Jazz Profiles

Jazz Profiles

"Jazz Profiles" is an American radio show produced by NPR and hosted by jazz singer Nancy Wilson. It features hour long retrospectives on the lives of famous jazz musicians, or sometimes on famous albums such as Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue". The show covers a wide range of jazz musicians, from the very famous to the lesser known but still notable ones, such as Jon Hendricks.

External links

* [http://www.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/ Official Site]
* [http://jrabold.net/radio/2jpr.shtml "Jazz Profiles" via streaming audio]


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