NEA Jazz Masters

Podcasts

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2018 NEA Jazz Master

2018 NEA Jazz Master Todd Barkan is a man of many talents: impresario, club owner, producer, artistic programmer. But he would count chief among them his deep and abiding love for jazz and the musicians who create. Owner of the legendary Keystone Korner, Todd created a club where musicians ruled and audiences felt at home. In this music-filled podcast, he talks about that great San Francisco club and shares stories about his many friend-- jazz greats like Miles Davis, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Bobby Hutcherson and Sonny Rollins.

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Guitarist and 2018 NEA Jazz Master

Guitarist and 2018 NEA Jazz Master Pat Metheny creates music that challenges easy description: he can play free jazz (as he did with Ornette Coleman in Song X) as well as acoustic guitar and pretty much everything in-between. In this tune-filled podcast, we talk to Pat Metheny about the music he plays, the people he’s played with and making the music you want while making a career in music.

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Pianist and 2108 NEA Jazz Master

Uncovering new dimensions of music.

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Vocalist and 2018 NEA Jazz Master

Making music without boundaries.

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1983 NEA Jazz Master and 2010 National Medal of Arts recipient

The great tenor saxophonist reflects on his life in music.

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2017 NEA Jazz Master

Celebrated by his son Fitz Gitler

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Pianist and 2017 NEA Jazz Master

A musical shape-shifter.

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Bassist and 2017 NEA Jazz Master

Jazz as a way of life

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Vocalist and 2017 NEA Jazz Master

Going her own way.

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2017 NEA Jazz Master

One of the best jazz organists, ever…and one of the most sampled jazz musicians.

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