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Women in Jazz Media: The PodcastsThe Notes Between with Georgia MancioWelcome to the latest episode of our podcast series’ The Notes Between’ with Lara Eidi. Conversations exploring everything behind and about the world of songwriting! Our theme music ‘Breathe Love’ is from Lara Eidi herself available here In this episode, Lara talks to songwriter Georgia MancioMulti-award-winning jazz vocalist, lyricist and producer, Georgia Mancio, celebrates her 25th anniversary in music with a series of highlight concerts and the spring releaseof her 9th album, ‘A Story Left Untold’ (Roomspin Records), co-written with Grammy-winning pianist/composer, Alan Broadbent. A supreme storyteller whose performances connect deeply with her audiences, Ge...2025-04-1654 min
Women in Jazz Media: The PodcastsIn Conversation with Georgia MancioWelcome to the latest episode of ‘In Conversation With’ with host and producer Hannah Horton, with our theme tune Surfing Thermals from our host, Hannah too! In this episode, host Hannah Horton welcomes Georgia MancioOur podcasts have been featured at number 7 on the Top 10 Women In Media Podcasts on the web by Feedspot and you can also find our podcasts at number 9 in the top 60Best Jazz Podcasts in FeedSpot! Multi-award-winning jazz vocalist, lyricist and producer, Georgia Mancio, celebrates her 25th anniversary in music with a series of highlight concerts and the sprin...2025-04-1153 min
The Jazz Room- Host Joan Watson-JonesInterview with Guitarist at Jazz Congress at Jazz at Lincoln Center P1We met Kevin at Jazz Congress at Jazz at Lincoln Center NYC. In Part 1 of our interview we talk about his time on The Jay Leno Show and a mutual friend. In Part 2 we talk about his work doing workshops with young people. Learn more at kevineubanks.com2025-04-0231 min
Neon Jazz InterviewsKansas City-based Jazz Bassist Spencer ReeveWelcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City-based Jazz Bassist Spencer Reeve .. We caught up with this young, aspiring and hungry player on the thriving Kansas City jazz scene. By way of Fresno, California, he came to the University of Kansas to learn under the veteran sage player Matt Otto. These days, he is playing jazz and more multiple nights each week in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area and around the country at venues such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, Leid Center Kansas, Green Lady Lounge and Corvino's Supper Club. Over 4 years, he bui...2024-09-1631 min
Neon Jazz InterviewsJazz Trumpeter Riley MulherkarWelcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Trumpeter Riley Mulherkar .. We talked at length about his debut album .. the new 2024 CD Riley .. He was born and raised in Seattle and has been recognized as a “smart young trumpet player” by The New York Times, praised by The Wall Street Journal as a “youngster to keep an eye on,” and is a 2020 recipient of Lincoln Center’s Emerging Artist Award for his work as “an original bandleader, composer, arranger, educator, community activist and advocate for jazz and the arts.” His path is heading upwards and we step in...2024-04-2016 min
CSO Audio Program NotesCSO Program Notes: CSO x Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton MarsalisTwo mighty orchestras present a rousing, jazz-meets-classical event. Discover selections from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, alternating between the original orchestral version performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and imaginative new jazz arrangements presented by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Both ensembles join forces for a selection from Wynton Marsalis’ Swing Symphony, which The Telegraph calls “a journey through jazz history and the sounds of America itself.”
Learn more: cso.org/performances/23-24/cso-classical/cso-x-jazz-at-lincoln-center-orchestra2024-04-1915 minCSO Audio Program NotesCSO Program Notes: CSO x Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton MarsalisTwo mighty orchestras present a rousing, jazz-meets-classical event. Discover selections from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, alternating between the original orchestral version performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and imaginative new jazz arrangements presented by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Both ensembles join forces for a selection from Wynton Marsalis’ Swing Symphony, which The Telegraph calls “a journey through jazz history and the sounds of America itself.”
Learn more: cso.org/performances/23-24/cso-classical/cso-x-jazz-at-lincoln-center-orchestra2024-04-1915 min
Working Drummer459 - Obed Calvaire: Playing with Wynton Marsalis & The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Commemorating Max Roach, Expressing His Hatian Heritage on His New RecordSince 2021, Obed Calvaire has been in the drum chair for Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra, with whom he recently curated and directed a series of concerts celebrating the centennial of the great Max Roach. His New York jazz career spans over two decades and includes jazz legends such as Dave Holland, Kurt Rosenwinkle, The Mingus Big Band, Joshua Redman and many others. His new album, “150 Million Gold Francs” will be released April 12th and draws heavily on his Haitian heritage.2024-03-071h 05
Jazz Piano Skills PremiumJazz Piano with Mark DavisWelcome to Jazz Piano Skills. It’s time to discover, learn, and play jazz piano!Today, I welcome to Jazz Piano Skills, jazz pianist, educator, and author Mark Davis. Mark has been a mainstay on the Milwaukee jazz scene for over 35 years and has shared the stage with many internationally known performers such as Phil Woods, Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, Charles McPherson, Slide Hampton, Frank Morgan, Jason Marsalis, Brian Lynch, Ted Nash, Jeff Hamilton, and John Clayton to name just a few and here’s what they say about Mark"Mark Davis p...2024-01-301h 23
Neon Jazz InterviewsBrooklyn-based Jazz Saxophonist & Composer Jim PielaWelcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Brooklyn-based Jazz Saxophonist & Composer Jim Piela .. We caught up with him about his latest 2023 CD It Comes with the Territory on a set of six original compositions .. Originally from Wisconsin, he cut his teeth early on with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and has gone on to explore the world of jazz .. We get into his history, teaching, surviving COVID, the future and much more .. Enjoy ..
