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In 1957, one of the all-time great jam sessions was televised on a CBS series called The Seven Lively Arts, then made into a record called The Sound of Jazz. Jazz greats Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, and Lester Young perform on this classic compilation. According to Murray Horwitz, "It's like having an outfield with Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and Willie Mays."

Weekend Edition Sunday music director Ned Wharton reviews three CDs highlighting jazz groups working the so-called "jam-band" circuit, attracting young rock fans to a new breed of jazz: Medeski Martin and Wood's Uninvisible (Blue Note), Stanton Moore's Flyin' the Koop (Verve) and John Scofield's Uberjam (Verve).

SportsJam with Doug Doyle pays tribute to internationally-known dancer and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Emerita Judith Jamison who died on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at the age of 81. Jamison was a special guest on the show in 2008.

Fresh Air jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Present Tense, the new album by saxophonist James Carter. On tenor, baritone and soprano sax, Carter touches on influences as diverse as vaudeville and hip-hop.

The accordionist Richard Galliano plays what's known as French musette, a rich, energetic blend of European folk music and American jazz. Critic Jim Fusilli says Galliano's new live album, Ruby, My Dear, shows just how dazzling jazz with a French flair can be.

The multi-talented cellist leads her string ensemble in concert from the African-American neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, featuring her two children on voice and drums.

The trumpeter's legendary sound and bravado dwarfed his 5'6" frame. Known as "Little Jazz," and later just "Jazz," his nicknames befit his devotion (five decades) to the art form. Celebrate his centennial with five of his fieriest early performances.

Photographer Jonathan Chimene's up close and personal photos at the 2025 Saratoga Jazz Fetival

NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro speaks with Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras about his latest Latin jazz picks, including artists both new and long-loved.

In a companion broadcast with PBS, NPR presents "One Family of Jazz" — the opening night gala concerts at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, its new state-of-the art home for jazz in the Time Warner building on Columbus Circle in New York.