20 episodes

Jazz Beat is a jazz and blues podcast from New England Public Media's Tom Reney. Tom was honored by the Jazz Journalists Association with the Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Career Excellence in Broadcasting in 2019. In addition to hosting Jazz à la Mode since 1984, Tom writes the jazz blog and produces the Jazz Beat podcast at NEPM. He began working in jazz radio in 1977 at WCUW, a community-licensed radio station in Worcester, Massachusetts. Tom holds a BA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he majored in English and African American Studies.

Jazz Beat Tom Reney

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    • 4.5 • 17 Ratings

Jazz Beat is a jazz and blues podcast from New England Public Media's Tom Reney. Tom was honored by the Jazz Journalists Association with the Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Career Excellence in Broadcasting in 2019. In addition to hosting Jazz à la Mode since 1984, Tom writes the jazz blog and produces the Jazz Beat podcast at NEPM. He began working in jazz radio in 1977 at WCUW, a community-licensed radio station in Worcester, Massachusetts. Tom holds a BA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he majored in English and African American Studies.

    Max Roach Interview, 1979

    Max Roach Interview, 1979

    Tom Reney's very first interview was with famed jazz drummer, Max Roach.

    • 1 hr
    Houston Person

    Houston Person

    Jazz Beat from New England Public Media features host Tom Reney's research and love for the music, one artist at a time. In this outing, he spends some time with the work of Houston Person.

    • 17 min
    Jazz Beat #59 - Jazz critic Gary Giddins on Sonny Rollins

    Jazz Beat #59 - Jazz critic Gary Giddins on Sonny Rollins

    Jazz critic Gary Giddins talks to Tom Reney about Sonny Rollins.

    • 51 min
    Jazz Beat 58 - Billy Boy Arnold Part Two

    Jazz Beat 58 - Billy Boy Arnold Part Two

    For Jazz Beat 57 and 58, Tom Reney spoke with Billy Boy Arnold about his autobiography, THE BLUES DREAM OF BILLY BOY ARNOLD.

    • 49 min
    Jazz Beat 57 - Billy Boy Arnold Part One

    Jazz Beat 57 - Billy Boy Arnold Part One

    For Jazz Beat 57 and 58, Tom Reney spoke with Billy Boy Arnold about his autobiography, THE BLUES DREAM OF BILLY BOY ARNOLD.

    • 51 min
    Jazz Beat 56 - Ricky Riccardi and Tom Reney, Part Three

    Jazz Beat 56 - Ricky Riccardi and Tom Reney, Part Three

    In Part 3 of Tom Reney's interview with Ricky Riccardi, author of Heart Full of Rhythm: The Big Band Years of Louis Armstrong, they discuss Armstrong's tour of England in 1932, and his European sojourn in 1934-35; his top billing in the movie, Pennies From Heaven; his groundbreaking achievement as the first African American host of a network radio series; and the controversy over his 1938 recording, "When the Saints Go Marching In."

    • 59 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
17 Ratings

17 Ratings

PeteChilton ,

Nice to hear the blog in audio.

Being a fan of Tom Reney’s Jazz à la Mode radio program and blog, it was great to finally hear them come together as a podcast. Nice work Tom! Sounds great.

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