Virtuoses, dompteurs, leaders naturels et charismatiques… les adjectifs ne manquent pas pour qualifier les chefs d’orchestre, figure incontournable de la musique. Certains chefs d’orchestre seront qualifiés de "Demi-Dieu" alors que d’autres seront vus comme la représentation même du génie musical.
Mais n’y-a-t-il pas de parallèles entre cette figure du che ... Show More
Mar 2020
Bitches Brew: The Importance of Challenging Music
Jazz can often be seen as a genre that challenges listeners, but one of the greatest jazz records of all time -- Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew -- was born out a need to challenge the genre, to push back on the establishment, and to break down old conventions and notions about what ja ... Show More
36m 11s
Jul 2024
WETF Show - Turk Murphy's Jazz Band 1950/51
Some of the first records under Turk Murphy's name done for Good Time Jazz in 1950 and 51 . . featuring at various times Bob Scobey, Don Kinch, Bill Napier, Bob Helm. Skippy Anderson, Wally Rose, Burt Bales, Pat Patton, George Bruns, Squire Girshback and others, these were hi ... Show More
57m 14s
Mar 2021
Nate Chinen, "Playing Changes: Jazz for the New Century" (Vintage, 2019)
Nate Chinen's Playing Changes: Jazz for the New Century (Vintage, 2019) is an essential guide to 21st century jazz. Named a best book of the year by NPR, GQ, Billboard, JazzTimes and many more, Chinen's book profiles many of the most exciting voices in jazz, from Kamasi Washingto ... Show More
1h 1m
Feb 2020
1961, l’Année Bill Evans.
“Je n’aime pas les gens qui font du Jazz un théorème", disait-il... "Le Jazz est avant tout une question de feeling”. Pianiste introverti, lyrique et délicat, pianiste du sensible et de l'indicible, Bill Evans a posé son spleen sur les 88 touches de son clavier, écrivant au passa ... Show More
56m 32s
Oct 2024
New Orleans Rhythm Kings - 1922-1923
Influential band of white jazz musicians - many from New Orleans - active in Chicago in the early 1920's - Paul Mares (c), George Brunies (tbn), Leon Rappolo (clt), Jack Pettis (ts), Mel Stitzel and Elmer Schoebel (p), Lew Black (bjo), Steve Brown (sb), Frank Snyder and Ben Polla ... Show More
1h 2m
Apr 2023
Tunisian Classics Reimagined Through Jazz | Omar El Ouaer
Omar El Ouaer plays three of his songs: Alif Ya Soltani, Aziza, and Mana3ref Win. He tells us about Tunisian music and how he discovered Jazz.Omar el Ouaer, a Tunisian jazz musician. He started his music education at the age of 11, studying Arabic music at the conservatory, and l ... Show More
1 h
Jun 2022
Un disque au hasard ? “Paris Funk !” du Swinging Art Ensemble de Paris
Un groupe mené par le guitariste Hervé Krief, précurseur du Funk en France qui aura l’occasion d’accompagner Miles Davis ou Ray Charles, et qui assurera la coordination artistique de ce disque. Fin des années 1980 le funk made in panam émerge, et c’est dans ces mêmes années qu’ém ... Show More
7m 5s