NPR Programs: JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=20&ft=1&f=20 Listen to weekly jazz music performances from around the world. Hosted by Dee Dee Bridgewater. Copyright 2009 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.93 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:34:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=20&ft=1&f=20 Claudia Acuna And Branford Marsalis At Newport Once upon a time, an NPR Music series called <em>JazzSet With Branford Marsalis</em> visited clubs, concerts and festivals across the country and around the world. Today, our founding host runs his own record label, and <em>JazzSet</em> visits the Marsalis Music Stage at Newport, where Chilean-born Claudia Acuna sets political folk songs to the sounds of jazz. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:34:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120569619&ft=1&f=20 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120569619&ft=1&f=20 Once upon a time, an NPR Music series called JazzSet With Branford Marsalis visited clubs, concerts and festivals across the country and around the world. Today, our founding host runs his own record label, and JazzSet visits the Marsalis Music Stage at Newport, where Chilean-born Claudia Acuna sets political folk songs to the sounds of jazz.

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]]> Miguel Zenon And Vijay Iyer At Newport Saxophonist and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenon highlights his new CD, <em>Esta Plena</em>, and leads into the Vijay Iyer Trio, which performs selections from <em>Historicity</em>. Both hold up beautifully to repeated listening; hear selections from the two at Newport in Surround Sound for <em>JazzSet</em>. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:20:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120353453&ft=1&f=20 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120353453&ft=1&f=20 Saxophonist and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenon highlights his new CD, Esta Plena, and leads into the Vijay Iyer Trio, which performs selections from Historicity. Both hold up beautifully to repeated listening; hear selections from the two at Newport in Surround Sound for JazzSet.

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]]> Maria Schneider Orchestra In Concert It all began on Monday nights at the Visiones club in Greenwich Village, where a newcomer from Minnesota was leading a handsome band. Here, the Maria Schneider Orchestra spans 15 years of original, paradigm-shifting music at the 2009 Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:08:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120096420&ft=1&f=20 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120096420&ft=1&f=20 It all began on Monday nights at the Visiones club in Greenwich Village, where a newcomer from Minnesota was leading a handsome band. Here, the Maria Schneider Orchestra spans 15 years of original, paradigm-shifting music at the 2009 Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center.

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]]> Ambrose Akinmusire: Shining At Kennedy Center Ambrose Akinmusire says, "A lot of people think I'm an over-achiever, but I don't believe there's such a thing." With a warm yet assertive tone, the trumpeter leads a quintet at the KC Jazz Club in a concert recorded by <em>JazzSet</em>. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:40:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114315190&ft=1&f=20 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114315190&ft=1&f=20 Ambrose Akinmusire says, "A lot of people think I'm an over-achiever, but I don't believe there's such a thing." With a warm yet assertive tone, the trumpeter leads a quintet at the KC Jazz Club in a concert recorded by JazzSet.

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]]> Milton Nascimento: Dedicated To Jobim Nascimento's miraculous voice is one gift. Brazilian music is another &mdash; passionate and in an innately beautiful language. It's his birthday on Oct. 26, so we celebrate with last year's celebration at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, with Newark's Portuguese-speaking community understanding every word, the world-renowned Nascimento celebrates bossa nova pioneer Antonio Carlos Jobim. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:19:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100861841&ft=1&f=20 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100861841&ft=1&f=20 Nascimento's miraculous voice is one gift. Brazilian music is another — passionate and in an innately beautiful language. It's his birthday on Oct. 26, so we celebrate with last year's celebration at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, with Newark's Portuguese-speaking community understanding every word, the world-renowned Nascimento celebrates bossa nova pioneer Antonio Carlos Jobim.

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]]> Dee Dee Bridgewater, Bennie Maupin In Concert Who is that singer? She's having fun with the Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra under director Rodney Whitaker at the Detroit Jazz Festival. After she sings, Dee Dee Bridgewater introduces the Juilliard Jazz Ensemble and Bennie Maupin's Dolphyana, free and outdoors in downtown Detroit on Labor Day Weekend 2009. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:10:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113825618&ft=1&f=20 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113825618&ft=1&f=20 Who is that singer? She's having fun with the Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra under director Rodney Whitaker at the Detroit Jazz Festival. After she sings, Dee Dee Bridgewater introduces the Juilliard Jazz Ensemble and Bennie Maupin's Dolphyana, free and outdoors in downtown Detroit on Labor Day Weekend 2009.

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]]> The Blue Note 7 Celebrates A Legacy In Concert To mark 70 years in business, the Blue Note record label put together an all-star ensemble and commissioned arrangements of key compositions. From a show recorded April 5, hear the burning-down-the-house highlights of The Blue Note 7's performance at the Kennedy Center. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:52:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104132787&ft=1&f=20 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104132787&ft=1&f=20 To mark 70 years in business, the Blue Note record label put together an all-star ensemble and commissioned arrangements of key compositions. From a show recorded April 5, hear the burning-down-the-house highlights of The Blue Note 7's performance at the Kennedy Center.

