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Facing Homelessness And Crushing Medical Debt, A Renowned Jazz Guitarist Reaches Out

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Facing Homelessness And Crushing Medical Debt, A Renowned Jazz Guitarist Reaches Out

May 15, 2019 • Kenny Burrell's wife launched a GoFundMe campaign, aiming to raise $100,000 to relieve their most immediate needs — an increasingly common course of action.

Kenny Burrell On Piano Jazz

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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz

Kenny Burrell On Piano Jazz

August 7, 2015 • The subtle, lyrical guitarist plays a delightful solo rendition of "Round Midnight" and duets with host Marian McPartland in "Don't Worry 'Bout Me."

Kenny Burrell In The Studio

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A Jazz Elder Becomes A UCLA Professor

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A Jazz Elder Becomes A UCLA Professor

January 24, 2014 • When he was studying jazz in the '50s and becoming a revered guitarist, Kenny Burrell vowed to teach the subject one day. Now, decades after his first class, he's never committed more to music education.

It's Time To Party: Summer Songs

Jazz BBQ: Songs For A Summer Grill

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July 15, 2009 • After you slap some barbecue sauce on your menu items of choice — be they meat-based or sculpted out of tofu — it's time to toss everything on the grill, let the fire do its work, and get down with these grill-friendly jazz tunes.

Holiday Music

Deck the Halls with Swing

KNKX

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.

Music Interviews

A Jazz Guitar Legend: Alive, Live and 75

July 1, 2007 • Guitarist Kenny Burrell has recorded with the likes of Billie Holiday, John Coltrane and Duke Ellington. Now on the other side of 75, he discusses his lengthy career, his latest CD and the development of his unique style.

A Jazz Guitar Legend: Alive, Live and 75

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Kenny Burrell: 'Midnight Blue'

August 1, 2001 • Known as Duke Ellington's favorite guitarist, Kenny Burrell was a master of the blues. In 1963, he recorded Midnight Blue, which jazz commentator Murray Horwitz calls a "late night, neon light flashing outside of the window, cigarette smoke swirling up into nothing" record.

Kenny Burrell: 'Midnight Blue'

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