Nick Morrison http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=141280840&ft=1&f=141280840 <p><span class="stylebodytext2">Nick began working at KPLU as a program host in the late 1980&rsquo;s and, with the exception of a relatively brief hiatus, has been with the station ever since. Along with his work as a Midday Jazz host, Nick worked for several years as KPLU&rsquo;s Music Director. He is now the station&rsquo;s Production Manager and also serves as a fill-in host on KPLU&rsquo;s jazz and blues programs.<br /> en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:59:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/stations/logos/_.gif Nick Morrison http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=141280840&ft=1&f=141280840 Jazz Salutes Its Disc Jockeys The advent of bebop added a fresh sound to American music. It also added new voices to some metropolitan radio stations: the late-night jazz DJs who specialized in presenting this new music to their fellow hipster nightflies. Appreciative musicians often wrote them tributes like these. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:59:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2013/04/18/177803233/jazz-salutes-its-disc-jockeys?ft=1&f=141280840 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2013/04/18/177803233/jazz-salutes-its-disc-jockeys?ft=1&f=141280840 The advent of bebop added a fresh sound to American music. It also added new voices to some metropolitan radio stations: the late-night jazz DJs who specialized in presenting this new music to their fellow hipster nightflies. Appreciative musicians often wrote them tributes like these.

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]]> Juan De Marcos And The Afro-Cuban All Stars: Dig That 'Dundunbanza' When Cuban musician Juan de Marcos González teamed up with Ry Cooder to create <em>Buena Vista Social Club</em>, he became internationally known almost overnight. The bandleader is still at it, as you can see in this three-song set, recorded live for Jazz24. Sat, 02 Mar 2013 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/event/music/171801190/juan-de-marcos-and-the-afro-cuban-all-stars-dig-that-dundunbanza?ft=1&f=141280840 http://www.npr.org/event/music/171801190/juan-de-marcos-and-the-afro-cuban-all-stars-dig-that-dundunbanza?ft=1&f=141280840 When Cuban musician Juan de Marcos González teamed up with Ry Cooder to create Buena Vista Social Club, he became internationally known almost overnight. The bandleader is still at it, as you can see in this three-song set, recorded live for Jazz24.

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]]> A List Of 5 Songs About ... Lists Many jazz standards are themselves about making lists. Here are five of them, including Louis Armstrong's take on "Let's Do It," Johnny Hartman's version of "These Foolish Things" and a classic reading of Jobim's "Waters of March." Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:44:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2013/02/28/173179619/a-list-of-5-songs-about-lists?ft=1&f=141280840 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2013/02/28/173179619/a-list-of-5-songs-about-lists?ft=1&f=141280840 Many jazz standards are themselves about making lists. Here are five of them, including Louis Armstrong's take on "Let's Do It," Johnny Hartman's version of "These Foolish Things" and a classic reading of Jobim's "Waters of March."

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]]> 5 Blues Songs That Feel Your Midwinter Chill In the Northern Hemisphere, January is typically the coldest month of the year — and it feels as if it'll never end. Perfect conditions for a blues lament. Hear songs from Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Blind Willie McTell and more. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:31:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2013/01/17/169642632/5-blues-songs-that-feel-your-midwinter-chill?ft=1&f=141280840 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2013/01/17/169642632/5-blues-songs-that-feel-your-midwinter-chill?ft=1&f=141280840 In the Northern Hemisphere, January is typically the coldest month of the year — and it feels as if it'll never end. Perfect conditions for a blues lament. Hear songs from Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Blind Willie McTell and more.

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]]> Graham Dechter: Youth, Steeped In Tradition The 26-year-old jazz guitarist has been making a name for himself ever since he joined the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra seven years ago. Watch him perform the title tune from his new album, <em>Takin' It There</em>. Sat, 01 Dec 2012 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/event/music/166255470/graham-dechter-youth-steeped-in-tradition?ft=1&f=141280840 http://www.npr.org/event/music/166255470/graham-dechter-youth-steeped-in-tradition?ft=1&f=141280840 The 26-year-old jazz guitarist has been making a name for himself ever since he joined the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra seven years ago. Watch him perform the title tune from his new album, Takin' It There.

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]]> Coleman Hawkins: Tenor Saxophone, Front And Center Starting in the 1920s, Hawkins made an afterthought of an instrument into one of the sounds we most identify with jazz. He also straddled the era of big band swing and later developments like bebop. Here are five songs that illustrate his genius. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:30:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2012/11/21/165676111/coleman-hawkins-tenor-saxophone-front-and-center?ft=1&f=141280840 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2012/11/21/165676111/coleman-hawkins-tenor-saxophone-front-and-center?ft=1&f=141280840 Starting in the 1920s, Hawkins made an afterthought of an instrument into one of the sounds we most identify with jazz. He also straddled the era of big band swing and later developments like bebop. Here are five songs that illustrate his genius.

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]]> Bill Charlap: The American Songbook, Handled With Care There isn't a modern-day pianist with a greater love for Tin Pan Alley than Bill Charlap. Watch him take circuitous routes through "All the Things You Are" and "Sophisticated Lady." Sat, 17 Nov 2012 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/event/music/165295825/bill-charlap-the-american-songbook-handled-with-care?ft=1&f=141280840 http://www.npr.org/event/music/165295825/bill-charlap-the-american-songbook-handled-with-care?ft=1&f=141280840 There isn't a modern-day pianist with a greater love for Tin Pan Alley than Bill Charlap. Watch him take circuitous routes through "All the Things You Are" and "Sophisticated Lady."