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The Arik Korman ShowWynton Marsalis on the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Future of JazzWynton Marsalis, internationally acclaimed musician, composer, educator, and a leading advocate of American culture, discusses what he says to kids who want to be musicians, what makes the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra unique, and what he is trying to tell the world through his music. Wynton and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra perform in Seattle at the Paramount Theatre on October 5th. Info at stgpresents.org, wyntonmarsalis.org, and jazz.org.2023-10-0415 min
Playin' Around With PlaybookPlayin' Around With Playbook: Preston PiercePreston Pierce is a Band Director at Plano West Senior High School in Plano, Texas. His duties include directing the Wind Symphony, Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Band, Jazz Small Groups, assisting with the Marching Band, and coordinating the jazz program for the Plano West Cluster. He is a past President of the Texas Jazz Educators Association (TJEA). Additionally, he is a Consultant/Clinician for Jazz at Lincoln Center. The Plano West Jazz Orchestra is a five-time finalist in Jazz at Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington Competition and Festival in New York City. Since 2020, the Plano West Jazz program has won a combined 21...2023-07-3124 min
Les Matins JazzWynton Marsalis et le Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra dans la "Jungle" parisienneC’est toujours un événement quand le trompettiste, compositeur et chef d’orchestre Wynton Marsalis arrive en ville! Ce week-end, on pourra l'entendre avec le Jazz at Lincoln Jazz Orchestra et mardi et mercredi prochain avec son nouveau projet symphonique, "Jungle" en compagnie de l'Orchestre de Paris. Ça, ce sera à la Philharmonie, mais ce matin, on l'écoute dans les Matins nous parler de sa définition du jazz.
A part ça, on écoute aussi le guitariste Romane, qui sera ce soir en quartet au Jazz Club Etoile, et Vladimir Cosma qui continue de se raconter de A à Z.
Enfin...2023-06-0808 min
Film at Lincoln Center Podcast#457 - Sacha Jenkins & Terence Blanchard on Louis Armstrong’s Black and BluesWelcome to a new episode of the Film at Lincoln Center podcast. This week we’re excited to present a Q&A from the AppleTV+ documentary, Louis Armstrong’s Black and Blues, with director Sacha Jenkins and Oscar-nominated composer Terence Blanchard.
This event recently took place as part of See Me As I Am, Lincoln Center’s year-long celebration of Terence Blanchard in collaboration with seven arts organizations across campus: Film at Lincoln Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Juilliard School, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, The Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, and The New York Public Library for the Per...2023-04-2153 min
Neon Jazz InterviewsVeteran Jazz Pianist & Composer Bruce BarthWelcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Pianist & Composer Bruce Barth .. He opened up about the 2023 Project & Show Fly with the Wind featuring Terell Stafford, Tim Warfield & Dick Oatts .. The Same Lineup Will Join the Temple University Symphony Orchestra, Studio Orchestra and Jazz Band to Explore an Eclectic Mix of Classical, Jazz and Crossover Music at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall on Sunday April 16, 2023 .. Bruce has been sharing his music with listeners the world over for more than twenty-five years. In addition to traveling widely performing his own mu...2023-04-1523 minLes Matins JazzWhere Jazz Lives, le jazz de Paris vu par les Américains du Lincoln Center"Where jazz lives", c'est le titre d'une série initiée par la structure new yorkaise Jazz at Lincoln Center sur le jazz, tel qu'il se vit dans des villes en dehors de New York. Après City, Seattle, Amsterdam et Newark, voici le 5e épisode de la première saison, consacré à Paris, où l'on croise Laurent Courthaliac et Clélya Abraham. Pour les curieux, c'est là : https://www.jazzlive.com/where-jazz-lives/season:1
Dans ces Matins, on parle aussi du festival Music & Cinéma qui débute aujourd'hui à Marseille, et, avec Yaël Hirsch, la fondatrice de Toute La Culture, on vi...2023-03-2711 min
Neon Jazz InterviewsAcclaimed NYC Trumpeter & Director of Jazz Studies and Chair of Instrumental Studies at Temple University Terell StaffordWelcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Acclaimed NYC Trumpeter & Director of Jazz Studies and Chair of Instrumental Studies at Temple University Terell Stafford.. We discussed his upcoming One-Night Only Classical-Jazz Concert April 16 at Jazz at Lincoln Center with Orchestral Premieres by Billy Childs and Bill Cunliffe .. Hailed as one of today’s leading jazz student ensembles, TUJB is joined on stage by its sister groups — TU’s Symphony Orchestra and Studio Orchestra—as well as its Faculty Sextet: Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts, Bruce Barth, Tim Warfield, Mike Boone and Justin Faulkner. We cover this sho...2023-03-2624 min
Playin' Around With PlaybookPlayin' Around With Playbook: Summer CamargoSummer Camargo, 21, is a trumpet student at The Juilliard School and Jerome Greene Fellowship recipient, is in her fourth year of college majoring in Jazz Studies. Summer, born and raised in Hollywood, Florida, most recently joined Lenny Pickett and The Saturday Night Live House Band on NBC, recorded her debut album (which will be out in spring 2023) under Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Blue Engine, won first place in the International Trumpet Guild’s Ryan Anthony Trumpet Memorial Competition, covered for Wynton Marsalis on the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s 2022 Big Band Holidays Tour, and has been performing with her se...2023-03-2419 min
Neon Jazz InterviewsJazz Composer, Arranger & Conductor David BergerWelcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Composer, Arranger and Conductor David Berger – This prolific jazz ambassador is recognized internationally as a leading authority on the music of Duke Ellington and the Swing Era. Along with being an author, involved with dance companies, TV, Film, Commercials and so much more .. He was the conductor and arranger for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra from its inception in 1988 through 1994 and has transcribed more than 750 full scores of classic recordings, including more than 500 works by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. He’s a deeply cool, truthful and...2022-12-2925 min
LincInterviewsA Conversation with Jazz Vocalist Sara JonesWith this conversation, we are joined by jazz vocalist Sara Jones. She is the first place winner of the Billie Holiday Vocal Competition and semi-finalist in the American Traditions Competition. She has toured in 49 states, performing in numerous concert halls across the nation. Starting her career as a pianist, she received a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance at St. Mary's College of Maryland and a Master of Music in Piano, accompanying at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. With her graduation, she talks about her six years with the Soldiers’ Chorus of the U.S. Army Field Band...2022-09-2551 min
Playin' Around With PlaybookPlayin' Around With Playbook: Todd StollHey everyone! This week on Playin’ Around With Playbook, Sammy and I spoke with trumpet player and educator Todd Stoll.“An experienced performer, Duke Ellington expert, and jazz advocate, Mr. Stoll founded the Columbus Jazz Youth Orchestra (CJYO) in 1991 to give young people the chance to cultivate a love of jazz through performance. He served as the director until 2011. Under his direction, the CJYO released six CDs, participated in the prestigious Essentially Ellington competition at Jazz at Lincoln Center, and toured Europe and South America. His students have achieved successes that have taken them to The Juilliard Scho...2022-03-1421 min
Playin' Around With PlaybookPlayin' Around With Playbook: Dave LinardHey everyone, welcome back to another Playin’ Around with Playbook. Tristatesax here. Super excited today, we are going to be talking with Dave Linard from Playbook. He’s a playbook mentor, and an amazing pianist.“David Linard is a Brooklyn-based pianist, composer, educator, and musical director who loves timeless feel-good music. Currently a member of Sammy Miller and the Congregation, David has traveled the world with the Congregation, playing venues such as Monterey Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Jazz à Juan, Jazz à Megève, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, SF Jazz, and the Bowery Ballroom. He has al...2022-03-1414 min
Viaje al mundo del JazzWynton Marsalis, Eric Clapton y Orquesta del Lincoln Center tocan Blues. Parte 2¡Qué tal amigos, radioescuchas, podcasters y socios viajeros!
