Jazz Casual

Name: Jazz Casual
Released: 1961-0-17
Cast: Ralph J. Gleason, Dizzy Gillespie, Lalo Schifrin, Bob Cunningham, Dave Brubeck

TV Show

Title	Jazz Casual
User score	0
Release date	Jan 17, 1961
Release date of last episode	Aug 21, 1968
Genre	Reality
Production country	United States of America
Production companies	KQED
Series status	Ended
Seasons count	5 (List of episodes)
Episodes count	29
Run time	30 min.

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.

Latest episodes

List of episodes

S5.E4 ∙ Count Basie Reminisces

Aug 21, 1968

S5.E3 ∙ Charles Lloyd Quartet

Jun 18, 1968

S5.E2 ∙ B.B. King - King of the Blues

May 9, 1968

S5.E1 ∙ The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

Apr 22, 1968

S4.E4 ∙ Art Pepper Quartet

May 9, 1964

S4.E3 ∙ Mel Tormé and the Benny Barth Trio

May 2, 1964

S4.E2 ∙ Woody Herman and The Swingin' Herd

Feb 15, 1964

S4.E1 ∙ Art Farmer Quartet featuring Jim Hall

Jan 10, 1964

S3.E10 ∙ Joe Sullivan

Dec 18, 1963

S3.E9 ∙ John Coltrane Quartet

Dec 7, 1963

S3.E8 ∙ 'Muggsy' Spanier

Dec 6, 1963

S3.E7 ∙ Bola Sete / Vince Guaraldi

Sep 25, 1963

S3.E6 ∙ Woody Herman and The Swingin' Herd

Jul 1, 1963

S3.E5 ∙ Woody Herman and The Swingin' Herd

Jul 1, 1963

S3.E4 ∙ Paul Winter Sextet

Mar 1, 1963

S3.E3 ∙ Lambert, Hendricks and Bavan

Feb 22, 1963

S3.E2 ∙ Earl Fatha Hines

Feb 15, 1963

S3.E1 ∙ Louis Armstrong

Jan 23, 1963

S2.E7 ∙ Jimmy Rushing: The Man Who Sings the Blues

Oct 26, 1962

S2.E6 ∙ Gerry Mulligan Quartet

Aug 18, 1962

Actors

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