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Piano Jazz for August 30, 2007
1:05 PM - 2:00 PM
[Program Website]
Today's Highlight: "Charlie Watts and Tim Ries"
Drummer Charlie Watts has been the heartbeat of The Rolling Stones for more than 40 years, though his true passion has always been jazz and the blues. Saxophonist Tim Ries is currently playing with the Stones, but as a true jazz journeyman, he's worked with Maria Schneider, Maynard Ferguson, and Phil Woods. On break from the Rolling Stones World tour, Watts and Ries join McPartland to play Reis' arrangement of the Stones' classic, "Honky Tonk Women," and the Monk classic, "Straight No Chaser."
For over 20 remarkable years, jazz pianist Marian McPartland and her guests have teamed up for an hour of weekly jazz sessions. Whether it's solos, collaboration, reminiscences, or straight talk about influences and style, no two Piano Jazz sessions are ever the same.
More than 500 exciting, talented, jazz professionals (newcomers and all-time favorites) have joined Marian over the years. In fact, Piano Jazz, a production of South Carolina Educational Radio, has been hailed as the "definitive" place to hear the greats of jazz.
Why? Piano Jazz hits a perfect balance between historical perspective and sheer entertainment, a formula that has made the series the longest-running national performance program on public radio.
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