Sunday, June 23, 2013

NPR Music ....

MUSIC INTERVIEWS

Terence Blanchard Turns A Tragic Champion Into An Opera Hero

The jazz composer's latest project is an opera based on the life of Emile Griffith, a gay boxer who became a world champion in the 1960s — at a price.
JAZZSET WITH DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER

Dee Dee Bridgewater On JazzSet

Held each summer in the lovely hillside country of Westchester County, the Caramoor Jazz Festival is in a rolling woods, about 40 miles northeast of New York City. Hear Dee Dee Bridgewater lead her quintet in a set of tunes by Billie Holiday, Mongo Santamaria and the Gershwins.
MUSIC

Two Generations Of Jazz Guitar Tune Up For Father's Day

Bucky Pizzarelli and his son, John, have been collaborating since John was a kid. They perform live in NPR's studios.
PIANO JAZZ WITH JON WEBER

Karen Oberlin On Piano Jazz

One of the premier interpreters of the Great American Songbook presents a set of timeless music.

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