Jazz%20Music%20Videos

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

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

October 3, 2012 – Watch one of jazz's most renowned pianists work magic throughout this three-song set at KPLU. Jazz24

September 19, 2012 – The trumpeter's new band, with folksinger Aoife O'Donovan, explores a carefully curated hymnal. WBGO

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September 6, 2012 – Watch the jazz singer run through "I Want to Be Happy" and "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" at KPLU. Jazz24

August 27, 2012 – Watch the renowned double bassist thump, strum and loop his way through three mesmerizing songs.

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June 14, 2012 – The "go-to" jazz bassist dishes on his mentor, Ray Brown, and performs with pianist Peter Martin. Jazz24

June 7, 2012 – The drummer dedicates tunes to her friends, including her first teacher — a "sometimes great guy."

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June 6, 2012 – Watch Spalding and her brass band perform "Smile Like That" from her new album, Radio Music Society. KCRW

May 30, 2012 – As part of an 11-piece band, the drummer locates the African heart of Caribbean party music. WBGO

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May 30, 2012 – In his search for the emotional core of modern jazz, the guitarist wrote a batch of nifty tunes. WBGO

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May 7, 2012 – The jazz quartet draws from post-bop, 20th-century chromaticism and New Orleans funeral marches.

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May 1, 2012 – A longtime favorite of KPLU, the pianist performs with her trio in the station's Seattle studio. Jazz24

April 27, 2012 – The saxophonist explains his unique dialect: equal parts music theory, esoterica and Charlie Parker. WBGO

April 26, 2012 – Folk dances of Africa and the Middle East come to the fore in the bouncy sway of this quartet. WBGO

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