Jazz Masters Moments

Series produced by National Endowment for the Arts

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NEA Jazz Masters Moments highlight the jazz greats honored through the NEA Jazz Masters, a comprehensive program of jazz support.

NEA Jazz Masters Moments highlight the jazz greats honored through the NEA Jazz Masters, a comprehensive program of jazz support that includes the NEA Jazz Masters Award, an NEA Jazz Masters tour with performances and educational activities, radio programming, a compilation CD, educational resources, and publications and reports. Nearly 100 radio segments feature eighteen NEA Jazz Masters, providing musical samples, historical information, and first-person anecdotes designed to give listeners added insight into the artists and their art.

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130 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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NEA Jazz Master Chico Hamilton on First Gig with Duke Ellington' First Gig; Dedication to the Music; Racism; and Al Jackson.

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  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 8
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NEA Jazz Master Jim Hall on Spiritual Awakening; Technique vs. Ideas; Bill Kirchner; Nat Hentoff; Pat Metheny; and Meeting Sonny Rollins

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  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 7
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NEA Jazz Master Herbie Hancock on Branford Marsalis; Stefon Harris; Watermelon Man; and Becoming Interesting in Jazz.

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  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 9
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NEA Jazz Master Artie Shaw explains that "You do things that some people think are impossible, and that’s what separates the men from the boys."

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  • Added: Dec 03, 2009
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 7
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NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis on Connecting to Audiences; and Pop.

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  • Added: Dec 03, 2009
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
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NEA Jazz Master Dan Morgenstern on Remembering Fats Waller; Symphony Sid; Billy Holiday; Louis Armstrong and Arriving in the US.

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  • Added: Nov 23, 2009
  • Length: 09:00
  • Purchases: 7
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NEA Jazz Master Toshiko Akiyoshi on Forming a Big Band; His First Inspiration; Bud Powell; and Remembering the Old days.

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  • Added: Nov 23, 2009
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 8
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NEA Jazz Master Abbey Lincoln on "Freedom Now Suite"; and Spirit and Character

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  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 7
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NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Scott on Vultures; Approach; and Radio.

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  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 8
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NEA Jazz Master Slide Hamilton on his Improvision; Life Experience; Connecting with the Audience; and Family Band.

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  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 7
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NEA Jazz Master Buddy DeFranco on His First Influence; Jazz Contest; "Opus One"; Challenges of the Clarinet; Bepop; and Approaching a Performance.

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2009
  • Length: 09:24
  • Purchases: 7
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NEA Jazz Master on His Nickname; Musician's Personality; Ballads; and Mainstream Music.

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2009
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 8
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NEA Jazz Master Shirley Horn describes her Musical Childhood; Her Influences; Her Collaboration with Miles Davis; and Her Collaboration with Carmen...

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2009
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 9
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NEA Jazz Master Frank Wess On His Early Life, Mother's Influence, Audience Interaction, Bassie's Leadership, and Playing with the Basie Family.

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  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 7
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NEA Jazz Master Curtis Fuller on Tales of a Nun, The Tombone, Defining his Sound, "A Moment's Notice" and European Circus.

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  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 9
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SHE ENDURED THE CRITICISM. IT WAS 1959. BY THIS TIME, LINCOLN HAD ALREADY RECORDED SEVERAL ALBUMS AND EVEN HAD A SINGING ROLE IN A MOVIE. PIANIS...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 8
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NEA JAZZ MASTER ABBEY LINCOLN DIDN’T PERFORM AS A SINGER UNTIL HIGH SCHOOL. SHE DIDN’T ACTUALLY ASPIRE TO PERFORM PROFESSIONALLY UNTIL SHE WAS DIS...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 6
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THE LATE NEA JAZZ MASTER, ARTIE SHAW COMPOSED ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN SONGS OF THE 20TH CENTURY, BEGIN THE BEGUINE.

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 7
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NEA JAZZ MASTER ARTIE SHAW WAS THE SON OF IMMIGRANT PARENTS AND HUNG OUT ON THE STREETS OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 8
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NEA JAZZ MASTER ARTIE SHAW WAS ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF PLAYING HIS CLARINET. BUT HE NEVER REALLY CARED MUCH ABOUT THE BUSINESS SIDE OF MUSIC.

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 8