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]]> Django's Legacy: 21st-Century Gypsy Jazz Decades after Django Reinhardt pioneered his distinct style of guitar-propelled swing, it's being adapted by bands like these. Hear what Frank Vignola, John Jorgensen, the Hot Club of Detroit and others are doing with the idiom. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:39:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2012/10/05/162332936/djangos-legacy-21st-century-gypsy-jazz?ft=1&f=141280840 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2012/10/05/162332936/djangos-legacy-21st-century-gypsy-jazz?ft=1&f=141280840 Decades after Django Reinhardt pioneered his distinct style of guitar-propelled swing, it's being adapted by bands like these. Hear what Frank Vignola, John Jorgensen, the Hot Club of Detroit and others are doing with the idiom.

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]]> Cyrus Chestnut: Nobody Like 'The Nutman' One of contemporary jazz's most renowned pianists dazzles during his recent visit to KPLU's studios in Seattle. Watch Chestnut work magic throughout this three-song solo set. Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:41:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/event/music/162164807/cyrus-chestnut-nobody-like-the-nutman?ft=1&f=141280840 http://www.npr.org/event/music/162164807/cyrus-chestnut-nobody-like-the-nutman?ft=1&f=141280840 One of contemporary jazz's most renowned pianists dazzles during his recent visit to KPLU's studios in Seattle. Watch Chestnut work magic throughout this three-song solo set.

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]]> Cannonball Adderley: 5 Songs From A Joyous Soul With a sweetly ferocious style, the alto saxophonist bridged the post-bop of the 1950s and '60s to the jazz fusion of the '70s and beyond. For the anniversary of his birth, hear some of the recordings which made him jazz royalty. Sat, 15 Sep 2012 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2012/09/15/161179275/cannonball-adderley-5-songs-from-a-joyous-soul?ft=1&f=141280840 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2012/09/15/161179275/cannonball-adderley-5-songs-from-a-joyous-soul?ft=1&f=141280840 With a sweetly ferocious style, the alto saxophonist bridged the post-bop of the 1950s and '60s to the jazz fusion of the '70s and beyond. For the anniversary of his birth, hear some of the recordings which made him jazz royalty.

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]]> Karrin Allyson: Swinging Jazz Standards The jazz singer runs through an infectious medley of "I Want to Be Happy" and "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" during a visit to the KPLU studios in Seattle. Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:09:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/event/music/160682055/karrin-allyson-swinging-jazz-standards?ft=1&f=141280840 http://www.npr.org/event/music/160682055/karrin-allyson-swinging-jazz-standards?ft=1&f=141280840 The jazz singer runs through an infectious medley of "I Want to Be Happy" and "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" during a visit to the KPLU studios in Seattle.

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]]> Jazz Goes Honky-Tonkin': The Songs Of Hank Williams If you haven't listened to his music in a while, you might have forgotten: The country pioneer had swing. Here are five jazz artists out of many who have put their own spins on his music. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:59:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2012/08/17/159007754/jazz-goes-honky-tonkin-the-songs-of-hank-williams?ft=1&f=141280840 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2012/08/17/159007754/jazz-goes-honky-tonkin-the-songs-of-hank-williams?ft=1&f=141280840 If you haven't listened to his music in a while, you might have forgotten: The country pioneer had swing. Here are five jazz artists out of many who have put their own spins on his music.

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]]> The Cookers: A Bebop Supergroup Individually, they've been at the core of the post-bop jazz scene for decades. So it's no surprise that as a band, they're colossal. Hear drummer Billy Hart and the rest of this colossal jazz collective play their original pieces in this Jazz24 session. Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:30:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/event/music/157042186/the-cookers-a-bebop-supergroup?ft=1&f=141280840 http://www.npr.org/event/music/157042186/the-cookers-a-bebop-supergroup?ft=1&f=141280840 Individually, they've been at the core of the post-bop jazz scene for decades. So it's no surprise that as a band, they're colossal. Hear drummer Billy Hart and the rest of this colossal jazz collective play their original pieces in this Jazz24 session.

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]]> Ahmad Jamal: Still Fearless And Innovative At 82 He revolutionized and continues to explore the jazz piano trio. Hear five selections from his staggering and ever-expanding body of small-group work. Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:24:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2012/07/02/156110245/ahmad-jamal-still-fearless-and-innovative-at-82?ft=1&f=141280840 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2012/07/02/156110245/ahmad-jamal-still-fearless-and-innovative-at-82?ft=1&f=141280840 He revolutionized and continues to explore the jazz piano trio. Hear five selections from his staggering and ever-expanding body of small-group work.

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]]> Christian McBride: The Bass Boss In the first generation of bebop musicians, Ray Brown was king of the jazz bass. He mentored a young player named Christian McBride, and today, McBride is jazz's "go-to" bassist. While visiting Seattle's KPLU, he performs with pianist Peter Martin. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:46:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/event/music/155035737/christian-mcbride-the-bass-boss?ft=1&f=141280840 http://www.npr.org/event/music/155035737/christian-mcbride-the-bass-boss?ft=1&f=141280840 In the first generation of bebop musicians, Ray Brown was king of the jazz bass. He mentored a young player named Christian McBride, and today, McBride is jazz's "go-to" bassist. While visiting Seattle's KPLU, he performs with pianist Peter Martin.

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