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Down Home In Treme With John Boutté And Shannon Powell

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Down Home In Treme With John Boutté And Shannon Powell

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New Orleans is a place where you throw a parade for a funeral, where joyful music is found in struggle. In this concert documentary, two local legends show off their hometown pride.

Down Home In Treme With John Boutté And Shannon Powell

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'Harlem River Drive' Revisited With Eddie Palmieri

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'Harlem River Drive' Revisited With Eddie Palmieri

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Palmieri's classic Latin funk album remains relevant 45 years later. This performance shows why.

'Harlem River Drive' Revisited With Eddie Palmieri

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Musical Cannibalism With Cyro Baptista

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Musical Cannibalism With Cyro Baptista

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The Brazilian percussionist lives by the philosophy of "cultural cannibalism" — eating, digesting and regurgitating culture and information to create experimental music.

Musical Cannibalism With Cyro Baptista

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Houston's Jazz Envoys Describe A Vibrant Scene Deluged, And Worry For Its Future

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Houston's Jazz Envoys Describe A Vibrant Scene Deluged, And Worry For Its Future

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An outsized number of jazz heavyweights call Houston and its surrounding area home — here, they speak of the situation down south and their concerns for its future.

The Lush Life Of Billy Strayhorn

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The Lush Life Of Billy Strayhorn

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The composer was remarkable not only for his harmonically rich collaborations with Duke Ellington, but for living as an openly gay black man in the 1940s.

The Lush Life Of Billy Strayhorn

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Wadada Leo Smith's Defiant And Fearless Elegy For Emmett Till (In 360˚ VR)
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Wadada Leo Smith's Defiant And Fearless Elegy For Emmett Till (In 360˚ VR)

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Watch Wadada Leo Smith play a tribute to Emmett Till while floating down the same river where, over 60 years earlier, Till's lifeless 14-year-old body was found.

Matthew Johnson, the current resident of Wadada's childhood home, gives Wadada his Mother's old bible.

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Watch Herbie Hancock Perform Live In Brooklyn

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Watch Herbie Hancock Perform Live In Brooklyn

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Herbie Hancock and his latest band push the boundaries of jazz in a concert at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival in New York City.

Herbie Hancock's Latest Voyage

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Aww Yeah, Summertime — With The Robert Glasper Experiment
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Aww Yeah, Summertime — With The Robert Glasper Experiment

This special summer festival episode features a clever synthesis of hip-hop, R&B and soul, recorded live across two music festivals in New York City.

Aww Yeah, Summertime — With The Robert Glasper Experiment

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John Scofield Performs 'Quiet And Loud Jazz'
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John Scofield Performs 'Quiet And Loud Jazz'

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Scofield's albums Loud Jazz and Quiet were both genuine expressions of his flexible musical personality. In this program, he performs a retrospective that bridges the difference.

John Scofield Performs 'Quiet And Loud Jazz'

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Dance Like Animals In Wynton Marsalis' 'Spaces'

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Dance Like Animals In Wynton Marsalis' 'Spaces'

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Tap dancer Jared Grimes and street dancer Lil Buck embody animals in Marsalis' new jazz suite.

Dance Like Animals In Wynton Marsalis' 'Spaces'

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'A Pocketful Of Blues': Charles Lloyd On 'Passin' Thru'

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'A Pocketful Of Blues': Charles Lloyd On 'Passin' Thru'

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The saxophonist, one of jazz's enlightened elders, reflects in an interview on his latest album with his New Quartet and on remaining in the moment while rifling through his back pages.

'A Pocketful Of Blues': Charles Lloyd On 'Passin' Thru'

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The Ray Charles Songbook

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The Ray Charles Songbook

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Trumpeter Kenny Rampton launched his career on the road with the great performer. At Jazz at Lincoln Center, he presents Ray's music in the most authentic way he can.

The Ray Charles Songbook

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Oliver Jones: A Canadian Jazz Legend Heads Home

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Oliver Jones: A Canadian Jazz Legend Heads Home

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Oliver Jones may be the most famous living jazz pianist you've never heard of. But in Canada, Oliver Jones is a champion for jazz — adored in his native Quebec and across the country.

Oliver Jones: A Canadian Jazz Legend Heads Home

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Still Dreaming: Joshua Redman's Tribute To A Tribute

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Still Dreaming: Joshua Redman's Tribute To A Tribute

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The saxophonist opens up about the legacy of his father, Dewey Redman, and performs with Still Dreaming — his own nod to the quartet his dad once helped convene as an homage to Ornette Coleman.

Still Dreaming: Joshua Redman's Tribute To A Tribute

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Gary Burton: Retiring The Mallets

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Gary Burton: Retiring The Mallets

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The vibraphonist announced his retirement at 74 with little warning. Still in possession of his quicksilver fluidity and deep intuition, he spoke with Jazz Night during his farewell tour.

Gary Burton: Retiring The Mallets

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The Eminence Of J.J. Johnson, And His Partnership With Kai Winding

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The Eminence Of J.J. Johnson, And His Partnership With Kai Winding

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Among J.J. Johnson's greatest recordings pair him with fellow trombonist Kai Winding. At Jazz at Lincoln Center, Vincent Gardner takes on the music of his instrument's bebop pioneer.

The Eminence Of J.J. Johnson, And His Partnership With Kai Winding

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The Art Ensemble of Chicago Celebrates 50 Years Of Channeling And Challenging History

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The Art Ensemble of Chicago Celebrates 50 Years Of Channeling And Challenging History

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Since the 1960s, the experimental jazz collective has worked toward a high standard of shared intuition. The group is playing a series of anniversary concerts featuring original and new members.

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