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  • 30 Tributes to Monk, Part 2

    Mar 2nd, 2021 | By Russell Perry
    Tags: Gary Burton, Joey DeFrancesco, John Beasley, Microscopic Septet, MONK'estra, Wadada Leo Smith

    John Beasley Around the 100th anniversary of Thelonious Monk’s birth in 2017, there were so many excellent collections of his music released that the previous hour of programming couldn’t contain them all. More Monk Tributes from John Beasley and MONK’estra, the Microscopic Septet and Wadada Leo Smith in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today! […]

  • Hour 14 The Diverse Musical Settings of Vijay Iyer – Solo, Duo, Trio & Sextet

    Nov 3rd, 2020 | By Russell Perry
    Tags: Craig Taborn, Marcus Gilmore, Stephan Crump, Vijay Iyer, Wadada Leo Smith

    Vijay Iyer The last decade was one of immense consequence and productivity for pianist/composer Vijay Iyer. In 2012 alone, in the DownBeat International Jazz Critics Poll he was voted Artist of the Year, Pianist of the Year, Small Group of the Year (the Vijay Iyer Trio), Album of the Year (Accelerando), and Rising Star Composer of […]

  • Hour 8: Pulitzer and Polar Prizes – Henry Threadgill, Wadada Leo Smith, Wayne Shorter

    Sep 22nd, 2020 | By Russell Perry
    Tags: Henry Threadgill, Wadada Leo Smith, Wayne Shorter

    Henry Threadgill Much of Jazz at 100 Today! so far has focussed on younger musicians who are making their mark on the music. In this hour, we look at the late career honors for Henry Threadgill and Wadada Leo Smith who have been honored by the Pulitzer Prize Committee and Wayne Shorter, the recipient of […]

  • Jazz at 100 Hour 99: Highlights of the Current Decade (2011 – 2018)

    Feb 22nd, 2019 | By Russell Perry
    Tags: Cécile McLorin Salvant, Craig Taborn, Henry Threadgill, Kamasi Washington, Tyshawn Sorey, Vijay Iyer, Wadada Leo Smith

    Kamasi Washington This is the last of a series of five programs featuring jazz since 1990, presented as a single selection for each year to reflect trends, career highlights and new artists, at least as the narrative appears from the temporally-challenged context of the last 25 years. The idea to attempt such an abbreviated one-track […]

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