Dennis Owsley
“Jazz Unlimited” HostDennis Owsley has broadcast a weekly jazz show for St. Louis Public Radio since April 1983. He holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry and is a retired Monsanto Senior Science Fellow and college teacher. His show, Jazz Unlimited, airs every Sunday from 9:00 p.m. to midnight. The show has the largest jazz audience in St. Louis and was named Best Jazz Radio Show in St. Louis for the years 2005-2007 and 2009 by the Riverfront Times. In celebration of his 25 years on the air, January 24, 2008 was proclaimed Dennis Owsley Day" in the City of St. Louis. He is the 2010 winner of the St. Louis Public Radio Millard S. Cohen Lifetime Achievement Award. Dennis is also a noted photographer, and his exhibit, In the Moment: Photographs of Jazz Musicians, ran from September 23, 2005 to January 21, 2006 at the Sheldon Art Gallery. He is a lifetime student of jazz history and teaches short courses on the subject. Dennis is the author of the award-winning book City of Gabriels: The History of Jazz in St. Louis 1985-1973, published in 2006.
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Jazz Unlimited for June 30, 2019 will be “Jazz Giants for May and June.” Throughout its history, certain key players have heavily influenced the course of… -
Jazz Unlimited for June 23, 2019, will present “Real Traditional Jazz Plus New Music.” Traditional jazz combos did not use tubas for their bass… -
Jazz Unlimited for June 16, 2019, will present “The Compositions of Antonio Carlos Jobim.” Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim was the one who brought… -
Jazz Unlimited for June 9, 2019, will present “The Career of Chris Potter.” Downbeat Award winner Chris Potter was born in Chicago, but was raised in… -
Jazz Unlimited for, June 2, 2019, will present “Music from Some Well-Known Jazz Concerts.” Throughout its history, beginning with the Benny Goodman 1938… -
Jazz Unlimited for May 26, 2019, will present “The Keys and Strings Hour Plus New Music.” Since today is Miles Davis’s birthday, we will playpresent some… -
Jazz Unlimited for May 19, 2019 will present “The Career of Stan Getz.” Known as “The Sound,” tenor saxophonist Stan Getz was a popular figure in jazz… -
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Jazz Unlimited for May 5, 2019, presents “The Career of Roy Haynes.” Known as “Snap Crackle” for his snare drum playing, drummer Roy Haynes’ 70 plus year… -
Jazz Unlimited for Sunday, April 28, 2019, will present “The Keys and Strings Hour Plus New Music.” The “Keys and Strings Hour,” or jazz without horns,… -
Jazz Unlimited for April 21, 2019, will present “The Compositions of Ornette Coleman.” When Ornette Coleman began recording in 1958, his style, called…
