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Miles's First Great Quintet / Trane's Classic Quartet

Two of the greatest jazz ensembles of all times were the First Great Quartet of Miles Davis, 1955 - 1958 (Miles - Trane - Red Garland - Paul Chambers -… MoreTwo of the greatest jazz ensembles of all times were the First Great Quartet of Miles Davis, 1955 - 1958 (Miles - Trane - Red Garland - Paul Chambers - Philly Joe Jones) and the Classic Quartet of John Coltrane, 1962 - 1965 (Trane - McCoy Tyner - Jimmy Garrison - Elvin Jones). Join us for two hours of sublime collaboration from these bands (and perhaps a little Kind of Blue). Less

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1. "Two Bass Hit (feat. John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones)" - Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones - 'Round About Midnight [Columbia/Legacy: 1957]
2. "S’Posin’" - Miles Davis Quintet - Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster) [Prestige: 1956]
3. "Trane's Blues" - Miles Davis Quintet - Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet (Remastered 2023) [Craft Recordings: 1960]
4. "'Round Midnight (feat. John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones)" - Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones - 'Round About Midnight [Columbia/Legacy: 1957]
5. "Half Nelson" - Miles Davis Quintet - Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet (Remastered 2023) [Craft Recordings: 1960]
6. "My Funny Valentine" - Miles Davis Quintet - Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet [Prestige: 1957]
7. "Milestones (feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Red Garland, Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones) - Alternate Take" - Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones - Milestones [Columbia/Legacy: 1958]
8. "Miles' Mode" - John Coltrane Quartet - Coltrane (Deluxe Edition - Rudy Van Gelder Remaster) [Impulse!: 1962]
9. "Say It (Over And Over Again)" - John Coltrane Quartet - Ballads (Deluxe Edition - Rudy Van Gelder Remaster) [Impulse!: 1963]
10. "Nature Boy" - John Coltrane - Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album (Deluxe Version) [Impulse Records: 2018]
11. "Lush Life" - John Coltrane, Johnny Hartman - John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman [Impulse!: 1963]
12. "Bessie's Blues" - John Coltrane Quartet - Crescent [Impulse!: 1964]
13. "Like Sonny" - John Coltrane - Blue World [Verve Label Group: 2019]
14. "A Love Supreme, Pt. IV - Psalm" - John Coltrane - A Love Supreme [GRP: 1965]
15. "Chim Chim Cheree" - John Coltrane Quartet - The John Coltrane Quartet Plays (Expanded Edition) [Impulse!: 1965]

Let the Ladies Lead

Women have led and are leading popular jazz bands all over the world! Most are masters at their instruments and /or singing and have a strong influence on the genres… MoreWomen have led and are leading popular jazz bands all over the world! Most are masters at their instruments and /or singing and have a strong influence on the genres of the day, especially jazz. We will draw from the recent history of women band leaders who are creating exciting, new, recorded music and giving inspiring performances with their bands on stages everywhere. Artists featured include Terri Lyn Carrington, Esperanza Spaulding, Helen Sung Big Band, Nubya Garcia, Hiromi Uehara, and Eliane Elias. Less

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1. "Pianism 1 Barry Harris" {Helen Sung} - Helen Sung Big Band - Oracles [Sunnyside Communications: 2026]
2. "Pianism 3 Herbie Hancock" {Helen Sung} - Helen Sung Big Band - Oracles [Sunnyside Communications: 2026]
3. "Wayne's World( For Wayne Shorter)" {Helen Sung} - Helen Sung Big Band - Oracles [Sunnyside Communications: 2026]
4. "Climate Song" {Aaron Parks, Carl Walker} - Teri Lyne Carrington - Teri Lyne Carrington +Social Science [Candid Records LLC: 202 and Soc6]
5. "Reckoning Song" {Deborah Pierre, Aaron Parks, Carl Walker} - Teri Lyne Carrington - Trip The Light Fantastic [Candid: 2026]
6. "Circling" {Gretchen Parlatto} - Teri Lyne Carrington - New Standards Vol 1 [Carrington: 2022]
7. "Come Sunday" {Duke Ellington} - Teri Lyne Carrington - Mosaic Project: Love and Soul [Ajar: Music LLC: 2015]
8. "Earth To Heaven" - Esperanza Spalding - Emily's D+ Evolution [Concord: 2016]
9. "The Peacocks" - Esperanza Spalding with Francisco Mela, Aruan Ortiz o - Junjo [Ayua Musica: 2006]
10. "Music for Three Piece Orch.:Edge" {Hiromi} - Hiromi - Spiral [Telarc: 2006]
11. "Music for Three Piece Orchestra: ReverseReverse" {Hiromi} - Hiromi - Spiral [Telarc: 2006]
12. "The Seer" {Nubya Garcia} - Nubya Garcia Quartet - Odyssey [Nubya Garcia under lic. from Con: 2024]
13. "Triumphance" - Nubya Garcia Sextet - Odyssey [Nubia Garcia: 2024]
14. "Take 5" {Dave Brubeck} - Eliane Elias - Light my Fire [Concord: 2011]
15. "Light My Fire" {The Doors} - Eliane Elias - Light My Fire [Concord: 2011]
16. "Brasil" {Ary Barroso} - Eliane Elias - Made in Brasil [Concord: 2015]
17. "Once" - Nubya Garcia Sextet - We Out Here [ 2024]
18. "Voce" - Eliane Elias - Made In Brasil [Concord: 2015]

Jazz Takes on Classical Music (Take 2)

Following up on last year's marathon show, two hours of classical music reimagined by geniuses of jazz, Miles and Trane included!

