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''12th Street Jump'' is a weekly public radio series, which is broadcast in the United States as well as over internet radio stations around the world. The show is based in Kansas City, where it began broadcasting from in 2009. The show focuses on two genres, Jazz and Blues, while including regular comedy segments. Pete Weber and Eboni Fondren (Pearl McDonald prior to 2014) are the shows hosts. They regularly have guests on the show, and interview leading Jazz and Blues artists. In 2015, the show had spread its reach to over 115 stations across the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.12thstreetjump.com )〕 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://12thstreetjump.wordpress.com/stations/ )〕 ==History== ''12th Street Jump'' began broadcasting in 2009 and is produced by Theater League in Kansas City. The public radio show is a weekly show, focusing on Jazz, Blues and also comedy segments. The show is recorded at the Broadway Jazz Club twice a month on Wednesday nights from 7:30 to 9:00pm in Kansas City.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.prx.org/series/31558 )〕 It was first broadcast on KCUR FM89.3, Kansas City’s public radio station. Its first broadcast came from the Mutual Musicians Foundation, a historic building in the Historic 18th and Vine Jazz district, where Dizzy Gillespie is rumored to have met Charlie Parker.〔 In 2010, the show moved to 12th Street Rag, a club located in downtown Kansas City. A renovation of the hotel where the club is located forced the show to move to its current location. It is now recorded live at the Broadway Jazz Club for subsequent broadcast on stations across the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://12thstreetjump.wordpress.com/about/ )〕 In 2015, the show was aired on over 115 stations in the United States on a weekly basis.〔 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wdna.org/schedule/ )〕 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bostonfreeradio.com/syndicated-shows/12th-street-jump )〕 ==Background== The weekly show is one hour long, combining Jazz and Blues with topical sketch comedy, similar to shows such as ''Saturday Night Live'' and ''Prairie Home Companion''. The show is hosted by Pete Weber and Pearl McDonald, who regularly interview Jazz and Blues musicians on their show. ''12th Street Jump'' celebrates the birthday of a major jazz or blues musical influence on each show.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/KC-Based-12th-STREET-JUMP-Radio-Program-Features-Jazz-Greats-20120619 )〕 The show commonly features the music of various Jazz and Blues artists including John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong as well as composers like George Gershwin and Johnny Mercer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://kcur.org/programs/12th-street-jump )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「12th Street Jump」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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