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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.
Cast: Ralph J. Gleason, Dizzy Gillespie, Lalo Schifrin, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Eugene Wright, Joe Morello, Cannonball Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Jimmy Witherspoon, Ben Webster, Vince Guaraldi, Colin Bailey, Bob Cunningham, Leo Wright, Chuck Lampkin, Nat Adderley, Sam Jones, Louis Hayes, Monty Budwig
Production: KQED
Network: National Educational Television
