Jazz

- Live Jazz, Swing, Samba and Salsa Concerts from Public Radio in Manhattan, San Francisco, Boston, Washington DC, Minneapolis and Denver
- Special Also Features Performance from Amsterdam

December 21, 2007, Washington, D.C. – The 28th annual New Year’s Eve special "Toast of the Nation" rings in 2008 with nine hours of live jazz, swing, samba and salsa from leading music venues across the country.    » read more »

12/18/07 -- Joel Dorn, the producer behind many of Atlantic Records' most successful jazz releases, passed away suddenly yesterday. He was 65.    » read more »

Oct. 2007, Baltimore, MD -- Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation has announced its roster for the 2008-2009 season as part of the National Endowment for the Arts (“NEA”) American Masterpieces project. The Mid Atlantic American Masterpieces Rhythm & Roots Tour celebrates the region’s rich musical heritage through tours of four venerable legends of the uniquely American music forms of jazz, gospel, and bluegrass.    » read more »

Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center is dazzling background for announcement

12 September 2007, Washington (By Ray McDonald) -- Keyboardist Joe Zawinul, who helped bring electric instruments into the jazz mainstream, died early on September 11 in his home town of Vienna, Austria. He was 75.

A spokeswoman for the Wilhelmina Clinic confirmed Zawinul's death without giving details. Classically trained at the Vienna Conservatoire, Joe Zawinul emigrated to the United States in 1959.    » read more »

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29 August 2007, Washington (By Doug Levine) -- Raising children can be a full-time job. For keyboardist, composer and arranger Liz Kinnon, raising children while pursuing a career in jazz music was like having two full-time jobs. As VOA's Doug Levine tells us, Liz's two sons inspired her to complete her first solo CD.

Liz Kinnon is no stranger to the Southern California jazz scene. She's performed with many Los Angeles-area jazz groups, and has orchestrated music for television and film, while keeping a year-round schedule as a keyboard instructor.    » read more »