NEA Jazz Master Marian McPartland and Challenges of Performing
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
Length: :59
NEA Jazz Masters Moments highlight the jazz greats honored through the NEA Jazz Masters, a comprehensive program of jazz support that includes the NEA Jazz Masters Award, an NEA Jazz Masters tour with performances and educational activities, radio programming, a compilation CD, educational resources, and publications and reports. Nearly 100 radio segments feature eighteen NEA Jazz Masters, providing musical samples, historical information, and first-person anecdotes designed to give listeners added insight into the artists and their art.
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NEA Jazz Masters Moments highlight the jazz greats honored through the NEA Jazz Masters, a comprehensive program of jazz support that includes the NEA Jazz Masters Award, an NEA Jazz Masters tour with performances and educational activities, radio programming, a compilation CD, educational resources, and publications and reports. Nearly 100 radio segments feature eighteen NEA Jazz Masters, providing musical samples, historical information, and first-person anecdotes designed to give listeners added insight into the artists and their art.
Transcript
NOW, A JAZZ MOMENT...
MUSIC: Ambiance
CD: Ambiance: An Encompassing Atmosphere
Halcyon TJA-10029, (cut 4)
AS A YOUNG GIRL, NEA JAZZ MASTER MCPARTLAND GOT HER FIRST TASTE OF THE CHALLENGES OF PLAYING FOR A LIVE AUDIENCE.
Marian McPartland: And Mummy would say, play something for auntie dear, and I would sit down to play and they would immediately resume talking and carrying on as if nothing happened. Then, when I had finished they would go, very nice dear.
IN 1952, MCPARTLAND STARTED HER OWN TRIO AND BEGAN A LONG RESIDENCY AT A FAMOUS NEW YORK NIGHTCLUB. THOUGH THE VENUE WAS MORE DISTINGUISHED, THE CHALLENGES WERE THE SAME.
Marian McPartland: Being at the Hickory House, I figured life hadn’t changed much. I’m still doing the same thing. They’re all gorging their steaks, and then they turn around, yeah very nice, waiter bring another drink. It’s s...
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Things Aint What They Used to Be | Marian McPartland | CD: Hickory House Trio Reprise. | Concord CCD-4853-2, (cut 13) | 00:00 |
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