Danza Quartet Welcomes 2009, Bayou Style
The Danza Quartet held sway with a set of New Orleans music that was anything but picayune. ()
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See Also
Music Reviews
Hear new music from Andrew Bird, jazz trio The Bad Plus, the Afro-funk group Chopteeth and others. ()
Music News
Jazz Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard Dies
The Grammy Award-winning jazz musician had been hospitalized since a heart attack last month. ()
- MusicianCorps May Strike Right Tone For Obama
- Music School Students Get In Tune With Industry
- William Claxton, 80, Shot 'Jazz For The Eyes'
Music Videos
Mountain Stage Remembers Odetta
Watch video from Odetta's 2006 interview and performance on Mountain Stage. ()
Music Lists
Hear a preview of NPR's New Year's Eve "Toast of the Nation" bash with jazz from across the country. ()
- WDUQ: Geniuses Collide In 2008's Best Jazz
- Viking's Choice: A Year Of Beautiful Noise
- A Wintry Mix Without The Mistletoe
Concerts
Pink Martini: An Eclectic Splash Of Strings
Pink Martini brought its eclectic stylings to the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. ()
- WBGO: Jake Shimabukuro: Solo Ukulele In Concert
- WBGO: Dizzy Gillespie All Stars In Concert
- WGBH: Hiromi's Sonicbloom: Explosive Jazz In Concert
Studio Sessions
Richard Sudhalter On Cornetist Bix Beiderbecke
The jazz historian and Marian McPartland take a look at the overlooked cornetist and composer. ()
- Eartha Kitt's Piano Jazz Session
- John Harmon On Piano Jazz
- WXPN: Bela Fleck Gives Christmas A Flecktone Fervor
Music Interviews & Profiles
The band's members are studio veterans who've found a way to connect with music they love. ()
- Rudresh Mahanthappa: South Asian Jazz
- Jazz Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard Dies
- 'Head Hunters' Found A New Direction In Jazz
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.
