Trombonist Roswell Rudd Packs A Lot Of Wisdom Into Every Note Of 'Embrace'
Copyright 2017 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Trombonist Roswell Rudd started out playing Dixieland then graduated to free jazz. He was an early...
View ArticleMarta Sánchez Creates A Truly International Sound With 'Danza Imposible'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. In 2011, pianist and composer Marta Sanchez left her native Spain for New York. There she's been leading...
View ArticleIn Paris Recording, Guitarist Wes Montgomery Shows His Head For Melody
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Wes Montgomery was one of the most famous jazz and pop guitar players ever. Our jazz critic Kevin...
View ArticleNew Box Set Showcases The Reserved Style Of The Late Jazz Pianist Teddy Wilson
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Teddy Wilson became famous in the 1930s playing in Benny Goodman's racially-integrated small groups and...
View ArticleNew Collection Catches Jazz Bassist Charles Mingus 'Live at Montreux 1975'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Late in 1974, jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus recorded his albums "Changes One" and "Two"...
View ArticleMartial Solal Keeps His Mind And Fingers Nimble On 'My One And Only Love'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Over the years, Algerian-born French pianist Martial Solal played with jazz luminaries including Sidney...
View ArticleRecalling The Athletic Style Of Pianist And Composer Cecil Taylor
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Pianist and composer Cecil Taylor died last week at age 89. Taylor was known for his highly-animated piano...
View Article'Pops Is Tops' Showcases Louis Armstrong's Rough Voice, Perfect Timing And Wit
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. In the late 1950s, trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong was usually on the road with his Dixieland small...
View ArticleSaxophonist Jon Irabagon Plays With Heart On 'Dr. Quixotic's Traveling Exotics'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Saxophonist Jon Irabagon was making his name even before he won the Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition in...
View ArticleTrumpeter Adam O'Farrill Stakes Out His Own Turf On 'El Maquech'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Twenty-three-year-old trumpeter Adam O'Farrill comes from a distinguished family. He's the grandson of...
View ArticleReissue Of Anthony Braxton's '1991 Studio' Revives A Jazz Master's Classic
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton composes operas and pieces for diverse ensembles and is an NEA Jazz...
View ArticlePianist Shamie Royston Brings A Hard-Swinging Brand Of Jazz To 'Beautiful Liar'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Our jazz critic, Kevin Whitehead, has a review of a new album by composer and pianist Shamie Royston. She...
View Article'Lost Album' Offers A Fresh Look At Peak Coltrane
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. ON March 6, 1963, saxophonist John Coltrane's Classic Quartet recorded a studio session. The master tapes...
View ArticleA College Discussion Leads To An Improvised Jam Session — And 'Seraphic Light'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Last year, Daniel Carter, who plays several wind instruments, pianist Matthew Shipp and bassist William...
View ArticleAndy Biskin And 16 Tons Revisit 'Songs From The Alan Lomax Collection'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Early in his career, clarinetist Andy Biskin worked as an assistant to the folklorist Alan Lomax. Biskin's...
View ArticleSteve Coleman Offers Looped And Layered Music On 'Live At The Village Vanguard'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. When alto saxophonist Steve Coleman arrived in New York from Chicago many years ago, his first steady gig...
View ArticleWayne Shorter's 'Emanon' Is An Oversized, Mixed-Media Jazz Event
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Our jazz critic Kevin Whitehead describes saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter as one of jazz's wise...
View ArticleA Look Back At How Virtuoso Jimmy Blanton Changed The Bass Forever
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. One hundred years ago today, on October 5, jazz virtuoso Jimmy Blanton was born in Chattanooga, Tenn....
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