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Cyrus Chestnut artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
The second set of music from Piano Jazz's 30th-anniversary celebration opens with a flurry of pianists, including Taylor Eigsti, Cyrus Chestnut and Kenny Werner. Teen jazz sensation Grace Kelly joins Piano Jazz host Marian McPartland for a performance of "Caravan," and pianist John Bunch joins the Pizzarelli brothers — John and Martin — to put an exclamation point on Set II of this all-star concert.
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Chestnut is a musical agent of sweet and serious soul. JazzSet celebrates Martin Luther King Day with a concert from the pianist, his quintet and vocalist Cynthia Scott at the Kennedy Center. The group performs a spiritual, hymns and gospel songs.
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Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and his Afro-Cuban band show some Miami style while pianist Cyrus Chestnut sets the direction for his show with the title "Spirituals to Swing." JazzSet mixes these two concerts from January 2008, recorded at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
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Jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut and Elvis Presley aren't a likely pairing: Chestnut is one of the top pianists of a generation born many years after songs like "Love Me Tender" made Presley the king of rock 'n' roll. Hear an interview and performance from Studio 4A.
()Jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut's latest CD, You Are My Sunshine, is a bluesy, joyous reflection on the spiritual inspiration that propels his performances. He talks to The Tavis Smiley Show correspondent Tony Cox about his music and his faith. Hear full-length cuts from the Warner Bros. album.
()Host Cheryl Corley talks with jazz pianist, Cyrus Chestnut, whose latest CD is titled Soul Food. Chestnut talks about the many musical influences that are evident in his compositions. He's worked with such performers as Betty Carter, Jon Hendricks, Gary Bartz and Kathleen Battle.
()Host Lisa Simeone talks to jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut about his latest CD, Cyrus Chestnut & Friends, which pays tribute to the music of the Charles Schultz inspired Peanuts TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas.
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Chestnut knows how to conjure up a spirit of romance: Just listen to the jaunty jazz pianist's reinvention of "Love Me Tender" on his new CD, Cyrus Plays Elvis. It's a great example of how a gifted musician can take a sappy song and set it free.
()Chestnut knows how to conjure up a spirit of romance: Just listen to the jaunty jazz pianist's reinvention of "Love Me Tender" on his new CD, Cyrus Plays Elvis. It's a great example of how a gifted musician can take a sappy song and set it free.
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