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Geri Allen.

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December 12, 2012 – A leading-edge pianist rides the rhythmic boost of a band with a tap dancer, live on stage. WBGO

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Saxophonist Miguel Zenón performs with pianist Laurent Coq at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival.

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December 6, 2012 – The saxophonist and the drummer rework the music of their respective islands at Newport. WBGO

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Steve Wilson (saxophone), Renee Rosnes (piano) and Peter Washington (bass).

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December 5, 2012 – A sax player, a pianist and a bassist hit the fabled jazz club where they're each already regulars. WBGO

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Catherine Russell.

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December 4, 2012 – Hear one of the best contemporary jazz and blues vocalists working today perform on Mountain Stage.

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Mulgrew Miller.

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November 30, 2012 – The pianist celebrates 10 years of the Kennedy Center Jazz Club with a pair of sets. WBGO

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The Sound Prints Quintet is (L-R): Lawrence Fields, Dave Douglas, Joe Lovano, Linda Oh, Joey Baron.

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November 28, 2012 – Few jazz artists are as active as co-bandleaders Joe Lovano (saxophone) and Dave Douglas (trumpet). WBGO

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Gretchen Parlato performing at the Caramoor Jazz Festival in Katonah, N.Y. July 28.

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November 22, 2012 – Hear Caramoor Jazz Festival sets from a quietly affecting singer and a distinctive hard bop band. WBGO

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Billy Childs.

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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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Dayna Stephens.

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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

Dee Dee Bridgewater (right) smiles big with pianist Edsel Gomez.

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

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Omer Avital.

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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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Gregory Tardy.

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

Drummer Lewis Nash performs at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival.

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October 25, 2012 – Back-to-back, hear the innovative drummer and nine-time Grammy-winning vocalist perform at Newport.

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Saxophonist John Ellis (center) performs with Matt Perrine (left) on sousaphone at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival.

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October 18, 2012 – Intense, forward-looking music for dancing and dreaming, recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival. WBGO

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The Chihiro Yamanaka trio is Yoshi Waki, bass; Ferenc Nemeth, drums; Yamanaka, piano.

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October 18, 2012 – The pianist's imaginative virtuosity is beginning to translate to stateside jazz success. WBGO

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