, the program expanded to it current 60 minute format and moved to Saturday evenings during the 90s. It was also aired over WUOM in Ann Arbor, Michigan for a five-year period in the late 1980s.
Produced and hosted by Jack Frieden since its premiere broadcast, the program has always attempted to spotlight both jazz vocal music’s post 1950s history, as well as the new singers and songs that will continue to play an increasingly prominent role in the music’s future. With the internet’s ability to attract and entertain jazz vocal fans globally, Jack looks forward to broadening the mission and reach of the “Vocal Sound of Jazz” in coming years.
Email Jack Frieden
Vocal Sound of Jazz LLC
1056 Downshire Chase
Virginia Beach, Va. 23452
Ph: 757 438 6785