Monday Night Jazz
Two hours of the best mainstream jazz, from the past up to the newest releases.
Jazz Night In America
Hosted by multiple Grammy Award-winning musician Christian McBride, Jazz Night in America features performances from across the nation. On Jazz Night in America, you will hear storytelling around amazing concert performances including the artists, the venues, the fans, and the larger dynamics at play. Jazz Night in America is a rich presentation of the uniquely American art form that is Jazz.
Wednesday Evening Jazz
The best in mainstream jazz from the classic era to today's artists.
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Frans Schellekens/Redferns/Getty ImagesWilson, whose deep, dark contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz, died on Wednesday in her hometown of Jackson, Miss. -
Jen RosensteinPianist Jon Batiste has been busy. He's offering three new albums at once: one tribute to Mozart and two tributes to Thelonious Monk.
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Pianist Lara Downes and Pulitzer-winning author Salamishah Tillet discuss Nina Simone and one of her best-known songs at her lovingly restored birthplace in Tryon, N.C. -
To mark the occasion of Miles Davis' centennial, trumpeter Keyon Harrold put on a concert at Carnegie Hall and shared a candid conversation about the legend with Christian McBride. -
The South African musician's "Mannenberg" was often called his country's unofficial anthem during the final years of apartheid. -
The fearless free-funk and jazz artist, a student of Ornette Coleman's Harmolodics concept, followed his unorthodox path to a singular five-decade career. -
In the lineage of jazz, Miles Davis, born 100 years ago, presents something of a paradox: He looms as large as anyone, but he means many things to many people. -
The legendary jazz saxophonist, who revolutionized the art of improvisation, died Monday at his home in Woodstock, N.Y.
