Lionel Loueke

Left to right: Brian Blade, Scott Colley, Edward Simon, the three collaborators behind the album Three Visitors.

Play It Forward: six great new jazz albums featured on the air at WRTI

Greg Bryant

Play It Forward is our monthly online column and a nightly feature on-air for new jazz albums. This month, we feature Samara Joy, Jane Monheit, Tom Harrell, and the supergroup Three Visitors.

Duke Ellington with President Truman at the White House on Sept. 29, 1950 — studying the original score of the 'Portrait of New York Suite,' which Ellington wrote under commission from Arturo Toscanini.

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Celebrate Independence Day with our unbeatable Jazz programming

From patriotic anthems to freedom songs to soul-jazz staples, WRTI has your soundtrack for the Fourth of July. Here are some highlights.

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Patiently Holding the Sound: Gretchen Parlato on motherhood as a musical inspiration

Nate Chinen

Gretchen Parlato's new album 'Lean In' highlights her deep simpatico with West African guitarist Lionel Loueke — and explores the ins and outs of motherhood. She opened up about that subject in a recent conversation with WRTI.

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Jazz Hot 11 Countdown: February 4, 2013

WRTI's Jazz Hot 11 is a weekly countdown of your favorite new jazz releases in rotation.This week's Hot 11:1. Blake Meister - Market East - SEPTAGON2.…

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Jazz Hot 11 Countdown: January 21, 2013

WRTI's Jazz Hot 11 is a weekly countdown of your favorite new jazz releases in rotation.This week's Hot 11:1. Blake Meister - Market East - SEPTAGON2.…