NPR Music - JAZZ

Ingrid Jensen And Steve Treseler Play Kenny Wheeler The late, distinctively melodic jazz trumpeter and composer Kenny Wheeler was quietly influential to generations of musicians. From the Pacific Northwest, two acolytes reimagine his catalog. Read this story

JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA: THE RADIO PROGRAM Anat Cohen's Roots Of Rio The genre choro — the New Orleans jazz of Brazil — has long fascinated Cohen, a jazz-trained clarinet and saxophone player. Her new quartet Choro Aventuroso modernizes the music's rhythms and forms. Read this story

MARIAN MCPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ John Pizzarelli On Piano Jazz In this 2001 session, the guitarist and singer teams up with his brother, bassist Martin Pizzarelli, and host Marian McPartland for "It's Only A Paper Moon." Read this story