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Jazz At Lincoln Center for May 27, 2007
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
[Program Website]
Today's Highlight: "Kansas City Boogie-Woogie"
Sax wizard and conductor Bobby Watson treats the 17-piece Julliard Jazz Orchestra to "Swingmatism" and back-porch barbecue in a celebration of Count Basie, the Kansas City legend. Watson - who is native to Kansas City - and trumpet virtuoso Terrell Stafford, dig into Joe Turner's groove "Piney Brown Blues" and Neal Hefty's lively "Coral Reef."
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Peabody Award–winning radio series, Jazz From Lincoln Center, is hosted by Wynton Marsalis and broadcast weekly to over 240 public radio affiliates nationwide through the Jazz Satellite Network. The show features the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra along with contemporary jazz composers and performers.
Jazz at Lincoln Center is the world's largest not-for-profit arts organization committed to promoting the appreciation and understanding of jazz through performance, education, and preservation.
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