One of the great bebop stylists of his time, the pianist joined host Marian McPartland for this session shortly before his death in 1990.
Walter Davis Jr. On Piano Jazz
Trio Subtonic: Breaking Grooves Wide Open
The Portlanders of Trio Subtonic made a second appearance in our studios armed with material from their new album “Fiction,” their first for the ultra-hip Ropeadope record label. It features a pair of cool contemporary covers of songs by Elliott Smith and Sia, and live in our studios the band played the Black Keys’ “Little […]
Pearl Django — With Mandolinist Don Stiernberg
Back in 1999, and out of nowhere, the KNKX (then ‘KPLU’) music department received a CD called “About Time” by a mandolin player named Don Stiernberg. Frankly, it didn’t look all that promising but, of course, we gave it a listen. To our collective surprise, it was delightful and we began playing it on the […]