The Sunday Morning Jazz Show 02/22/2026

Sun, Feb 22, 2026

From Jazz Corner.

The Mellon Foundation and the Jazz Foundation of America announced the second cohort of Jazz Legacies Fellows, honoring 12 artists whose work has shaped and continues to impact the evolution of jazz in the United States and around the world.

I’ll start the show with the Jazz Legacies Fellows.

Show archive

Playlist

Dee Alexander, “As Long as You're Living”

from Songs My Mother Loves

jazz family - 2015

Kenny Barron, “Swamp Demon”

from Sunset To Dawn

Savoy - 1973

NTU & Gary Bartz, “Dozens (The Sounding Song)”

from Singerella: A Ghetto Fairy Tale

Prestige - 1973

William Cepeda, “Bomba Swing”

from My Roots And Beyond

Lightyear Entertainment - 1998

Marilyn Crispell, “Only Paradise”

from Inference

Music and Arts Programs of America - 1991

Donald Harrison, “"The Magic Touch" (nouveau swing version) [feat. Joe Dyson, Nori Naraoka & Dan Kaufman]”

from "The Magic Touch" (nouveau swing version) [feat. Joe Dyson, Nori Naraoka & Dan Kaufman] - Single

Roots To Infinity Records - 2026