Also in the Jazz Perspectives series

Herbie Hancock - The Imagine Project -- Part 2 (00:07:21)
From: Reese Erlich

Hancock talks about his collaboration with African and Latin American stars.

Herbie Hancock - The Imagine Project Part 1 (00:05:41)
From: Reese Erlich

A profile of jazz piano great Herbie Hancock

The Life and Times of Bud Shank (00:03:00)
From: Reese Erlich

Flutist and saxophonist Bud Shank helped create the West Coast Jazz sound and fuse jazz with Brazilian music. He passed away Feb. 2, 2009.

Conrad Herwig (00:06:01)
From: Reese Erlich

World class trombonist Conrad Herwig explains how he gets inspired to put a Latin rhythm under jazz classics.

Claudio Roditi (00:07:01)
From: Reese Erlich

Trumpeter Claudio Roditi fuses the smooth rhythms of his native Brazil with the New York jazz tradition.

Eliades Ochoa (00:06:31)
From: Reese Erlich

An intimate profile of the cowboy hat wearing singer and guitarist who starred in the original Buena Vista Social Club CD.

John McLaughlin (00:07:00)
From: Reese Erlich

A profile of world famous jazz guitarist John McLaughlin about the impact of Spanish music on his career. Reported from Barcelona.

John Pizzarelli (00:06:14)
From: Reese Erlich

Guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has won over a lot of fans with his renditions of the great American songbook.

Chick Corea (00:07:01)
From: Reese Erlich

Profile of pianist Chick Corea performing jazz and acoustic music with bajo player Bela Fleck.

Marilyn Crispell (00:08:05)
From: Reese Erlich

Crispell combines classical training with great jazz skills

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Broadcast History

First broadcast in 2000

Intro and Outro

George Shearing passed away on Feb. 14. In this tribute originally produced for Jazz Perspectives in 2000, Shearing talks about his musical style and how he composed "Lullaby of Birdland."