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11:15am

Fri September 23, 2011
KPLU Studio Session

Eliane Elias - Playing what comes naturally

Credit Justin Steyer / KPLU

Brazilian-born, New York-based pianist/vocalist, Eliane Elias, has covered a lot of musical territory in her recording career.  Some of her CD’s have been straight-ahead be-bop. Others have focused on Brazilian music. She has also very successfully transformed familiar pop tunes into fresh-sounding jazz. 

In this interview, KPLU’s Nick Francis asks Eliane how she balances all these approaches to music.

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7:13pm

Tue August 16, 2011

7:40am

Thu May 19, 2011
KPLU Studio Sessions

Kindred spirits: Taylor Eigsti & Becca Stevens

Credit Justin Steyer / KPLU

Pianist, Taylor Eigsti and vocalist/guitarist, Becca Stevens, stopped by the KPLU Seattle studios on May 16th to brighten an otherwise rainy Monday afternoon in the Pacific Northwest with an performance and interview, hosted by Evening Jazz host Abe Beeson.

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12:40pm

Wed May 18, 2011
Piano Jazz

Dianne Reeves on Piano Jazz

Originally published on Fri May 13, 2011 12:29 pm

Credit Courtesy of the artist

This Piano Jazz episode from 1999 features one of today's preeminent jazz singers. Dianne Reeves brings her rhythmic virtuosity to a sparkling set of standards, including duets with host Marian McPartland on "Close Enough for Love" and "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise."

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3:15pm

Fri May 13, 2011
Upcoming Studio Session

Pianst Taylor Eigsti and vocalist Becca Stevens live today on KPLU

Two, young and talented musicians: pianist Taylor Eigsti and vocalist Becca Stevens, will be in the KPLU studios for a live interview and performance today at 12:15 p.m

Stevens will join the Taylor Eigsti Quartet later tonight at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley for a 7:30 p.m. performance.

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9:56am

Wed February 16, 2011
KPLU Studio Session

Benny Green — Remembering Monk … and Shearing

When pianist Benny Green agreed to come to KPLU’s Seattle studios for a solo piano performance he was on tour with his band doing a tribute to the music of Thelonious Monk so it seemed logical to have his studio session consist of Monk compositions. 

That was the plan, anyway ...

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5:21am

Fri February 11, 2011
KPLU Studio Session

The Vijay Iyer Trio live at KPLU

Credit Justin Steyer / KPLU

The Vijay Iyer Trio’s latest release, Historicity, won a number of "Album Of The Year" awards in 2010 and has been nominated for a 2011 Grammy as "Best Jazz Instrumental Album."

Pianist, Vijay Iyer, seems pleased by this recognition but not really fazed by it. In fact, during his trio’s visit to the KPLU performance studios on February 8, they only played one piece of music from Historicity—"Smoke Stack" by one of Iyer’s mentors, Andrew Hill.

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12:41pm

Thu January 20, 2011
KPLU Studio Session

Jacky Terrasson Trio's masterful live performance at KPLU

Credit Justin Steyer / KPLU

This studio session marks the first visit from pianist, Jacky Terrasson, to the KPLU/Jazz24 studios.  We hope it’s the first of many.

In a stunning three-song set, Jacky left no doubt that his group is one of the most exciting piano trios in jazz today.

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