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An American in Paris: organist Rhoda Scott's remarkable career in Jazz

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Jazz Night In America: The Radio Program

An American in Paris: organist Rhoda Scott's remarkable career in Jazz

Jazz at Lincoln Center

July 28, 2022 • Jazz Night shines a light on an American organist who moved to Europe on a whim and became a jazz superstar. Hear the remarkable story of Rhoda Scott.

An American in Paris: organist Rhoda Scott's remarkable career in Jazz

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José James And Taali: Alone Together Duets

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Jazz Night In America: Video Episodes And Shorts

José James And Taali: Alone Together Duets

Jazz at Lincoln Center

May 5, 2020 • Musical couple José James and Taali perform the song "I Found A Love" while quarantined in their New York City apartment, in the first of a new series of videos from Jazz Night in America.

Watch U.K. Jazz Group Sons Of Kemet Deliver An Explosive Midnight Set

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Jazz Night In America: Video Episodes And Shorts

Watch U.K. Jazz Group Sons Of Kemet Deliver An Explosive Midnight Set

Jazz at Lincoln Center

July 30, 2019 • The London, U.K. band Sons of Kemet brought its carnival rhythm, club abandon and jazz improv to a midnight show at Big Ears in Knoxville, Tenn.

Nicholas Payton Trio: Tiny Desk Concert

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Nicholas Payton Trio: Tiny Desk Concert

November 2, 2018 • After back-to-back performances in South Africa, Argentina, Chile and New York, Payton hit the Tiny Desk, where he dazzled the audience, simultaneously playing his trumpet and a Fender Rhodes.

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How To Experience Jazz Night In America

October 9, 2014 • Jazz is an exchange of sounds, rhythms and themes. Jazz Night in America allows listeners to be a part of the exchange with a seat in the front row of the performance & the middle of the conversation.

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