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Jazz United

Jazz United was a wide-ranging conversation show from WBGO Studios, hosted by critic Nate Chinen and broadcaster Greg Bryant. Covering a host of subjects relevant to the musical community, it draws on... Read more

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Carla Bley at 85: In Praise and Awe of an Unfettered Genius

Carla Bley at 85: In Praise and Awe of an Unfettered Genius

Jazz United celebrates Carla Bley, the irrefutably original composer and pianist, as she rounds the corner on an 85th bi... Read more

18 Oct 2023

28mins

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Sorting through our mixed feelings about Oscar Peterson

Sorting through our mixed feelings about Oscar Peterson

On the final episode of Jazz United, Greg Bryant and Nate Chinen work out their mutual ambivalence about one of jazz's b... Read more

25 Feb 2022

57mins

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We're in this together

We're in this together

Jazz United began with a literal conversation, as Greg Bryant and Nate Chinen met up for some music just over two years ... Read more

18 Feb 2022

3mins

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From cacophony to clarity: Cecil Taylor's 1973 return concert is a fresh revelation

From cacophony to clarity: Cecil Taylor's 1973 return concert is a fresh revelation

Jazz United considers the vital challenge and rich reward of 'Cecil Taylor - The Complete, Legendary, Live Return Concer... Read more

11 Feb 2022

46mins

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As 2022 gets underway, we're energized with a spirit of renewal. So we decided to devote this episode of Jazz United to ... Read more

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The Year in Jazz: Our farewell to 2021, from the National Jazz Museum in Harlem

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One is a chart-topping juggernaut who has sparked musical controversy for the last 35 years. The other is a master who’s... Read more

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Ready or not, here come the yuletide grooves

Greg Bryant is a self-admitted Grinch when it comes to Christmas jazz, while Nate Chinen is a full-blown Elf. Hear them ... Read more

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A decade after his passing, Paul Motian is still with us

A decade after his passing, Paul Motian is still with us

Jazz United remembers the incomparable drummer and composer Paul Motian, whose spirit lives on in the music, and in a ne... Read more

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