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January 1st marks the birth of vibraphonist Milt "Bags" Jackson, who would have been 90 this year. A member of the Modern Jazz Quartet, he also worked with Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Wes Montgomery, and many more. On this 1991 session, Jackson performs "Stardust" and "Nature Boy," and gets together with McPartland on his own standard, "Bags' Groove."

December 20, 2012
John Lewis, 1979

Pianist John Lewis was one of McPartland's first guests on Piano Jazz during season one in 1979. The founder of the Modern Jazz Quartet talked about his legendary group and about his first big gig with Dizzy Gillespie. Lewis and McPartland flesh out the roots of bebop on Charlie Parker's "Donna Lee" and end the hour going even further back to the source on "Stompin' at the Savoy."

December 13, 2012
Christmas with Marian McPartland

Piano Jazz swings in the holiday season with a special program of Christmas music. McPartland and her guests from seasons past share their favorite memories and perform yuletide classics and original holiday tunes. Guest artists include George Shearing, Tony DeSare and Dena DeRose.

December 06, 2012
Steve Kuhn, 2008

Pianist Steve Kuhn is a highly accomplished player, a creative composer and a longtime friend of McPartland. In his youth, Kuhn played with Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz and John Coltrane. Over the years, he's honed a unique style built on melodic variation, rhythmic sparkle and his ceaseless imagination. He joins McPartland for "Walkin" and "Too Late Now."

November 29, 2012
Dave Brubeck, 1997

Jazz giant Dave Brubeck rose to prominence in the 1950's while touring college campuses with his quartet featuring alto player Paul Desmond, and since then many of his tunes have become jazz standards. On this program recorded in 1997 before a live audience in Washington, DC, Brubeck and McPartland perform duets on "Just You, Just Me," and Brubeck's "In Your Own Sweet Way."

November 22, 2012
Russell Malone, 2002

Versatile gutarist Russell Malone has been a first call axe man for Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Diana Krall, Christina Aguilera, Harry Connick, Jr., and Sonny rollins, to name a few. on this 2002 Piano Jazz Malone and bassist Richie Good join McPartland for "Yesterdays" and "Blackberry Winter."

November 15, 2012
Tony Bennett, 2004

Tony Bennett is one of the great American Singers, known throughout the world for his mellow tenor voice and swinging bel canto style. On this 2004 Piano Jazz, Bennett and McPartland present a master class in swing and ballads, including "All of Me," "Don't Worry About Me," and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore."

November 08, 2012
Anat Cohen, 2008

Israeli export Anat Cohen is equally conversant with modern and traditional jazz, classical music, and a host of Afro-Cuban styles. She has established herself as one of the most exciting voices of her generation on both the tenor axophone and the clarinet. With a swinging rhythm section she and host Marian McPartland get together for "Don't Explain" and "What a Little Moonlight Will Do."

November 01, 2012
Pete Malinverni, 2003

Pianist composer Pete Malinverni is a multifaceted player known for his attention to melody and delicate phrasing. He has built a highly regarded reputation as a professor of jazz and Minister of Music at Devoe St. Baptist Church in Brooklyn. The spiritual influences radiate on his arrangement of "Deep River," and Malinverni and McPartland end a delightful hour as they join together on "Get Happy."

October 25, 2012
Elizabeth Doyle, 2008

Singer, pianist and composer Elizabeth Doyle is one of Chicago's most captivating performers. She blends a dreamy vocal style with swinging piano playing, deftly accompanying herself on both classic standards and her own unique compositions. Doyle begins the hour at the piano, playing "Blame It on My Youth" before pulling together all of her talents, singing and playing on her own tune, "Black Coffee Today."

October 18, 2012
Willie Nelson, 2002

Country music legend Willie Nelson and his long time friend, jazz guitarist Jackie King, join McPartland for this Piano Jazz program from 2002. The "red headed stranger" brings his country, blues, and gospel influences to bear on standards like "The Nearness of You" and Nelson's 1961 mega-hit for Patsy Cline, "Crazy."

October 11, 2012
Eubie Blake, 1980

This year marks the 125^th anniversary of the birth of James Herbert “Eubie” Blake. He was the last known living ragtime pianist when he appeared on the second season of Piano Jazz. On this program from 1980, Blake remembers his vaudeville days and writing classics like “Charleston Rag” and “I’m Just Wild About Harry.” Blake and McPartland get together for duets on “St. Louis Blues” and “The Star Spangled Banner."

