On Friday, February 26, Ray Smith, host of the The Jazz Decades which airs Sunday nights at 11PM, passed away at the age of 87.  He leaves Marilyn, his wife of 61 years, three children and jazz fans everywhere.

Because of the archives, the show will continue on KCSM for a while, but we’ll all miss our colleague and friend Ray Smith, our guide through the Jazz Decades.

Learn more about the life and career of Ray Smith. Post your comments and remembrances at WGBH Jazz Decades.

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Jazz Highlights

Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland
	Wed, Mar 17th from 9:00PM - 10:00PM Loston Harris With Guest Host Michael Feinstein Singer/pianist Loston Harris began his musical study as a percussionist, but shifted to the piano after Ellis Marsalis overheard him tinkering at the keys. Today his Loston Harris Trio is a mainstay of the Bemelmans Bar at Manhattan’s Carlyle Hotel. On this Piano Jazz, Harris and guest host Michael Feinstein sit down to discuss the cabaret tradition and, of course, to play a few tunes. Harris plays “Jitterbug Waltz,” “Route 66,” and ”Misty.” He joins Feinstein for a piano duet of “The Way You Look Tonight.”
JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater
	Thu, Mar 18th from 9:00PM - 10:00PM Women Play Drums: Sherrie Maricle & Cindy Blackman Maricle leads her Five Play quintet, and Blackman's Quartet features J.D. Allen on sax -- both at the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Fest at the Kennedy Center.