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Cleveland's Joe Lovano Comes Home

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Cleveland's Joe Lovano Comes Home

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Every December, saxophonist Joe Lovano travels home to Cleveland to throw himself a birthday concert. We hear tales of Lovano family lore, and a get a slice of his musical past and present.

Cleveland's Joe Lovano Comes Home

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Women To Watch: 3 Young Jazz Artists You Need To Know

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Women To Watch: 3 Young Jazz Artists You Need To Know

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Alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, tenor saxophonist María Grand and vocalist and flutist Melanie Charles each talk about their artistic process.

Women To Watch: 3 Young Jazz Artists You Need To Know

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No Man's Band: All-Female Jazz Orchestras Then and Now
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No Man's Band: All-Female Jazz Orchestras Then and Now

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The DIVA Jazz Orchestra celebrates 25 years, and one of the last surviving members of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm reflects on the legacies of all-female big bands.

No Man's Band: All-Female Jazz Orchestras Then and Now

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Makaya McCraven: The Brain Behind The Mind-Bending Beats
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Makaya McCraven: The Brain Behind The Mind-Bending Beats

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Drummer/producer Makaya McCraven creates beat-driven jazz with post-production wizardry.

Makaya McCraven: The Brain Behind The Mind-Bending Beats

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Oscar-Nominated Terence Blanchard On 30 Years Of Jazz And Film Scoring For Spike Lee
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Oscar-Nominated Terence Blanchard On 30 Years Of Jazz And Film Scoring For Spike Lee

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Trumpeter Terence Blanchard has career spanning three decades in both jazz and film scoring. We dive into his work with Spike Lee, his E-Collective band and a new commission.

Oscar-Nominated Terence Blanchard On 30 Years Of Jazz And Film Scoring For Spike Lee

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A Reunion Of Brotherly Love: Joey DeFrancesco Traces His Roots

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A Reunion Of Brotherly Love: Joey DeFrancesco Traces His Roots

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Christian McBride interviews one of his oldest friends, organist Joey DeFrancesco, in their hometown of Philadelphia.

A Reunion Of Brotherly Love: Joey DeFrancesco Traces His Roots

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'Jazz Night In America' Remembers Artists We Lost In 2018

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'Jazz Night In America' Remembers Artists We Lost In 2018

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Friends of the show offer memories and music of pianist Cecil Taylor, Village Vanguard owner Lorraine Gordon, South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela and trumpeter Roy Hargrove.

'Jazz Night In America' Remembers Artists We Lost In 2018

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The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Performs Big Band Holiday Classics

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The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Performs Big Band Holiday Classics

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New arrangements, old Yuletide classics. Watch the annual Jazz at Lincoln Center Big Band Holidays concert live on Wed., December 19th at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Big Band Holiday Cheer With The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra

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Big Band Holiday Cheer With The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra

Listen to your favorite holiday classics from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with guest vocalist Catherine Russell, recorded live in New York City at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Big Band Holiday Cheer With The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra

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At 80, Saxophonist Charles Lloyd Finds Enlightenment in the Groove

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At 80, Saxophonist Charles Lloyd Finds Enlightenment in the Groove

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In this episode of Jazz Night in America, we get a taste of Lloyd's collaboration with Lucinda Williams, along with choice moments from his recent appearances at Lincoln Center.

At 80, Saxophonist Charles Lloyd Finds Enlightenment in the Groove

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Women In Jazz? For Artemis, It's Bigger Than A Cause

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Women In Jazz? For Artemis, It's Bigger Than A Cause

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The "all-female" framework is both integral to the jazz supergroup Artemis and somehow beside the point.

Women In Jazz? For Artemis, It's Bigger Than A Cause

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Chick Corea: Back In Boston
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Chick Corea: Back In Boston

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The legendary pianist has lived many lives as a musician, from post-bop wunderkind to free-jazz maverick to fusion explorer to chamber-jazz eminence.

Chick Corea: Back In Boston

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Into the Vault: Erroll Garner Uncovered
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Into the Vault: Erroll Garner Uncovered

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Take an essential and unprecedented glimpse into the music and life of the groundbreaking pianist-composer.

Into the Vault: Erroll Garner Uncovered

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Wilco Guitarist Nels Cline Reclaims Mood Music In The City Of Brotherly Love

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Wilco Guitarist Nels Cline Reclaims Mood Music In The City Of Brotherly Love

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Nels Cline has earned his place as a guitar hero for our times, with a track record stretching back four decades and a marquee gig with Wilco.

Wilco Guitarist Nels Cline Reclaims Mood Music In The City Of Brotherly Love

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