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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 3:44 pm

Our show today about the life and times of Thelonious Monk had us peering into the jazz world to look for the children of the “George Washington of be-bop.” Who are Monk’s musical and spiritual heirs?

 
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11:00 am

Thelonious Monk. Jazz giant. American hipster. A new biography takes us into his life and enigmatic music.

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Friday, May 1, 2009 at 11:00 am

A new documentary captures jazz now, from the living icons of modern jazz to those pushing the music in new directions.

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Thursday, January 1, 2009 at 11:00 am

Jazz legend Count Basie helped make the American soundtrack of the 1930s. We listen back, and ask if America has a soundtrack today.

 
Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at 11:00 am

In the world of jazz, saxophone giant John Coltrane was so big, so powerful, so deep, so out there that almost half a century later jazz musicians are still wailing in his shadow.
Coltrane, says New York Times jazz critic Ben Ratliff, was the John Henry of jazz, the John Wayne, the Paul Bunyon — the [...]

 
Monday, November 26, 2007 at 11:00 am

Best-selling jazz trumpeter Chris Botti says “music that breaks your heart is the music that stays with you forever.” And that’s what he gives his listeners — sweeping jazz ballads that warm the heart and soul.
Influenced by his piano-playing mother and the legendary Miles Davis, Botti has played with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Sting, [...]

 
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at 11:00 am

In the world of jazz, saxophone giant John Coltrane was so big, so powerful, so deep, so out there that almost half a century later jazz musicians are still wailing in his shadow.
Coltrane, says New York Times jazz critic Ben Ratliff, was the John Henry of jazz, the John Wayne, the Paul Bunyon — the [...]

 
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California, here we come! And we need your questions!

On Point is headed west!
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Matthew Hoh’s Resignation Letter

Matthew Hoh, a former Marine captain, became the first foreign service official to publicly resign in protest over the war in Afghanistan. The move has generated a lot of reaction. You can read Hoh’s resignation letter, posted by The Washington Post, which reported on it here.

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