Stars Celebrate 30 Years Of Piano Jazz: Set I
For three decades, Marian McPartland has showcased both jazz veterans and young stars on Piano Jazz, her hour-long NPR program. For the anniversary, past guests Kurt Elling, Karrin Allyson, Randy...
View ArticleKenny Barron On JazzSet
Join a sold-out crowd at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater in Washington, D.C., to experience the piano artistry of a true jazz genius, Kenny Barron. The performance was recorded live on Oct. 2, 2009.
View ArticleA Jazz Piano Christmas 2010
Live from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., it's NPR Music's annual celebration of seasonal music in swing time. A public radio holiday tradition returns with Kenny Barron, Renee Rosnes, Helio...
View Article'Generations In Jazz' Concert On Piano Jazz: Set I
In this new session, host Marian McPartland and friends get together on the bandstand at one of the world's most elegant jazz venues as Piano Jazz bids 2010 goodbye and welcomes the New Year with...
View Article'Generations In Jazz' Concert On Piano Jazz: Set II
In part two of our concerts from Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, guest host Jon Weber pays tribute to Marian McPartland in her tune "Ambiance." Kenny Barron is joined by his former student, Helen Sung, for a...
View ArticleMulgrew Miller On JazzSet
As Artist-in-Residence at the Detroit Jazz Festival, Miller was booked solid. In these highlights, he first joins Kenny Barron for duo pianos on the main stage, then plays with his long-running group...
View ArticleKenny Barron Quintet: Live At The Village Vanguard
For jazz musicians, Barron is considered an institution. So it's fitting that the pianist gets to celebrate his 70th birthday at another jazz institution. Here, he demonstrates his ebullient clarity.
View ArticleKenny Barron On Piano Jazz
The pianist performs "Clouds" and pairs with host Marian McPartland for "How Deep Is The Ocean?" in 2003.
View ArticleKenny Barron And Dave Holland On JazzSet
JazzSet celebrates the 70th birthday of NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron with new duets featuring bassist Dave Holland at the Kennedy Center's Family Theater. Plus, hear a solo Barron set.
View ArticleArt As Conversation: Three New Collaborative Albums
NPR's Melissa Block and music critic Tom Moon discuss the thrill of intimacy on three new albums by duos.
View ArticleThe 2014 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll
We had 140 jazz journalists weigh in on their favorite releases of the year. Here are their top overall picks, with top finishers in Latin jazz, vocal, debut and historical categories.
View Article'Remembering Marian McPartland: A Celebration' On Piano Jazz
Tony Bennett, Barbara Carroll, Bill Charlap, Chris Brubeck and more pay tribute to the grande dame of Piano Jazz.
View ArticleGary Giddins: 101 Ways To Get Into 'Jazz'
Attempting to make your way into jazz is never easy, but the jazz writer and cultural critic Gary Giddins has rendered it a bit more approachable. His new book, Jazz, is a new guide for novice...
View ArticleTravel Tunes For Thanksgiving Journeys
The journey home for Thanksgiving can be challenging and frustrating, fraught with bus loads of college kids, crowded planes and slow-moving traffic. Fortunately, music eases frustration, so here are...
View ArticleThe 2010 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Concert
Seven great musicians and one record producer were recognized with the country's highest honor for jazz artistry — and then took the stage to perform. Hear a recording of the live broadcast, which took...
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