Jazz

Chris Dingman is one of a small group of elite musicians keeping the role of vibraphonist/leader alive in jazz today. He cut his teeth at the Thelonious Monk Institute, and his album Waking Dreams was a surprise hit of summer 2011.  Dingman performs his original tune, “Zanetta,” and duets with Weber on “Manhattan Bridge” and “Dolphin Dance.”

The vibrant sound of Latin Jazz was not just the folk process. In the decade between 1946 and 1956, Dizzy Gillespie, Mario Bauza, Chano Pozo, and 'Mambo King' Tito Puente brought this irresistible mix to the world. Wendell Pierce hosts as bassist Carlos Henriquez leads the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with conguero Giovanni Hidalogo and drummer Ignacio Berroa in these Jazz Latin classics, including 'Manteca,' 'Ran Kan Kan,' 'Oye Como Va' and more.

His first jazz love is Miles Davis: this past July, trumpeter Alegría and his band lead a ten-day musical tour of Perú. If by chance you couldn't make it to Perú, you can still hear their music on this JazzSet, followed by two-time Grammy nominee, pianist Gerald Clayton (son of bassist John).

In the hands of 'Count' Bill Basie, churning rhythms and unforgettable riffs helped define Kansas City swing. Now, guitarist James Chirillo, pianist Cyrus Chestnut and vocalist Gregory Porter join the Jazz at Lincoln Center to make the Basie classics burn. Wendell Pierce hosts.

The pianist discusses the influence his musician parents have had on his jazz and his continuing love for the Great American Standards.