Jazz archive
Listen Cécile McLorin Salvant: Making Old Songs New Again
June 18, 2013 – The 23-year-old jazz phenom makes a huge splash with her takes on vintage jazz and blues numbers.
Watch Terence Blanchard Turns A Tragic Champion Into An Opera Hero
June 15, 2013 – The jazz composer's latest project is an opera based on the true story of a gay boxer in the 1960s.
Listen Two Generations Of Jazz Guitar Tune Up For Father's Day
June 15, 2013 – Bucky Pizzarelli and his son, John, have been collaborating since John was a kid.
Watch NO BS! Brass Band: Tiny Desk Concert
June 15, 2013 – An 11-piece brass band turns up the funk and flies the flag high for its native Richmond, Va.
Listen Cynthia Sayer On Piano Jazz
June 14, 2013 – The banjo player gives a fresh take on an old-time sound with host Jon Weber.
Watch Johnny Smith, Revered Guitar Player, Has Died
June 14, 2013 – Smith wrote the surf guitar anthem "Walk, Don't Run," which became a Top 10 hit for The Ventures.
Watch Reflections On A Dozen Years With Abbey Lincoln
June 14, 2013 – Marc Cary came to New York City to find his father. He also found a long gig with a jazz legend.
Listen Janis Siegel On Piano Jazz
June 14, 2013 – Hear the seductive vocalist from The Manhattan Transfer sing material from Annie Lennox and more.
Listen Gretchen Parlato, The Cookers On JazzSet WBGO
June 13, 2013 – Hear Caramoor Jazz Festival sets from a quietly affecting singer and a distinctive hard bop band. WBGO
Listen José James On World Cafe WXPN
June 13, 2013 – The jazzy, soulful singer challenges himself throughout his latest album, No Beginning, No End. WXPN
Listen The Bridge Trio: Live In Concert WBGO
June 13, 2013 – The precociously mature band of New Orleans natives salutes a mentor and presents its compositions. WBGO
Listen Don Byron's New Gospel Quintet: Live In Concert WBGO
June 12, 2013 – The clarinetist takes on the bluesy music of Southern gospel standard-bearer Thomas Dorsey. WBGO
Listen Clare Fischer On Piano Jazz
June 7, 2013 – Hear the late bandleader bring his deft touch to a set of Billy Strayhorn classics and more.
Watch Brandee Younger: Taxidermy, Two-Headed Skeletons And Jazz Harp WBGO
June 6, 2013 – The improvising harpist generates a Caribbean bounce in a store full of natural-history oddities. WBGO
Listen Christian McBride: Music Is About People, Not Grammys
June 6, 2013 – The bassist, whose new album is called People Music, explains how jazz artists can reach audiences.