October 04, 2012
Dr. John, 1989

Pianist, singer, and composer Dr. John (Mac Rebennack, Jr.) blends R&B, pop, rock, jazz, Zydeco, and an unmistakable voice in his unique take on New Orleans’ musical flavor. On this session from 1989, Dr. John performs “Struttin’ With Some Barbeque” and his hit tune, “Right Place, Wrong Time.”

September 27, 2012
Milt Hinton

NEA jazz master Milt Hinton, a.k.a. "The Judge" was one of the jazz world's legendary bass players. In a career that spanned 70 years, he played with just about everyone from Cab Calloway to Ellington to Coltrane, and he's often credited with bridging the gap from swing to modern jazz. Milt "raps" his expansive resume, talks about his priceless collection of jazz photographs, and joins McPartland for "How High the Moon."

September 20, 2012
Remembering Blossom Dearie

Singer, pianist and songwriter Blossom Dearie had one of the most distinctive voices in jazz. She combined swinging chops and her delicate, childlike voice to great effect on cleverly chosen tunes such as the humorous “I’m Shadowing You.” On this program from 1985, Dearie performs her hits and joins McPartland for a piano duet of “Everything I’ve Got Is Yours.”

September 13, 2012
Jesse Green, 2009

Pianist, composer and arranger Jesse Green is an extraordinary musician with deep jazz roots. His father is trombonist Urbie Green and his mother, Kathy Preston, was a big band singer. Green comes by this legacy honestly, with an approach that is artful, skillful, and swinging. He performs his own tune, “My Miracle,” before honoring his host with a version of McPartland’s “Twilight World.”

September 06, 2012
Mimi Fox, 2006

Guitarist Mimi Fox is a rising star and a champion of the jazz guitar tradition. With amazing chops and crystal clear tone, Fox is equally at home playing bebop or ballads. Her compositional skills shine on her tune, "Perpetually Hip," and with McPartland and bassist Gary Mazzaroppi, Fox tears up the fretboard on "What Is This Thing Called Love?"

August 30, 2012
Stephane Grapelli, 1990

During the 1930s, violinist Stephane Grapelli founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France with legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt. And Grappelli went on to discover a young English pianist named George Shearing. On this delightful Piano Jazz from 1990, Grapelli and McPartland duet on George Gershwin favorites “I Got Rhythm”, “Someone to Watch Over Me,“ and “Oh, Lady Be Good.”

August 23, 2012
Allen Toussaint, 2009

Seven years ago, New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, but the city’s music scene is indestructible. Piano Jazz pays tribute to the Crescent City with one of her favorite sons—legendary pianist, singer, composer, and producer Allen Toussaint. Elvis Costello sits in as guest host for this special session, which features Toussaint singing and playing his hit tune, “Southern Nights,” and a duet with Costello on “Ascension Day."

August 16, 2012
Paul Winter, 2008

Saxophonist/band leader Paul Winter has created his own brand of environmentally conscious music. The natural world serves as an inspiration and, at times, a collaborator in his music. Winter talks about performing with humpback whales and his legendary recording expeditions to the Grand Canyon. With his pianist Paul Sullivan, Winter performs his tune, “Sun Singer,” before joining McPartland for “Summertime.”

August 09, 2012
Melissa Walker, 2006

Vocalist Melissa Walker is an exciting presence on the jazz scene, with impeccable phrasing, a soulful swing and a warm sensuous tone. She and McPartland spend a delightful hour talking about the jazz life and perform together on "The More I See You" and "It Could Happen to You."

August 02, 2012
Hod O’Brien, 2009

Pianist Hod O’Brien is a stalwart be-bop acolyte. Since emerging on the scene in the late 1950s playing with Oscar Pettiford and Stan Getz, O’Brien has garnered critical acclaim and accolades from his peers. He joins McPartland and performs an original tune written for the occasion, “Clarion for Marian,” before paying tribute to his be-bop roots with Bud Powell’s “Un Poco Loco."

