Willie Pickens On Piano Jazz

April 20, 2018 • Chicago jazz mainstay Willie Pickens died this past December at age 86. Revisit his performance with McPartland in this 1997 episode of Piano Jazz.

Cleo Brown On Piano Jazz

April 13, 2018 • Cleo Brown makes a rare appearance to perform her greatest hit, "Pinetop's Boogie-Woogie," and to recall the style's heyday in the 1930s.

Nicholas Payton On Piano Jazz

April 6, 2018 • The trumpet prodigy learned how to improv from fellow New Orleans native Wynton Marsalis. Payton was only in his 20s when he visited with McPartland for this 1998 episode.

Cecil Taylor On Piano Jazz

April 6, 2018 • Cecil Taylor encompasses a never-ending range of sound and emotion. Hear an archival session with Marian McPartland from 1994.

Gil Goldstein On Piano Jazz

March 30, 2018 • In this 2001 episode, the D.C. native and frequent film composer performs his original "City Lights" as well as demonstrates his chops on the accordion.

Earma Thompson On Piano Jazz

March 23, 2018 • She was a mainstay on the Chicago jazz scene for over 50 years before releasing an album as a bandleader herself. On this 2005 episode of Piano Jazz, the pianist performs tracks off Just In Time.

Jane Bunnett And Maqueque: The New Queens of Afro-Cuban Jazz

WBGO and Jazz At Lincoln Center

March 23, 2018 • Canadian saxophonist and flutist Jane Bunnett has dedicated her life to Cuban music. Her latest project is Maqueque, an all-female band of young Cuban artists blending folkloric grooves and jazz.