Jazz Profiles from NPR
Online Show Summaries

The online versions of each Jazz Profiles show -- our online show summaries -- offer brief biograpies of featured artists, selected audio clips of show interviews, playlists of songs heard during the show, and when available, photographs and links to further information at NPRJazz.org or elsewhere on the Web.

NOTE: Online show summaries for previously aired programs are currently being updated and improved. As we complete this process for each show, it will be linked to below.

ARTIST SHOWS | THEME SHOWS

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- A -
Nat Adderley

Toshiko Akiyoshi

Mose Allison

Gene Ammons

Ernestine Anderson

Louis Armstrong: The Man And His Music, Part 1

Louis Armstrong: The Man And His Music, Part 2

Louis Armstrong: The Trumpeter

Louis Armstrong: The Singer

Louis Armstrong's New Orleans

Louis Armstrong: The Chicago Years

Louis Armstrong: The Big Band Years, Part 1

Louis Armstrong: The Big Band Years, Part 2

Louis Armstrong's Hollywood

Louis Armstrong: The Duets

Louis Armstrong All Stars

Louis Armstrong's World (Ambassador Satch)

Louis Armstrong Today

George Avakian

- B -
Ray Barretto

Sidney Bechet

Tony Bennett

Andy Bey

Carla Bley

Bob Brookmeyer

Ray Brown

Dave Brubeck

Kenny Burrell

Jaki Byard

- C -
Cab Calloway

Hoagy Carmichael

Benny Carter

Betty Carter

Doc Cheatham

Rosemary Clooney

Freddy Cole

Nat 'King' Cole Part 1: "The Jazz Pianist"

Nat 'King' Cole Part 2: "The Jazz Singer"

Buddy Collette

John Coltrane: First Impressions

John Coltrane: Giant Steps and Beyond

Chick Corea

- D -
Miles Davis: Miles Styles

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

Buddy Defranco

Paul Desmond

Bob Dorough

- E -
Harry "Sweets" Edison

Duke Ellington: An Overview, Part 1

Duke Ellington: An Overview, Part 2

Duke Ellington: The Bandleader, Part 1

Duke Ellington: The Bandleader, Part 2

Duke Ellington: The Composer, Part 1

Duke Ellington: The Composer, Part 2

Duke Ellington: Songwriter & His Singers

Duke Ellington: In Film and On Stage

Duke Ellington: The Pianist

Duke Ellington: His Legacy and Influence

Bill Evans

Gil Evans

- F -
Tommy Flanagan

Ella Fitzgerald

- G -
Erroll Garner

Terry Gibbs

Benny Golson

Norman Granz

Al Grey

Johnny Griffin

- H -
Charlie Haden

Jim Hall

Chico Hamilton

Lionel Hampton (Pt. 1)

Lionel Hampton (Pt. 2)

Herbie Hancock

Johnny Hartman

Roy Haynes

Heath Brothers Pt. 1

Jimmy Heath

Fletcher Henderson

Jon Hendricks

Al Hibbler

Milt Hinton

Billie Holiday

Shirley Horn

Bobby Hutcherson

- I -
Abdullah Ibrahim

- J -
Milt Jackson (MJQ)

Illinois Jacquet

Ahmad Jamal

Keith Jarrett

J.J. Johnson

Etta Jones

Hank Jones

Quincy Jones

The Jones Brothers: The First Family of Jazz

Louis Jordan

Sheila Jordan

- K -
Lee Konitz

- L -
Ellis Larkins

Peggy Lee

John Lewis

Abbey Lincoln

Melba Liston

Charles Lloyd

- M -
Johnny Mandel

Herbie Mann

Ellis Marsalis

Les McCann

Jackie McLean

Marian McPartland

Carmen McRae

Jay McShann

Charles Mingus Part 1

Charles Mingus Part 2

The Modern Jazz Quartet

Thelonious Monk

Wes Montgomery

James Moody

Gerry Mulligan

- N -
Red Norvo

- O -
Anita O'Day

- P -
Charlie Parker Part 1

Charlie Parker Part 2

Oscar Peterson

Oscar Pettiford

Bud Powell

Tito Puente

- R -
Sam Rivers

Max Roach

Sonny Rollins

George Russell

- S -
Mongo Santamaria

Little Jimmy Scott

Bud Shank

Artie Shaw

George Shearing

Wayne Shorter

Horace Silver

Norman Simmons

Zoot Sims

Bessie Smith

Jimmy Smith

Willie "The Lion" Smith

Sun Ra

- T -
Tom Talbert

Art Tatum

Billy Taylor

Clark Terry

Toots Thielemans

Mel Tormé

Stanley Turrentine

McCoy Tyner

- V -
Chucho Valdés

Sarah Vaughan

- W -
Benny Waters

Randy Weston

Claude "Fiddler" Williams

Joe Williams

Mary Lou Williams

Gerald Wilson

Jimmy Witherspoon

Phil Woods

 
THEME SHOWS | ARTIST SHOWS

Blue Note Records: 60th Birthday Tribute

Chicago: Portrait of a Jazz City Part 1

Chicago: Portrait of a Jazz City Part 2

The Jazz Violin, Part 1

The Jazz Violin, Part 2

The Village Vanguard

George Wein/Newport Jazz Festival

Different Colors: Play That Thing!

Different Colors: A Whole New Sound

Jazz In D.C.

Jazz In Song: The Words

Jazz In Song: Singing Instrumentalists

On the Road

The Standards

Women in Jazz, Part 1

Women in Jazz, Part 2

Today's Generation: Ups & Downs