Bienvenidos a la 2a parte del album que estamos revisando.
Continuamos nuestro recorrido por el blues que iniciamos la semana pasada, con la colaboración del trompetista Wynton Marsalis, el guitarrista Eric Clapton y la Orquesta del Lincoln Center concierto en vivo grabado el 7, 8 y 9 de abril de 2011, en New York en el evento "Jazz at the Lincoln Center".
Canciones seleccionadas por Eric Clapton.
Arreglos musicales por Wynton Marsalis.
Lado B:
1. Kidman Blues
2. Layla
3. Joliet Bound
4. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
5. Corrine, Corrina.
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Viaje al mundo del JazzWynton Marsalis, Eric Clapton y Orquesta del Lincoln Center tocan Blues. Parte 1¡Qué tal amigos, radioescuchas, podcasters y socios viajeros!
Bienvenido al episodio 33 de nuestro programa “Viaje al mundo del Jazz”
En esta ocasión nos hacemos cargo de una deuda musical, abordar un disco de "Blues". Y es con uno de los conciertos más potentes del género de los últimos años.
De la extraordinaria colaboración del trompetista Wynton Marsalis, el guitarrista Eric Clapton y la Orquesta del Lincoln Center tenemos como resultado este concierto en vivo grabado el 7, 8 y 9 de abril de 2011, en New York en el evento "Jazz at the Lincoln Center".
Las canciones fueron seleccionadas del cancione...2021-10-1540 min
Nothing ConcreteFrom the Archive: Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton MarsalisWe look back to February 2016 to spend some time the company of the prestigious Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra during the fourth year of their international associate residency when they performed the music of Wayne Shorter, George Gershwin and hosted an evening celebrating the next generation of jazz. From the Archive sees us dig into our extensive contemporary and classical music and cinema podcast archive as we rediscover interviews and discussions with artists, with our long-standing producer and presenter, Ben Eshmade. Subscribe to Nothing Concrete on Acast, Spotify, iTunes or wherever you find yo...2021-09-0138 min
Cloud Jazz Smooth JazzCloud Jazz Nº 2001 (Lincoln Adler) - Episodio exclusivo para mecenasAgradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Estreno de 'Tabula Rasa', el disco que acaba de publicar el saxofonista Lincoln Adler, y repaso a novedades de Reza Khan, David P. Stevens, Threestyle, Jeff Kashiwa y Str4ta. En el bloque del recuerdo recuperamos un disco que publicaba en 1981 la legendaria vocalista de Jazz Sarah Vaughan que estaba dedicado a la música de The Beatles.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos epis...2021-05-2057 min
Puerto Rico JazzPuerto Rico Jazz: SalswingMúsica de la nueva grabación de Rubén Blades 'Salswing' y revisitamos la grabación de Wynton Marsalis y la Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra 'Una Noche con Rubén Blades' (2018). Comprometidos con la Excelencia Musical.Apple Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/.../puerto-rico-jazz/id1508259152Sounder FMhttps://puertoricojazz.sounder.fm/show/puerto-rico-jazzPrimer programa en la radio dedicado al Jazz Boricua!2021-04-2653 min
Soundweavers1.17 Kalia VandeverJazz trombonist and composer Kalia Vandever joins us to chat about conceptualizing her album In Bloom, funding this project through touring and crowdsourcing, identifying a recording engineer and studio, and developing her compositional voice throughout the process. We talk about her start in community education through the Herbie Hancock Institute Peer-to-Peer Program and the importance of encouraging students to connect with one another through community engagement initiatives. Kalia shares about her experience working in a historically male-dominated industry, her article “Token Girl”, and how to support women and artists of ALAANA backgrounds in professional and educational settings. And she offe...2021-04-1443 min
Everything Saxophone PodcastEp 087 - Camille Thurman; Performing full time with the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for 2 seasonsMulti-instrumentalist, Vocalist, Composer Camille Thurman is the first woman in 30 years to tour and perform full time two seasons as a saxophonist with the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for 2 seasons. Camille has shared stages with such jazz and R&B luminaries as George Coleman, Roy Haynes, Dianne Reeves, Wynton Marsalis, The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JALCO) featuring Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Barron, Buster Williams, Charles Tolliver, Jack DeJohnette, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jon Hendricks, Harry Connick Jr., Jon Batiste, Audra MacDonald, Diana Krall, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Louis Hayes, Russell Malone, Nichol...2020-07-021h 16
Puerto Rico JazzPuerto Rico Jazz Nominados a JJA Awards 2020Primer Puerto Rico Jazz del mes de Mayo, Música de los boricuas y latinos nominados a los Jazz Jounalists Association Awards.Miguel Zenón (Arranger, Midsize Ensemble, Alto Saxophonist & Record of the Year)Eddie Palmieri (Lifetime Achievement Award)Eddie Gómez con Bill Evans, Evans in England (Historical Record of the Year)Jazz at Lincoln Center con Carlos Henriquez (Large Ensemble of the Year)Melissa Aldana (Tenor Saxophonist of the Year)Pedrito Martinez (Percussionist of the Year).Pueden escuchar el programa el dom...2020-05-031h 00
Puerto Rico JazzPuerto Rico Jazz: David Sanchez y Wynton Marsalis con Ruben BladesPuerto Rico Jazz @ Brave New Radio WPSC 88.7FM, William Paterson University, New Jersey & @TuneIn Radio! http://tun.in/seoPJMúsica de dos grabaciones nominadas al Grammy en la categoría de Jazz Latino en las que participan músicos puertorriqueños; Carib de David Sánchez y Una Noche con Rubén Blades con Wynton Marsalis y la Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra y el bajista puertorriqueño Carlos Henríquez.TuneIn Radiohttp://tun.in/pjADHApple Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/puerto-rico...2020-04-2756 min
Conversations Beyond the Pew with the RevEpisode #34 The Transformative Power of Jazz: a conversation with TomTom Holzfeind grew up around his father's jazz club in Chicago called the Blue Note.
