Monday, August 22, 2016

NPR Music - Jazz

Eddie Palmieri: Tiny Desk Concert 

An icon for both modern and Latin jazz, the veteran performer continues to break tradition and innovate within many musical styles, including salsa, fusion, Latin funk and more.
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MUSIC NEWS

Bobby Hutcherson, Jazz Vibraphone Modernist, Has Died

The mallet percussionist released more than 40 albums and played on many classics of the 1960s and '70s, expanding the scope of what was possible on his instrument. He was 75.
FIRST LISTEN

First Listen: The Bad Plus, 'It's Hard'

The leaderless piano trio became famous for its cover songs more than a dozen years ago. Now, an all-covers record finds an established and quirky band once again testing its powers of interpretation.
SONGS WE LOVE

Songs We Love: Peter Eldridge, 'Mind To Fly'

An American vocalist shades his tune about the end of a love affair with the colors and rhythms of Brazil.
MARIAN MCPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ

Marty Napoleon On Piano Jazz

Hear the pianist, who once played with Louis Armstrong's All Stars, as he duets with Marian McPartland in a 1992 session.

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