Mar 8th, 2010 · Singer and songwriter Mark Linkous, who performed under the name Sparklehorse, took his own life at the age of 47. Rock critic Ken Tucker remembers the man behind the albums Good Morning Spider and It's a Wonderful Life.
Mar 5th, 2010 · Trumpeter, flugelhorn player and vocalist Stacy Rowles was a fixture on the Los Angeles jazz scene and played regularly in all-female jazz groups the Jazzbirds and Maiden Voyage. This program from 2001 is presented as a tribute to Rowles, who died last year. She brings along bass player Todd Warrington and joins Marian McPartland for trio renditions of "Emily," "Prelude to a Kiss" and "Time After Time."
Mar 3rd, 2010 · In recent years, the once-regular jazz columnist Francis Davis has been writing fewer and fewer pieces for the Village Voice. But his new column, about the fickle points of the tribute album, are a welcome return to form.
Feb 25th, 2010 · With extra percussion, Bridgewater's quintet reworks music from Red Earth and previews To Billie With Love, a collection paying tribute to Billie Holiday.
Feb 18th, 2010 · NPR's JazzSet host Dee Dee Bridgewater pays tribute to Billie Holiday on her CD, Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee. She and Farah Jasmine Griffin talk about Lady Day's mystery and grace.
Feb 11th, 2010 · Singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III won a Grammy in January for his recent album paying tribute to an old-time country banjo player who died in 1931. Called High Wide and Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project, the double album features nine new songs, plus a raft of tunes made popular by Poole, a country-music pioneer.
Feb 8th, 2010 · Out 'n' In, the latest album from jazz ensemble Empirical, is a tribute to the late musician Eric Dophy. The album contains six original pieces that adopt Dolphy's style and adaptations of two songs from his album Out to Lunch!
Feb 2nd, 2010 · Host Michel Martin talks with pianist George Winston about his new album "Love Will Come." It's his second tribute to the composer Vince Guaraldi who is best known for writing the soundtracks to the Peanuts cartoon specials. Winston describes Guaraldi's work as "adult music for kids and kid's music for adults."