Program List
Sep 06, 2010
Allen Toussaint with Guest Host Elvis Costello
Five years ago Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, but the city's musical heritage is indestructible. Piano Jazz pays tribute to the Crescent City on this session with one of her favorite songs - legendary pianist, singer, composer and producer Allen Toussaint. The ever-eclectic Elvis Costello sits in as guest host for this session, which features Toussaint singing and playing his hit tune "Southern Nights' and a duet with Costello on the pair's recent collaboration - "Ascension Day."
Sep 13, 2010
Vijay Iver with Guest Host Arturo O'Farrill
The multifaceted Vijay Iyer's resume includes pianist, composer, bandleader, writer and PhD. candidate in Physics. Last year his Vijay Iver Trio won a treasure trove of accolades for album Historicity. On this session, Iver performs Geri Allen's "I'm All Smiles," and duets with guest host Arturo O'Farrill on the bluesy Iver original "Abundance."
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| Marian McPartland, Host |
Marian McPartland's Piano JazzMonday 10pm
For more than twenty years, legendary pianist Marian McPartland has welcomed a stellar line-up of jazz artists for conversation and improvisation on her Peabody Award-winning program.
Piano Jazz' intimate style is like listening in on a conversation in someone’s living room. And no one but McPartland, with her engaging personality and improvisational savvy, could host such a variety of performers in her radio “living room."
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http://www.scern.org/pj/
