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Piano Jazz for October 04, 2007
1:05 PM - 2:00 PM
[Program Website]
Today's Highlight: "Dr. Billy Taylor"
Marian McPartland celebrated her birthday this year with a special Piano Jazz concert at the Kennedy Center's new Family Theater. Joining her was her longtime friend and fellow jazz piano legend, Dr. Billy Taylor. Taylor performed a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. called "His Name Was Martin" and McPartland created a musical portrait of Taylor.
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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