Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio with Wendell Pierce

December 21, 2012

Kim Burrell Gospel Jazz

Vocalist Kim Burrell fills the Allen Room with the sounds of holiday spirit. Her festive ensemble includes musical director Damien Sneed, Leon Lacy & Orchestra, and special guests. They offer soulful renditions of holiday classics including Silent Night, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, and Little drummer Boy. Join us for this musical feast.

December 28, 2012

Dianne Reeves

Singer Dianne Reeves turns every note into an alluring story. In Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Allen Room, she’s joined by guitarist Peter Sprague, pianist Peter Martin, bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Terreon Gully.

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January 4, 2013

Danilo Perez: Panamonk Revisited

The angular sounds of Thelonious Monk connected with the clave of the Afro-Cuban rhythms. Pianist Danilo Perez revisits his 1996 album Panamonk and tells the story of Monk through his own Panamanian roots. Hear Round Midnight and Bright Mississippi through a new set of ears.

January 11, 2013

Music of the Modern Jazz Quartet

From its start in 1952, the Modern Jazz Quartet’s cool, understated style belied its complexity. Pianist John Lewis, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Kenny Clarke combined classical-music structures with the deep swing of jazz. The MJQ made vital music for over 40 years. Our quartet – drummer Lewis Nash, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Peter Washington, and vibraphonist Steve Nelson – honors those masters.

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January 18, 2013

Re-imagined: The Music of Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea

Pianists Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea are kindred spirits – imaginative composers who have fused and redefined the sound of jazz. And we re-imagine works from both of their songbooks – the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with guest Bobby Hutcherson play the music of Herbie Hancock, and the Manhattan Transfer with Jon Hendricks interprets Chick Corea.

January 25, 2013

Moacir Santos: Journey to Brazil

Small bands of street musicians enlivened the streets of Flores do Pajeú, hometown of Brazilian composer and saxophonist Moacir Santos. He’s painted those hometown landscapes in musical score. In the Rose Theater guitarist Mario Adnet and saxophonist Zé Nogueira capture the spirit of Brazil and this little-known composer.

February 1, 2013

Monty Alexander: Harlem-Kingston Express

The West Indies meet West Harlem when Jamaican-born pianist Monty Alexander and the Harlem-Kingston Express make a stop at the House of Swing. Alexander (bandmate of Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown and Sonny Rollins) brings his disparate worlds and singular voice together to explore the New Calypso bebop called mento. He’s joined by drummer Herlin Riley and bassist Hassan Shukar.

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February 22, 2013

Bird with Strings

In 1949 Charlie Parker envisioned an album that would link jazz to pop and influence artists to come. His legendary venture with strings has done just that. Parker with Strings set his searching solos against a lush string quartet. And onstage, Bird lives – as we feature saxophonists Wes Anderson and Charles McPherson and the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas.

March 1, 2013

Tango Nuevo: The Music of Astor Piazzolla and Pablo Aslan

Tango and jazz have a natural affinity for one another - both are New World music reshaped by folkloric sensibilities. They found each other under Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla and the pairing continues today with bassist Pablo Aslan. We explore the sounds of modern tango w/ Aslan, bandoneon giant Nestor Marconi and Paquito D'Rivera. Wendell Pierce hosts.

March 8, 2013

Joey DeFrancesco Trio

Take solace in the blues! Hammond B3 specialist Joey DeFrancesco and his trio are joined by three hard-driving tenor sax players – Vincent Herring, John Nugent, and the late David Newman in one of his last performances. They’ll burn up classics like Deep Blues, My One and Only Love and Speak Low.

March 15, 2013

Ethel Waters: Blues, Broadway and Jazz

Vocalist Ethel Waters embodied the blues and brought that soul to every boundary she crossed – black and white, jazz and Broadway, secular and gospel. Now, songmeister Michael Feinstein leads a trio of vocalists – Adriane Lenox, Catherine Russell, and Tracie Thomas – to honor Waters’ classics including Cabin in the Sky, Stormy Weather and His Eye Is on the Sparrow.

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March 22, 2013

Karrin Allyson, Sachal Vasandani, and Carla Cook

Three modern interpreters of song offer distinctive moods at the House of Swing – Karrin Allyson provides a versatile expressiveness; rising star Sachal Vasandani delivers a cool sophistication, and Detroit native Carla Cook brings her blues style.