Jazz archive
Read A Brief History Of Jazz Education, Pt. 1
November 2, 2012 – Today, institutions dominate jazz education, but ambitious musicians have long sought them out .
Listen Elizabeth Doyle On Piano Jazz
November 2, 2012 – Doyle and host Marian McPartland get together on duets of "It's Only A Paper Moon" and "Squeeze Me."
Watch 5 New Directions In Jazz Evolution KMHD
November 1, 2012 – Hear from contemporary innovators who forge new boundaries from an open-ended tradition. KMHD
Listen Terry Callier On World Cafe
October 31, 2012 – The musician, who died Saturday, had a remarkably versatile career that fused jazz, folk and soul.
Read Michel Petrucciani: The 'Mischievous Elf' Of The Piano
October 30, 2012 – The imaginative jazz artist, who stood all of three feet tall, is the subject of a new documentary.
Listen After 26 Years, The Sam Rivers Trio Resurfaces
October 30, 2012 – The late saxophonist's 2007 concert with his classic 1970s small group has been released on CD.
Read 'Treme,' Ep. 27: The Fat Man WBGO
October 29, 2012 – A recap of the episode's music, featuring Fats Domino, Eyehategod and Dr. Michael White. WBGO
Listen Manu Katche's New Album Drops The 'Sledgehammer'
October 28, 2012 – The French drummer, who worked on Peter Gabriel's So, is a composer in his own right.
Read The Lead Sheet: Top 5 Jazz Stories This Week
October 26, 2012 – The making of ELEW, another "jazz is dead" hit, and Chicago music history both recent and aged.
Listen George Cables: A Heartfelt Tribute To His 'Muse'
October 26, 2012 – Critic Kevin Whitehead says My Muse is so unassumingly good, you could miss just how good it is.
Listen Lewis Nash Quintet, Kurt Elling On JazzSet
October 25, 2012 – Back-to-back, hear the innovative drummer and nine-time Grammy-winning vocalist perform at Newport.
Listen A Charles Mingus Anecdote That Has Nothing To Do With Breasts
October 24, 2012 – On a great bassist and composer, and why a serious gig in 1961 was called a "titty."
Read 'Treme,' Ep. 26: That's What Buddy Bolden Said WBGO
October 22, 2012 – A recap of the Christmas episode's music, featuring Joe Krown, Tom McDermott and Jonathan Batiste. WBGO
Read First Listen: Charles Mingus, 'The Jazz Workshop Concerts, 1964-65'
October 21, 2012 – A box set of live recordings, some previously unreleased, shows a jazz great turning life into art.
Watch Saxophonist David S. Ware, A 'One-Of-A-Kind' Improviser, Dies
October 19, 2012 – With a powerful vision for free improvisation, he won acclaim from both jazz communities and beyond.