Monday, December 7, 2015

NPR Music - JAZZ

Wayne Horvitz: The Pianist And The Poet

In Seattle, he books a club, teaches college and high-school kids, and leads a lot of different bands. So it makes sense that his new project was inspired by the locally born writer Richard Hugo.
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SONG TRAVELS

Song Travels' 2015 Holiday Spectacular

Join Michael Feinstein for an hour of yuletide music and cheer in this special edition of Song Travels.
MARIAN MCPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ

Jaki Byard On Piano Jazz

The pianist and saxophonist was a frequent collaborator with Charles Mingus and Maynard Ferguson.
MARIAN MCPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ

Ingrid Jensen On Piano Jazz

Marian McPartland praises the trumpeter's warmth and virtuosity in a Piano Jazz episode from 2000.
SONGS WE LOVE

Songs We Love: Jaco Pastorius, 'Okonkole Y Trompa'

An electric-jazz meditation from the documentary film about the genius bass guitarist, and also features Don Alias and Peter Gordon.

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