Take Five: By Style archive

October 5, 2012 – Decades after Django Reinhardt pioneered his distinct style, it's being adapted by bands like these. Jazz24

June 25, 2012 – Bassist Matt Ulery picks some of his favorite mergers of classical and folk music with the blues.

December 6, 2011 – In the age of rock, big bands offered musical power from non-electric sources. Hear five examples. WFIU

November 15, 2011 – Sampled saxophones and cymbals have re-emerged in dance halls, in innovative forms of house music. WBGO

October 13, 2011 – When these cross-continental art forms meet, the result is beautifully rhythmic and dramatic. WBGO

July 27, 2011 – Did you know that Sonny Rollins played on a Rolling Stones song? Hear that and other jazz cameos. WFIU

June 15, 2011 – Memphis and West Memphis made many great contributions to early acoustic and electric blues. Jazz24

May 10, 2011 – Can classical music get down and party? Some jazz musicians sure think so. Jazz24

January 12, 2011 – Hear five examples of how blues music is holding up in a world of loops and remixing technology. Jazz24

August 24, 2010 – Hear five works that engage American jazz improvisation and the ragas of Indian classical music. WBGO

May 11, 2010 – Without jazz, rock 'n' roll might never have happened. At least it wouldn't have happened as it did. Jazz24

April 19, 2010 – Hear five songs from New Orleans' modern brass-band tradition that are bound to make you move. WBGO

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April 12, 2010 – In 1920, the next evolutionary step from ragtime piano wasn't a step at all; it was a stride. Jazz24

February 22, 2010 – Hear five Latin versions of songs written by jazz musicians, featuring Poncho Sanchez and more.

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February 16, 2010 – Delta blues is powerful music that's also, by turns, stark, poetic, eerie, humorous and beautiful. Jazz24

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