Classic jazz, the original American art form. Hear the masters who pioneered the music and the new artists who continue the tradition into the 21st century.
Genres
Be Bop, Classic Jazz, Traditional Jazz, Swing, Standards
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Artists You'll Hear
- Miles Davis
- John Coltrane
- Wynton Marsalis
- Duke Ellington
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Stan Getz
- McCoy Tyner
- Art Blakey
- Charlie Parker
- Thelonious Monk
Upcoming Highlights
REAL JAZZ | A Night at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola: Joe Lock
Tomorrow 8:00 pm ET
Vibraphone player Joe Locke has expanded his popularity by adding West Coast vocalist Kenny Washington to his lineup for both his touring group and his new album, For The Love of You. He plays tracks from that release and past records as well as a tribute to Henry Mancini this week on A Night At Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola.
(1 hr)
Rebroadcast: Sun 3/14 4:00 pm ET
Live From Jazz at Lincoln Center with Joey DeFrancesco
Sat 3/13 8:00 pm ET
The undisputed king of the Hammond B-3 organ, Joey DeFrancesco burns up Jazz at Lincoln Center in a show featuring his dazzling musicianship and that of sax man Ron Blake.
(1 hr)
Rebroadcast: Thurs 3/18 12:00 am ET
Blue Note Hour: A Tribute to Woody Shaw
Fri 3/19 6:00 pm ET
The late trumpeter Woody Shaw is another one of those legendary jazz musicians Bruce Lundvall signed to both Blue Note and Columbia Records when he served as president at both of those legendary record companies. Hear Bruce play music from the artist along side his special guest, Woody's son Woody Shaw Jr.
(2 hrs)
Rebroadcast: Sun 3/21 9:00 am ET;
Wed 3/24 12:00 am ET
A Night at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola: Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson
Fri 3/19 4:00 pm ET
Saxophonist Wess Anderson gained fame under the moniker, “Warmdaddy” from his years with Wynton Marsalis in the 1990s. Since then Anderson has been traveling the jazz world, making quite the name for himself. He comes to Dizzy’s with a quartet that features another former Marsalis band member, drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts.
(1 hr)
Rebroadcast: Fri 3/19 8:00 pm ET
Riverwalk Jazz: Louis Armstrong & Lil Hardin
Sat 3/20 9:00 am ET
Take an intimate glimpse at the most famous marriage in jazz history. Through tape archives, Lil Hardin shares stories of her relationship with Armstrong and how their years together helped launch him to stardom. Plus the Jim Cullum Jazz Band add their touch with performances made famous by Armtrong’s Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings.
(1 hr)
Rebroadcast: Sun 3/21 9:00 pm ET
Live From Jazz at Lincoln Center: Nursery Song Swing
Sat 3/20 8:00 pm ET
Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra revert to childhood to update nursery rhymes and children songs into a 21st century jazz groove. Songs like "Three Blind Mice," "Rubber Duckie," "Itsy-Bitsy Spider" swing in ways that will make adults appreciate the rhymes all over again, this week on Jazz at Lincoln Center.
(2 hrs)
Rebroadcast: Thurs 3/25 12:00 am ET
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