Free-as-in-beer jazz

August 14, 2010 11:12 AM

NPR is streaming the sets from the Newport Jazz Festival. Highlights include Dave Douglas' Brass Ecstasy, Marshall Allen with Joe Morris and Matthew Shipp, Ken Vandermark's Powerhouse Sound, and Rez Abbasi.
posted by kenko (7 comments total)

I love my NPR iPad app.
posted by unliteral at 11:30 AM on August 14, 2010

Listening to the Maria Schneider Orchestra now. Very nice.
posted by Thorzdad at 11:51 AM on August 14, 2010

The Schneider Orchestra is great! Unfortunately though, we get nothing of the performances by Chick Corea, or Herbie Hancock or Brubeck, but I suppose that's understandable, given their status and whatever their contracts do and don't allow.
posted by Seekerofsplendor at 1:05 PM on August 14, 2010

Powerhouse Sound? Marshall Allen, Joe Morris and Matthew Shipp? Awesome--thanks, kenko.
posted by box at 2:09 PM on August 14, 2010

You are my new hero, NPR. And you, too, kenko. Listening to Powerhouse Sound right now!
posted by beelzbubba at 2:18 PM on August 14, 2010

I wish it were still called "(((Powerhouse Sound)))".
posted by kenko at 2:58 PM on August 14, 2010

Thanks for this! Just finished listening to Julian Lage - very cool jazz/country/world/etc. guitar player with a cellist and hand percussion. But better than that sounds. Ken Vandermark''s up next.
posted by lukievan at 9:49 AM on August 16, 2010