NPR Music - JAZZ

Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: 50 Years Of Mondays The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, the most influential modern big band, played on Monday nights at the Village Vanguard in New York. For its 50th anniversary, its successor performs a salute. Read this story

SONGS WE LOVE Songs We Love: Bill Evans Trio, 'You're Gonna Hear From Me [Alternate Take]' In a newly unearthed studio recording, a short-lived version of Bill Evans' trio, with Eddie Gomez and Jack DeJohnette, shows just how fervent their musical conversations could be. Read this story

SONGS WE LOVE Songs We Love: Idris Ackamoor And The Pyramids, 'Rhapsody In Berlin' Reunited after three decades, the pan-African "cosmic jazz" experimentalists throw an extended and ecstatic dance party, with throwback funk vibes and multiculti merger. Read this story

GOATS AND SODA It's No Jive: Every Day Is International Jazz Day Jazz may have been born in America but it has grown into a global form. We've got a playlist that ranges from a Pakistani version of "Take Five" to a love song with scatting in Mandarin. Read this story

MARIAN MCPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ Jim Ferguson On Piano Jazz The singing bassist presents original songs and standards in a session from 2001. Read this story