Jazz archive
Listen Wynton Marsalis And Vince Giordano: Live In New York WBGO
January 2, 2013 – New interpretations of Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives recordings score the countdown to midnight. WBGO
Listen Clark Terry Quintet: Live In Chicago WBGO
January 2, 2013 – The legendary trumpeter, now 92, was in good spirits and excellent form as 1989 became 1990. WBGO
Listen Dee Alexander's Funkin' With Electric Soul: Live In Chicago WBGO
January 2, 2013 – The powerful and versatile vocalist takes on Jimi Hendrix from the South Side of the city. WBGO
Listen Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band: Live At Monterey Jazz Festival WBGO
January 2, 2013 – The large jazz orchestra, brassy and slick, powers through charts on the main festival stage. WBGO
Read Toast Of The Nation Rings In 2013
December 31, 2012 – Wynton Marsalis, Dee Alexander, John Scofield and more perform live from around the country.
Watch KCRW Presents: Robert Glasper Experiment
December 29, 2012 – The group creates a jazz, soul and R&B sound as eclectic and different as it is cohesive and round.
Listen John Lewis On Piano Jazz
December 28, 2012 – The founder of the Modern Jazz Quartet plays "Django" in an archival session from 1989.
Listen Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra Of New York On JazzSet WBGO
December 27, 2012 – The big band plays "Jingle Bells" and more on New Year's Eve at the Kennedy Center. WBGO
Watch The New Standards: A Supergroup Celebrates 'Snow Days' KCMP
December 25, 2012 – Watch the Twin Cities trio perform the centerpiece to its annual holiday show for The Current. KCMP
Listen Let It Snow: The Piano Jazz Holiday Show
December 21, 2012 – Marian McPartland and guests share unique musical performances of Christmas classics and originals.
Read The Black Arts: Making Jazz In The Mainstream
December 20, 2012 – Breakthrough records made an ongoing conversation about jazz's place in popular music more visible.
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.