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In Session: Frank Wess' 'Magic 201' Offers One Last Lesson

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In Session: Frank Wess' 'Magic 201' Offers One Last Lesson

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February 11, 2014 • There's something tender and specific about the ways elders like Frank Wess shaped their notes.

In Session: Frank Wess' 'Magic 201' Offers One Last Lesson

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Frank Wess, Basie Woodwind Specialist, Dies

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Frank Wess, Basie Woodwind Specialist, Dies

November 1, 2013 • He had gigs before and enjoyed prominent freelance work afterward. But the mellow saxophone and flute player's career was kickstarted by spending more than a decade in the front row of Count Basie's "New Testament" band.

Concerts

Frank Wess Quintet At The Kennedy Center

January 1, 2009 • At age 86, NEA Jazz Master Frank Wess has a ball leading a dream band with Terell Stafford on trumpet. Wess doubles on saxophone and flute, coming full circle to Washington, D.C., the city where he first took his studies seriously.

Frank Wess Quintet in Concert on JazzSet

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Concerts

Legends Play 'Jazz In Our Time'

WBGO

July 3, 2008 • In March 2007, more than 30 lifelong jazz musicians were celebrated at the Kennedy Center for their contributions to a unique art form. JazzSet presents a recording of the concert companion to the awards ceremony, featuring Dave Brubeck, Nancy Wilson, and more.

Highlights from "Jazz in Our Time" on JazzSet 3/3/07

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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

30 Years Of Jazz In The Motor City

90.5 WESA

August 31, 2009 • This coming weekend, more than 100 jazz acts will descend upon the Detroit International Jazz Festival. The event will celebrate three brothers from a special Detroit-rooted jazz family: pianist Hank Jones and his two late brothers, drummer Elvin and trumpeter Thad.

'Generations In Jazz' Concert On Piano Jazz: Set III

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Concerts

'Generations In Jazz' Concert On Piano Jazz: Set III

January 14, 2011 • The Generations in Jazz celebration from Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola winds to a close, as Jonathan Batiste and Sullivan Fortner perform a piano duet of the theme from The Odd Couple. Plus, Geri Allen performs a Marian McPartland favorite, Thad Jones' beautiful "A Child Is Born."

'Generations In Jazz' Concert On Piano Jazz: Set III

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Frank Wess And Terell Stafford On JazzSet

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Concerts

Frank Wess And Terell Stafford On JazzSet

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July 1, 2010 • Frank Wess hits his marks at any tempo. When bassist Rufus Reid shifts his weight from side to side, he says that means he's into the music. Winard Harper is a small package with big energy at the drums. And trumpet man Terell Stafford (pictured) plays from his knees, painting the air with his bell and making great music.

Frank Wess And Terell Stafford On JazzSet

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