Mar 20 2026
Marian McPartland possessed one of the most unusual careers in jazz. She was an accomplished pianist and bandleader, a record-label founder, a writer, an educator, and eventually the warm, unmistakable voice behind one of public radio’s most enduring music programs. For more than three decades, Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz brought listeners into intimate conversations with …
Dec 26 2025
Listen to Ahmad Jamal for a few minutes and one of the first things you may notice is what he does not play. A phrase arrives, stops, and leaves a pocket of silence behind it. The bass continues moving, the drums establish a subtle rhythmic pattern, and Jamal waits just long enough to make the …
