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Piano Jazz for December 27, 2007
1:05 PM - 2:00 PM
[Program Website]
Today's Highlight: "Matt Savage"
Pianist Matt Savage is a 14-year-old piano genius - an exceptional feat for anyone, much less this young man who has been diagnosed with autism. A number of television shows and documentaries have featured Savage's savant-like qualities, but on Piano Jazz, he's given free reign to show off his enthusiasm for jazz and improvisation, playing his own tunes, "Wobble Waltz" and "Kid Sister."
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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