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The Night Beat Jazz Goes to the Movies
Join host Doug Crane on Wednesday, March 27, beginning at 8 p.m. as the Night Beat calls it a wrap for “Jazz Goes to the Movies” for 2024. We’ll treat…
The Night Beat — Jazz Goes to The Movies Week Two
For Week Two of Jazz Goes to the Movies, we head south to Brazil. We’ll feature music heard in films such as “Flying Down to Rio” (1933), the very first…
Jazz Goes to the Movies on The Night Beat
“Jazz Goes to the Movies” returns for yet another year as we delve into all varieties of film music. In past years we’ve featured songs heard in classic Hollywood musicals…
The Night Beat Jazz Beyond Category
A couple of tracks from “Dynamic Maximum Tension” the Grammy-nominated album by Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society. One features Cecile McLorin Salvant on vocals, and the other runs 35 minutes…
The Night Beat Valentine's Day
On a very special Valentine’s Day (and Winter Pledge Drive Day) Night Beat, I’ve chosen some of my favorites by Nina Simone, Johnny Hartman, Shirley Horn, Tierney Sutton (appearing at…
The Night Beat — Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell
With the 2024 Grammy Awards in the rearview mirror including a first-time performance by Joni Mitchell during the ceremony, we’ll look back at her album “Court and Spark” on Wednesday,…
The Night Beat — Week 2: J.J. Johnson Centenary
We’re back this Wednesday with yet another program noting the centenary of the birth of trombonist J.J. Johnson (1/22/1924). Last week’s show was all about J.J.’s recordings as a bandleader.…
The Night Beat — J.J. Johnson Centenary
J.J. Johnson was an incredible jazz trombonist, a gifted band leader, and an excellent composer/arranger for his bands and other musicians not to mention movies and television. That’s all you…
The Night Beat — Carla Bley
The pianist, composer, and bandleader Carla Bley passed away on October 17, 2023 at the age of 87. On the occasion of her 86th birthday, I wrote the following for…
The Night Beat Features Max Roach
As PBS will be airing “Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes” as part of its American Masters’ “Thought Leaders” series of documentaries on Friday evening October 6, the Wednesday evening…
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