Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz

KPBX 91.1, Wednesday, 10pm-11pm
(or directly following World of Opera)

Piano Jazz is a forum for jazz legends and influential performers as well as up-and-coming talents. Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck, Diana Krall, Max Roach, Cassandra Wilson and Tony Bennett are among the over 500 guests who have joined McPartland to create dynamic duets and discuss their lives and music.

Program Listings
May 14, 2008
Oscar Peterson demonstrates his deft touch and amazing technique on his own “Love Ballad” before joining McPartland on Ellington’s “In a Mellow Tone.”

May 21, 2008
Laurence Hobgood, an exceptional soloist and trio leader, performs his own tune “The Smuggler” and joins McPartland on “Things Ain’t What They Used to Be.”

May 28, 2008
Saxophonist Frank Morgan, a protégé of Charlie Parker, took a dark turn that led to drugs, prison, and, ultimately, redemption through music. Morgan talks about the ups and downs of his life, and performs “Sophisticated Lady.”

June 4, 2008
Singer, pianist and composer Elizabeth Doyle blends a dreamy vocal style with swinging piano playing. She plays “Blame it on My Youth” and pulls together her talents, singing and playing on her own tune “Black Coffee Today.”

June 11, 2008
This program honors the legendary trumpeter Joe Wilder, a
2008 recipient of the Jazz Masters Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.

June 18, 2008
Warren Vache, a remarkable horn player with his own unique style, joins McPartland, bassist Gary Mazzaroppi, and drummer Glenn Davis for “Basin Street Blues” and “Louisiana.”

June 25, 2008
Piano Jazz celebrates the centennial of Stephane Grappelli, who first found fame in France with Django Reinhart’s Quintette du Hot Club. In this encore program, Grappelli joins McPartland on “Pennies from Heaven” and a duet of “Anything Goes.”