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Jimmy Reed: Jimmy Reed was a hit-making blues machine back in the s, yet he isn't as well remembered today as some of his contemporaries. This week the entire program is dedicated to this highly influential bluesman. Reed's mid-tempo shuffle was unique when first introduced in and has since become a part of Blues and Rock n' Roll DNA.
He'd score 19 charting singles over the next 13 years. Almost anyone could sing and play a Jimmy Reed tune, but only one man sounded like Jimmy Reed. Dive into the music of Immanuel Wilkins, a rising saxophonist and composer with a profound respect for the lineage and evolution of jazz. This updated episode highlights his artistry and innovative spirit. Guitarist Pasquale Grasso grew up in the small Italian village or Ariano Irpino with two very hip, music-loving parents who played classical and jazz recordings for Pasquale and his brother Luigi throughout their young lives and took them to concerts and jazz festivals.
Pasquale says that rather than put the boys in front of the TV, they would all listen to a Chet Baker record. Combining his love for bebop, his classical guitar studies and his limitless passion for playing has made Pasquale Grasso one of the busiest, most interesting talents on the scene today. Andrew Haug Quartet. Along with Vibraphonist Josh Strange and Drummer Charlie Schefft, the quartet toured in support of their respective releases, coming together to expand upon each other's work.
A look at how art can highlight the struggles of incarcerated women, build solidarity with them across prison walls, and fight against the erasure and censorship inherent to incarceration. Designing Sisters. There are friends and there are designing sister friends. They met in a most unique way, a way that continues to bring them and their work together. First Name. NPR Jazz News. NPR News. Christie Dashiell became a musician at school. Then, she became an artist.
