Ambrose Akinmusire Known as a constantly searching and forward-looking musician, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire won the Thelonious Monk (now Herbie Hancock) International Jazz Competition in 2007 at 27 years old. His first disc, Prelude to Cora, announced a bright new talent willing to honor multiple strains of influences from hip-hop to classical with stops at post-bop, […]
Jack DeJohnette
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Hour 21 Small Group Settings of Chick Corea & Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea emerged from the 60s among the best pianists of their generation. Recording steadily over the next five decades, they are iconic masters in many musical formats, particularly notable for their small ensemble work. As time has gone on, Jarrett has focussed on solo recordings and recordings in a […]
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Hour 20 Legacy Saxophone from Joshua Redman and Ravi Coltrane
Ravi Coltrane Dewey Redman (1931 – 2006) and John Coltrane (1926 – 1967) are giants in jazz history. Their sons Joshua Redman (born 1969) and Ravi Coltrane (born 1965) are among the most prominent players playing today. Has there ever been another time in jazz history when two of the most admired players are children […]
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Jazz at 100 Hour 96: Highlights of Jazz in the Late 1990s (1995 – 1999)
David S. Ware This is the 96th of 100 programs in the Jazz at 100 series. As we present more recent music, we face the historian’s dilemma – what performances will have lasting value? What players will be remembered for their contributions to advancing the music? What trends will turn into dominant themes? We are […]
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Jazz at 100 Hour 92: David Murray & the World Saxophone Quartet (1979 – 1996)
World Saxophone Quartet Perhaps no jazz musician recorded a more varied output in more diverse settings in the 1980s than tenor saxophone and bass clarinet player David Murray. Three of the best bands to emerge in the decade were his Octet, his Quartet and the collaborative – the World Saxophone Quartet. He may also have […]
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Jazz at 100 Hour 69: School of Trane – Wayne Shorter, Archie Shepp, Charles Lloyd, & Pharoah Sanders (1964 – 1969)
Charles Lloyd No tenor player cast a larger shadow over the 1960’s than John Coltrane. Arguably, that time frame could be expanded to include all decades since, as well. Several contemporary tenor players who emerged as singular and important voices in the 1960s were specifically in his debt: his friend and colleague – Wayne Shorter, […]