Yellowstone Public Radio

1500 University Drive
Billings, MT 59101-0298
406.657.2941
800.441.2941
406.657.2977 FAX

YPR Bison Logo

| Home | About YPR | YPR Broadcast Area | YPR Program Guide | Online Audio | YPR News Desk |
| Support YPR | Community Events | Underwriters | Contact YPR | Links | Site Map |

LISTEN ONLINE
Windows 80k
MP3 24k

YPR PROGRAM GUIDE

Search YPR Programs:
Exact Search

Program Guide
Program Grid
Program Highlights
Alphabetical Listing

PROGRAM LISTINGS

DAILY SCHEDULES
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

ypradio.org > YPR Program Guide > Program Listings > Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland

Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland

Mondays 2:06pm

Program Website: http://www.npr.org/programs/pianojazz/

For more than twenty years, legendary pianist Marian McPartland has welcomed a stellar line-up of jazz artists for conversation and improvisation. Fans say the show’s intimate style is “like listening in on a conversation in someone’s living room." A Peabody Award-winning program, Piano Jazz presents a forum for jazz legends and influential performers as well as up-and-coming talents, who offer dynamic duets and discuss their lives and music. McPartland has been honored with an NEA American Jazz Master and received the ASCAP Lifetime Achievement Award and the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Award for her contributions to jazz.


June 30
Stephane Grappelli
Piano Jazz celebrates the centennial of Stephane Grappelli, one of the jazz world's greatest violinists. Grappelli first found fame in France with Django Reinhart's Quintette du Hot Club. He went on to an illustrious career playing with everyone from Oscar Peterson to Paul Simon to Yo Yo Ma. In this encore program, the always elegant and ever witty Grappelli joins McPartland on "Pennies from Heaven" before showing off his keyboard skills on a piano duet of "Anything Goes."


Piano Jazz listeners participated in an online poll to choose 14 classic programs for the summer. These shows from the Piano Jazz archives feature artists from Bill Evans and Dizzy Gillespie to Herbie Hancock and Norah Jones. A schedule of all new programs will begin in October.

July 7
Bill Evans
Pianist Bill Evans is a giant of jazz piano and one of McPartland's first Piano Jazz guests in 1979. On this program, the usually quiet and reserved musical genius opens up about his approach and philosophy. Evans solos on one of his most famous tunes, "Waltz for Debbie," and joins McPartland for a piano duet of "In Your Own Sweet Way."

July 14
Ray Charles
Ray Charles was one of those rare musicians whose music transcended genre and category. His unique approach integrated the various strains of American popular music, from jazz and blues to western swing and rock and roll. On this encore program, Charles demonstrates his trademark style, performing a rollicking version of "Oh What a Beautiful Morning" before joining McPartland for "The Man I Love."

July 21
Sarah Vaughan
The Divine One, Sarah Vaughan, possessed one of the legendary voices in jazz. With a multi-octave range and a luscious, supple sound, she was celebrated by critics, fans, and fellow musicians alike. In this encore program, Vaughan's lively and sassy personality is on display along with her amazing vocals. She accompanies herself on "East of the Sun" and McPartland joins in on "My Funny Valentine."

July 28
Dizzy Gillespie
The name Dizzy perfectly described the playful personality and adventurous musical style of John Birks Gillespie -- one of the most celebrated jazz musicians of the 20th century. In this encore presentation, Gillespie talks about the origin of the term bebop and how he came to love Cuban music. McPartland performs an impromptu musical "Portrait of Diz" and the two get together for Gillespie's composition "A Night In Tunisia."

August 4
Diana Krall
Singer/pianist Diana Krall is one of the true superstars in the music world today. The amazing performer has brought a new energy to the jazz scene and new fans to the music. Krall made her first appearance on Piano Jazz in 1995, just as her career was about to take off. Performances include Krall's versions of "I've Got the World on a String" and "I'm a Lucky So and So."

August 11
Mel Tormé
Mel Tormé was a man of many talents -- singer, composer, lyricist, drummer, arranger, producer and actor. Of course, it was his distinctive, mellow voice that earned him the nickname "the Velvet Fog." On this encore program, Tormé performs his own tunes "Stranger In Town" and "Born to Be Blue," and other favorites including "Dream Dancing" and "Time After Time."

August 18
Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock is one of the most influential players and composers on the modern jazz scene. A true innovator and ardent explorer, Hancock's musical ideas have pushed boundaries and transcended musical genres. In an encore program, Hancock solos on his own tune "Dolphin Dance," then joins McPartland for "That Old Black Magic."

August 25
Norah Jones
Norah Jones is one of the most popular musicians in the world today. Her soulful vocals and her love of jazz standards were on display when she joined McPartland at the 2003 Tanglewood Jazz Festival. The sold-out crowd enjoyed Jones' version of Ellington's "Meloncholia," for which she wrote new lyrics, as well as duets of "Walkin My Baby Back Home" and "Summertime."

September 1
Ahmad Jamal
Ever since his 1958 live album from Chicago's Pershing Lounge, Ahmad Jamal has been recognized as a major force in jazz. In this encore program, Jamal reprises two signature pieces from that session when he duets with McPartland on "Poinciana" and "But Not for Me." He also demonstrates his artistry as a composer, soloing on his own tune "Without You."

September 8
Tony Bennett
The quintessential American crooner, Tony Bennett is known throughout the world for his mellow tenor voice and swinging bel canto style. Bennett talks about his love of painting, his favorite songwriters, and the significance of American popular song on this encore program. He and McPartland perform "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams," "All of Me," and other favorites.

September 15
McCoy Tyner
Inventive composer and pianist McCoy Tyner is perhaps most famous for creating the lavish harmonies and percussive piano lines heard on some of John Coltrane's most famous recordings. He has also had a successful career as a leader with his own McCoy Tyner Trio. Tyner puts his prodigious technique to work on "Lazy Bird" and McPartland gets on board for a driving duet of "Take The A Train."

September 22
Henry Mancini
Composer Henry Mancini penned some of the most memorable tunes of our time, including classics like "Peter Gunn" and the "Theme to the Pink Panther." On this enocre program, Mancini talks about being inspired by the movie screen, and duets with McPartland on "Days of Wine and Roses" and "Baby Elephant Walk."

September 29
Chick Corea
Corea has been a major force in creative music for nearly 40 years. His inventive improvisations and musical ideas have made him one of the most important figures in modern jazz. On this encore program recorded at Corea's Madhatter studio, McPartland and Chick introduce an electronic element into Piano Jazz, as McPartland plays the Fender Rhodes and Corea plays his KX5 synthesizer on "Crystal Silence."

October 6
Nancy Wilson
Nancy Wilson has had a brilliant career as a singer/song stylist, recording over 60 albums and moving effortlessly between jazz, pop, and R&B. Wilson has also appeared on numerous television programs, including an Emmy award-winning variety show. Most recently, Wilson hosted NPR's Jazz Profiles. She joins McPartland to swap stories and sing songs, including "Easy Living" and "The Nearness of You."


| Home | About YPR | YPR Broadcast Area | YPR Program Guide | Online Audio | YPR News Desk |
| Support YPR | Community Events | Underwriters | Contact YPR | Links | Site Map |