Jazz

Deborah Cox Takes on Dinah Washington

July 5, 2007 · Singer Deborah Cox's new album, Destination Moon, pays tribute to the late jazz singer Dinah Washington. She talks about her leap from R&B; to jazz.

World Cafe from WXPN

Chick Corea & Bela Fleck: Jazz Fusion

June 29, 2007 · Two of the most renowned and prolific players in jazz, banjo great Bela Fleck and fusion pianist Chick Corea combine their talents on a new disc called The Enchantment. The two musicians recently sat down for an interview and in-studio performance.

Jazz Sessions By Marian McPartland

Improvising with Keith Jarrett on 'Piano Jazz'

June 28, 2007 · Jarrett is known to spontaneously improvise entire concerts with no planning beforehand. He is equally versed in jazz, classical music and the American songbook. Marian McPartland cornered Jarrett after his Carnegie Hall concert and asked him to guest on Piano Jazz.

NPR's 'Jazz Profiles'

Miles Davis: Miles' Styles

July 3, 2007 · Davis' trumpet style was instantly recognizable, even though his music was ever-changing. His was a restless spirit, always pushing himself and his music forward into uncharted terrain.

Shadow Classics By Tom Moon

Enthralled By Jazz, Joni Mitchell Sets New Moods

June 27, 2007 · Mitchell's work took an unexpected turn with Mingus, her streaky and often brilliant 1979 collaboration with jazz bassist Charles Mingus. After it, she sounded wiser and hipper, a jazz sophisticate whose melodies came bunched in waves and bursts of scat-singing capriciousness.

Big and Small Sounds from Anat Cohen

June 24, 2007 · Two new offerings show her versatility on clarinet and tenor sax. On Poetica, the Tel Aviv-born New Yorker leads a small jazz combo and a string quartet. Then there's Noir, a CD that celebrates a modified big-band sound. Web Extra: Songs from the CDs

Brecker's 'Pilgrimage' a Welcome, Not a Farewell

June 18, 2007 · One of the most widely imitated saxophonists of the past four decades, Michael Brecker won widespread praise for his awe-inspiring technique and smooth tone. He also earned and maintained the respect of the jazz world while working successfully in the world of popular music.

Song of the Day By Marc Silver

Katrina Makes Marva Wright Sing the Blues

June 18, 2007 · New Orleans blues singer Marva Wright says she remains too distraught over the destruction of her hometown to write songs about what happened. She sure can sing about it, though, as her bittersweet cover of "You Are My Sunshine" proves.

NPR's 'Jazz Profiles'

Ella Fitzgerald, 'First Lady of Song'

June 13, 2007 · This show celebrates the music of one of the greatest singers of our time with interviews that include Ella herself; vocalists Betty Carter, Jon Hendricks and Joe Williams; writers Gene Lees and Albert Murray; and pianist Oscar Peterson.

Andre Previn: Musical Polymath Goes Solo

June 11, 2007 · After decades conducting symphony orchestras and composing classical music, Andre Previn records a solo jazz album. The musical polymath has written scores for hit musicals like Gigi and Kiss Me Kate. Web Extra: Hear Both New and Old Recordings

Shadow Classics By Tom Moon

Blues and Jazz Share Icons

June 6, 2007 · It took a renegade of modern film, Dennis Hopper, to engineer one of the great had-to-happen musical summits of modern times. To provide the music for The Hot Spot, the director hired greats from different musical worlds: bluesman John Lee Hooker and jazz trumpeter Miles Davis.

Jazz Great Brecker: A 'Pilgrimage' Before Dying

May 27, 2007 · Shortly before he died, saxophonist Michael Brecker recorded one more album with some long-time collaborators. Discussing Brecker's legacy are pianist Herbie Hancock and guitarist Pat Metheny, as well as Brecker's long-time manager.