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First Listen

First Listen: Diana Krall, 'Wallflower'

January 25, 2015 • The singer takes a loving look back at the '70s and '80s pop that helped shape her. Along the way, without grandstanding, Krall strips away the baggage of the original performers' iconic personas.

Wallflower

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Music Interviews

Diana Krall: Liner Notes From A 'Wallflower'

January 31, 2015 • Krall's new album is a collection of songs she first heard on vinyl, from The Mamas & the Papas to the Eagles. She discusses getting know the originals and sharing music with her twin sons.

Diana Krall: Liner Notes From A 'Wallflower'

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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz

Diana Krall On Piano Jazz

March 22, 2013 • When this episode of Piano Jazz was recorded in 2006, Krall was seven and a half months pregnant with twins. Hear the pianist and vocalist play "P.S. I Love You" and "Little Girl Blue."

Listen Now: Diana Krall On Piano Jazz

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Music Articles

Diana Krall: A Method Actress, Trapped In A Jazz Singer

July 23, 2009 • For pop-jazz star Diana Krall — vocalist, pianist, mother of two young boys — to interpret a song's lyrics is to imagine and inhabit a new character within them. She took a break from touring (and parenting) to demonstrate to Steve Inskeep.

Diana Krall: A Method Actress, Trapped In A Jazz Singer

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Music Articles

Deck the Halls with Swing

KNKX Public Radio

December 7, 2007 • Nobody ever said that Christmas music couldn't have a little syncopation to it. Greet the season with a little swing, as KPLU offers five classics with a mainstream jazz sensibility.

Favorite Sessions

The Sumptuous Voice of Diana Krall

September 20, 2007 • Grammy-winning jazz pianist and vocalist Diana Krall has found favor with traditional jazz enthusiasts and mainstream pop fans alike. She turns her attention to her voice in an interview and studio performance with Marian McPartland on Piano Jazz.

Diana Krall on Piano Jazz

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Diana Krall, Singing Her Own Song

November 26, 2004 • Diana Krall is known for her interpretations of old favorites from the American songbook. But her latest release, The Girl in the Other Room, includes newer songs and — for the first time — her own music. She talks about her craft with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Diana Krall, Singing Her Own Song

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Diana Krall: Old-Time Music, Rooted In Nostalgia

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Diana Krall: Old-Time Music, Rooted In Nostalgia

November 8, 2012 • On the new album Glad Rag Doll, Krall reimagines Prohibition-era songs, which she first heard as a child on weekend visits to her grandparents' house.

Diana Krall: Old-Time Music, Rooted In Nostalgia

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The Record

Diana Krall Brings Sexy Back In Time

October 4, 2012 • On the new album Glad Rag Doll, Krall teams with producer T-Bone Burnett for a set of songs about love and independence that looks back to the style of the 1920s.

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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

Oh, Canada! Jazz From The True North

90.5 WESA

August 17, 2009 • This week's Take Five skips from the provinces of Quebec and Ottawa over to British Columbia, featuring a jazz legend, a world-famous vocalist/pianist and a few Canadian musicians who are gaining wider recognition outside their home country. Listen to five songs below.

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The Mix

The Mix: Jazz In The Present Tense

WBGO

June 20, 2011 • Beginning June 25, Diana Krall, Joshua Redman, Cyrus Chestnut and many more jazz artists will descend on Montreal for one of the largest music festivals in the world. Hear what all the fuss is about in this mix of songs from musicians performing at the event.

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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz

Diana Krall On Piano Jazz

August 1, 2008 • Grammy-winning jazz pianist and vocalist Diana Krall has long found favor with traditional jazz enthusiasts and mainstream pop fans alike. But before her star had risen, she recorded this interview and studio performance with Marian McPartland on Piano Jazz.

The Best Holiday Jazz CDs Ever, from WDUQ

December 7, 2006 • Pittsburgh-based NPR member station WDUQ broadcasts more than 100 hours of jazz programming every week -- a lineup that includes its share of holiday music around this time of year.

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Music Articles

Diana Krall: 'From This Moment On'

September 26, 2006 • Jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall has become a favorite of jazz fans and critics worldwide. But musician and Day to Day contributor David Was finds her latest album less than satisfying.

Diana Krall: 'From This Moment On'

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