Sunday, April 10, 2016

NPR Music - Jazz

Jymie Merritt: The Beat Goes Deep

The Philadelphia bassist, soon to be 90, played with Blakey, Morgan and Roach. But in all that, he also developed his own rhythmic and harmonic concept. Appropriately, it's called Forerunner.
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JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA

The 2016 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert

Gary Burton, Wendy Oxenhorn, Pharoah Sanders and Archie Shepp make up the newest class of Jazz Masters — the highest honor the U.S. gives to a jazz musician or advocate.
MUSIC NEWS

Grammy Winner, Sax Legend Gato Barbieri Dies At 83

Known for his ever-present black fedora, Barbieri could never be pinned down. "My music is the same. I play Gato," Barbieri once told The Tavis Smiley Show.
MARIAN MCPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ

Paul Bley On Piano Jazz

The avant-garde pianist performed original motifs and a free duet with Marian McPartland in 2000.
MUSIC NEWS

'Nothing Less Than A Treasure Trove': Joe Castro Box Set Features Hidden Jazz Gems

The Mexican-American jazz pianist earned acclaim in New York and Los Angeles in the 1950s and '60s, but much of his music was never released — until now.

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