Jeff Haas

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Caption: The Incredible Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Rahsaan Roland Kirk (59:01)
From: Jeff Haas

His unrivaled ability for playing many instruments at once made him one of the most unique jazz musicians of all time. But Rahsaan Roland Kirk's battle for his place in the ...
Caption: The swing era's reluctant hero: clarinetist Artie Shaw

Artie Shaw (59:01)
From: Jeff Haas

In the 1930s, clarinetist and bandleader Artie Shaw reigned as one of the great kings of the swing era. But just 20 years later, he mysteriously left the music business ...
Caption: Sidney Poitier and Paul Newman in the 1961 movie, "Paris Blues"

Jazz and Film (59:01)
From: Jeff Haas

In this hour of The New Jazz Archive, we explore the shared history of jazz and film—from the role race played in shaping jazz's place at the movies to the music's influence ...
Caption: Adopted Kansas City hero Mary Lou Williams swingin' in 1946. , Credit: William Gottlieb

Kansas City Jazz (59:01)
From: Jeff Haas

In this hour, we go in search of the storied and sordid roots of the famed Kansas City sound.
Caption: Trumpeter Herb Alpert is the only artist in history to have a number one song as both an instrumentalist and as a vocalist.

Jazz's One Hit Wonders (59:01)
From: Jeff Haas

This week on The New Jazz Archive, we go in search of jazz's flash-in-the-pan and pop crossover phenoms whose light burned bright and then burned out altogether.