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A Great Day in Harlem
- Music from throughout the careers of the jazz greats who showed up that historic morning in 1958 for the famous "Great Day in Harlem" photo.
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Avant Garde
- Jazz outside the box. Everything from Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane's early experiments with free jazz to modern sounds from Ken Vandermark and William Parker.
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Big Band
- The glorious sounds of large jazz ensembles from every era. Basie, Ellington, Stan Kenton, Thad Jones, Maria Schneider, and plenty more.
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Brazilian Jazz
- The best in Brazilian jazz, from Brazilian masters and younger purveyors of the style from all over the world
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Broadway Jazz
- Songs by Porter, Gershwin, Sondheim and more -- all as performed by jazz artists.
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Chicago Jazz Fest 2009
- Playing music by the many wonderful artists, both local and national, who will be performing at this year's festival September 4-6.
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Composers: Bird and Diz
- Compositions by the forefathers of Bop: Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie
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Composers: Duke Ellington
- Duke Ellington and his longtime collaborator Billy Strayhorn wrote some of the most memorable jazz compositions of all time. Hear their timeless songs performed by artists from every era.
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Composers: Thelonious Monk
- Music composed by the enigmatic, challenging, and revolutionary Thelonius Monk
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Covering All the Bassists
- Bassists step out of the shadows! Hear great jazz bassists fronting bands, taking solos and laying down jaw-dropping grooves. Charles Mingus, Ray Brown, Jaco Pastorius and more.
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Cutting Edge
- Experimental jazz from the last two decades infused with innovative new ideas. Not Avant-Garde and definitely not Straight-Ahead. Brad Mehldau, The Bad Plus, Jason Moran and much more.
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Decade: Pre-1940
- Take a tour of the earliest days of jazz, with Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and much more.
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Decade: The 40s
- The decade when swing was king, that is, until it was dethroned by the unstoppable force of bebop
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Decade: The 50s
- Considered by many to be jazz's finest hour. Hear the glorious sounds of bebop, hard bop, cool jazz, and the beginnings of post-bop.
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Decade: The 60s
- A time of extreme change and innovation... post-bop, free jazz, early fusion and absolutely everything in between.
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Decade: The 70s
- The decade when present-day jazz legends got their start. Fusion was king, but bebop legends were still making noise...
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Decade: The 80s
- Nothing but jazz from the `80s, from fusion to neo-bop.
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Decade: The 90s
- Exciting new voices and elder statesmen in their later years.
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Emerging Voices
- The future of jazz! Hear undiscovered young talent alongside recent success stories from the under-40 crowd.
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Everybody's Boppin'
- Everything bop, from bebop to hard bop.
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Give the Drummers Some
- Music that shifts the spotlight to the much-ignored time-keepers. Tunes from drummer-led sessions and music that features drummers in solo spots. Great performances from Art Blakey to Brian Blade.
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Good Vibes
- Hear one of jazz music's most under-appreciated instruments: the vibraphone.
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Groove Jazz
- Mainstream jazz artists get down! Funky grooves from jazz greats like Herbie Hancock, Cannonball Adderly, Miles Davis and modern-day groove masters like Charlie Hunter and Galactic.
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Guitar Jazz
- From Grant Green to Bill Frisell, from acoustic to electric, hear the best of jazz guitar
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Jazz
- Explore the art of improvisation with masters such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Thelonious Monk
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Jazz Fusion
- A remarkable fusion of jazz styles -- groove jazz, jazz-rock, world fusion, and modern day innovations. It's all here, from Bitches Brew to MMW.
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Latin Infusion
- Jazz with that "Spanish tinge," the channel for lovers of Afro-Cuban and Brazilian beats.
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Live Jazz
- Jazz greats from every era performing in their most natural habitat: Live, on stage, thriving off of the crowd's energy.
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Mellow Jazz
- Lush ballads as performed by jazz greats.
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Modern Mainstream
- The best in mainstream jazz from the last three decades. Michael Brecker, Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, and much more.
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New Releases
- Brand new jazz
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New School
- Free jazz, post bop, and the Young Lions. Ornette Coleman to Wynton Marsalis
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Nothin' But the Blues
- Hear hundreds of different jazz interpretations of the classic twelve bar blues
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Old School
- Swing, Dixieland and Mainstream jazz, including Jelly Roll Morton, Coleman Hawkins, and Oscar Peterson
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Organ Jazz
- Classic tracks from organ masters like Jimmy Smith and Big John Patton as well as the newest from Larry Goldings, Joey DeFrancesco and more.
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Piano Jazz
- Classic tunes from Erroll Garner, Dave Brubeck, Oscar Peterson, Thelonius Monk, and more.
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Regions: Chicago
- Nothing but great jazz by musicians who call the Windy City home. Tunes by well-known legends like Von Freeman and Gene Ammons as well as the many lesser-known players who fill the city's clubs and concert halls with music every night.
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Regions: Europe
- From Straight-Ahead to Avant-Garde, hear all the wonderful jazz Europe has to offer.
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Regions: Modern West Coast
- West Coast jazz beyond the cool school of the 50's and 60's
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Regions: New Orleans
- The Crescent City may be the birthplace of jazz, but it's also home to musical innovation and progress. It's all here, from King Oliver to Stanton Moore.
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Regions: New York
- Newer jazz created in the mecca of the jazz world, New York City.
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Saxophone Jazz
- Great music from artists including John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins, and Ornette Coleman
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Straight Ahead
- Get your groove on with the best in swinging straight ahead jazz from to Dexter Gordon to Bill Charlap.
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Swingin' Christmas
- Straight-ahead Christmas jazz from the greats. From Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas to new releases by Diana Krall and Dianne Reeves.
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Third Stream
- The place where jazz and classical meet. From the legendary Miles Davis/Gil Evans collaborations to gorgeous performances by Ella Fitzgerald with symphony orchestra, it's all here.
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Trombone Jazz
- Nothing but great trombone performances, from J.J. Johnson and Curtis Fuller to Robin Eubanks
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Trumpet
- All the trumpet masters are here, from Freddie Hubbard and Lee Morgan to Roy Hargrove and Dave Douglas.
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Vocal Jazz
- From Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday to Lambert, Hendricks & Ross and the Manhattan Transfer. The best of vocal jazz!
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West and Cool
- If it's cool, or if it came from the golden state, you'll find it here.
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Women of Jazz
- Hear everything from classic recordings by Ella and Billie to the innovative sounds of Regina Carter and Nicole Mitchell.
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