Marian McPartland To Release "Live at Shanghai Jazz"

Marian McPartland, the legendary jazz master, is equally acclaimed for her remarkable piano playing, as well as for her far-reaching influence on the history of jazz. In 1938, McPartland eschewed a career as a concert pianist to tour with a vaudeville company and entertain troops during WWII. Today, nearly 65 years later, she is one of our most accomplished and revered jazz musicians. Skimming even just the high points of her life is like reading a musical compendium. McPartland has performed with hundreds of the most respected artists of both the 20th and 21st centuries. And, if she hasn