Monday, May 2, 2016

NPR Music - JAZZ

First Listen: Gregory Porter, 'Take Me To The Alley'

The popular jazz singer follows a familiar pattern on his new album: It's acoustic, unconcerned with fashion or complexity, and both overpowering and soothing. That's a good thing.
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SONGS WE LOVE

Songs We Love: Sarah Vaughan, 'Fascinating Rhythm'

It's but a standard warhorse, plucked from a seemingly random live date in 1978. But once she initiates the finale sequence, you can only shake your head and smile.
JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA

3 Artists From Abroad, For International Jazz Day

Bassist and Jazz Night In America host Christian McBride spotlights a vocalist from France, a drummer from Mexico and a trumpet-playing South African legend.
JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA

Carlos Henriquez: The Bronx Pyramid

The bassist spends a lot of time in midtown Manhattan for his day job with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. But his roots, and the music he's made about them, are uptown.
MARIAN MCPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ

Rose Murphy On Piano Jazz

The singer and pianist performs her legendary version of "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" in a 1988 session.

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