View Related Episode: Lyle Ritz, Jazz Ukulele Master, Pendleton Center for Arts, Toby Kimmey, Writer Marc Acito

No tiny bubbles for Lyle Ritz. He was a professional bass player, but he got his start on the ukulele, and released a ukulele album back in 1958. He's returned to the little instrument to play “polite jazz” that's surprisingly complex.

First Broadcast: 2008
Producer: Vince Patton

Appeared in episode: Lyle Ritz, Jazz Ukulele Master, Pendleton Center for Arts, Toby Kimmey, Writer Marc Acito

Video Extra: Lyle Ritz Performance


Ukulele Music
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The Woman with the Veil
by KC Cowan | 11/17/2009
It isn’t often that the Portland Art Museum brings in an exhibit that consists entirely of one painting, but a masterpiece by Raphael is now on display and worth the trip to see. I finally got there last week and am so glad I did. “The Woman with the Veil” is so stunning, so richly painted [...]
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