Phil Schaap

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Phil Schaap (born 1951) is an American jazz disc jockey and reissue producer. He hosts a daily morning radio program on WKCR, the radio station of Columbia University, his alma mater, in New York City. The show, called Birdflight, is devoted to the music of Charlie Parker and has been running for over twenty six years. He also hosts the weekly Traditions In Swing, which likewise has been on the air for thirty two years.

In addition to his radio work, Schaap has been involved with the re-release of several archival recordings on CD, releases of artists including Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Machito and the Afro-Cubans and Duke Ellington. For his efforts in engineering, production, and liner notes, Schaap has won at least six Grammy awards.

Schaap also contributed to a book by Wynton Marsalis, "Jazz ABZ: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits."

Schaap is currently the curator of Jazz at Lincoln Center, and is a cousin of noted sportswriter Dick Schaap.

External links

• WKCR
• Interview with Phil Schaap, on jazz programming at WKCR
• Internet Movie Data Base page on Phil Schaap
• Count Basie Centennial page on Phil Schaap

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