NPR Music - JAZZ

Sabertooth, Or The 23-Year Midnight Gig At Chicago's Green Mill, one band has owned Saturday's after-hours set for decades. Jazz Night stays up with drunks, devotees and the organ quartet of saxophonists Pat Mallinger and Cameron Pfiffner. Read this story

LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD Allen Toussaint: Live At The Village Vanguard He's a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame producer, songwriter, pianist, singer and New Orleans native. And now he's made one of the best jazz albums of 2009. Toussaint brings a diverse cast to the Vanguard. Read this story

JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA Christian McBride On Ray Brown's Bass And James Brown's Appeal  Over the last year, the bassist and NPR's Audie Cornish have discussed and dissected everything about jazz. Their latest chat, held for a live audience, focuses on how his own career started. Read this story

MUSIC INTERVIEWS NO BS! Brass Band Transcends The New Orleans Sound It's tough getting 12 musicians to agree on anything.But the members of the Richmond, Va. ensemble are firm in the desire to represent their own city in their music. Read this story

JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA A Jazz 'Family,' Formed Late At Night After the headliners and their crowds have left, a community of up-and-coming artists — brought together by a vocalist and natural ringleader — assembles in a corner of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Read this story