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Wayne Shorter performs with his quartet at the Newport Jazz Festival at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, R.I. on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Joe Giblin)

Rapp on Jazz: Wayne Shorter

TRANSCRIPT: Hi, I'm Mark Rapp, and this is Rapp on Jazz. Wayne Shorter was a visionary saxophonist and composer who significantly shaped post-bop and fusion...
Walter Edgar's SC Quiz - Trivia Logo

All That S.C. Jazz! - Trivia Quiz

Attention music lovers: International Jazz Day is April 30! Did you know that South Carolina is the home of many musical artists, including jazz musicians? From upbeat and swanky, to slow and smooth...
Eartha Kitt hugs Nat King Cole, playing the piano in the role of W.C. Handy, in a scene from the 1958 movie "St. Louis Blues." (AP Photo)

Rapp on Jazz: Nat King Cole

TRANSCRIPT: Hi, I'm Mark Rapp, and this is Rapp on Jazz. Nat King Cole began his remarkable journey as a jazz pianist in the late 1930s when he founded The King Cole Trio. This group became the best...
Billie Holiday in court during contract lawsuit in Los Angeles, Calif., 1949

Rapp on Jazz: Billie Holiday

[npr_image:g-s486-82680] TRANSCRIPT: Hi, I'm Mark Rapp, and this is Rapp on Jazz. Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan on April 7, 1915, was a revolutionary jazz vocalist known for her unique and...
Marian McPartland Collection

Marian McPartland Collection | ETV Classics

Jazz pianist Marian McPartland performed professionally since the 1930s, at clubs and concert halls around the globe and on scores of recordings. To millions of radio listeners, she is also the host...

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