Vijay Iyer On Piano Jazz

Iyer’s resume includes pianist, composer, bandleader, writer and Ph.D. candidate in physics. In this session, he performs Geri Allen’s “I’m All Smiles,” and duets with guest host Arturo O’Farrill for the bluesy Iyer original “Abundance.” ? E-Mail This ???? ? Add to Del.icio.us

Photo: Lucia Micarelli

A Blog Supreme is on vacation. Until we return, we are periodically leaving you with some shots from The NPR Jazz Photography Pool on Flickr. Here, Scott Bump writes about capturing a great violinist on film at the Newport Jazz Festival

Photo: Anthony Braxton

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Nir Felder: Introducing The Next Big Jazz Guitarist

The Brooklyn youngster has already played with John Scofield, Joe Lovano and Jason Moran. With a debut album slated for early 2011, Felder recently stopped by WBGO’s The Checkout to give host Josh Jackson a taste of what’s to come. ? E-Mail This ???? ? Add to Del.icio.us

Photo: Alan Ferber

A Blog Supreme is on vacation. Until we return, we are periodically leaving you with some shots from The NPR Jazz Photography Pool on Flickr. Here, Reuben Radding writes about capturing a great trombonist on film this summer.

Photo: Hannibal Marvin Peterson

A Blog Supreme is on vacation. Until we return, we are periodically leaving you with some shots from The NPR Jazz Photography Pool on Flickr.

Around The Jazz Internet: Labor Day Long Weekend Edition

The blog will be on vacation until after Labor Day.

Five Jazz Records For Hip-Hop Heads, Recommended By Revive Da Live

The creative concert production agency presents street-savvy jazz artists, often on stage with hip-hop performers like Talib Kweli, Pete Rock and Large Professor. During an informal conversation, the folks behind Revive submitted their picks. ? E-Mail This ???? ? Add to Del.icio.us

On Steve Coleman, ‘Inception’ And The Failure To Understand

The saxophonist and composer likes to devise unconventional structures, from disparate inspirations. His new album Harvesting Semblances And Affinities is full of complex music, sure. But that doesn’t preclude liking it

Video: Miles’ Voodoo Rundown, 1969

A few months after Miles Davis taped that material that would become Bitches Brew , he went on a two-week European tour with his quintet.

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