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1. "Impromptu in G Flat Major" {Franz SCHUBERT} - Thomas Hardin Trio - Jazz De Kiku Schubert [Victor Entertainment: 2005]
2. "Two Part Invention No. 1, Allegro" {Johann Sebastian BACH} - Warne Marsh, tenor sax; Lee Konitz, alto sax - Marshlands [Storyville: 1987]
3. "Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047, 2nd Movement" {Johann Sebastian BACH} - Classical Jazz Quartet - Play Bach [Recording Arts SA: 2002]
4. "Prelude in D Minor, BWV 851" {Johann Sebastian BACH} - Klazzbrothers & Cubapercussion - Plays Classics [Sony Music Entertainment (German: 2006]
5. "Carmen Cubano" {Georges BIZET} - Klazzbrothers & Cubapercussion - Classic Meets Cuba [Sony Music Entertainment (German: 2002]
6. "Rondo (Jazz flute meets Mozart)" {Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART} - JiBaek - Jazz Flute Meets Classical Masterpieces [Musideco: 2015]
7. "Paganini Jazz, Op. 5c" {Niccolò PAGANINI} - Fazil Say, piano - Say Plays Say [naïve Classique: 2014]
8. "Spring Song (Live)" {Felix MENDELSSOHN} - Benny Goodman, clarinet - Benny Goodman - Swing Swing Swing [Laserlight Digital: 2022]
9. "My Reverie" {Claude DEBUSSY} - Sonny Rollins Quartet - Tenor Madness [Prestige Records: 1987]
10. "Movement 1, Pt. V" {Sergei RACHMANINOFF} - Classical Jazz Quartet - The Classical Jazz Quartet Play Rachmaninoff [recording Arts SA: 2006]
11. "Overture - The Nutcrackee" {Pytor TCHAIKOVSKY} - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - The Nutcracker Suite (Ellington/Strayhorn) [Sony Music Entertainment: 1961]
12. "Blues à la russe" {Pytor TCHAIKOVSKY} - Classical Jazz Quartet - The Classical Jazz Quartet Play Tchaikovsky [Recording Arts SA: 2006]
13. "Farandole (L'Arlésienne)" {Georges BIZET} - Klazzbrothers & Cubapercussion - Opera Meets Cuba [Sony Music Entertainment (German: 2007]
14. "Cool, from West Side Story" {Leonard BERNSTEIN} - Bill Charlap Trio - Songs of Leonard Bernstein [Blue Note Records: 2004]
15. "The Hut on Fowl's Legs, from Pictures at an Exhibition" {Modest MUSSORGSKY} - Yaron Gottfried, piano; Uno Ensemble Beijing - Pictures at an Exhibition for Jazz Trio and Orchestra After Mussorgsky [Yaron Gottfried: 2013]
16. "In the Hall of the Mountain King" {Edvard GRIEG} - Jacob Koller, piano - In the Hall of the Mountain King - Single [Jacob Koller: 2018]
17. "Chasin' the Bird (Live at the Royal Roost, 1949)" {Frédéric CHOPIN} - Charlie "Bird" Parker - The Complete Live Performances on Savoy [Savoy Records: 1948]
18. "Sonata Pathetique" {Ludwig van BEETHOVEN} - John Stebbe - Jazz Meets Classical! [John Stebbe: 2008]
19. "Concierto de Aranjuez" {Joaquin RODRIGO} - Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain [Sony Music Entertainment: 1960]

Cookin’, Relaxin’ Workin’, Steamin’ (The Miles Prestige Marathon)

Considered the greatest recording marathon in jazz history, over two day-long sessions, Miles and his First Great Quintet at its peak fulfilled their contractual obligations to Prestige Records by recording… MoreConsidered the greatest recording marathon in jazz history, over two day-long sessions, Miles and his First Great Quintet at its peak fulfilled their contractual obligations to Prestige Records by recording 26 tracks that became four LPs. Less

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Ray Brown at 100

One of only two bassist ever to receive the Downbeat Lifetime Achievement Award, Ray Brown broke in with Dizzy, recorded with Bird, Lady Day and Prez and spent four decades… MoreOne of only two bassist ever to receive the Downbeat Lifetime Achievement Award, Ray Brown broke in with Dizzy, recorded with Bird, Lady Day and Prez and spent four decades with Oscar Peterson, while amassing a substantial discography as a leader. 3-6am Cookin’, Relaxin’ Workin’, Steamin’ (The Miles Prestige Marathon) with Rus Perry Considered the greatest recording marathon in jazz history, over two day-long sessions, Miles and his First Great Quintet at its peak fulfilled their contractual obligations to Prestige Records by recording 26 tracks that became four LPs. Less

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