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Jazz Casual (1961)

Ended 30 min Jan 17, 1961 5 Seasons
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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.

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Show Details

Original Title Jazz Casual
Original Language EN
Status Ended
Type Scripted
Total Episodes 29
Total Seasons 5
Popularity 0.6

Networks

National Educational Television
US

Cast

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Ralph J. Gleason
Self - Host
29 episodes
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
Self - Trumpet
1 episodes
Lalo Schifrin
Lalo Schifrin
Self - Piano
1 episodes
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Bob Cunningham
Self - Bass
1 episodes
Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck
Self - Piano
1 episodes
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Paul Desmond
Self - Alto Sax
1 episodes
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Eugene Wright
Self - Bass
1 episodes
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Joe Morello
Self - Drums
1 episodes
Cannonball Adderley
Cannonball Adderley
Self - Alto Saxophone
1 episodes
Joe Zawinul
Joe Zawinul
Self - Piano
1 episodes
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Jimmy Witherspoon
Self - Vocals
1 episodes
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
Self - Saxophone
1 episodes

Seasons

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Season 1
3 episodes 1961
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Season 2
7 episodes 1962
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Season 3
10 episodes 1963
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Season 4
4 episodes 1964
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Season 5
5 episodes 1968

Networks

National Educational Television
US

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Details
First Air Date January 17, 1961
Last Air Date August 21, 1968
Country US
Language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 0.6
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