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RADIO/PODCAST: Allen Toussaint's Keys to New Orleans

New Orleans is not only the cradle of jazz. It's also the birthplace of great jazz piano, dating back to the early 1900s, when {{Jelly Roll Morton = 9632}} tickled the ivories. Hear three pianists who are upholding that great tradition--{{Jon Cleary}}, {{Henry Butler = 5501}} and {{Allen Toussaint = 10864}}--onstage at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., with Keys to New Orleans...

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06:00 on May 1 2009

RADIO/PODCAST: Allen Toussaint's Keys to New Orleans

All About Jazz — New Orleans is not only the cradle of jazz. It's also the birthplace of great jazz piano, dating back to the early 1900s, when {{Jelly Roll Morton = 9632}} tickled the iv... more info

Allen Toussaint

10:04 on April 30 2009

Allen Toussaint: The Bright Mississippi

Sometimes jazz is best left in the hands of players who dont normally record as jazz artists. It can be too easy to fall into patterns: melody-solos-melody, an assured se... more info

Allen Toussaint