Nov 12 The modern music industry was shaped by a man you’ve never heard of By Ashira Morris Ralph Peer popularized the genres of country, blues, jazz, gospel and Latin. His story begins in the era of the wind-up crank cylinder and ends in the age of color television and is told in the new book, "Ralph Peer… Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch Tony Bennett goes Gaga on ‘Cheek to Cheek’ By PBS News Hour Legendary singer Tony Bennett found an unlikely collaborator in shape-shifting pop superstar Lady Gaga. The two have united for a jazzy album of popular American standards called “Cheek to Cheek.” Jeffrey Brown sits down with Bennett to discuss their hit… Continue watching
Oct 24 Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga perform ‘I Won’t Dance’ By artsdesk It’s not a pairing one might expect, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, but their new album “Cheek to Cheek,” released in September, debuted as the highest-selling record in the U.S. Tonight, PBS Great Performances presents the legendary crooner and the… Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch Jason Moran strikes up the band — and a conversation — to enthrall new jazz listeners By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 6:46 Stanley Crouch recounts rise of jazz giant Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker Stanley Crouch recounts rise of jazz giant Charlie 'Bird' Parker… Continue watching
Oct 14 Stanley Crouch on ‘Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker’ By Victoria Fleischer Listen to Chief Arts Correspondent Jeffrey Brown's interview with Stanley Crouch above "The Jazz story ... it's the American story" or so says Stanley Crouch, jazz scholar and author of the new book, "Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and… Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch A Musician of His ‘Time’: Remembering Jazz Great David Brubeck A Musician of His 'Time': Remembering Jazz Great David Brubeck… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch A New Voice at the Kennedy Center, Jason Moran ‘Promotes the Abstract’ in Jazz A New Voice at the Kennedy Center, Jason Moran 'Promotes the Abstract' in Jazz… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch Conversation: Jazz Musician Jason Moran Jeffrey Brown talks to jazz musician Jason Moran. Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Trombone Shorty Brings Funk to New Orleans Big Brass Tradition For more on this story go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/… Continue watching