The Blue Note Jazz Club was a fully integrated club in the 1950s, which had some of the greatest jazz artists.2020-02-2729 min
Jazz Congress PodcastYour Digital Marketing PrioritiesHaving a presence digitally means more than just having a website. Molly Garber of digital marketing firm Capacity Interactive, which counts Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center as clients, shares five core priorities and how you can tackle them successfully, even with limited time and money. Moderator: Aaron Bisman (Jazz at Lincoln Center). Panelists: Molly Garber (Capacity Interactive).2020-02-0137 min
Jazz Congress PodcastJazz Education OnlineThe rapid pace of technological innovation along with widespread adoption of social media and smartphones have dramatically changed how and where learning happens today. How are jazz educators taking advantage of these shifts? What are the benefits and challenges of student-teacher relationships mediated by screens? Leaders in online jazz education share their experiences. Moderator: Seton Hawkins (Jazz at Lincoln Center). Panelists: Stefon Harris (Manhattan School of Music), Peter Martin, Amanda Monaco (Berklee College of Music).2020-02-0147 min
Jazz Congress PodcastWhat's Next? An Early Career ToolkitYoung, working musicians share their keys to success for those entering the freelance jazz world. Creating a market for yourself and your skills is hugely important. A discussion of options and avenues in the worlds of performance, education, composition, technology, recording, producing, marketing, networking, and more. In the ever-changing world of technology and independent music, it is necessary now more than ever to put your best foot forward and define your goals and strengths. The question is: How can one supplement their college music education to ensure that they are well-rounded, relevant, and ready for the real world? 2020-01-0357 min
Jazz Congress PodcastJazz Industry 101Whether you are just starting your career, or are a veteran looking to take a deeper dive, this session will talk you through the major facets of the industry, from labels to festivals, agents to radio promoters and more. Panelists: Raynel Frazier (Jazz at Lincoln Center), Georgina Javor (Jazz at Lincoln Center).2020-01-0343 min
Puerto Rico JazzPuerto Rico Jazz Carib de David Sánchez y Una Noche con Rubén Blades con Wynton Marsalis y la Jazz at Lincoln Center OrchestraPuerto Rico Jazz @ Brave New Radio WPSC 88.7FM, William Paterson University, New Jersey & @TuneIn Radio! http://tun.in/seoPJ
Música de dos grabaciones nominadas al Grammy en la categoría de Jazz Latino en las que participan músicos puertorriqueños; Carib de David Sánchez y Una Noche con Rubén Blades con Wynton Marsalis y la Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra y el bajista puertorriqueño Carlos Henríquez.
Lo Mejor del Jazz Boricua en Puerto Rico Jazz Radio @ Brave New Radio!
Primer programa en la radio dedicado al Jazz Boricua...2019-12-0956 min
Jazz Congress PodcastInstitutions in Transition: Newport Jazz FestivalGeorge Wein produced his first Newport Jazz Festival in 1954 at age 28. Today, as part of the non-profit Newport Festivals Foundation, the jazz festival continues in stride alongside its folk counterpart, under the leadership of Jay Sweet and Artistic Director Christian McBride. George has said his motivation in his ninth decade of life is to see the festivals flourish beyond him. In this conversation, he’ll share the stage with Jay and Christian and discuss leadership transitions, succession planning, and how the brand he established 65 years ago not only endures, but flourishes. Moderator: Jason Olaine (Jazz at Linc...2019-12-0444 min
Jazz Congress PodcastFunding for JazzRevenue sources for jazz are as broad as other art forms and can vary from public funding, foundations, corporations, individuals and earned income support. Funders and organizations talk about effective tactics, tools and practices that organizations have utilized to raise money for jazz. Introduction: Pamela Butler (Jazz at Lincoln Center). Moderator: Sunny Sumter (DC Jazz Festival) Panelists: Ella Baff, Sara Donnelly (South Arts), Maurine Knighton (Doris Duke Charitable Foundation).2019-10-1546 min
Jazz Congress PodcastStrategic Partnership in Practice: Jazz Night in AmericaWhat does an effective strategic partnership look like? How is it created and what does it take to maintain it? What value does each individual partner see in such a relationship and what can the jazz community learn from this unique partnership between NPR Music, WBGO, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Moderator: Neal Shapiro (WNET). Panelists: Gabrielle Armand (Jazz at Lincoln Center), Anya Grundmann (NPR), Amy Niles (WBGO).2019-10-1544 min
Jazz Congress PodcastJazz Storytelling through Audio and VideoThe producers of NPR’s first ever multi-platform series, Jazz Night in America, explain how they tell compelling stories about jazz music through live concert recordings, documentary captures in the field, and host Christian McBride’s on-air personality. Moderator: Seton Hawkins (Jazz at Lincoln Center). Panelists: Alex Ariff (WBGO/Jazz Night in America), Colin Marshall (NPR Music/Jazz Night in America), Katie Simon (WBGO/Jazz Night in America).2018-12-1344 min
Jazz Congress PodcastLearning from Large Jazz OrganizationsLeaders from a few of the major jazz organizations talk about what smaller organizations and even artists can learn from their programs and experiences. Moderator: Debora Spar (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts). Panelists: Gene Dobbs Bradford (Jazz St. Louis), Randall Kline (SFJAZZ), Amy Niles (WBGO), Greg Scholl (Jazz at Lincoln Center).2018-12-1340 min
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting Jazz PodcastOut There #11 - Abbey LincolnThis week's episode of Out There is about the music of Abbey Lincoln, a jazz singer who was married to Max Roach in the 60's. It starts off with a long selection from We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite, and then covers selections from her albums Abbey is Blue, Straight Ahead, and more. 2018-09-0900 min
Neon Jazz KCVeteran Jazz Saxophonist Claire Daly Plugs Neon JazzClaire has a full history of performing and teaching (Teaching credits include Jazz at Lincoln Center MSJA, Litchfield Jazz Camp, Mile High Jazz Camp, Centrum Jazz Camp and lots more). She has performed at many major jazz festivals as a band leader and continues to bring joy to audiences.
Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christopher in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. and Sunday...2017-03-0800 min
Neon Jazz KCJazz Drummer Matt Slocum Plugs Neon JazzHailed as “one of America's pre-eminent young jazz drummers" (OC Weekly), Matt Slocum has also earned a reputation as a distinctive, inventive and lyrical composer. Slocum is the recent recipient of composition grants and commissions from the American Music Center, New Music USA, the Puffin Foundation, Meet the Composer, Mid-Atlantic Arts and New Jersey State Council on the Arts. His ensembles have been featured throughout North America and Europe at venues such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, Yoshi’s, the Blue Note, Earshot Jazz Festival, Saratoga Jazz Festival, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and the Soka International Jazz Festival among others. Freq...2016-08-2400 min
Neon Jazz KCNYC Jazz Singer Alexis Cole Plugs Neon JazzCalled "one of the great voices of today," by Jonathan Schwartz, Alexis Cole has been compared to classic jazz singers such as Sarah Vaughan and Anita O'Day. She's performed with the Boston Pops and New York Philharmonic on stage at venues from Avery Fisher Hall to the Kennedy Center. She records for Motéma Music, NY, Chesky Records, NY and Venus Records, Japan. Her nine recordings, which feature musical luminaries such as Fred Hersch, Eric Alexander, Matt Wilson, Harry Pickens, Don Braden and Pat LaBarbara, have received high praise in the jazz press and are spun on radio world-wide. In a...2016-04-1300 min
Neon Jazz KCBig Band Leader Vince Giordano on Why He Loves JazzGrammy-winner, New York native and multi instrumentalist Vince Giordano has played in New York nightclubs, appeared in films such as The Cotton Club, The Aviator, Finding Forrester, Revolutionary Road, and HBOs Boardwalk Empire, and for concerts at the Town Hall, Jazz At Lincoln Center, the Newport Jazz Festival and the 92nd St Y for the past three decades. Recording projects include soundtracks for the award-winning Boardwalk Empire with vocalist like Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, St. Vincent, Regina Spektor, Neko Case, Leon Redbone, Liza Minnelli, Catherine Russell, Rufus Wainwright and David Johansen. Vince and his band have also recorded for Terry...2016-01-1100 min
Topically Yours - Bassist Carlos Henriquez (Jazz at Lincoln Center)Host Deardra Shuler talks with bassist Carlos Henriquez who w/special guest Bobby Allende and Marc Quinones open Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynthon Marsalis (JALC) 2015-16 season entitled Carlos Henriquez Back In the Bronx premiering on Saturday, 9/12 at 8:00 p.m. at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx.
Henriquez debuts his new compositions and arrangements by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis premiering selections from The Bronx Pyramid CD to be released 9/18. The Bronx-born, Nuyorican bassist is one of the truly bilingual musicians equally virtuosic with the language of jazz and the Afro-Latin trad...2015-08-311h 04
JazzStoriesMulgrew MillerThe versatile pianist Mulgrew Miller was never confined by the boundaries of the piano -- or of one particular sound. In this 2001 interview with Murray Street's Ave Carrillo, he remembers his move from the Methodist church to the Ellington Orchestra to the resurgent 1980s New York jazz scene. He remained a mainstay of that scene until he passed away on May 29, 2013.2013-06-1011 minJazzStoriesMichael CuscunaMichael Cuscuna is the co-founder of Mosaic Records, a jazz label that specializes in limited edition boxed sets that collect both the released and unreleased recordings of artists like Thelonious Monk, Louis Armstrong, and Sam Rivers. In this interview he traces his path from radio dj to record producer and denizen of long forgotten archives.2013-05-2417 minJazzStoriesStefon HarrisStefon Harris has been hammering out cascades of sound on the marimba and vibraphone since 1996. A leader of his own groups, he's recorded six solo albums for Concord and Blue Note, and has played with Ry Cooder, Joe Henderson and the SF Jazz Collective.2013-04-2914 minJazzStoriesMary HalvorsonGuitarist and composer Mary Halvorson pushes into new territory with daring, unpredictable improvisations. Though rooted in jazz, her guitar sound is personal, well-crafted, and borrows practices from rock and experimental music. A longtime member of saxophonist Anthony Braxton's ensembles, she leads a trio, quintet and septet, and is a member of almost two dozen other groups.2013-04-1514 minJazzStoriesThe Three CohensSiblings Yuval, Anat and Avishai Cohen have been developing their musical connection since birth -- while growing up together in Tel Aviv, attending the Berklee School of Music and now in their band 3 Cohens. In this Jazz at Lincoln Center Listening Party, they discuss their musical education in Israel and how three siblings come together in one band.2013-04-0414 minJazzStoriesBill Frisell (ReBroadcast)For over thirty years ,the guitarist and composer Bill Frisell has mined jazz, country, bluegrass, and rock and forged these sounds into a unified whole. In this Jazz at Lincoln Center Listening Party, he discusses how he forms his original ensemble sound and remembers his collaborator and friend, the late drummer Paul Motian.2013-03-1813 minJazzStoriesChristian McBrideWith a style steeped in jazz, classical, funk and hip hop -- Christiane McBride has played on more than three hundred recordings. The Philadelphia born bassist is one of the most sought after players in jazz. Our producer David Goren talked with McBride about the Philly tradition, his own work in jazz and the shrinking distances in the world of music.2013-02-1916 minJazzStoriesGary Burton (Recast)Vibraphonist Gary Burton's album Hot House with pianist Chick Corea has been nominated for two Grammy awards this February. Burton's also demonstrated a knack for discovering and collaborating with great guitarists -- Bill Frisell, Mick Goodrick, Pat Metheny and most recently 24 year old Julian Lage. In a Jazz at Lincoln Center Listening Party, Burton and Lage discuss their "chamber" approach to jazz and the unique sound of the "guitarvibe."2013-02-0416 minJazzStoriesDr. Lonnie SmithDr. Lonnie Smith has developed his own idiosyncratic style on the famous Hammond B3 organ. The master musician talked with our Andrew Rosenblum about life in jazz, the nature of funk and why he turned down a chance to join up with the 'Godfather of Soul.2013-01-2210 minJazzStoriesPercy Heath - RecastThe late bassist Percy Heath was a member of The Modern Jazz Quartet for
over forty years, one of the great innovating groups of its time. But his
success did not happen overnight. Heath talks about his initial unease
around drummer Kenny Clarke, getting lessons from Charles Mingus and the
close friendships that were essential to The MJQ sound.2013-01-0815 minJazzStoriesToshiko AkiyoshiThe pianist and big band leader Toshiko Akiyoshi's musical exploration has spanned two continents and nearly 7 decades. She first discovered jazz as a teenager in post World War II Japan. She then moved to the United States to study at the Berklee School of Music in Boston. And in the 1970s, along with her husband and collaborator Lew Tabakin, Akiyoshi put together a rehearsal group to play her compositions and in the process helped revitalize the big band sound.
