The 'Complete Bee Hive Recordings' Buzz With The Energy Of '70s Mainstream Jazz
Copyright 2015 Fresh Air. To see more, visit . Transcript TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. In 1977, Jim and Susan Neumann of Evanston, Ill., started a mainstream jazz record label called Bee Hive....
View Article'On The Way To Two' Offers A Snapshot Of A True Jazz Partnership
Copyright 2015 Fresh Air. To see more, visit . Transcript DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. In September of last year, Toronto-born English trumpet player Kenny Wheeler passed away after an illness...
View ArticlePercussive Piano And Rollicking Swing Float Matthew Shipp's 'Conduct Of Jazz'
Copyright 2015 Fresh Air. To see more, visit . Transcript TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. In the last 25 years, New York pianist Matthew Shipp has led his own bands and played with leading lights...
View ArticleJazz Master Kenny Barron Dazzles As A Soloist 'At The Piano'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Our jazz critic Kevin Whitehead describes Kenny Barron as one of the great all-around jazz pianists. An...
View ArticleFrom Meditation Music To Whaling Songs, 2 New Records Showcase Berendt's...
Copyright 2016 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . Transcript DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. British writer Tessa Hadley has published many of her short stories in the New Yorker, and...
View ArticleThe Riffs And Rhythms That Led To Jazz As We Know It
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. A year from now, we'll be hearing a lot about the hundredth anniversary of the Original Dixieland Jazz...
View ArticleNew Box Set Shows Off The Twisted Rhythms Of Jazz Pianist James P. Johnson
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. In New York around 1920, three pianists reigned - Willie The Lion Smith, Fats Waller and James P. Johnson....
View Article'All My Yesterdays' Captures The Beginning Of A 50-Year Engagement
Copyright 2016 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . Transcript DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. In February 1966, New York's Village Vanguard booked the new Thad Jones/Mel Lewis big band to...
View ArticleOrtiz's 'Hidden Voices' Mixes Cuban Strains With Modern Jazz
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Our jazz critic Kevin Whitehead has the review of a new recording by pianist Aruan Ortiz, who grew up in...
View ArticleGuitar Prodigy Julian Lage Finds His Sweet Spot With 'Arclight'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead has a review of the new album by Julian Lage. He was a child prodigy on...
View ArticleGuitar Prodigy Julian Lage Finds His Sweet Spot With 'Arclight'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead has a review of the new album by Julian Lage. He was a child prodigy on...
View ArticleHenry Threadgill Doubles Up On 'Old Locks And Irregular Verbs'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Composer Henry Threadgill just won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for music for last year's album "In For A...
View ArticleJazz Legend Sonny Rollins Revisits Past Performances With 'Holding The Stage'
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View ArticlePower Trio Mixes Old And New, And The Result Is 'Perfection'
Copyright 2019 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Last year in New York, jazz stars David Murray, Geri Allen and Terri Lyne Carrington played a trio gig...
View ArticleRalph Peterson Proves We're In A Golden Age Of Jazz Piano Trios
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says we're in a golden age of jazz piano trios. Some are influenced by rock or hip-hop, some...
View ArticleKindred Spirits Cuong Vu And Pat Metheny Come Together In A New Jazz Album
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View ArticleJazz Drummer Matt Wilson's 'Big Happy Family' Is Heartfelt And Harmonious
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View ArticleJazz Legend Allen Toussaint's Touch And Timing Shine On His Last Record
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View ArticleTwo New Records Showcase The Range Of Jazz Drummer Andrew Cyrille
Copyright 2016 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Andrew Cyrille is a particularly versatile jazz drummer who came up swinging behind Coleman Hawkins and...
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