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]]> Anat Cohen's Anzic Orchestra In Concert Featuring Cohen on clarinet and saxophones, the Anzic Orchestra &mdash; a jazz band with a cello section &mdash; has played New York's Jazz Standard and subbed once for the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra at the Village Vanguard. Now on <em>JazzSet</em>, Anzic blows away the Kennedy Center crowd at the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival. Competition winner Hailey Niswanger opens. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:58:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113405770&ft=1&f=20 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113405770&ft=1&f=20 Featuring Cohen on clarinet and saxophones, the Anzic Orchestra — a jazz band with a cello section — has played New York's Jazz Standard and subbed once for the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra at the Village Vanguard. Now on JazzSet, Anzic blows away the Kennedy Center crowd at the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival. Competition winner Hailey Niswanger opens.

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]]> Jamie Cullum: Leaping At Monterey Jazz At Monterey, Cullum links Gene Kelly's "Singin' in the Rain" to Rihanna's "Umbrella," segues from Cole Porter to Jimi Hendrix, delivers a personal manifesto on a Charles Mingus riff, leaps off the piano into the air and never lets his audience down. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:02:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113165244&ft=1&f=20 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113165244&ft=1&f=20 At Monterey, Cullum links Gene Kelly's "Singin' in the Rain" to Rihanna's "Umbrella," segues from Cole Porter to Jimi Hendrix, delivers a personal manifesto on a Charles Mingus riff, leaps off the piano into the air and never lets his audience down.

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]]> Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme' Live, With Strings <em>A Love Supreme</em>, by John Coltrane and his powerful quartet, remains a towering and seemingly untouchable jazz classic. But the virtuosic genre-benders in the Turtle Island Quartet have done it justice, re-working the seminal album for strings and winning a Grammy for their trouble. They perform a live version on this week's <em>JazzSet</em>. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:26:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103900584&ft=1&f=20 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103900584&ft=1&f=20 A Love Supreme, by John Coltrane and his powerful quartet, remains a towering and seemingly untouchable jazz classic. But the virtuosic genre-benders in the Turtle Island Quartet have done it justice, re-working the seminal album for strings and winning a Grammy for their trouble. They perform a live version on this week's JazzSet.

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]]> One For All At The UCF Jazz Festival At the first University of Central Florida Jazz Festival, the sextet One for All gives UCF students a great demo of the three-horn-and-rhythm-section style made so popular by Art Blakey and His Jazz Messengers, who named their last CD One for All. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:21:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95798547&ft=1&f=20 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95798547&ft=1&f=20 At the first University of Central Florida Jazz Festival, the sextet One for All gives UCF students a great demo of the three-horn-and-rhythm-section style made so popular by Art Blakey and His Jazz Messengers, who named their last CD One for All.

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]]> Edmar Castaneda Trio With Joe Locke At Tanglewood Jazz Festival The superb acoustic music of young Colombian harpist Edmar Castaneda weaves Cuban son, Brazilian samba, and Spanish flamenco into his lovely pan-American jazz. Castaneda and four-mallet vibesman Joe Locke perform at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival in the Berkshires on Aug. 29, 2008. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:55:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101203007&ft=1&f=20 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101203007&ft=1&f=20 The superb acoustic music of young Colombian harpist Edmar Castaneda weaves Cuban son, Brazilian samba, and Spanish flamenco into his lovely pan-American jazz. Castaneda and four-mallet vibesman Joe Locke perform at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival in the Berkshires on Aug. 29, 2008.

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]]> Marlon Jordan: Summer Vibes In Colorado We're <em>al fresco</em> for New Orleans' Marlon Jordan Quartet, at the annual Summer of Jazz series in scenic Glenwood Springs, Colo. The group improvises with a Miles-and-Trane vibe while dogs, kids, baseball-tossers and Frisbee-throwers groove to the music. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:09:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103404136&ft=1&f=20 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103404136&ft=1&f=20 We're al fresco for New Orleans' Marlon Jordan Quartet, at the annual Summer of Jazz series in scenic Glenwood Springs, Colo. The group improvises with a Miles-and-Trane vibe while dogs, kids, baseball-tossers and Frisbee-throwers groove to the music.

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]]> Jazz Vocalist Sheila Jordan Honored In Concert On a stage adorned with roses, the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival honors Sheila Jordan for a lifetime of service. The innovative vocalist shares songs and stories from the Kennedy Center, with the young Russian-born singer Sophie Milman showcasing her talents on stage. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:35:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96317824&ft=1&f=20 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96317824&ft=1&f=20 On a stage adorned with roses, the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival honors Sheila Jordan for a lifetime of service. The innovative vocalist shares songs and stories from the Kennedy Center, with the young Russian-born singer Sophie Milman showcasing her talents on stage.

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]]> Highlights From Newport Jazz With George Wein Some say the best way to experience Newport Jazz is from a sailboat. On the Fort Adams stage, looking into the harbor, Wein relaxes at the piano with an all-star group. Later in the hour, bassist Dave Holland and three friends (including Chris Potter on tenor) stand up to the sun with rhythmic invention and assertive solos. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:54:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111610875&ft=1&f=20 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111610875&ft=1&f=20 Some say the best way to experience Newport Jazz is from a sailboat. On the Fort Adams stage, looking into the harbor, Wein relaxes at the piano with an all-star group. Later in the hour, bassist Dave Holland and three friends (including Chris Potter on tenor) stand up to the sun with rhythmic invention and assertive solos.

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