Nat Adderley: Brotherly Swing
The trumpeter spent many years writing, managing and playing for his brother's celebrated band.
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Music Reviews
Aaron Parks: Atom-Smashing Jazz Accelerator
Parks' "Nemesis" is less about being jazz or rock than it is about providing a sonic environment.
- Corey Wilkes: Freeing Urban Jazz
- 'Stronger Than Itself': On The Power Of Jazz
- Flying High Again With 'The Hawk'
Music News
Obama, McCain Find Sinatra 'So Easy To Love'
Jonathan Schwartz discusses the presidential candidates' shared love of Frank Sinatra.
- Music Picks From Obama, McCain
- The Cost Of Playing At Radio City Music Hall
- WBGO: Johnny Griffin: In Memoriam
Music Videos
Ray Bonneville: True-to-Life Troubadour
See Bonneville stomp his cowboy boots on a piece of wood and tell his rough-and-tumble stories.
Music Lists
In the late-summer heat, it's wise to seek out a tall cool one, and these five tunes to go with it.
- KPLU: Jazz For A Summer On The Front Porch
- Music Picks From Obama, McCain
- Top Five Neglected Jazz Masterpieces
Concerts
Herbie Hancock At The Newport Jazz Festival
One of the true public faces of jazz, the keyboard giant plays some of his greatest hits on stage.
- WGBH: Esperanza Spalding, Kate McGarry In Concert
- WBGO: George Wein's Newport All-Stars In Concert
- WBGO: Ladysmith Black Mambazo And Hugh Masekela: Carrying South Africa
Studio Sessions
Aaron Parks: Projecting The 'Invisible Cinema'
In a session from WBGO, Parks plays a mix of jazz and rock that's really neither of those things.
Music Interviews & Profiles
The intense vocalist blazed her own trail in the jazz industry, powered by her passionate singing.
Norman Granz: Jazz Genius Behind The Scenes
He never played a note. But he set up many of the 20th century's landmark jazz concerts and records.
From the Archives
Jazz Stars Celebrate Marian McPartland's 90th
Hear performances by Norah Jones, Regina Carter, and Marian McPartland.
Jazz Profiles: Miles Davis' 'Kind of Blue'
Kind of Blue was recorded in 1959. It remains the best-selling jazz album of all time.
