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In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe explores what Gillespie's legacy can teach us about the revolutionary aspect of humor, and how we can live...
- Added: Apr 24, 2013
- Length: 03:00
Jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown is known for his precise and captivatingly smooth technique yet his life was tragically cut short in a car accident w...
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- Added: Apr 23, 2013
- Length: 02:35
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Billie Holiday once said, "No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music." As we look back on her life a...
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- Added: Apr 10, 2013
- Length: 03:04
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As we recognize Bud Powell as one of the most influential jazz pianists of the 20th century, we must also acknowledge how much of his greatness and...
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- Added: Apr 10, 2013
- Length: 02:29
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In the 1930’s, the clarinetist and bandleader, Benny Goodman, brought jazz stylings to mainstream America. With this short feature jazz historian a...
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- Added: Mar 22, 2013
- Length: 03:00
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Charles Mingus is considered one of the most creative and original voices in American jazz. Uniquely sensitive to the plight of the dispossessed, h...
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- Added: Mar 05, 2013
- Length: 02:38
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For the second week of September (9/14): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman recalls an unexpected incident that helped propel the state`s punk music ...
- Added: Jul 26, 2012
- Length: 01:30
3 Moments with tenor saxophonist and NEA Jazz Master Von Freeman.
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- Added: Apr 18, 2012
- Length: 03:30
- Purchases: 1
4 Moments with bassist Charlie Haden.
- Added: Apr 18, 2012
- Length: 06:26
4 Moments with legendary drummer and NEA Jazz Master Jack DeJohnette
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- Added: Apr 18, 2012
- Length: 04:58
- Purchases: 1
5 Moments with vocalist and NEA Jazz Master, Sheila Jordan.
- Added: Apr 18, 2012
- Length: 07:26
4 "Moments" with trumpeter, flugelhornist, and advocate, Jimmy Owens.
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- Added: Apr 18, 2012
- Length: 05:56
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You may not know it by name, but Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" is a Halloween mainstay.
- Added: Oct 26, 2011
- Length: 01:30
- Added: Dec 14, 2010
- Length: 15:23
- Purchases: 1
We end our first week with a special once in a lifetime performance by Bruce Springsteen and the Seeger Sessions Band from the 2006 New Orleans Jaz...
- Added: Mar 29, 2010
- Length: 07:28
Who first recorded 'Hound Dog'? How did that happen? What inspired Elvis to record the 1956 blockbuster?
- Added: Dec 07, 2009
- Length: 13:45
"Don't open your mouth. Just sit and play. Keep on playing."
- Added: Oct 02, 2009
- Length: 03:30
NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis on the most pivotal person who was instrumental to his music development.
- Added: Aug 13, 2009
- Length: 01:30
George Benson gets his first big break when Jack McDuff invites him to audition.
- Added: Apr 21, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
Three musical giants reflect on what they feel when they play and hear Bach. For any format, the 60 second drop-in is ideal for Bach's Birthday (Ma...
- Added: Feb 21, 2009
- Length: 01:00
- Added: Dec 04, 2008
- Length: 15:02
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Dec 04, 2008
- Length: 15:01
- Purchases: 1
NEA Jazz Master Toots Thielemans on embracing New York City's 52nd Street
- Added: Oct 16, 2008
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
For the 5th week of September: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman tells the story of a Texas singer who earned the first gold album in country music ...
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- Added: Oct 09, 2008
- Length: 01:35
- Purchases: 1
For the fourth week of September: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman tells the story of a Texan who performed in both churches and bordellos before b...
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- Added: Oct 09, 2008
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
