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Turtle Island Quartet Joins Cyrus Chestnut With Global Gospel Offering
Thursday, June 06, 2019
Watch Carry Me Home, a program from Turtle Island, the hardest working string quartet in jazz, and their latest collaborator, pianist Cyrus Chestnut.
Cleveland's Joe Lovano Comes Home
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Every December, saxophonist Joe Lovano travels home to Cleveland to throw himself a birthday concert. We hear tales of Lovano family lore, and a get a slice of his musical past and present.
Makaya McCraven: The Brain Behind The Mind-Bending Beats
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Drummer/producer Makaya McCraven creates beat-driven jazz with post-production wizardry.
Oscar-Nominated Terence Blanchard On 30 Years Of Jazz And Film Scoring For Spike Lee
Friday, February 15, 2019
Trumpeter Terence Blanchard has career spanning three decades in both jazz and film scoring. We dive into his work with Spike Lee, his E-Collective band and a new commission.
At 80, Saxophonist Charles Lloyd Finds Enlightenment in the Groove
Thursday, December 06, 2018
In this episode of Jazz Night in America, we get a taste of Lloyd's collaboration with Lucinda Williams, along with choice moments from his recent appearances at Lincoln Center.
Into the Vault: Erroll Garner Uncovered
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Take an essential and unprecedented glimpse into the music and life of the groundbreaking pianist-composer.
Nashville: Not Just A Country Scene But A Place To Go For Jazz
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Nashville has always nurtured a small but serious jazz culture. Meet up with some of its enterprising artists and get a crash course in Nashville's hidden jazz history.
The GroundUP Music Festival Brings Even More Heat to Miami
Thursday, July 12, 2018
GroundUP is unlike any other musical event. Lines blur between artist and fan, and spill onto Miami Beach. Hear a jazz sampler from the 2018 line-up.
Jazzmeia Horn Enters The Jazz-Vocal Pantheon
Friday, March 30, 2018
A singer of ironclad capability, creative drive and irrepressible panache, she has emerged as the breakout new talent in a formidable jazz-vocal tradition.
Jane Bunnett And Maqueque: The New Queens of Afro-Cuban Jazz
Friday, March 23, 2018
Canadian saxophonist and flutist Jane Bunnett has dedicated her life to Cuban music. Her latest project is Maqueque, an all-female band of young Cuban artists blending folkloric grooves and jazz.
'Jazz Is The Mother Of Hip-Hop': How Sampling Connects Genres
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Watch pianist Robert Glasper demonstrate how three samples from jazz tracks by Ahmad Jamal and Herbie Hancock served as source material for famed hip-hop producers J Dilla and Pete Rock.
130 Bands In Five Days: Highlights From Winter Jazzfest NYC 2017
Thursday, January 12, 2017
The annual jazz festival features so many bands on so many stages that we asked a few writers (and a photographer) to highlight some of this year's best moments.