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Revive Big Band At Berklee
What would it sound like if someone bridged the gap between large ensemble jazz and classic hip-hop anthems? One multi-generational group of musicians has made it their aim to find out.
Jazz Night In America: The Radio Program
SpokFrevo Orquestra: Carnival And Jazz
A big band from Brazil has developed a unique, jazz-influenced take on a holiday tradition. Maestro Spok and his 17-piece crew present an adventurous program at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
A Blog Supreme
After Sandy Hook, A Saxophonist Remembers A ‘Beautiful Life’
Jimmy Greene’s new album is dedicated to his daughter, one of the 20 children killed in the elementary school shooting. “She showed love,” he says, “to everybody she came in contact with.”
Jazz Night In America
At 86, A ‘Jazz Child’ Looks Back On A Life Of Sunshine, Sorrow
Singer Sheila Jordan, who leaped to fame in George Russell’s version of “You Are My Sunshine,” recalls her dirt-poor childhood and the thrill of hearing Charlie Parker play through a club’s back door.
Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
Harry Connick Jr. On Piano Jazz
In this session from 1991, Connick sings and plays “They Didn’t Believe Me” and joins host Marian McPartland for “Stompin’ at the Savoy.”
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