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Jazz with Marian McPartland
Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland
Mondays 2:06pm
Program Website: http://www.npr.org/programs/pianojazz/
For more than twenty years, legendary pianist Marian McPartland
has welcomed a stellar line-up of jazz artists for conversation and improvisation.
Fans say the show’s intimate style is “like listening in on
a conversation in someone’s living room." A Peabody Award-winning
program, Piano Jazz presents a forum for jazz legends and influential
performers as well as up-and-coming talents, who offer dynamic duets and
discuss their lives and music. McPartland has been honored with an NEA
American Jazz Master and received the ASCAP Lifetime Achievement Award
and the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Award for her contributions to
jazz.
May 5
Veronica Nunn with Travis Shook
Vocalist Veronica Nunn grew up in Little Rock, AR, absorbing all kinds
of music, from jazz to funk to gospel. When she moved to New York in 1978,
she split her time between Harlem's jazz clubs and the Theology department
at Lehman College. Now a full-time jazz singer and accompanied by her
pianist husband, Travis Shook, Nunn demonstrates her soulful touch on
"One Note Samba" and "I'm Old Fashioned."
May 12
Larry Vuckovich
Pianist Larry Vuckovich hails from Yugoslavia, where he studied classically
until Armed Forces Radio turned him into an ardent jazz fan. He launched
his jazz career in San Francisco in 1960 and has since carried his evocative
and elegant music around the world. He plays his own composition "Blue
Balkan," before conspiring with McPartland on "Billie's Bounce."
May 19
Oscar Peterson
Pianist Oscar Peterson was one of the giants of jazz piano. Fast fingers
and a hard-wired sense of swing defined Peterson and made him a favorite
musical partner for everyone from Ella to Dizzy to Herbie Hancock. In
this encore presentation, Peterson demonstrates his deft touch and amazing
technique on his own "Love Ballad" before joining McPartland
on Ellington's "In a Mellow Tone."
May 26
Laurence Hobgood
Pianist Laurence Hobgood has been a fixture on the Chicago jazz scene
for years. He has recently come to prominence as pianist, musical director
and co-producer for the much-celebrated jazz singer Kurt Elling. An exceptional
soloist and trio leader in his own right, Hobgood performs his own tune
"The Smuggler" and joins McPartland on "Things Ain't What
They Used to Be."
June 2
Frank Morgan
Saxophonist Frank Morgan led a life compelling enough for the big screen.
A protégé of Charlie Parker, Morgan's budding career as
a jazz musician took a dark turn that led to drugs, prison, and, ultimately,
redemption through music. In this memorial broadcast of his 2004 Piano
Jazz appearance, Morgan talks about the ups and downs of his life and
performs "Sophisticated Lady" and "Billie's Bounce."
June 9
Elizabeth Doyle
Singer, pianist and composer Elizabeth Doyle is one of Chicago's most
captivating performers. She blends a dreamy vocal style with swinging
piano playing, deftly accompanying herself on both classic standards and
her own unique compositions. Doyle begins the hour at the piano, playing
"Blame It on My Youth" before pulling together all of her talents,
singing and playing on her own tune "Black Coffee Today."
June 16
Joe Wilder
This program honors the legendary trumpeter Joe Wilder, a 2008 recipient
of the Jazz Masters Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Wilder is known for his warm lyrical sound and his mastery of the trumpet,
whether he's playing jazz or classical music. In this encore broadcast,
Wilder and bassist Rufus Reid join McPartland for "It's Easy to Remember"
and "Far Away Places."
June 23
Warren Vache
Warren Vache is a remarkable horn player -- proficient on the trumpet,
cornet, and flugelhorn. With a warm tone, astounding chops, and his own
unique style, Vache has a strong sense of his jazz lineage. His mastery
of the traditional jazz repertoire is evident as he joins McPartland,
bassist Gary Mazzaroppi, and drummer Glenn Davis for "Basin Street
Blues" and "Louisiana."
June 30
Stephane Grappelli
Piano Jazz celebrates the centennial of Stephane Grappelli, one of the
jazz world's greatest violinists. Grappelli first found fame in France
with Django Reinhart's Quintette du Hot Club. He went on to an illustrious
career playing with everyone from Oscar Peterson to Paul Simon to Yo Yo
Ma. In this encore program, the always elegant and ever witty Grappelli
joins McPartland on "Pennies from Heaven" before showing off
his keyboard skills on a piano duet of "Anything Goes."
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