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We spin some of the year's best new jazz recordings on this week's show. Bob talks with Josh Jackson, host of Live At the Village Vanguard, and the two play cuts from some of 2009's standout albums.

The journey home for Thanksgiving can be challenging and frustrating, fraught with bus loads of college kids, crowded planes and slow-moving traffic. Fortunately, music eases frustration, so here are five jazz songs to lift your travel-weary spirits.

Ninety years ago, one of the greatest bandleaders and drummers in jazz was born in Pittsburgh, Penn. That man was Art Blakey. For more than 30 years, he led The Jazz Messengers, a band which became a sort of graduate school and springboard for some of the greatest jazz players of all time.

Attempting to make your way into jazz is never easy, but the jazz writer and cultural critic Gary Giddins has rendered it a bit more approachable. His new book, Jazz, is a new guide for novice listeners and longtime fans alike. Giddins picks five songs from his list of 101 entry-way jazz recordings.

All Songs Considered's list of the 50 most important recordings of the decade begins with composer John Adams and runs through Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

All Songs Considered's list of the 50 most important recordings of the decade continues, from Norah Jones to Jason Moran.

Isaiah J. Thompson's compositions combine jazz's past and present to paint a beautiful portrait of its future.

Join us to hear four recently performed concerts by The Crossing, led by Donald Nally. A professional chamber choir based in Philadelphia, The Crossing is dedicated to commissioning, performing, and recording new music that addresses environmental, social, and political issues. We’re so happy to bring you these unique choral experiences every Sunday throughout September at 4 PM on WRTI 90.1.

Jazz Night In America puts the spotlight on Samara Joy, a young vocalist and songwriter who is taking cues from the past to create music that is both classic and contemporary.

The ensemble, composed of current students in Juilliard's jazz studies program, gives a performance that embodies a spirit of community and collaboration.