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The Making Of Marquis Hill

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November 5, 2015 • Hill may be a rising star of jazz trumpet, but it took a village of mentors, peers and other opportunities to enable him to grow. So Jazz Night went to Chicago to find out where he came from.

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The Queen Of The Organ Was A Donor To Philadelphia

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October 29, 2015 • Scott was one of the great jazz organ players of her time. But her most enduring impact may be in the jam sessions she hosted in her hometown — and the artists who emerged from it.

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Arturo O'Farrill Continues The Conversation With Cuba

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October 22, 2015 • An economic blockade between the U.S. and Cuba didn't prevent jazz from traveling between the countries. But what if the dialogue could flow freely? The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra wanted to find out.

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Meet Christian McBride

The host of Jazz Night In America is also one of the premier bass players of his generation.

Wayne Shorter performs with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

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Why Everyone Wants To Record 'Live At The Village Vanguard'

October 22, 2015 • Bassist Christian McBride says that making his own album at the storied jazz club was like becoming part of a family. He knew: "We'd better bring it harder than we've brought it anywhere else before."

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Jason Moran Plays Thelonious Monk

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October 8, 2015 • The artistic director for jazz at the Kennedy Center presents In My Mind, his personal re-imagining of a famous 1959 concert led by his piano hero. Watch highlights from the show.

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Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: Tiny Desk Concert

October 9, 2015 • Artists don't usually tell long, rambling stories for us. They don't usually name their tunes "Ku Klux Police Department." The trumpeter presents his jazz-hybridized "stretch music" in performance.

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Wein's World: The Godfather Of The Music Festival At 90

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October 1, 2015 • Wein didn't invent the music festival. But he developed its secret sauce, starting back in 1954. The jazz impresario guides us through highlights from his Newport Jazz Festival.

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Introducing Jazz Night In America, Season 2

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September 24, 2015 • We haven't changed much about why we're here. But with on-demand video, sharper documentary focus and more destinations, we've worked hard to create a better view of the jazz scene.

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Wayne's World: Wayne Shorter With The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra

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September 24, 2015 • The saxophonist and composer has never been afraid to be an original thinker — which is part of why he's accomplished so much. He performs brand new big band arrangements of his old tunes.

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Jazz Lives At Duke Ellington's Resting Place

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July 2, 2015 • See young jazz musicians honor their departed elders at a cemetery that's more like a hall of fame.

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Celebrating Max Roach

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September 10, 2015 • Ali Jackson, drummer of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, salutes the father of modern jazz percussion — a man who was also his teacher and mentor.

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Jon Batiste, seen here at the 2014 Newport Jazz Festival, will take on a new gig as the bandleader for CBS' Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption

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Jon Batiste And The Legacy Of Jazz On Late-Night TV

September 8, 2015 • Tonight, when Stephen Colbert begins his run as host of the Late Show on CBS, he'll have a new partner in crime: pianist Jon Batiste. Bassist Christian McBride lends some insight into what he expects.

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Celebrating Rahsaan Roland Kirk

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September 10, 2015 • The late multi-instrumentalist and boundary-pushing virtuoso certainly influenced trombonist Steve Turre, who played with Kirk in the 1970s. Turre leads a monster lineup for an 80th birthday tribute.

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