Patricia Barber on Piano Jazz
Patricia Barber is a pianist and singer solidly grounded in the jazz idiom while eclectic in her style. She recorded a series of albums, each establishing a wider audience for her music. In 2002 she...
View ArticleDoc Cheatham on Piano Jazz
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View ArticleHazel Scott on Piano Jazz
---Classical Stations: Sat, Jun 13, 8 pm | News Stations: Sun, Jun 14, 7 pm --- Hazel Scott Pianist and vocalist Hazel Scott (June 11, 1920 – 1981) was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. A...
View ArticleGerry Mulligan on Piano Jazz
--- News Stations: Sat, Jun 20, 8pm | Classical Stations: Sun, Jun 21, 7pm --- Gerry Mulligan (1927 – 1996) was best known as a baritone saxophonist. He was pivotal in developing the West Coast...
View ArticleTierney Sutton on Piano Jazz
-- News Stations: Sat, Jun 27 | Classical Stations: Sun, Jun 28, 2015 -- Tierney Sutton Vocalist Tierney Sutton is one of the hottest jazz artists working today. A six-time Grammy nominee, her album...
View ArticleDwike Mitchell on Piano Jazz
---News Stations: Sat, Jul 04, 8 pm | Classical Stations: Sun, Jul 05, 2015--- Pianist Dwike Mitchell (1930 – 2013) joined bassist and French horn soloist Willie Ruff in 1955 to form the...
View ArticleHilton Ruiz on Piano Jazz
Hilton Ruiz (1952 – 2006) was a jazz pianist in the Afro-Cuban and bebop styles. Born to Puerto Rican parents in New York, he became known as a child prodigy and as a teenager gigged professionally,...
View ArticleIngrid Jensen on Piano Jazz
Trumpeter Ingrid Jensen has built a strong reputation among critics and peers, and McPartland praised the warmth and virtuosity of her playing. Her performances as a leader and featured soloist have...
View ArticlePiano Jazz Holiday Special
On this 2006 Piano Jazz Holiday Special, host Marian McPartland takes a look back at some favorite Christmas and holiday songs performed on the show throughout the years. Melissa Walker sings “The...
View ArticleRuby Braff on Piano Jazz
Trumpeter and cornetist Ruby Braff (1927– 2003) drew his style from the influences of Louis Armstrong and Bix Beiderbecke. Throughout the 1950s, he was in demand in New York as a Dixieland and swing...
View ArticleArt Hodes on Piano Jazz
Jazz pianist Art Hodes (1904 – 1993) was born in Ukraine and moved to the United States with his family as a baby. While he got his start as a musician in Chicago, his big break came when he moved to...
View ArticleEric Mintel on Piano Jazz
Pianist Eric Mintel is on a mission to bring jazz to the masses. His playing is straight-ahead but energetic, lyrical, and always swinging. With his quartet, he has engaged audiences at the White...
View ArticleMax Roach on Piano Jazz
Being a legendary drummer was only part of Max Roach’s musical personality; he was also an accomplished composer and storyteller. On this 1998 Piano Jazz, Roach (1924 – 2007) relates a few of his...
View ArticleJane Ira Bloom on Piano Jazz
A supreme soprano sax player, Jane Ira Bloom is known for her innovative use of movement and her high-energy compositions. Her debut album, Modern Drama, caught the attention of NASA, who...
View ArticleBobby Enriquez on Piano Jazz
A florid, flamboyant pianist, Bobby Enriquez (1943–1996) was called “the Wild Man of jazz,” a reference to his karate-like attack with fists, elbows, and palms hitting the keyboard. Although he never...
View ArticleSergio Salvatore on Piano Jazz
Sergio Salvatore was only 14-years-old when he was McPartland’s guest 20 ago, but he was already making the jazz world sit up and take notice. This young composer, pianist, and improviser is a...
View ArticleEden Atwood on Piano Jazz
One of the rare jazz discoveries of her generation, Eden Atwood has a voice that has been described as beautiful and refreshing. The daughter of arranger-composer Hub Atwood, she studied piano as a...
View ArticleJon Batiste on Piano Jazz
Pianist and bandleader Jon Batiste hails from the cradle of jazz, Louisiana. Now the leader of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert house band Stay Human, he has collaborated with Harry Connick Jr.,...
View ArticlePhil Woods on Piano Jazz
Saxophonist Phil Woods (1931 – 2015) was a true master of bebop. Whether weaving jazz improvisations with other members of his group or playing feisty crackling licks on cool solos, Woods’ playing...
View ArticleSumi Tonooka on Piano Jazz
Pianist Sumi Tonooka is an incisive musician of great originality and imagination. She has toured with Art Blakely and teamed with tenor saxophonist Odean Pope and drummer Philly Joe Jones. In 2015,...
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