Mar 19th, 2010 · 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.
Mar 17th, 2010 · The jazz pianist has improvised around Beatles songs. He's written works for operatic soprano Renee Fleming. And now, with his new double album, Highway Rider, he's created a large-scale work for chamber orchestra and jazz ensemble, produced by pop artist Jon Brion.
Mar 16th, 2010 · Here's some new music by buzzed-about trumpeter Christian Scott. And here are comments from NPR Music's twenty-something interns, who don't follow the trail of jazz buzz — but who do like Thom Yorke and Radiohead.
Mar 16th, 2010 · Over the course of his life, Nat King Cole became a jazz innovator and an icon of American popular music. Take Five celebrates Cole's birthday — he was born on March 17, 1919 — with a "five-tool" (that's baseball lingo, we'll explain) approach, highlighting the breadth of his work.
Mar 12th, 2010 · News and notes from around the Jazz Internet, including Miles Davis biopic info, best big band records, jazz Manouche, Steve Wilson and Pete Malinverni recorded, a Norwegian bassist in Texas, something about Mary Halvorson and a must-read Christian Scott interview.
Mar 12th, 2010 · From the jazz blogosphere to the jazz micro-blogosphere — or perhaps the other way around. Enter Twitter Jazz Network, a group blog run by folks who are frequently talking about jazz on Twitter.
Mar 12th, 2010 · The pianist and singer has sold more jazz records in the U.K. than any other British artist. His latest album, The Pursuit, features original songs, jazz standards and pop covers.
Mar 12th, 2010 · The singer and pianist began his musical study as a percussionist, but shifted to the piano after Ellis Marsalis overheard him tinkering at the keys. Today, the Loston Harris Trio is a mainstay of the Bemelmans Bar at Manhattan's Carlyle Hotel. On this episode of Piano Jazz, Harris and guest host Michael Feinstein sit down to discuss the cabaret tradition — and, of course, play a few tunes.