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Patricia Barber On Piano Jazz

November 20, 2015 • The singer joined Piano Jazz in 2002, the year she released her successful album Verse.

Patricia Barber In The Studio

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Holiday Music

Twenty Years Of A Jazz Piano Christmas

December 16, 2009 • An NPR holiday tradition celebrates two decades this winter. Jazz pianists Eldar, Robert Glasper, Patricia Barber, Joe Sample, Ramsey Lewis and Dr. Billy Taylor were all on hand to perform original takes on classic holiday songs, live in concert.

Listen Now: A Jazz Piano Christmas 2009

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Singers In The Rain: Jazz Amid The Deluge

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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

Singers In The Rain: Jazz Amid The Deluge

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November 2, 2009 • It's early November, and for many in America, that means that when we go outside, we're likely to get wet. Whether we're dodging sprinkles, showers or downpours, November is part of a rainy season. Hear five songs from vocalists inspired by rain, including Gene Kelly, Patricia Barber and Mahalia Jackson.

Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

Poems In Song: Turning Words Into Jazz

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April 6, 2009 • April is Jazz Appreciation Month, as well as National Poetry Month. Hear five songs that were originally written as poems to be read, not as lyrics to be sung. Each jazz artist here transformed a poem into lyrics that fit his or her particular style and phrasing, and then composed music to round out the interpretation.

Studio Sessions

Patricia Barber Plays A Special 'Funny Valentine'

February 14, 2009 • She's best known for her original songwriting, but her cool, insinuating delivery is perfect for classics, too. She visits NPR's Studio 4A for a performance from her latest album, The Cole Porter Mix — plus a certain Valentine's Day standard.

Patricia Barber Plays A Special 'Funny Valentine'

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Patricia Barber: When Life Gives You Pop Songs

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Take Five: By Theme

Patricia Barber: When Life Gives You Pop Songs

June 30, 2008 • The Chicago-based vocalist has steadily been discovering smart jazz standards in the midst of decades-old pop hits. Record producer Nat Chediak picks five songs where Barber takes jazz vocals into the 21st Century.

Leftover Candy: Top 5 Jazz Halloween Songs

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Take Five: By Holiday

Leftover Candy: Top 5 Jazz Halloween Songs

90.5 WESA

October 30, 2007 • From the lighthearted and fancy to the haunting and grotesque, NPR station WDUQ highlights some spooky Halloween music you can listen to all year long. Hear jazz vocalists conjure different ghosts out of classic tunes, while horn players coax the demons out of their instruments.

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Song Of The Day

Greek Myths in a Same-Sex Love Song

August 14, 2006 • For all the song's double-entendres and social politics, Patricia Barber's "Narcissus" doubles as one of those sensual rhapsodies that seem perfect for a late night on some honky-tonk bar's jukebox.

'Narcissus' by Patricia Barber

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