On this episode of NPR Jazz Night in America, host Christian McBride focuses on pianist Cedar Walton, who passed away in 2013. This broadcast includes a set from the Jazz at Lincoln Center vaults, a 2008 Cedar Walton Quintet performance at Dizzy's Club . Musicians: Cedar Walton - piano; Buster Williams - bass; Steve Turre - trombone; Vincent Herring - alto saxophone; Joe Farnsworth - drums. Set List: 1. Bolivia (Cedar Walton) 2. Underground Memoirs (Cedar Walton) 3. Lament (J.J. Johnson)...
Topics: Cedar Walton, jazz quintet, Jazz Night in America, NPR, Christian McBride, Jazz at Lincoln Center,...
Mel Brown's B3 Organ Quartet from the 2019 Montavilla Jazz Festival , broadcast on NPR's Jazz Night in America. In this episode, Mel shares some colorful stories in a conversation with NPR host Christian McBride (a diehard Temptations fan). Mel Brown and his band were basically the house band at Jimmy Mak's in Portland for over 25 years. Since Jimmy Mak's closed after the owner passed away, Mel and his band appear frequently at Portland's Jack London Revue . Musicians: Mel Brown-drums, Renato...
Topics: Mel Brown, Jazz Night in America, NPR, WBGO, Montavilla Jazz Festival, live concert, FM broadcast,...
Mulgrew Miller and Wingspan recorded in 2007 at Dizzy's Club in New York City, broadcast on NPR's Jazz Night in America . In this episode, Mulgrew Miller and his quintet Wingspan play a soaring set, recorded in 2007 at Dizzy's Club. Jazz Night in America host Christian McBride also recalls his early days hanging with Miller as both a close friend and mentee — and dusts off a 1992 cassette recording of himself, Miller and drummer Lewis Nash. As McBride notes, emphatically: "We...
Topics: Mulgrew Miller, Wingspan, Jazz Night in America, NPR, Christian McBride, FM broadcast, live...
This year marks the centennial of musical educator Dr. Billy Taylor, along with the 50th anniversary of NPR. This episode of Jazz Night in America hosted by Christian McBride celebrates that legacy with a look at his multifaceted career, his musical philosophy and the imprint he left on the cultural scene. Dr. Taylor made his most lasting contribution as a spokesman for the art form — indelibly coining the phrase "America's classical music" and going on to spread its message on...
Topics: Dr. Billy Taylor, Jazz Night in America, Christian McBride, NPR, Jazzmobile, FM broadcast
Live performance by Dumpstaphunk from the Acura Stage, Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans, LA at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on 5/05/18. Broadcast 5/05/20 on WWOZ-FM in New Orleans. Band: Ivan Neville - Hammond B3 organ, clavinet, keys, vox; Tony Hall - bass, guitar, vox; Nick Daniels III - bass, vox; Alvin Ford Jr - drums; Ian Neville - guitar; Ryan Nyther - trumpet; Alex Wasily - trombone; Skerik - saxophone; w/ Donald Harrison - saxophone
Topics: Dumpstaphunk, Ivan Neville, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, NOLA, WWOZ, live concert, FM...
Tab Benoit live on 4/29/2018 at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the New Orleans Fair Grounds. Broadcast on WWOZ FM in New Orleans, LA. This was the first Sunday of the 2018 festival. The band: Tab Benoit - Guitar & Vocals; Cory Dupechlin - Bass; Terence Higgins - Drums. Here's a video of Tab's set at the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival in 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8eilVeMpFo
Topics: Tab Benoit, NOLA, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, WWOZ, FM broadcast, live concert, Blues
