Robin Linn

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  • Username: rlinn
  • Producer
  • Role: Producer/Reporter: Independent

Recent Pieces from Robin Linn

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Hour 13: Today, Tomorrow...Forever? (59:02)
From: PRX

Is jazz singing alive and flourishing in this new century...bursting at the seams with both established artists and younger artists who bring diverse influences and nurturing ...
Caption: Host Al Jarreau and producer Jacquie Gales Webb, Credit: Jacquie Gales Webb

Hour 12: Beyond Each Shining Sea (59:04)
From: PRX

Jazz music is an indigenous American art form, but if you listen closely you will hear elements of Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Carribean. In this program, jazz ...
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Hour 11: Jazz Singing and Civil Rights (59:04)
From: PRX

This program examines jazz singing as a means of social protest. Artists such as Nnena Freelon, Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Louis Armstrong, Al Hibbler, Oscar Brown Jr., Ray ...
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Hour 10: On the Road and In the Club (59:04)
From: PRX

Jazz singers tell it like it really is. Today's singers and yesterday's tell of their experiences, joys, trials and tribulations performing this most intimate and revealing ...
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Hour 9: It's Our World...Sometimes (59:04)
From: PRX

Jazz singing has always benefited from the innovations and sensitivity of women...from trailblazers Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan to contemporary ...
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Hour 8: You Are What You Sing (59:04)
From: PRX

The best jazz singers are constantly searching for great songs, both old and new. Artists such as Dee Dee Bridgewater, Diane Reeves, Allan Harris, Kurt Elling, Mark Murphy, ...
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Hour 7: Scat, Bebop, Vocalese, and the Voice as an Instrument (59:03)
From: PRX

With comments from Louis Armstrong, Anita O'Day, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Mark Murphy, and Kurt Elling, this program will trace the evolution of the intricate art of scat ...
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Hour 6: Ballads (59:03)
From: PRX

From Billie Holiday's soulful laments to Johnny Hartman's romantic ballads, jazz singers have used their interpretive powers to express the delight and anguish of love. What ...
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Hour 5: With a Little Help from My Friends (59:03)
From: PRX

Jazz singing is usually a very singular art, with individual artists fastidiously honing their deeply personal styles and approaches. But, there is a tradition, almost a ...
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Hour 4: What is Jazz Singing? (59:04)
From: PRX

The talents of jazz singing legends Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McCrae, and Sarah Vaughan help us understand improvisation, swing and phrasing. ...