July 26, 2012
Grady Tate, 2009

Grady Tate began his jazz career as a much celebrated drummer, backing icons such as Wes Montgomery, Ella Fitzgerald, and Quincy Jones. Tate has since traded in his skins for a microphone, delivering smooth, soulful baritone vocals instead of rim shots and cymbal crashes. With pianist John di Martino, Tate sings “Everybody Loves My Baby” and “All Blues.”

July 19, 2012
Remembering Studs Terkel, 1992

Louis “Studs” Terkel was one of the legends of public radio and a longtime friend of Marian McPartland. The two shared a love of jazz, of radio and of Terkel’s hometown, Chicago. In this program from 1992, McPartland and Terkel quiz each other about their lives and share memories of their favorite composers and musicians.

July 12, 2012
Keith Jarrett, 2007

Piano Jazz presents a very special program featuring one of the most imaginative and original performers of our time, the incomparable pianist Keith Jarrett. Jarrett’s playing is a combination of unbelievable beauty, technical genius and mesmerizing improvisation. As elusive as he is brilliant, Jarrett has been on McPartland’s guest wish list for years. Jarrett and McPartland perform a mostly improvised set before closing on Herbie Hancock’s “Indian Summer.”

July 05, 2012
Dave Samuels, 2009

Vibes player Dave Samuels is one of the best mallet players on the scene today. A versatile musician, Samuels has played with everyone from Stan Getz to Frank Zappa. Samuels brought along pianist Alain Mallet to perform "Picture Frame," an original tune from his Latin Grammy-winning album with his group, the Caribbean Jazz Project. Samuels and Mallet end the hour with "All the Things You Are."

June 30, 2012
Rickie Lee Jones

Two-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Rickie Lee Jones has been pushing down musical boundaries for over four decades with her hauntingly beautiful voice. She has carved her own unique path, collaborating with artists from Alison Krauss to Dr. John. On this Song Travels, Jones employs her sultry, dynamic voice on the music that has inspired her along the way.

(Photo: Ian McCrudden)

June 28, 2012
Dick Hyman, 2009

Pianist, composer and arranger Dick Hyman has made two appearances on Piano Jazz, the first in 1979 and this reprise from 2009. Always the fleet-fingered pianist and versatile musician, Hyman performs tunes by George Gershwin, Antonio Carlos Jobim and a James P. Johnson rag before winding up the hour with host McPartland on improvised blues.

June 21, 2012
Helen Sung, 2007

Pianist Helen Sung is a dazzling and passionate player with flawless technique and an exquisite touch. Originally from Houston, TX, Sung is a graduate of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance and has played with such luminaries as Clark Terry, Wynton Marsalis, and her mentor, Kenny Barron. She shows off her compositional skills on her tune, “Hope Springs Eternally,” and joins McPartland on “Someday My Prince Will Come.”

June 14, 2012
Dave McKenna, 1979 and 1994

Pianist Dave McKenna got his start as a teen working with Charlie Ventura and Woody Herman in the late 1940s and early '50s. He went on to work with Gene Krupa, Joe Venuti, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Louis Armstrong, and Bobby Hackett, among others. But he preferred to play solo gigs in the small clubs and bars of his native Rhode Island. On this Piano Jazz, we remember pianist Dave McKenna. Marian McPartland invited Daryl Sherman to guest-host this remembrance, which includes clips from Piano Jazz with Marian and Dave in 1979 and 1994. Daryl also treats us with her renditions of "Rhode Island is Famous for You" and "Teddy Ballgame." Dave solos on "I'll Be Around" and joins McPartland for a duet of "Let's Get Away from It All."

June 07, 2012
Gerald Wiggins, 1992

Piano Jazz remembers Gerald Wiggins, a master musician whose career as a pianist, arranger, and composer spanned six decades. He spent much of his career as an in-demand sideman for everyone from Louis Armstrong to Lena Horne. On this 1992 program, Wiggins plays his thought-provoking improvisations on “Body and Soul,” before getting together with McPartland for “Now’s the Time.”

May 31, 2012
George Shearing, 1987

Composer and pianist George Shearing rose to prominence in the late 1940s with his signature “Shearing sound”: block chords backed by the band playing in tight unison. Shearing, who was blind, composed over 300 tunes and performed for 3 U.S. Presidents and the Queen of England. He performs “Yesterdays” and plays and sings “After You,” and duets with McPartland on “We’ll Be Together Again.” And “Indiana”.

