Tag: Studio Sessions
Robin Meloy Goldsby On Piano Jazz
Friday, March 23, 2012
The pianist spent much of her career in a seldom-considered corner of the music business: She's made a living playing in bars, lounges, nightclubs and hotel lobbies. It's recounted in her memoir Piano Girl, and on this episode of Piano Jazz.
Jimmy McPartland On Piano Jazz
Friday, March 16, 2012
One of the great cornet players from the early jazz era was also the late husband of host Marian McPartland. Piano Jazz celebrates the legend's centennial with a special concert from the Danny Kaye Playhouse at the 2007 JVC Jazz Festival.
Sherrie Maricle On Piano Jazz
Friday, March 09, 2012
Sherrie Maricle is a musician of many talents: She's a drummer, an educator, a writer and a bandleader. She's also the beating heart of an all-female big band, the Diva Jazz Orchestra. Joined by women from her group — pianist Tomoko Ohno and bassist Noriko Ueda — Maricle performs "Groove Merchant" and Ellington's "Squeeze Me."
Larry Willis On Piano Jazz
Friday, March 02, 2012
Willis is a swinging pianist, an artful composer and arranger, and the music director and producer for the boutique label Mapleshade Records. He's a master of a wide range of styles, and has played or recorded with almost every great jazz musician of the modern era.
Bobby Broom On Piano Jazz
Friday, February 24, 2012
At age 16, guitarist Bobby Broom was recruited by Sonny Rollins, and he's been dazzling listeners and fellow musicians ever since with his well-honed technique and innovative style. His love of jazz flows through his fingers and resonates on his six strings.
Ed Reed On Piano Jazz
Friday, February 17, 2012
Reed is relatively new to the national jazz scene, but he's been singing for more than 50 years. After a life of addiction and incarceration, Reed has emerged triumphant, ready for his moment in the spotlight. With accompanist Gary Fisher, Reed performs "Sleeping Bee" and "Ask Me Now" before he and host Marian McPartland get together on Ellington's "All Too Soon."
Clark Terry On Piano Jazz
Friday, February 03, 2012
Legendary trumpeter and educator Clark Terry got his jazz education playing with the Basie Band and Duke Ellington's orchestra. Commanding a wide range of styles and a dazzling technique, Terry went on to become one of the most influential jazz horn players of his generation. In this 1994 session, he joins host Marian McPartland for Ellington's "Come Sunday" and Terry's most famous tune, "Mumbles."
Michel Camilo On Piano Jazz
Friday, January 27, 2012
Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New York, the pianist has earned a reputation as a ferocious jazz player — and lately, as a classical stylist, too. Camilo performs originals, classics and selections from across the Afro-Latin tradition.
Matthew Shipp On Piano Jazz
Friday, January 13, 2012
Pianist and composer Matthew Shipp has an intricate and heady approach to his music, with avant-garde impulses that have led him to experiment with free jazz styles, tape loops and even turntable artists. Here, Shipp settles into one of his favorite environs, the duo format, as he and McPartland explore the outer reaches on "Naima" and Shipp's own "Gamma Ray."
Hot Club Of Detroit On Piano Jazz
Friday, January 06, 2012
The Hot Club of Detroit is a jazz quintet that takes its inspiration from the legendary Gypsy-jazz juggernaut the Quintette du Hot Club de France. Guitarist Evan Perry follows in the footsteps of Hot Club originator Django Reinhardt, and he leads his Motor City incarnation of the group in two Reinhardt classics, "Coquette" and "Nuages."
Piano Jazz Presents: Holiday Memories With Michael Feinstein
Friday, December 16, 2011
Hear a special episode of Piano Jazz with holiday favorites and surprises never heard on the program before. The pianist and singer Michael Feinstein, a consummate performer of the Great American Songbook, guest-hosts and plays a few numbers himself.
Bud Shank On Piano Jazz
Friday, December 02, 2011
Piano Jazz remembers alto saxophonist Bud Shank, a West Coast jazz institution with a cool swinging sound that was instantly recognizable among jazz enthusiasts. Shank joined McPartland in 2006 and brought along bassist Martin Wind and drummer Tim Horner to perform "Lover Man" and "My Romance."
Herbie Hancock On Piano Jazz
Friday, November 25, 2011
In a program from 1987, Hancock solos on "Dolphin Dance" and then improvises with Marian McPartland.
John Lewis On Piano Jazz
Friday, November 11, 2011
Pianist John Lewis was one of Marian McPartland's first guests on Piano Jazz in 1979. The founder of the Modern Jazz Quartet talked about his legendary group and his first big gig with Dizzy Gillespie. He and McPartland flesh out the roots of bebop, playing Charlie Parker's "Donna Lee" before winding up the hour with "Stompin' at the Savoy."
Joanne Brackeen On Piano Jazz
Friday, November 04, 2011
The "Picasso of jazz piano" started teaching herself jazz by transcribing bebop solos as an 11-year-old. Brackeen, the only female alumnus of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, plays originals, standards and a few Ornette Coleman-inspired tunes with host Marian McPartland.
Julian Lage On Piano Jazz
Friday, October 28, 2011
The guitarist shows off his amazing technique and improvisational abilities in "My Funny Valentine."
Chuck Leavell On Piano Jazz
Friday, October 21, 2011
Leavell plays the music of The Allman Brothers and Hoagy Carmichael in a session from 2003.
Randy Brecker On Piano Jazz
Friday, October 14, 2011
Trumpeter Randy Brecker has been a tireless explorer of all kinds of musical genres, from funk to Brazilian to mainstream jazz. Brecker brought his group along for this Piano Jazzsession with guest host Bill Charlap.
Sheila Jordan On Piano Jazz
Friday, October 07, 2011
Sheila Jordan's singing style lights up Piano Jazz with guest host Jon Weber.
Kenny Werner On Piano Jazz
Friday, September 16, 2011
The pianist is a musician for whom creativity is a credo and improvisation a way of life. Transforming brilliant technique into unbridled creativity is not only Werner's musical mission; it's also the subject of his popular book, Effortless Mastery. Hear an interview and performance.