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Joe Jackson Pays Tribute To 'The Duke'

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Joe Jackson Pays Tribute To 'The Duke'

Joe Jackson's new album, The Duke, is a tribute to fellow musical pioneer Duke Ellington. The album, however, is not meant as a faithful, note-for-note re-creation. In fact, it features almost no horns.

Joe Jackson Pays Tribute To 'The Duke'

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World Cafe

Joe Jackson Returns with 'Rain'

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For 30 years, the English singer-songwriter has helped define and redefine pop, rock, alternative, and new-wave music, when he's not delving extensively into classical composition. Hear an interview and performance from WXPN.

Joe Jackson Returns with 'Rain'

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Concerts

Joe Jackson, Recorded Live in Concert

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For 30 years, the English singer-songwriter has helped define and redefine pop, rock, alternative, and new-wave music, when he's not delving extensively into classical composition. Hear Jackson perform a concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

Joe Jackson, Recorded Live in Concert

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Music Interviews

Joe Jackson

Liane Hansen speaks with singer/songwriter Joe Jackson, who performs a selection from his new cd, Night and Day II (Sony Classical SK 89261) for us in NPR's Studio 4A. Jackson made a splash in 1979 with his seminal new wave album, Look Sharp! and soon branched out into jump blues, reggae, jazz and classical forms. His latest recording picks up where the 1982 album Night and Day left off, full of musical portraits of New York City eccentrics.

Joe Jackson

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