Jazz archive

Read A Brief History Of Jazz Education, Pt. 2
January 8, 2013 – Starting around the 1960s, college campuses became an unavoidable part of today's jazz world.

Listen Milt Jackson On Piano Jazz
January 7, 2013 – The vibraphonist gets together with host Marian McPartland in his own standard, "Bags' Groove."

Read Help Pick The Greatest Jazz Vocals Of All Time
January 4, 2013 – Jazz24 is making a list of quintessential vocal recordings — and this is where you come in.

Listen Wynton Marsalis On 'Song Travels'
January 4, 2013 – The trumpeter and composer joins host Michael Feinstein to discuss the music that affects him most.

Listen Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio On JazzSet
January 3, 2013 – The Hammond B3 organ master leads his trio through a soulful set at the Kennedy Center Jazz Club.

Listen John Scofield's Überjam Band: Live At Berklee WGBH
January 2, 2013 – The eclectic electric guitarist plays from his raucous, electronic-infused Überjam songbook. WGBH

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