Take Five: By Instrument archive

May 26, 2009 – Many percussion duos display seemingly telepathic interplay. Picking just five was a chore.

May 11, 2009 – Hear five great blues-harmonica players apply their skills and their instrument to jazz songs. Jazz24

April 14, 2009 – Take Five takes a detour with jazz's cousin, the blues, and one of its primary guitar techniques. Jazz24

April 6, 2009 – Hear five songs that were originally written as poems to be read, not as lyrics to be sung. WESA

March 23, 2009 – Five of today's leading jazz tenor saxophonists each has his own take on the shape of jazz to come. WBGO

February 23, 2009 – Hear the groundbreaking work of five bassists who helped shape the sounds of classic jazz. WBGO

February 18, 2009 – Here's a brief but broad overview of some of the Crescent City's many extraordinary pianists. Jazz24

December 2, 2008 – Hear the work of five jazz flutists who bring virtuosic force to the oft-parodied instrument. WBGO

November 17, 2008 – Hear five jazz songs featuring the beautiful-sounding and versatile vibraphone. Jazz24

November 3, 2008 – Hear five guitarists who eschew standard conventions and approach the guitar as pure sound.

October 20, 2008 – Hear songs by five piano-trio leaders who keep the acoustic jazz tradition alive in fresh ways. WESA