Reed has worked as a sideman with Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson and many other jazz greats, and led his own ensembles...2012-12-1012 minJazzStoriesEric ReedEric Reed got his start on piano at age six, playing in his father's storefront Baptist church in Philadelphia. When the family relocated to Los Angeles, Reed began a deep study of jazz piano, developing a style overflowing with technique but steeped in driving swing. Word got out about the young man burning up the keyboard. In 1991, he left college in his freshman year, to go on the road with Wynton Marsalis.Reed has worked as a sideman with Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson and many other jazz greats, and led his own ensembles for nearly two decades. In October of 2011...2012-11-2614 minJazzStoriesJonathan BatisteThe young pianist Jonathan Batiste hails from one of the renowned musical families of New Orleans. He played in various family bands and with the clarinetist Alvin Batiste. At age 17, he moved to New York to study at the Julliard School of Music while pursuing a career as a sideman with Roy Hargrove, Cassandra Wilson and Wynton Marsalis among others. Now he leads the Stay Human band, and serves as associate artistic director of The National Jazz Museum in Harlem. In this interview, he discusses his family's musical roots, taking the music to a higher level, and fitting himself into...2012-10-0117 minJazzStoriesChucho ValdezThe Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes combines formidable technique with power, spinning out fast melody lines simultaneously with each hand. In this interview recorded in October 2010, Valdes talks about growing up in Cuba the son of famed bandleader, Bebo Valdes and about the historic visit of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to Havana.2012-09-0413 minJazzStoriesBobby McFerrin (rebroadcast)Bobby McFerrin has spent some four decades breaking ground in vocal music – and always feels fresh. His work VOCAbuLarieS is featured in our live performance Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio series. At rehearsals, and later backstage, he told producer Alexa Lim and Howard Mandel about his introduction to improvisation - courtesy of Miles Davis and friends.2012-08-2005 minJazzStoriesGretchen ParlatoVocalist and songwriter Gretchen Parlato's music is introspective and crafted with a knowing touch. Winner of the 2004 Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocalist competition, she has released three albums including 2011's highly-acclaimed "The Lost and Found." From this Listening Party, she discusses the writing process and her transition from interpreter to composer.2012-08-0615 minJazzStoriesGeorge WeinGeorge Wein, founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, has created countless festivals worldwide and can be connected to every important jazz musician in the last 60 years. He has worked with legends such as Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington, as well as contemporary masters like Kurt Elling, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Pat Metheny, and The Bad Plus. In time for this year's Newport Jazz Festival, George Wein shares great tales from the festival circuit from a 2006 Jazz Talk.2012-07-2015 minJazzStoriesBenny GolsonPhiladelphia native Benny Golson studied piano thinking he'd be a concert pianist till he was 14, then he caught Arnett Cobb in show at the famed Earl theater and his world turned upside down. He began studying the tenor saxophone and entered a music scene that included the Heath brothers and a teenaged John Coltrane.
Golson went on to co-lead the Jazztet, write standards like Killer Joe and Blues March, tour with Dizzy Gillespie and become a Hollywood composer. NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson -- modest, funny and wise, joins journalist Ira Gitler in a sparkling conversation.2012-07-0619 minJazzStoriesRoy Haynes - ReBroadcastDrummer Roy Haynes has played and recorded with every important jazz musician of the last 70 years -- Charlie Parker, Sarah Vaughan, John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk—and he continues to tour the world. From this 2008 Jazz Talks hosted by Dr. Lewis Porter, Haynes spoke about his first high-profile job, working with tenor saxophonist Lester Young.2012-06-2211 minJazzStoriesJazz and Public DiplomacyIn the 1950s during the Cold War, the US State Department made a conscious choice to use jazz as a "cultural weapon" by dispatching musicians around the globe to burnish America's image abroad. Louis Armstrong, one of several musicians who participated in the Jazz Ambassadors program, played with the late clarinetist Joe Muranyi in the final version of the Louis Armstrong All-Stars in Tunisia in 1967.
