Oct 30th, 2008 · With a stage adorned in roses, the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival honors Sheila Jordan for a Lifetime of Service. The innovative vocalist shares songs and stories from the Kennedy Center with the young Russian-born singer Sophie Milman offering her talents on stage.
Oct 23rd, 2008 · At the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival, Anat Cohen leads a small group at the Kennedy Center. The award-winning reed player's flowing performances make her one of the best reasons to see jazz. Japanese pianist Mayuko Katakura opens the concert on JazzSet.
Oct 2nd, 2008 · At the Kennedy Center's aptly-named Family Theater in Washington, D.C., a six-months pregnant Luciana Souza walked onstage and turned in profile to the audience to show off her belly. Hailing from Brazil, the Grammy-winning chanteuse sings material from The New Bossa Nova.
Sep 4th, 2008 · Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and his Afro-Cuban band show some Miami style and pianist Cyrus Chestnut sets the direction for his show with the title, "Spirituals to Swing." JazzSet mixes these two concerts from January 2008 from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
Jul 4th, 2008 · The Washington National Opera presents George Gershwin's landmark opera, in a performance originally webcast live on NPR.org from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The show also includes interviews with director Francesca Zambello, conductor Wayne Marshall and more.
Jul 3rd, 2008 · Last March, more than 30 lifelong jazz musicians were celebrated at the Kennedy Center for their contributions to a unique art form. JazzSet presents a recording of the concert companion to the awards ceremony, featuring Dave Brubeck, Nancy Wilson, and more.
Jun 23rd, 2008 · In the 1970s, George Carlin's seven dirty words routine was the center of a famous obscenity case. More recently, the comic was named the recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, an award scheduled to be presented at the Kennedy Center in November. Carlin died Sunday of heart failure at the age of 71.
May 1st, 2008 · Daniela Schaechter, born in Italy, won the 2005 Mary Lou Williams Piano Competition at the Kennedy Center. The prize was a booking at the next year's Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival, now on JazzSet. Schaechter features music from her CD, I Colori del Mare The Colors of the Sea.