Ranked #1
Rachel Z on Piano Jazz
Rachel Z on Piano Jazz
Pianist and composer Rachel Z grew up in Manhattan in a musical family. Her mother taught her classical voice and opera ... Read more
30 Jul 2018
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16mins
Ranked #2
Jess Stacy on Piano Jazz
Jess Stacy on Piano Jazz
This week’s Piano Jazz presents an episode from the early years of the program with guest Jess Stacy (1904 – 1995), who ... Read more
6 Aug 2018
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15mins
Ranked #3
Tony Bennett on Piano Jazz
Tony Bennett on Piano Jazz
Ever-popular song stylist Tony Bennett was McPartland’s guest for the first time in 1990. Bennett vocalizes American pop... Read more
23 Jul 2018
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15mins
Ranked #4
Renee Rosnes on Piano Jazz
Renee Rosnes on Piano Jazz
Upon moving to New York from Vancouver, Canada, pianist and composer Renee Rosnes established a reputation as one of the... Read more
16 Jul 2018
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15mins
Ranked #5
Don Byron on Piano Jazz
Don Byron on Piano Jazz
Pulitzer Prize finalist and 2007 Guggenheim Fellow Don Byron is a prodigious multi-instrumentalist and composer. One of ... Read more
9 Jul 2018
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16mins
Ranked #6
Barbara Carroll on Piano Jazz
Barbara Carroll on Piano Jazz
Pianist and vocalist Barbara Carroll (1925 – 2017) was described as a joyous and swinging jazz stylist. A dear friend of... Read more
2 Jul 2018
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15mins
Ranked #7
Andrew Hill on Piano Jazz
Andrew Hill on Piano Jazz
Pianist Andrew Hill (1931 – 2007) began playing jazz as a teenager in Chicago, where he was encouraged by Earl Hines. As... Read more
25 Jun 2018
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14mins
Ranked #8
Marcia Ball on Piano Jazz
Marcia Ball on Piano Jazz
Pianist, vocalist, and songwriter Marcia Ball brings together Texas blues with Louisiana flavors, melding boogie-woogie,... Read more
18 Jun 2018
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15mins
Ranked #9
Geri Allen on Piano Jazz
Geri Allen on Piano Jazz
One year ago this month, the music world lost Geri Allen, a highly regarded and influential pianist, composer, and educa... Read more
11 Jun 2018
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15mins
Ranked #10
Roy Haynes on Piano Jazz
Roy Haynes on Piano Jazz
Roy Haynes is one of the greatest living jazz drummers of a generation, with a career spanning seven decades. In 2016 he... Read more
4 Jun 2018
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15mins
Ranked #11
Ben Sidran on Piano Jazz
Ben Sidran on Piano Jazz
Ben Sidran is not only a nationally respected jazz composer, pianist, and song stylist, he is also a scholar, radio/TV p... Read more
28 May 2018
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15mins
Ranked #12
Barbara Cook on Piano Jazz
Barbara Cook on Piano Jazz
This week Piano Jazz remembers Barbara Cook (1927 – August 8, 2017), the Tony and Grammy Award-winning lyric soprano who... Read more
21 May 2018
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15mins
Ranked #13
Harry "Sweets" Edison
Harry "Sweets" Edison
Harry "Sweets" Edison (1915 – 1999) was a legendary stylist of jazz trumpet. From his days as a soloist in the Count Bas... Read more
14 May 2018
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15mins
Ranked #14
Virginia Mayhew on Piano Jazz
Virginia Mayhew on Piano Jazz
Saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Virginia Mayhew has appeared in major New York jazz venues, from the Blue Note to ... Read more
7 May 2018
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15mins
Ranked #15
Don Friedman on Piano Jazz
Don Friedman on Piano Jazz
In honor of the birthday of Don Friedman (May 4, 1935 – June 30, 2016), Piano Jazz presents this broadcast from 1996. Al... Read more
30 Apr 2018
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14mins
Ranked #16
Pat Metheny on Piano Jazz
Pat Metheny on Piano Jazz
Guitarist Pat Metheny is one of the brightest stars in the jazz firmament. The only person to win a Grammy in ten differ... Read more
17 Sep 2018
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22mins
Ranked #17
Michel Camilo on Piano Jazz
Michel Camilo on Piano Jazz
Grammy Award-winning pianist, composer, and bandleader Michel Camilo is one of the most fascinating jazz artists working... Read more
10 Sep 2018
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18mins
Ranked #18
Gene Harris on Piano Jazz
Gene Harris on Piano Jazz
Pianist Gene Harris (1933 – 2000) was an integral part of the well-known group The Three Sounds trio, with bassist Andy ... Read more
27 Aug 2018
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7mins
Ranked #19
Marlene VerPlanck on Piano Jazz
Marlene VerPlanck on Piano Jazz
This week, Piano Jazz remembers Marlene VerPlanck (1933 – January 14, 2018), who died from cancer this year at age 84. O... Read more
20 Aug 2018
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8mins
Ranked #20
Stefon Harris on Piano Jazz
Stefon Harris on Piano Jazz
Vibraphonist Stefon Harris is one of the most innovative and impressive artists in jazz, blazing new trails on vibraphon... Read more
13 Aug 2018
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11mins