Sacramento high school students selected to represent young women in jazz at Monterey Jazz FestivalPianist Salomé Ospina and clarinetist Paloma Cobbs-Silva both attend Rio Americano High School and met at the Teagarden Jazz Camp in Pollock Pines. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
A Jazz Institution Moves Back Home To Los AngelesNovember 25, 2014Jazz's highest-profile competition recently crowned a new victor in a star-studded gala. But for the Thelonious Monk Institute, competition is only a small part of its desire to be back out West.
Michael Cuscuna: The Master of MosaicNovember 21, 2014 | Gary G. VercelliA profile of producer Michael Cuscuna, co-founder of Mosaic Records
Jazz Night In America: Johnny O'Neal, Live at MezzrowNovember 19, 2014Hear from pianist and singer Johnny O'Neal from one of New York's newest venues - the 30-person basement room, Mezzrow, where he plays every Monday night. Watch online-only at 6 p.m. PST. Wednesday, with on-demand audio posted after the show.
Jazz Night In America: Very Very Threadgill At Harlem StageNovember 12, 2014Jazz Night in America presents a video webcast of highlights from the Very Very Threadgill revue from Harlem Stage in uptown Manhattan. 6 p.m. PT Wednesday, online-only.
Jazz Night In America: Miguel Zenón's 'Identities Are Changeable'November 5, 2014Miguel Zenón possesses rare talent, both for the level of his alto saxophone virtuosity and the ability to make complex compositions immediate and accessible. But he's but one of many who moved to New York City to pursue jazz. 6 p.m., online-only.
Gettin’ Moody With Devin: Feeling AdventurousOctober 28, 2014 | Devin YamanakaFeel like trying something new but aren't quite to the skydiving stage yet? How about some jazz with an adventurous twist? These musicians took the standard jazz sound and said, “Y’know, it would sound really cool if…”
Herbie Hancock: 'On A Path To Find My Own Answer'October 23, 2014Hancock connects the dots between Miles Davis, Sly Stone, Buddhist chants and his own long career.
The Fastest Fingers At The Festival, For Django ReinhardtOctober 22, 2014A group of European gypsy jazz masters closed out the Newport Jazz Festival with a dazzling set full of flying fingers. After everyone left, we asked the players to perform one more just for us.
Jazz Night In America: Highlights From The Detroit Jazz FestivalOctober 22, 2014Watch trumpeter Wallace Roney present lost large-ensemble works of Wayne Shorter. Plus, Detroit-born Regina Carter. Video webcast at 6 p.m., with rebroadcast of the audio available on-demand after the show.
What Is Jazz Night In America?October 13, 2014It's a new public radio program, a concert video webcast every Wednesday night, and a partnership bringing together WBGO, Jazz At Lincoln Center and NPR Music. Here's how to check it out.