Jazz archive
Listen Dave Brubeck Quartet On JazzSet WBGO
December 20, 2012 – JazzSet remembers the legendary pianist with a set from the 2009 Newport Jazz Festival. WBGO
Listen Dave Douglas: Jazz Hymns Honor A Dying Wish
December 16, 2012 – The trumpeter's new album of reinterpreted religious music is a tribute to his late mother.
Listen A Jazz Piano Christmas 2012
December 14, 2012 – Jason Moran, Taylor Eigsti, Geri Allen and Ellis Marsalis perform in NPR Music's annual tradition.
Read 5 Jazz Christmas Albums For 2012
December 14, 2012 – These recordings range from deep meditation on the Christian narrative to more offbeat celebration.
Listen Steve Kuhn On Piano Jazz
December 14, 2012 – Kuhn has honed a unique style built on melodic variation and his ceaseless imagination.
Listen Wynton Marsalis On JazzSet WBGO
December 13, 2012 – The trumpeter leads a rousing set before a boisterous, sold-out house at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. WBGO
Listen 'World On A String': John Pizzarelli Jazzes It Up
December 13, 2012 – In a new book, the guitarist, singer and songwriter shares stories from a musical life.
Read Top 10 Jazz Albums Of 2012
December 13, 2012 – Dancing in rhythm, and exemplifying creativity, here are 10 records which belong to a great lineage.
Watch The Cookers: Live In Concert WBGO
December 12, 2012 – An all-star band of heavyweight hard-bop masters lift off in loose assembly. WBGO
Watch Geri Allen And Timeline: Live In Concert WBGO
December 12, 2012 – A leading-edge pianist rides the rhythmic boost of a band with a tap dancer, live on stage. WBGO
Listen Bass Note: Mingus And The Jazz Workshop Concerts
December 11, 2012 – A new, seven-disc Charles Mingus box set chronicles the jazz legend's mid-'60s live performances.
Listen Dave Brubeck On Piano Jazz
December 7, 2012 – The legendary pianist and host Marian McPartland duet in "Just You, Just Me" in this 1997 session.
Listen Celebrating The Life Of Jazz Pianist Dave Brubeck
December 7, 2012 – The jazz master died on Wednesday at age 91. He spoke with Terry Gross in 1999.
Listen Miguel Zenón And Dafnis Prieto On JazzSet WBGO
December 6, 2012 – The saxophonist and the drummer rework the music of their respective islands at Newport. WBGO
Watch Dave Brubeck: Beyond 'Take Five'
December 6, 2012 – The late pianist and composer took his craft to college kids, to churches and around the world.