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April Varner, Ella Grace, Noa Levy, Audrey Ochoa, Aubrey Johnson , The Sistering Project featuring Lois Deloatch, Nnenna Freelon, Lenora Zenzalai Helm, Kate McGarry

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 30, 2026

The celebration of Women's History Month continues with new music from April Varner, Ella Grace, The Sistering Project featuring Lois Deloatch, Nnenna Freelon, Lenora Zenzalai Helm, Kate McGarry, Noa Levy, Audrey Ochoa and Aubrey Johnson, plus birthday shoutouts to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Elis Regina, Marian McPartland, Jessica Williams, Deanna Witkowski, Aimee Allen, Giorgia Hannoush, Laura Dreyer, Eliane Elias, Meredith d'Ambrosio, Michele Rosewoman and Nicole Henry, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their ...

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Paul de Barros: Chronicling Marian McPartland's Life in Jazz

by Lawrence Peryer
January 4, 2025

Today, the Spotlight shines On award-winning jazz critic and author Paul de Barros.Throughout his storied career, Paul was editor and critic at the Seattle Times and has written for Downbeat and Earshot Jazz, amongst other outlets. He is also the author of Jackson Street After Dark: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle (Sasquatch Books, 1993), but today, he joins us to talk about the updated edition of his book Shall We Play That One Together? The Life and ...

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New Releases, Jazz Aires, Rhymes Of Spring, Juno Winners and More

by Mary Foster Conklin
April 3, 2023

This broadcast includes new releases from Ingrid Laubrock, Lucy Yeghiazaryan, Monika Herzig & Janiece Jaffe, plus a special project by Vivienne Aerts supporting Femmes de Virunga, a cacao farm collective of 1500 women in the Congo, with birthday shoutouts to Deanna Witkowski, Aretha Franklin, Meredith d'Ambrosio, Amina Claudine Myers, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marian McPartland, Mimi Jones and Karen Hammack, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by seeing them live and online. Purchase their music ...

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Juno Nominees, New Releases Plus Birthday Shout-outs For Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marian McPartland And More As Womens History Month Continues

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 29, 2021

This broadcast features Juno nominees, new releases from vocalists Sarah Moule, Sarah Jerrom, Janis Siegel and guitarist David Howard plus birthday shoutouts to Elis Regina, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marian McPartland, Michele Rosewoman, and Deanna Witkowski, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by purchasing their music during this time of lockdown.Playlist Brandi Disterheft “Coup de Foudre" from Surfboard (Justin Time) 00:00 Elis Regina & Antonio Carlos Jobim “Aguas De Marco" from Elis & ...

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Twilight World - Celebrating Marian McPartland, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Joni 75

by Mary Foster Conklin
April 20, 2019

The penultimate week of Women's History Month broadcast includes new releases from guitarist Mimi Fox, trombonists Naomi Moon Siegel and Natalie Cressman, pianist Lara Downes, the group Five Play led by drummer Sherrie Maricle and vocalists Sivan Arbel and Patrice Jegou, as well as a first listen to the live recording of Joni Mitchell''s 75th year celebration concert, along with birthday shoutouts to Marian McPartland, Stephen Sondheim, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Carol Kaye, Deanna Witkowski, Meredith D'Ambrosio, and Renee Rosnes, among ...

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Interview

Marian McPartland: Living Through the History

by Maxwell Chandler
June 1, 2009

Marian McPartland, whose personal artistic history is deeply entwined with that of jazz, continues writing, touring and educating. Following her muse, she has encountered a who's who of jazz while leaving her own indelible mark on the music. Her radio program, Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, is the longest running show on National Public Radio, and she continues to tape new episodes. At the age of 91 she's still going strong with Piano Jazz, as well as periodic performances ...

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Album Review

Marian McPartland: Twilight World

Read "Twilight World" reviewed by Graham L. Flanagan

by Graham L. Flanagan
November 21, 2008

Jazz icon Marian McPartland turned 90 years young in March, 2008, and the special occasion produced an all-star party at Dizzy's Club in New York. National Public Radio has made some of the performance available online as part of the legendary pianist's weekly radio series Piano Jazz, an institution since 1979. As if 2008 couldn't be more productive for McPartland, she also recorded a new trio set for Concord, Twilight World. Joined by Gary Mazzaroppi (bass) and Glenn Davis (drums), ...