Sunday, January 10, 2016

NPR Music - JAZZ

Toast Of The Nation 2016

Hear a playlist of complete jazz concerts from Clark Terry, Snarky Puppy, Anat Cohen, Wycliffe Gordon, Dianne Reeves, Wynton Marsalis and more to ring in the new year.
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A BLOG SUPREME

Paul Bley, Influential Jazz Pianist, Has Died


Bley's long-standing commitment to thoughtful yet intuitive performance proved adaptable to many different settings for nearly seven decades. He was 83.
MUSIC NEWS

For John Scofield, Everything Old Is New Again — Even The Hard Parts


The jazz guitarist has a new record out with an old quartet, playing music that deals, in part, with the death of Scofield's son.
JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA: THE RADIO PROGRAM

James P. Johnson: The Father Of Stride


The early-20th-century musician's seminal work represents the cornerstone of jazz piano conception. Pianists like Aaron Diehl, Ethan Iverson, Marc Cary and ELEW pay tribute.
MARIAN MCPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ

Max Roach On Piano Jazz


Roach was one of jazz's legendary drummers — an innovator and co-creator of what became known as bebop. In this program from 1998, Roach relates a few memories of performing with Bird, Monk and Diz.

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