Jazz with Jim: Great Musicians We All Need To Know (Within/Earshot Jazz Festival)

A BIMA PRISM PROGRAM
PART OF THE 2026 WITHIN/EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
Coming back to share wisdom with BIMA is Jim Cauter, with a new segment of Jazz with Jim!

Jazz with Jim is a deep dive into this beautiful and storied American musical style. Jim will play selections and profiles the artistry of instrumentalists, vocalists, and ensembles whose original music and unique performance styles have greatly contributed to the evolutionary continuum of jazz.

Great musicians of the past and the present highlighted include:

The WDR Big Band (the big band of Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) from Cologne, Germany)
Thelonious Monk
Brad Mehldau
Emmet Cohen
Chick Corea
Herbie Hancock
John Patitucci
Chris Potter
The Yellowjackets
Joni Mitchell
Jacob Collier
Charlie Christian
Django Reinhardt
Joey Alexander
Blood Sweat and Tears
ARTEMIS
Sabeth Pérez
Louis Armstrong