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The Bridge features classic jazz recordings, new releases, local musicians and interviews with the people who make jazz exciting.

Joel HurdHost Joel Hurdsays:

It all started with public radio. Growing up 50 miles west of Boston I would tune in to WGBH-FM every night to hear Eric in the Evening with Eric Jackson. His voice was (and still is) amazing and the music he played gave my 12-year-old ears a thrill that exists to this day.

That was right around the time that I started playing guitar. So the Miles, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, Coltrane, Bill Evans and Duke Ellington that Eric was playing got mixed in my brain with Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Robben Ford, Mike Stern, Steve Morse and Scott Henderson. The result is how I hear the music today.

On The Bridge you won't hear screaming guitars or drum machines, but you will hear a program that embraces the new sounds of jazz and celebrates the classics that have shaped those sounds. We'll also play a cut or two from a classic piece of vinyl from the NCPR jazz collection and usually spend a few minutes chatting with an artist about a new release or upcoming concert.

As with all of our programs, your input is welcomed and encouraged. Please drop me an email and let me know what you think. E-mail Joel


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Joel's Jazz Links

All About Jazz
Downbeat Magazine
Ottawa Jazz Festival
Montreal JazzFest
Pat Metheny
Audiophile Imports
Burlington Discover Jazz Festival
Jazz on the Tube
The New Orleans Musicians' Clinic
Joel's Jazz Performer Picks
Terence Blanchard Turns A Tragic Champion Into An Opera Hero
The jazz composer's latest project is an opera based on the life of Emile Griffith, a gay boxer who became a world champion in the 1960s — at a price.
 
Two Generations Of Jazz Guitar Tune Up For Father's Day
Bucky Pizzarelli and his son, John, have been collaborating since John was a kid. They perform live in NPR's studios.
 
Gretchen Parlato, The Cookers On JazzSet
The 2012 Caramoor Jazz Festival presents everything from young artists making their marks to established stars still shining bright. We highlight both with the quietly affecting singer Gretchen Parlato and the distinctive hard bop band The Cookers.
 
Christian McBride: Music Is About People, Not Grammys
The bassist has made the rounds with some of the best jazz musicians in the world, including Wynton Marsalis and Herbie Hancock. But for McBride, staying in the swing of things means reaching audiences. Guest host Celeste Headlee speaks with McBride...
 
Remembering Mulgrew Miller On JazzSet
The whole keyboard was Miller's canvas. His left hand could <em>stride </em>and <em>swing </em>with great authority, and when the two hands got together, he sent the train down the tracks. Hear music from WBGO's...
 
Kenny Barron Quintet: Live At The Village Vanguard
Among jazz musicians, especially in New York City, Kenny Barron is considered an institution. So it's fitting that the pianist gets to celebrate his 70th birthday at another New York jazz institution. Here, Barron demonstrates his ebullient clarity...
 
Bela Fleck On Piano Jazz
Fleck joins host Marian McPartland and bassist Gary Mazzaroppi for trio renditions of "In Walked Bud," "All the Things You Are" and "Polka Dots and Moonbeams."
 
Kenny Barron And Dave Holland On JazzSet
<em>JazzSet</em> celebrates the 70th birthday of NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron with new duets featuring bassist Dave Holland at the Kennedy Center's Family Theater. Plus, hear a solo Barron set from the Caramoor Jazz Festival.
 


Finding Music

You can find or special order any of the music heard on this program from local music stores, including:
Northern Music & Video, Potsdam: 315-265-8100
SLU Brewer Bookstore, Canton
Ampersound, Saranac Lake:
518-891-3114
Peacock Music, Plattsburgh:
518-561-0555
Suggest a regional music vendor

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Steve Davis
Steve Davis

Trombonist Steve Davis talks about "Images"

by Joel Hurd
Sep 18, 2010 — Trombonist Steve Davis' new CD, Images, is a commissioned work paying tribute to the people, places and history of Hartford, CT. He talked about it on The Bridge with Joel Hurd.  Go to full article
Hilario Duran
Hilario Duran

Pianist Hilario Duran releases "Motion"

by Joel Hurd
Aug 07, 2010 — Toronto-based Cuban pianist Hilario Duran has just released the Juno-nominated "Motion" in the U.S. Joel Hurd talked about it with him on The Bridge.  Go to full article
Sunna Gunnlaugs
Sunna Gunnlaugs

Icelandic pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs releases new CD to great acclaim

by Joel Hurd
Jul 17, 2010 — Sunna Gunnlaugs' music is shaped by everything from Icelandic folk music to Bill Evans to Kool And The Gang. She talked about all of that, and her new CD, The Dream, with Joel Hurd on The Bridge.  Go to full article

Pianist Bruce Barth talks about his new duo CD, Home

by Joel Hurd
Jul 03, 2010 — Pianist Bruce Barth and saxophonist Steve Wilson have played together for over 25 years, but until now, never in a duo setting. Bruce talks about their new CD, Home, with Joel Hurd on The Bridge.  Go to full article
Ken Peplowski
Ken Peplowski

Clarinetist Ken Peplowski to play in the North Country again

by Joel Hurd
Jun 26, 2010 — Clarinetist Ken Peplowski returns to the North Country on July 1st to play with the Wally Siebel All Star Big Band at the Norwood Village Green. Joel Hurd has a preview.  Go to full article
Ranee Lee
Ranee Lee

Montreal Singer Ranee Lee's career takes a serious step up

by Joel Hurd
Jun 19, 2010 — Singer Ranee Lee is celebrating the release of her new CD, Lives Upstairs, a recent Juno Award, and a very busy summer doing what she loves. She talked about these things and more with Joel Hurd on The Bridge.  Go to full article
Fabrizio Sotti
Fabrizio Sotti

Guitarist Fabrizio Sotti blends old traditions and new sounds on "Inner Dance"

by Joel Hurd
Jun 12, 2010 — Italian guitarist Fabrizio Sotti pays tribute to the classic organ trio format, while mixing in thoroughly modern sounds on his new CD, Inner Dance. He talked about it with Joel Hurd on The Bridge.  Go to full article
Jeff Antoniuk
Jeff Antoniuk

Saxophonist Jeff Antoniuk releases new CD

by Joel Hurd
May 15, 2010 — Maryland-based saxophonist Jeff Antoniuk has just released a new CD with his band, The Jazz Update. He talked about "Brotherhood" with Joel Hurd on The Bridge.  Go to full article
The Hot Club of Detroit
The Hot Club of Detroit

The Hot Club of Detroit releases third CD.

by Joel Hurd
May 08, 2010 — The Hot Club of Detroit is a quintet celebrating the music of Django Reinhardt and the Quintet of the Hot Club of France. Their new CD, It's About That Time", is just out on Mack Avenue Records and Paul Brady, one of the band's guitarists, talked about it with Joel Hurd on The Bridge.  Go to full article

Ken McCarthy talks about Jazz on the Tube

by Joel Hurd
May 01, 2010 — Ken McCarthy makes his living as an internet marketing professional, but jazz is one of his true passions. So in January 2009 he founded jazzonthetube.com. Just a year and a half later nearly 20,000 people have subscribed to this free service. Ken talked about it with Joel Hurd on "The Bridge".  Go to full article

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