Sunday, February 14, 2016

NPR Music - JAZZ

The ELEW Trio With Veal And Tain

Pianist Eric Lewis did a turn in the crossover celebrity spotlight with his "rockjazz" method. But he pledges allegiance to "the jazz republic" in a new trio with Reginald Veal and Jeff Watts.
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PIANO JAZZ WITH JON WEBER

Jon Batiste On Piano Jazz

The Colbert bandleader sings "What A Wonderful World" in a 2011 session with guest host Jon Weber.
SONGS WE LOVE

Songs We Love: Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, 'Backbone'

The first-ever gig of the most influential jazz big band of the last 50 years has emerged. It lays complex arrangements over simple blues forms. It also swings like crazy.

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