May 24, 2012
Barbara Carroll, 2009

Pianist and singer Barbara Carroll was McPartland’s second guest during the first season of Piano Jazz. Thirty years later, Carroll made a return appearance to reminisce with her good friend about their experiences at the Hickory House and the Oak Room in Manhattan. Carroll gives a charmed performance of Bill Evans’ tune, “Very Early,” and McPartland improvises a musical portrait of her guest.

May 17, 2012
Daniela Schaechter, 2006

Italian import Daniela Schaechter is a brilliant young pianist and singer taking the jazz scene by storm. But her resume disguises her youth, with a long list of awards and performances with jazz luminaries. One thing is for sure – she’ll be around for years to come. Schaechter performs her own tune, “Dark Blue,” and McPartland joins in for “It Could Happen to You.”

May 10, 2012
Christopher Ziemba, 2009

Pianist Christopher Ziemba is an amazing young pianist and composer currently enrolled in the post-graduate program in Jazz Studies at Julliard. He took the stage at age 7, playing with his hometown orchestra; last year, he won the 2011 Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition. On his Piano Jazz debut from 2009, Ziemba performs "Dream Dancing" and "The Nearness of You."

May 03, 2012
Daryl Sherman, 2009

Piano Jazz welcomes pianist and singer Daryl Sherman. The ineffable performer has played most of New York's jazz spots, cabarets and supper clubs since arriving in the city in the mid 1970s.

April 26, 2012
Ellis Larkins, 1979

Pianist Ellis Larkins was best-known for his recorded work as accompanist to Ella Fitzgerald. He also worked with a list of other artists including Herb Jeffries, Anita Ellis and Mildred Bailey, and was a celebrated solo and trio performer on the New York Club scene. On this 1979 session, Larkins performs “Perfidia” and “Blues in the Night,” and duets with McPartland on “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore.”

April 19, 2012
Clare Fischer, 2001

Piano Jazz remembers composer, arranger and pianist Clare Fischer. In a career spanning more than 60 years, he worked as an arranger across genres, including the music of Dizzy Gillespie, Paul McCartney, Prince, and Celine Dionne, among many others. His tunes also entered the jazz repertoire. On this 2001 Piano Jazz, Fischer performes "Isfahan" and "Bloodcount," and McPartland performs his "Pensativa." Clare Fischer died in January 2012 at age 83.

April 12, 2012
Kate McGarry, 2009

Singer/songwriter Kate McGarry has travelled many musical paths, exploring everything from Celtic music to swing, and various genres in between. Her voice, always full of emotion, can be sweet, soulful or swinging, giving her the freedom to chart her own musical course. With pianist and accordion player Gary Versace, McGarry performs “Heather on the Hill,” and McPartland joins in on Cole Porter’s “I Love You.”

April 05, 2012
Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes

Bill Charlap is one of the finest interpreters of American popular song on the scene today. His wife, pianist Renee Rosnes, is widely regarded as a modern jazz master. The two combine forces on this Piano Jazz, performing their version of McPartland’s “Twilight World” before getting together with their host for a three-piano extravaganza!

March 29, 2012
John Pizzarelli

If classic jazz has a contemporary voice, it’s that of guitarist, vocalist and bandleader John Pizzarelli. He’s fashioned an ultra-cool style that is both modern and thoroughly rooted in the jazz tradition. With Martin Pizzarelli on bass and Tony Tedesco on drums, the John Pizzarelli Trio swings on “Here Comes the Sun” before Pizzarelli and McPartland perform “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning.”

March 22, 2012
Beegie Adair

Pianist Beegie Adair is known for an impeccable sense of swing and her smooth but intricate playing. The Nashville resident has been an in-demand pianist for the town’s best country musicians, but her heart belongs to those classic tunes from the Great American Songbook. Adair performs a graceful version of "I Wished on the Moon" and teams up with McPartland for her signature closer, "We'll Be Together Again."

March 15, 2012
Robin Meloy Goldsby, 2006

Pianist Robin Meloy Goldsby has spent much of her musical life providing a pleasant soundtrack for hotel lobbies and cocktail bars. She’s written a book about her experiences, Piano Girl, Lessons in Life, Music, and the Perfect Blue Hawaiian. Goldsby joins McPartland to talk about her piano bar memoir and performs some original tunes, as well as that cocktail-crowd pleaser, “Night and Day.”