In this excerpt from a 2009 Jazz at Lincoln Center Jazz Talk, Joe Muranyi joins Dr. Penny Von Eschen, author of "Satchmo Blows Up The World: Jazz Musicians Play The Cold War," and moderator Dr. Lewis...2012-06-0711 minJazzStoriesSamba Jazz and Bossa Nova - RecastJoin Brazilian musicians Duduka Da Fonseca, Helio Alves, and Maucha Adnet for a free-wheeling conversation about 'Samba Jazz,' 'Bossa Nova and their connection to the real "Girl From Ipanema" on JALC's on JazzStories podcast. Catch it now -- on iTunes or at Jalc.org/podcasts.2012-05-2909 minJazzStoriesTodd Barkan - Part IIIn our second podcast with Todd Barkan (producer and jazz presenter for more than three decades at San Francisco's Keystone Korner and Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola), senior JALC Radio producer Steve Rathe talks with Todd about the life blood of these clubs: the musicians, from Miles Davis to Betty Carter to Art Blakey. View SlideshowView Images from Keystone Korner: Portrait of a Jazz Club Photos courtesy of Kathy Sloane2012-05-1119 minJazzStoriesErica von KleistJazz saxophonist Erica von Kleist is all over the New York jazz scene now, as a player, composer, and educator. But, just a few short years ago her first taste of Big Apple jazz came through Jazz at Lincoln Center'sEssentially Ellington Competition for high school bands. Her band from Hall High School in West Hartford, CT reached the finals four times in the late 1990's.2012-04-2710 minJazzStoriesBill FrisellFor over thirty years ,the guitarist and composer Bill Frisell has mined jazz, country, bluegrass and rock and forged these sounds into a unified whole. In a Jazz at Lincoln Center Listening Party, he remembers his collaborator and friend, the late drummer Paul Motian, and discusses how he forms his original ensemble sound.2012-04-1313 minJazzStoriesGary BurtonVibraphonist Gary Burton has been an innovator for more than fifty years, including some of the earliest recordings in the style now called Jazz Fusion. He's demonstrated a knack for discovering great guitarists including Bill Frisell, Mick Goodrick, Pat Metheny and most recently 24 year old Julian Lage. In a Jazz at Lincoln Center Listening Party, Burton and Lage discuss their "chamber" approach to jazz and the unique sound of the "guitarvibe."2012-04-0316 minJazzStoriesJames Moody (rebroadcast)"Moody's Mood for Love" is one of the most memorable and recognizable solos in jazz history. But for the late James Moody, the song contains a bigger history about overcoming adversity, exploring the world and finding one's own inner worth. To celebrate what would have been his 87th birthday, we bring the story behind Moody's famous solo.2012-03-1608 minJazzStoriesJazz and The Cold WarDuring The Cold War with the Soviet Union, the United States had a secret weapon: Willis Conover's "Jazz Hour," carried on the shortwave radio signals of The Voice of America across Russia and Eastern Europe. Starting in 1955 and running for over forty years, "Jazz Hour" nurtured generations of jazz musicians who grew up under the restrictions of Communism. On this edition of Jazz Stories we hear Willis Conover and two outstanding jazz musicians, Czech bassist George Mraz and Russian trumpeter Valery Ponomarev – both of whom learned about jazz from his broadcasts.2012-03-0613 minJazzStoriesSweet Honey In The RockMiriam Makeba, Nina Simone and Odetta - Three jazz/blues icons and three powerful women who gave a passion for justice to the Grammy winning a-capella ensemble Sweet Honey In The Rock. Sweet Honey added a band to honor those great singers in two concerts at JALC last season. Next summer they'll premiere their own composition with the National Symphony Orchestra. Steve Rathe talks with the ensemble that's 39 years young and still going strong.2012-02-1712 minJazzStoriesJoe ZawinulA child piano prodigy at the Vienna Conservatory, the late Joe Zawinul fell in love with jazz by watching the film Stormy Weather, which he saw more than 100 times in his life. After a decade as a sideman to Maynard Ferguson, Dinah Washington, Cannonball Adderley, and Miles Davis, Zawinul teamed up with Wayne Shorter to form Weather Report, one of the most original jazz groups of the 1970s. JALC Radio's Andrew Rosenblum interviewed Zawinul a few months before the great keyboardist passed away in 2007 -- Zawinul discusses his childhood as a "street kid," his distaste for bebop mimicry, and how...2012-02-0312 minJazzStoriesSam Rivers (rebroadcast)The saxophonist Sam Rivers passed away on Dec. 26, 2011. Rivers sounded his horn across six decades of jazz with Miles Davis, Cecil Taylor, and Dizzy Gillespie. He played with the best and cut his own path with the RivBea Orchestra. Producer David Goren brings us an intimate portrait of Sam Rivers in his own voice and those of his fellow band members.2012-01-2009 minJazzStoriesNEA Jazz MastersSince 1982, the National Endowment for the Arts has honored living jazz musicians through its Jazz Masters Fellowship program. We celebrate 30 years of jazz excellence with stories from the Jazz Masters including Muhal Richard Abrams, Bobby Hutcherson, Snooky Young, Nancy Wilson, Jim Hall and more.2012-01-0612 minJazzStoriesLee KonitzNEA Jazz Master alto saxophonist Lee Konitz is widely admired for his original sound and improvisation. He continues to travel the world seeking out new musical partnerships. JALC Radio producer David Goren interviewed Konitz about free improvisation, his association with the jazz pianist and teacher, Lennie Tristano, and the challenges of not imitating the iconic alto player, Charlie Parker.2011-12-2211 minJazzStoriesTodd Barkan"Take care of the music and the music will take care of you." That's the signature line of Todd Barkan, producer and jazz presenter for more than three decades at Milestone Records, San Francisco's Keystone Korner and Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. Senior producer Steve Rathe talked with Barkan about finding jazz with Rahsaan Roland Kirk, running a club, working with Jerry Garcia, Miles Davis and much more.2011-11-2813 minJazzStoriesPercy HeathThe late bassist Percy Heath was a member of The Modern Jazz Quartet for
over forty years, one of the great innovating groups of its time. But his
success did not happen overnight. Heath talks about his initial unease
around drummer Kenny Clarke, getting lessons from Charles Mingus and the
