Art Blakey
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Interviews & Profiles
May 3, 2007 The saxophone player (and Hollywood composer) talks about his role in shaping Art Blakey's band.
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December 11, 2009 Here are the 10 finest jazz records of 2009, and one fine reissue, as chosen by WBGO's Josh Jackson.
August 1, 2001 One of the greatest jazz drummers, Blakey employed powerful, rhythmic playing in the hard bop style.
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August 1, 2001 One of the greatest jazz drummers, Blakey employed powerful, rhythmic playing in the hard bop style.
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October 11, 2012 From the mid-'50s to 1990, the drummer's band became a finishing school for musicians.
June 19, 2012 For Juneteenth, today's jazz luminaries reflect on recordings about African-American emancipation.
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May 4, 2011 The dream of social justice resulted in one of the most creative periods in jazz history.
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January 25, 2010 Evolving out of 1950s bebop, hard bop incorporates gospel, soul and R&B. Hear five classics.
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December 30, 2009 Hear choice cuts chosen from 27 archival Newport Jazz Festival concerts recently released online.
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October 13, 2009 Blakey's Jazz Messengers served as a graduate school and springboard for a legion of jazz greats.
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July 21, 2009 Hear five jazz songs that might inspire you to ask your fellow jazz fan, "What's your sign?"
August 3, 2009 When it comes to prolific artists like Art Blakey, it can be easy to overlook a classic. Blakey ...