March 08, 2012
Jimmy McPartland Centennial Tribute 2007 JVC Jazz Festival

Jimmy McPartland was one of the great cornet players from the early Jazz Era and is the late husband of Marian McPartland. Piano Jazz celebrates the jazz legend’s centennial with a special concert from the Danny Kaye Playhouse at the 2007 JVC Jazz Festival. Host McPartland gathered a group of Jimmy’s former band mates for an hour of traditional jazz music.

February 29, 2012
Sherrie Maricle

Sherrie Maricle is a musician of many talents--she’s a drummer, an educator, a writer and a band leader. She’s also the beating heart of the all-female big band, the Diva Jazz Orchestra. Maricle brings along a few women from her group--pianist Tomoko Ohno and bassist Noriko Ueda--to perform “Groove Merchant” and Ellington’s “Squeeze Me.”

February 23, 2012
Larry Willis

Larry Willis is a swinging pianist, an artful composer and arranger, and the music director and producer for the boutique label, Mapleshade Records. He’s a master of a wide range of styles and has played or recorded with almost every great jazz musician of the modern era, including Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, and Shirley Horn. No stranger to piano duets, Willis joins McPartland for “I Should Care” and “Alone Together.”

February 16, 2012
Bobby Broom, 2008

At age 16, guitarist Bobby Broom was recruited by Sonny Rollins, and he’s been dazzling listeners and fellow musicians ever since with his well-honed technique and innovative style. His love of jazz flows through his fingers and resonates on his six strings, as he solos on his own tune, “Coming Home,” before joining bassist Gary Mazzaroppi and McPartland for “Can’t Buy Me Love” and “Donna Lee.”

February 09, 2012
Ed Reed

Singer Ed Reed is relatively new to the national jazz scene, but he’s been singing for more than 50 years. After a life of addiction and incarceration, Reed has emerged triumphant, ready for his moment in the spotlight. With his accompanist Gary Fisher, Reed performs “Sleeping Bee” and “Ask Me Now” before he and McPartland get together on Ellington’s “All Too Soon.”

February 02, 2012
Piano Jazz at Tanglewood, 2008

For the 7^th annual Piano Jazz show at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival, McPartland hosts three amazing guests. Pianists Mulgrew Miller, singer Nnenna Freelon and rising star, singer/pianist Spencer Day, each take their turn on stage with McPartland. The result is an eclectic and energetic hour of world-class jazz.

January 26, 2012
Clark Terry, 1994

Legendary trumpeter and educator Clark Terry got his jazz education playing with the Basie Band and Duke Ellington’s orchestra. Commanding a wide range of styles and a dazzling technique, Terry went on to become one of the most influential jazz horn players of his generation. On this 1994 session, he joins Marian McPartland for Ellington’s “Come Sunday” and Terry’s most famous tune, “Mumbles.”

January 19, 2012
Michel Camilo

Dominican jazz sensation Michel Camilo is one of the most creative and technically gifted players on the scene today. Although equally skilled as a classical player, his true calling is jazz, with significant Latin influences. Camilo and McPartland get together for a stellar hour of classic jazz standards including “Willow Weep for Me” and Chick Corea’s “Windows.”

January 12, 2012
Randy Weston

Composer and pianist Randy Weston began his career gigging with Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson and Kenny Dorham, and was voted New Star Pianist in a 1955 Downbeat poll. He spent several years in Morocco, and incorporated African musical forms and musicians into his recorded work. On this Piano Jazz, Weston returns to the program with host McPartland to perform “A Ballad for T.,” “Little Niles,” and “African Lady.”

January 05, 2012
Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim is undeniably the best known living composer and lyricist working in the American theatre; he has earned multiple Tony and Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. He was mentored by playwright Oscar Hammerstein II and studied theory with composer Milton Babbitt. This episode showcases a selection of tunes penned by Sondheim, including “Send In The Clowns,” “Old Friends,” and “I Wish I Could Forget,” on which he sings and plays piano. This program origianlly aired in 1994.

