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Legends of Jazz

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Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis was a 13-week, public television show, produced by the Chicago-based independent music entertainment company, LRSmedia and distributed by WTTW. It was first broadcast on public television stations in April 2006. The series was the first weekly network television jazz show in 40 years.[1] The show was purchased by Savage Content on July 26, 2021.

Each themed episode featured intimate conversations and original performances by some of the world's leading musicians. Grammy Award-winning composer/pianist Ramsey Lewis hosted the series, which was produced in multi-camera HDTV and lossless Dolby Surround 5.1 audio.

Episodes and guests

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References

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  1. ^ USA Today, "Legends of Jazz" Refrain: Bring back a beautiful genre, April 13th, 2006
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