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Marcus Strickland's new single "Plateaus" is an exciting, brand new ode to John Coltrane's iconic composition "Giant Steps," released on the centennial of Coltrane's birth. -
John Kisch Archive/Getty Images/MoviepixOn the latest episode of Milestones: Celebrating the Culture, NEA Jazz Master and GRAMMY-winning recording artist Terri Lyne Carrington joins host Angélika Beener to spotlight two under-acknowledged figures in their centennial year: trombonist, arranger and trailblazing trombonist Melba Liston, and Rock & Roll progenitor, Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton.
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The innovative, genre-defying multi-instrumentalist would have been 46 today. -
Lee Morgan's The Sidewinder is 60 -
Charlie Parker, Meshell Ndegeocello, Dinah Washington, and Michael Jackson: A Musing on Four Giants Born on August 29 -
The family of Max Roach discusses their iconic dad during centennial year -
Pianist, composer, educator and advocate Bertha Hope-Booker, joins us to discuss her fascinating musical journey -- including her recording career and her legacy and preservation work. With a career spanning over six decades, we take a deep dive into the early years that brought her from Los Angeles to New York City, the keys to developing her own sound, the best advice she received from Philly Joe Jones and Johnny Griffin, and her thoughts on being an inspiration to women in jazz. -
Legendary pianist, composer, arranger, and contemporary jazz giant Bob James joins Milestones as we delve into his experimental CTI debut, One, for its 50th anniversary. -
Soundtracking Society: Brian Jackson Talks Winter in America at 50