2011

December 29, 2011
Matthew Shipp

Pianist/composer Matthew Shipp has an intricate and heady approach to his music, with avant-garde impulses that have led him to experiment with free jazz styles, tape loops and even turntable artists. On this Piano Jazz Shipp settles into one of his favorite environs, the duo format, as he and McPartland explore the outer reaches on "Naima" and Shipp's own "Gamma Ray.

December 15, 2011
Gary Burton

Vibraphonist Gary Burton started out gigging with Chet Atkins, George Shearing, and Stan Getz. Along with his own groups, he has turned out notable projects with Chick Corea, Pat Metheney, and recently, Julian Lage. He also has been an influential professor at the Berklee College of Music. On this Piano Jazz, which originally aired in 2005, Burton solos on Jobim’s “O Grande Amor” and joins McPartland for “Sophisticated Lady.”

December 08, 2011
Holiday Memories with Michael Feinstein

Michael Feinstein is a tireless champion and conservator of American Popular Song. And no yuletide trip to Manhattan is complete without a visit to his holiday show at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency. On this special program, he shares some of his favorite tunes and memories of the season.

December 01, 2011
Marian McPartland Compositions

The Compositions of Marian McPartland: Of all of Marian’s attributes, possibly the most underrated is her ability as a composer. Some of her piano pieces have entered the jazz repertory, and some of her songs—with lyrics by such stars as Johnny Mercer, Sammy Cahn, and Peggy Lee—are part of the Great American Songbook. Host Murray Horwitz leads this exposition of some of Marian’s most beautiful works, with performances by Sarah Vaughan, Karrin Allyson, the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra—and, of course, Marian herself.

November 17, 2011
Herbie Hancock

Pianist Herbie Hancock is an innovator whose ideas continue to push boundaries and transcend musical genres. His work has earned him 14 Grammy Awards, including Best Pop Vocal Collaboration for the 2011 album, Imagine. Hancock solos on his own tune, Dolphin Dance, and joins McPartland for a duet take on That Old Black Magic.

November 10, 2011
Albert Dailey

In his short life, Albert Dailey was an underrated yet hotly sought after pianist. His career included work with Woody Herman, Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, Art Blakey, Sarah Vaughan, Charles Mingus, Archie Shepp, and Freddie Hubbard. On this 1983 program, he performs his "Dailey Double" and duets with McPartland on "Just One of Those Things."

November 03, 2011
John Lewis

Pianist John Lewis was the musical director behind the highly original Modern Jazz Quartet, with Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, and Kenny Clarke. On this 1989 appearance, Lewis demonstrates his unmistakably light touch on his tunes “Django” and “Afternoon in Paris,” and joins McPartland for a duet of “Delauney’s Dilemma.”

October 25, 2011
Joanne Brackeen

Virtuoso pianist and master composer, Joanne Brackeen, has been called “the Picasso of jazz piano.” In her hands, the history of jazz is created and recreated, as she floats seamlessly between traditional and free styles. Like McPartland, Brackeen has been a trailblazer for women in jazz. On this 2006 episode, the two friends get together on McPartland’s “Ambiance” and Coltrane’s “Giant Steps.”

October 18, 2011
Julian Lage

Guitarist Julian Lage is a true jazz prodigy. Discovered by Gary Burton when he was just 12 years old, Lage has since played with Herbie Hancock, Joe Lovano and Carlos Santana.

October 11, 2011
Chuck Leavell

Pianist Chuck Leavell has played with the shining stars of rock, country, jazz and pop, including Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, The Allman Brothers Band, and Charles Mingus. Since 1982, he has been keyboardist and general music coordinator for the Rolling Stones. Leavell is also a dedicated environmentalist who maintains a tree farm outside of Macon, GA.

October 04, 2011
Randy Brecker

Trumpeter Randy Brecker has been a tireless explorer of all kinds of musical genres—from funk to Brazilian to mainstream jazz.

September 27, 2011
Sheila Jordan

Sheila Jordan's singing style lights up Piano Jazz with guest host, Jon Weber.

September 20, 2011
Toots Thielemans

Toots Thielemans is the unrivaled master of the jazz harmonica. He penned the standard “Bluesette,” and his recording credits include television and film scores (that’s him on the Sesame Street theme), commercials, and working with greats from Ella Fitzgerald to Quincy Jones. Thielemans duets with McPartland on “Georgia” and “Lullaby of Birdland.”

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