Getting Jazzed

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Original Air Date: 
November 27, 2016

There's a new kind of music packing nightclubs with young fans. It's jazz - but not the sound of your grandparents' supper club. Infused with hip hop and other popular musical forms, jazz is being remade. We talk with some of today's biggest and most innovative jazz stars, including Esperanza Spalding and Vijay Iyer, and explore the magic of improvisation.

The Music Industry Pushed Jazz To The Sidelines, Now It's Back

Ken Windsor (CC BY 3.0)
Articles

Critic Ted Gioia says a new generation of young musicians have discovered an antidote to stale, formulaic pop music in the energy and ecstasy of jazz.

Length: 
13:24

Alex Abramovich on 'Blues People'

Blues People
Bookmarks

Alex Abramovich recommends "Blues People: Negro Music in White America" by Leroi Jones, who later changed his name to Amiri Baraka.

Length: 
2:23

Jump Into The Creative Fire Of 'Good Lava'

Esperanza Spalding / Shorefire Media
Audio

Jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding talks about the inspiration behind her latest album, 'Emily’s D+Evolution.'

Length: 
13.58

Tord Gustavsen Recommends a Norwegian Jazz Classic

Band A Part
Deep Tracks

Norway's acclaimed pianist Tord Gustavsen recommends another Norwegian classic, Masqualero's album "Bande a Part."

Length: 
3:26

Vijay Iyer on Jazz, Improvisation and the Origins of Music

Vijay Iyer
Deep Tracks

Celebrated jazz pianist Vijay Iyer talks improv and basketball with Steve backstage before a show.

Length: 
15:04
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November 11, 2017
June 16, 2018
March 16, 2019
January 25, 2020
August 21, 2021
Guests: 
To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ted Gioia

Jazz Critic
To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Alex Abramovich

Esperanza Spalding

Esperanza Spalding

Jazz Musician
esperanzaspalding.com
To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Tord Gustavesen

Jazz Musician
Vijay Iyer

Vijay Iyer

Pianist and Composer
vijay-iyer.com
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Last modified: 
August 17, 2021