| Jazz Night in America with Christian McBride | |
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Tue, Jan 15th from 9:00PM - 10:00PM Harold Mabern Jazz Night in America explores 82-year-old pianist Harold Mabern’s accomplishments as an accompanist over the last 60 years, and shines a spotlight on Mabern as a composer and bandleader at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, with bassist Nat Reeves and drummer Joe Farnsworth. |
| Piano Jazz With Marian McPartland | |
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Wed, Jan 16th from 9:00PM - 10:00PM Eartha Kitt Known for her recording of Santa Baby or her role in the ‘60s TV series Batman, vocalist Eartha Kitt talks with Marian about her difficult childhood in South Carolina, her almost accidental entree into show business, the Parisian clubs where she "sang for hamburgers" before beginning to make a name for herself, and throws in a few trademark growls for good measure. |
| Jazz Profiles With Nancy Wilson | |
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Thu, Jan 17th from 9:00PM - 10:00PM Jazz in Song: The Words Words give a narrative to the jazz melody and are as important to the instrumentalist as to the jazz singer. This program explores the art of interpreting the lyric, and the characteristics of a great lyric. |
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I'm Talkin' Jazz |
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Sun, Jan 20th from 8:00AM - 8:30AM Pianist Macy Blackman with Kathleen Lawton |
| Have You Heard with Patrick Wolff | |
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Mon, Jan 21st from 9:00PM - 10:00PM Muhal Richard Abrams A significant pianist and bandleader, Abrams co-founded the AACM in 1965 and was on the forefront of free jazz. He did amazing work not only on the stage, but in presenting adventurous jazz as a legitimate art form to be celebrated, funded, and taught at all levels. |
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