Jazz Concerts
Listen Craig Taborn Trio: Live At The Village Vanguard WBGO
April 4, 2012 – The pianist once estimated he plays with "15 to 20" working bands. Add to that total his own group. WBGO
Listen Benny Green Trio On JazzSet WBGO
March 29, 2012 – The trio presents Monk's Dream: Fifty Years Fresh at the KC Jazz Club with Gary Smulyan. WBGO
Watch Alexis Cuadrado's 'A Lorca Soundscape': Live In Concert WBGO
March 28, 2012 – A Spanish bassist in New York addresses the works of a Spanish poet who came decades before him. WBGO
Listen Manuel Valera's New Cuban Express: Live In Concert WBGO
March 28, 2012 – A Cuban pianist hears the percussive sweep of his birth country as modern, electrified jazz. WBGO
Listen Renee Rosnes Quartet On JazzSet WBGO
March 22, 2012 – Hear Rosnes lead her quartet in New York at the world-famous Village Vanguard. WBGO
Listen Avishai Cohen's Triveni With Anat Cohen On JazzSet WBGO
March 8, 2012 – The trio's name is Sanskrit for "three rivers, joining together." Hear its concert from Newport. WBGO
Watch Kendrick Scott And Oracle: Live At Berklee WBGO
March 8, 2012 – The fluid drummer takes his band to his alma mater for a live preview of his upcoming album. WBGO
Listen Al Foster Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard WBGO
March 7, 2012 – The great drummer made his debut at the club with Sonny Rollins in the '60s — before NPR existed. WBGO
Watch Donny McCaslin Group: Live In Concert WBGO
March 1, 2012 – The saxophonist has been on a funk-fueled electric bender, and likely won't unplug any time soon. WBGO
Watch Adam Rogers' DICE: Live In Concert WBGO
March 1, 2012 – Amid skronky shredding and biting backbeats, the guitarist leads his trio in concert. WBGO
Listen Roy Haynes Fountain Of Youth Band On JazzSet WBGO
March 1, 2012 – "My name is Roy Haynes and I'm the drummer. Give the drummer some!" Hear his band at Kennedy Center. WBGO
Listen The Soul Rebels In Concert
February 24, 2012 – Hear the soulful band recorded live in concert, from Washington, D.C.
Listen Galactic In Concert
February 23, 2012 – Hear the soulful band recorded live in concert, from Washington, D.C.
Listen Either/Orchestra On JazzSet WBGO
February 17, 2012 – Russ Gershon's new work, The Collected Unconscious, wails and rocks at the New School in New York. WBGO
Listen Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: Live At The Village Vanguard WBGO
February 13, 2012 – On Monday nights, big bands are king in New York jazz clubs. This one has held court since 1966. WBGO