The Jazz Legacy Radio Podcast looks at the careers of legendary jazz artists, and features interviews with master jazz musicians.
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EP05 - Johnathan Morin: The Dance is Just One Part of Me
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Tap dancer Johnathan Morin talks about how his art form has taught him life lessons, and how deeper exploration of his history, and his Cree heritage informs what he does, and helps him develop more as a person. Despite what some have said, this music is far from dead.By Mboya Nicholson
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EP04 Steve Bowie - From Aerospace to Ellington
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Retired engineer Steve Bowie talks to me about meeting and working with Kenny Burrell, his lifelong love of Ellington, his Ellington Reflections podcast and the upcoming book he's writing about Cootie Williams. Despite what some have said, this music is far from dead.By Mboya Nicholson
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EP 03 Travis Knights, Tap Dancer: Tapping into Lessons from the Elders, the Diaspora and History, via the Dance
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Tap dancer Travis Knights is well respected in the tap dance community. In this interview, he shares what he has learned about himself, his artform and lessons from one of his most valued and important mentors, the late legend, Ethel Bruneau. Despite what some have said, this music is far from dead.By Mboya Nicholson
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Short Notes: "My Brief Memory of Sonny Fortune"...
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For this short edition of the podcast - "Short Notes" - I'm recalling the experience of playing behind Sonny Fortune, a guest artist at the University of New Orleans. Two jazz ensembles got to perform with him, and when it was our turn, I found myself going in directions I didn't know I could, simply because of the guest artist and how he made it s…
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Preview of Future Episodes: The Relevance of the Blues (Poem Featured: "The Weary Blues" by Langston Hughes)
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Langston Hughes' classic, The Weary Blues, opens this preview of the Jazz Legacy Podcast's examination of the blues. What does it mean? What is it's function? How has it been used? Is its relevance eternal? Despite what some have said, this music is far from dead.By Mboya Nicholson
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Short Notes: A Brief Word on Pianist Willie Metcalf (1930-2004) on His 94th Birthday...
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I'm postponing the next episode of the podcast, but wanted to acknowledge the 94th birthday of jazz pianist Willie Metclaf, who I was fortunate enough to know when I lived in New Orleans 20 plus years ago. If you are trying to remember his face, just think of the movie "Ray". He played the old man who taught Ray the piano as a child. (Yeah, now you…
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Ellington Orchestra alumnus Brad Shigeta, and Ellington Orchestra member James Zollar are two friends who have known each other 30 plus years. They are here talking with me about their experiences in New York, elder musicians who took them under the proverbial wing, and of course, their time with Ellington's orchestra when it was under the directio…
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EP01: The Musical Mastery, and Pop Culture's Misrepresentation of Billie Holiday
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A look at Billie Holiday's genius, and popular culture's skewed but accepted narrative of her, which has contributed to a misrepresentation of her legacy. Despite what some have said, this music is far from dead.By Mboya Nicholson
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