Jazz archive

November 16, 2012 – Top ten deaths to listen to before you jazz, Blue Note's branding and Marian on Mary Lou.

November 16, 2012 – The exciting Israeli tenor saxophonist and clarinetist joins a quartet with Marian McPartland.

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November 15, 2012 – The pianist's quartet makes psychic connections to Freddie Hubbard in a set from The Blue Whale. WBGO

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November 15, 2012 – The bi-coastal rising-star sax man, known for his work with Kenny Barron, leads his own band live. WBGO

November 15, 2012 – Known for rock, the Chicago-based record label has often embraced creative improvised music. KMHD

November 13, 2012 – For decades, he led the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, a group in existence for more than 100 years.

November 12, 2012 – Recap the music of the episode, featuring Sonny Landreth, Lil Queenie Harris and some "modern jazz." WBGO

November 12, 2012 – This weekend, New York's Central Park hosted 30 different groups all playing the same songs.

November 9, 2012 – RIP Ted Curson, a new jazz singer and the Jazz Composers Collective's modern history.

November 9, 2012 – For JazzSet's 20th anniversary, Bridgewater leads her quintet from the Caramoor Jazz Festival.

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November 9, 2012 – The pianist, composer and teacher joins Marian McPartland in Harold Arlen's standard "Get Happy."

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November 8, 2012 – A top-notch jazz musician, the Israeli bassist surfaces his Middle Eastern roots in his own music. WBGO

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November 8, 2012 – Yirga finds his way into standards with a voracious talent that savors each musical flavor.

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November 7, 2012 – An election-night party with Jason Moran and friends, and a brief history of presidential musicians.

November 7, 2012 – A monster saxophonist returns to New York, where his band awaited his arrival. WBGO