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Shirley Horn remembered playing her grandmother's piano when she was four years old. Uninterested in playing with the neighborhood children, Horn enjoyed nothing more than to play that piano, and would close herself off in her grandmother's parlor, which was kept for guests and was chillier than the rest of the house. After several years of this, her mother, who admired classical music, enrolled the girl in piano lessons. Shirley was surrounded by music in her family, and admitted that the majority of the songs in her repertoire are those she heard while she was growing up, in Washington D.C. She played with a choir, at Sunday school, and won a talent contest and 13-week radio engagement at age 13
Richard Baratta, Hiromi, Caili O'Doherty, Artemis, Sheila Jordan Plus Remembering Claire Daly
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Richard Baratta, Eric Comstock + Barbara Fasano, Caili O'Doherty, Artemis and Sheila Jordan, plus a single from Hiromi with birthday shoutouts to Claire Daly, Sara Gazarek, Erykah Badu, Patti Wicks, Roseanna Vitro and Gentiane MG. Happy listening--please support the artists you hear. See them live, purchase their music so they ...
New Releases By Cynthia Sayer, Fred Hersch & Rondi Charleston, Sullivan Fortner, Celebrating Nina Simone & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Cynthia Sayer, Fred Hersch & Rondi Charleston and Sullivan Fortner, with birthday shoutouts to Nina Simone, Nicole Mitchell, Sharel Cassity, Elsa Nilsson, lyricist Shelley Nyman and Dena DeRose. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear. See them live, purchase their music so they can continue to distract, comfort, ...
Sara Oschlag: Yeah!
by Neil Duggan
Sara Oschlag cannot be accused of being overly prolific. The Danish-born, UK-based artist last released an album in 2013. Since then she has been focusing her time on building a reputation as one of the UK's leading jazz vocalists and amassing over 12 million followers on YouTube. In addition, she has performed as a featured vocalist ...
Gil Scott-Heron, Esperanza Spalding, Joe Williams and More
by Jua Howard
Welcome Music Family! It's time for another episode of the First Instrument Jazz Show. As usual, I've got a great show in store for you including music from {m: Gil Scott-Heron, Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Joe Williams, Esperanza Spalding, Donald Byrd,Alexis Coleand many more. Come get lost in the music with me!Playlist Intro 00:00 The ...
A Conversation with Benny Golson
by AAJ Staff
One of the most successful talents on the Arkadia Jazz label is without a doubt the phenomenal Benny Golson. The tenor saxophonist, composer, lyricist, arranger, educator and jazz icon, holds the distinction of being the only living jazz legend to have written eight standards for jazz repertoire: “Killer Joe," “Along Came Betty," “Whisper Not" “Step Lightly," ...
Enrico Granafei: It's Hard to Say Goodbye
by Nicholas F. Mondello
With It's Hard to Say Goodbye, multi-talented Italian guitarist and harmonica player, Enrico Granafei and a group of standouts offer eleven Latin-flavored jazz selections. The effort, recorded over an extended period, also features two artists who have unfortunately passed--trumpeter Claudio Roditi and pianist, Mike Longo. Granafei has dedicated the album to them and to the memory ...
Curation Vs. Creation
by Patrick Burnette
A lot of listeners worry that jazz has ossified in the last, say, fifty years or so, but Mike decides to do something about it, terminological speaking, anyway. So this fortnight's episode explores the difference between curating a tradition and trying to create something new within it. Our test subjects comprise three brand-new releases (two instrumental, ...
The Archive Curator: Judith Korey
by B.D. Lenz
As jazz moves headlong into the future it becomes even more important to document its rich past. The development of this art form is a mirror to the development of the culture from which it comes and its origins provide an important insight into the current state of both. Thankfully, there are places dedicated ...
Take 6, Shirley Horn, Zara McFarlane and More
by Jua Howard
Welcome Music Family! I've got a great show in store for you this week including new music Zara McFarlane, Alexis Cole, Queen Esther and April Varner; and plenty more timeless music from artists such as Shirley Horn, Nicolas Bearde, Dara Tuckerand Take 6. Come get lost in the music with me!Playlist Intro 00:00 Nancy ...
