Jazz Music
Read Around The Jazz Internet: Aug. 31, 2012
August 31, 2012 – Drummer Jimmy Cobb questioned, a poetic Jazz Passenger and goodbye to bassist Charles Flores.
Listen Allen Toussaint, Elvis Costello On Piano Jazz
August 31, 2012 – Guest host Costello sits in, as the New Orleans legend leads him through "Southern Nights" and more.
Listen Cole Porter Scores An Interracial Couple's Highs And Lows
August 30, 2012 – A listener explains how one of her parents' favorite songs became a fitting symbol of their romance.
Listen Regina Carter, Wynton Marsalis On JazzSet
August 30, 2012 – A violin channels Africa and a trumpet speaks to kids: a 2011 Newport Jazz double bill.
Read Detroit's Jazz 'Patriarch' Improvised A Teaching Career
August 29, 2012 – A big profile of trumpeter Marcus Belgrave emphasizes how he nurtured Detroit's jazz stars.
Read Could Thelonious Monk Win The Jazz Competition Named After Him?
August 28, 2012 – A debate on the nature of music contests, and a vision of a future beyond them.
Listen Ben Powell: In The Footsteps Of Jazz Fiddle Royalty WBUR
August 27, 2012 – The young Berklee-trained violinist dedicates his new album to the late legend Stephane Grappelli. WBUR
Watch Renaud Garcia-Fons: Tiny Desk Concert
August 27, 2012 – Watch the renowned double bassist thump, strum and loop his way through three mesmerizing songs.
Read Around The Jazz Internet: Aug. 24, 2012
August 24, 2012 – The Thelonious Monk Competition, disco jazz and a legendarily wild record label, assessed.
Listen Paul Winter On Piano Jazz
August 24, 2012 – Saxophonist Paul Winter creates his own unique style of environmentally conscious music.
Listen Kevin Eubanks On JazzSet WBGO
August 23, 2012 – After two decades as a TV sidekick on The Tonight Show, the guitarist doesn't have to edit himself. WBGO
Read Long After Starting, A Jazz Pianist Was Only Just Beginning
August 22, 2012 – Shimrit Shoshan, who died suddenly at 29, was confident about the progress she was making.
Listen Ethan Iverson, Ben Street, Tootie Heath: Live At The Village Vanguard WBGO
August 22, 2012 – A wise drummer and two curious collaborators cook comfort food from jazz standards. WBGO
Listen Rhiannon: An Improviser Resists The Urge To Reuse
August 18, 2012 – The jazz vocalist says that once an idea is put to tape, "it's never going to be quite as strong."
Listen Marian McPartland's Storied Life, Told 'In Good Time'
August 18, 2012 – The jazz pianist and longtime host of NPR's Piano Jazz tells her story in a new documentary.