close friendships that were essential to The MJQ sound.2011-11-1015 minJazzStoriesVijay IyerThe self-taught pianist Vijay Iyer is one of the most original musicians currently working in jazz. His music is based firmly in the jazz tradition, but also encompasses a wide range of western and non-western sources including his South Asian roots. An accomplished electronic musician as well, Iyer's work is also informed by his academic background which includes a Phd. in music and technology from the University of California at Berkeley.2011-10-2712 minJazzStoriesWynton MarsalisTo celebrate his 50th birthday, we let the up-and-coming generation of jazz players from the Essentially Ellington Festival and Competition interview Wynton Marsalis. He shares his personal stories on growing up in the Marsalis family and the music, history and community of jazz.2011-10-1418 minJazzStoriesRudresh ManhanthappaAlto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa is one of the most innovative young musicians and composers in jazz today and has been named Alto Saxophonist of the Year for two years by the Jazz Journalists Association. Rudresh has incorporated the culture of his Indian ancestry into his music. He speaks about his work with his mentor Bunky Green and how the two are trying to put the spotlight on the alto sax.2011-09-1511 minJazzStoriesHenry ThreadgillHenry Threadgill has revolutionized the sound of jazz through carefully textured compositions for his unique ensembles that have combined everything from electric guitars, tubas, brass, drums and the North African and Middle Eastern oud. In this talk, Threadgill vividly describes composing music "without sharp corners," that may sometimes make the listener feel uncomfortable2011-09-0212 minJazzStoriesJazz Tap: Stumpy Cromer and Jared GrimesDancers Harold "Stumpy" Cromer and Jared Grimes are separated by 60 years in age, but between the two of them they have worked with Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Betty Grable, Ethel Merman, Gregory Hines, The Roots and Mariah Carey. They discuss (and dance) the history of tap through the generations with Dr. Lewis Porter.2011-08-1813 minJazzStoriesJose JamesVocalist Jose James' collaborations range from jazz standards to British dubstep – working with McCoy Tyner , Chico Hamilton, experimental producer Flying Lotus and indie tastemaker Gilles Peterson. For James, music is always a personal exploration. For JazzStories, he recalls his own path of musical discovery.2011-07-2211 minJazzStoriesRoy HaynesDrummer Roy Haynes has played and recorded with every important jazz musician of the last 70 years -- Charlie Parker, Sarah Vaughan, John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk—and he continues to tour the world. He spoke about his first high-profile job, working with tenor saxophonist Lester Young.2011-06-2311 minJazzStoriesNat Hentoff - Does Music Have a Color?"What first came to mind was Duke Ellington telling me long ago that in the 1920s, he went to Fletcher Henderson and said, "Why don't we drop the word 'jazz' and call what we're doing 'Negro music'? Then there won't be any confusion." --Nat Hentoff Since the 1960s, writer and producer Nat Hentoff has confronted the question "Is jazz black music.' He discusses the issue in a 2008 conversation with Dr. Lewis Porter and musician Don Byron.2011-04-2909 minJazzStoriesSamba Jazz and Bossa NovaIn a freewheeling conversation, Brazilian musicians Duduka Da Fonseca, Helio Alves, and Maucha Adnet discuss Samba Jazz, the Bossa Nova, the real Girl From Ipanema, and whose name to drop for a free beer at the bar she would pass by every day.2011-04-1409 minJazzStoriesBilly TaylorDr. Billy Taylor, who left us at the age of 87 in December 2010, opened the doors of Jazz for generations. As a pianist he played with the best in the business from 1942 (Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker et al) through 2010. But his contributions to jazz went far beyond the bandstand. Behind a radio microphone (for four decades), in front of a television camera, in the university setting and in the streets on Jazzmobile's flatbed trucks, Taylor was an evangelist and swinging practitioner of "America's classical music" In a 2007 Jazz at Lincoln Center conversation with Lewis Porter, he remembers the very surprising way...2011-04-0109 minJazzStoriesBobby McFerrinBobby McFerrin has spent some four decades breaking ground in vocal music – and always feels fresh. His work VOCAbuLarieS is featured in our live performance Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio series. At rehearsals, and later backstage, he told producer Alexa Lim and Howard Mandel about his introduction to improvisation - courtesy of Miles Davis and friends.2011-03-2005 minJazzStoriesDianne Reeves"I don't ever want you to open for me again" said Sarah Vaughan. The diva was paying her a compliment, but the modest Dianne Reeves didn't know that. Now Reeves has won her own audiences (and four Grammy® awards) with pop, calypso, world music and jazz. Backstage at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Reeves shares her stories and reflects on the style and influence of the "Divine" Sarah Vaughan."2011-03-0906 minJazzStoriesLee KonitzWidely admired for his original sound, the 83 year old alto saxophonist Lee Konitz is a master of improvisation who continues to travel the world seeking out new musical partnerships. JALC Radio producer David Goren recently interviewed Konitz about free improvisation, his association with the jazz pianist and teacher, Lennie Tristano, and the challenges of not imitating the iconic alto player, Charlie Parker.2011-02-2311 minJazzStoriesHank JonesProducer Matthew Long-Middleton brings us this story of a jazz musician who took the path less traveled. The late pianist Hank Jones was a musicians musician -- eloquent and always impeccable.But his career wasn't marked by the normal road gigs that most jazz greats build their reputations on.2011-02-0810 minJazzStoriesJason MoranProlific pianist and composer Jason Moran fuses stride piano, avant-garde jazz and sampled sounds. Hear the 2010 MacArthur Fellow "a Texas computer geek who plays the piano" in conversation with Simon Rentner and Ave Carrillo.2011-01-2110 minJazzStoriesSam RiversSam Rivers has sounded his horn across six decades of jazz with Miles Davis, Cecil Taylor, and Dizzy Gillespie. He's played with the best and cut his own path with the RivBea Orchestra. Producer David Goren brings us an intimate portrait of Sam Rivers in his own voice and those of his fellow band members.2011-01-0709 minJazzStoriesJames Moody"Moody's Mood for Love" is one of the most memorable and recognizable solos in jazz history. But for James Moody, the song contains a bigger history about overcoming adversity, exploring the world and finding one's own inner worth. Producer Andrew Parsons brings us a conversation with the late James Moody about the story behind his famous solo.2010-12-2208 minJazzStoriesRandy WestonRandy Weston has seen a lot people and places in his life. Born in Brooklyn in 1926 and served in the US Army during World War II. But it was jazz that exposed him to the most diverse travels. Jazz at Lincoln Center's Ken Druker unearths a live interview with Randy Weston about the people and places that he's seen in his life — from Langston Hughes and Candido — to Brooklyn and the woods of the Berkshires and back again.2010-12-1312 min