NPR Topics: Jazz

Stanley Clarke: A Lyrical Bass Player
Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:43:00 -0500
When he was only 25, the word "legend" was already being used to describe Stanley Clarke. Now, he's a king of the acoustic and electric jazz worlds, having won every major award available to a bass player. Hear an interview with the jazz/fusion innovator.
Sun Ra: 'Cosmic Swing'
Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:00:00 -0500
Whenever he took the stage, audiences were guaranteed a musical spectacle. Half mystic, half visionary, the pianist and bandleader charted a relentlessly adventurous course through the jazz tradition.
Leftover Candy: Top 5 Jazz Halloween Songs
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:03:00 -0500
From the lighthearted and fancy to the haunting and grotesque, NPR station WDUQ highlights some spooky Halloween music you can listen to all year long. Hear jazz vocalists conjure different ghosts out of classic tunes, while horn players coax the demons out of their instruments.
Terence Blanchard: Musical Musings on 'God's Will'
Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:17:00 -0500
The latest CD from New Orleans trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard is A Tale of God's Will, whose subtitle is "A Requiem for Katrina." Parts of the recording were heard in Spike Lee's HBO documentary When the Levees Broke.
Red Norvo: 'Mr. Swing'
Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:12:00 -0500
He was a sideman with the early stars of jazz, led one of the most admired bands on the swing era, and catalyzed the careers of musicians like Charles Mingus. All the while, Red Norvo was bringing the mallet instruments to jazz.
Buddy Collette: 'Man of Many Parts'
Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:00:00 -0500
Reedman Buddy Collette has spent most of his music career on the West Coast, out of the national spotlight. But it would be a mistake to overlook his distinguished career as a jazz educator, activist, composer and, of course, phenomenal multi-instrumentalist.

 

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Ah Ha! Jazz: Photos of Jazz Greats - Annotated 1970s-era photos taken by Helen Mandel of the Overseas Press Club of jazz greats at clubs such as the Cookery in Greenwich Village and Grande Parade du Jazz, Nice, France. Online ordering, guestbook, suggested listening.
Meta Description: [ AH HA! JAZZ, photos of jazz greats by Helen Mandel taken in the Seventies, on the scene, of the moment, in the mood, evoking emotions below the surface of the faces of jazz. ]

DowntownMusic.net - Thousands of pictures of jazz musicians taken since 2000 at concerts in New York clubs, sortable by date, first or last name, or band. By Peter Gannushkin. Forum, links.

Gallery 41 - Featuring photographs of more than 100 jazz artists, highlighted with audio and video files.
Meta Description: [ Featuring rare, historical, and uniquely personal conversations with the greatest artists of our generation. Highlighted with photos, music, and more. ]

Jazz Impressions in Black and White - Images of signed and numbered prints of ink drawings offered for sale by artist Alastair Graham including portraits of Miles Davis, Art Blakey, and Charles Mingus. [Flash]

Jazz in New York - Photographs by Naomi Haruta from New York City concerts and festivals since 2000 including Jazz Mobile, Central Park Summer Stage, and the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival.

New Orleans JazzFest Archives - Online art exhibit featuring photography of Dino Perrucci at the annual festival. Search by artist, venue or date, purchase prints online.
Meta Description: [ Jazzfest Archives is an online art exhibit featuring the photography of Dino Perrucci from the New Orleans Jazz Festival. ]

Russpix: The Jazz Photography of Russ Escritt - Black and white photos displayed at galleries in Birmingham, UK, many taken at the Brecon Jazz Festival. Links to venues and Midlands arts sites.
Meta Description: [ This site features the Jazz Photography of Russ Escritt. These images were taken at Birmingham Jazz Gigs and at the Brecon Jazz Festival ]

William P. Gottlieb Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz - Library of Congress collection of more than 1,600 photographs taken by photo-journalist for the Washington Post, Down Beat, Collier's, The Record Changer, and Saturday Review, documenting the jazz scene from 1938 to 1948, primarily in New York City and Washington, D.C.
Meta Description: [ The William P. Gottlieb Collection, comprising over sixteen hundred photographs of celebrated jazz artists, documents the jazz scene from 1938 to 1948, primarily in New York City and Washington, D.C. ]