Jazz Night in America
Fridays at 9 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m.
Jazz Night in America is your guide to the most inspiring performances, artists, and stories in jazz today. Hosted by Grammy Award-winning musician Christian McBride, Jazz Night in America serves as a multi-platform radio, video documentary, and concert presentation series. Jazz Night in America radio is where great music meets great stories. From WBGO and Jazz at Lincoln Center and distributed by NPR.
Latest Episodes
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This year, Jazz Night celebrates the lives of the artists we lost with a djembe tribute by Weedie Braimah.
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Marcus Strickland wants us consider the miracle of life on Earth. At the Blue Note Jazz Club in NYC, watch the saxophonist uplift existence with his band Twi-Life.
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This celebration honors this year's NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Regina Carter, Kenny Garrett, Louis Hayes and Sue Mingus. Watch live Sat, April 1, 7:30 p.m. ET!
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Jazz Night In America's video tribute to the artists lost in 2022.
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In an electrifying performance, Nate Smith and his ensemble KINFOLK are joined in concert by members of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.
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Watch BADBADNOTGOOD incorporate splashes of psychedelia to its tight, sophisticated sound in a concert presented by Jazz Night in America.
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Watch Damien Sneed's exhilarating performance at Dizzy's Club in New York City.
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Performances and speeches honor this year's NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Stanley Clarke, Donald Harrison, Jr., Billy Hart & Cassandra Wilson. Watch live Thu, March 31, 10:30 p.m. ET!
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Working with his superbly intuitive band — Micah Thomas on piano, Daryl Johns on bass, Kweku Sumbry on drums — we listen in on Wilkins' powerful January performance, recorded live at PhilaMOCA.
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Bassist John Patitucci and his wife, cellist Sachi Patitucci, perform a moving ballad to celebrate the musicians we lost in 2021.