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Piano Jazz Shorts

Jazz legend Marian McPartland, hosted NPR's "Piano Jazz" for over 30 years. Today, the program continues to showcase the world's top musicians of all time through these podcasts taken from archived br... Read more

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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

16mins

Ranked #2

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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

15mins

Ranked #3

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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

15mins

Ranked #4

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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

15mins

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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

16mins

Ranked #6

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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

15mins

Ranked #7

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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

14mins

Ranked #8

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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

15mins

Ranked #9

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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

15mins

Ranked #10

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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

15mins

Ranked #11

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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

15mins

Ranked #12

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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

15mins

Ranked #13

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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

15mins

Ranked #14

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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

15mins

Ranked #15

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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

14mins

Ranked #16

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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

22mins

Ranked #17

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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

18mins

Ranked #18

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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

7mins

Ranked #19

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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

8mins

Ranked #20

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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

11mins

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