Wyoming Public Media is proud to bring you Jazz Wyoming, a channel dedicated just to jazz. Here you'll find the greats, emerging artists, and occasionally the progressives that will take you right off the charts.
Some people say that jazz is America's only true art form. It was born in America, among the enslaved Black people who made up music coming from the variety of cultures they came from.
Fast forward to today, and millions of people dance to, work to, pray to, and just sit back and listen to the distinct melodies, harmonies, rhythm, and rich improvisation that can take them anywhere into the imagination. You can also catch up on the news from NPR at the top of each hour. For those who enjoy keeping up with events in the jazz world, we also offer NPR's collection of stories and news items.
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Watch and listen to live performances from NPR Jazz here.
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Pascoal said he had composed thousands of pieces. "I am 100 percent intuitive," he once told NPR. Miles Davis called him one of the most important musicians in the world. -
From his deep baritone chest to wonderfully fluttering head voice, Michael Mayo joyfully bends notes to his will. -
Trombone Shorty releases new album from New Orleans, a tribute to the city's soul, marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. -
The South African pianist and Zulu healer guides us through a meditation on stillness and an invocation of Blackness. -
She recorded a magical debut album on Blue Note and was later named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts. -
London's Sunday Times once called Laine "quite simply the best singer in the world." -
With his beard, long hair and brown felt fedora, the jazz flugelhorn player and composer cut an unforgettable figure in American culture. -
Stanley Clarke and his band 4EVER perform a locked-in set of classics from the bassist's catalog while also giving them new life. -
The MacArthur fellow sits down with Lara Downes at the Big Ears Festival to discuss the creative states of improvising, composing and collaborating. -
The superbly alert and flexible drummer formed a swirling current in modern jazz for more than 60 years. He was 82.
