Delaware Water Gap Pianist Jesse Green featured on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
Jesse Green
Since April 1979, legendary pianist Marian McPartland has welcomed a stellar line-up of jazz artists for one hour of conversation and improvisation on her Peabody Award-winning program. This week, McPartland, with her engaging personality and improvisational savvy, hosts Jesse Green with Glenn Davis on drums and Martin Wind on bass.
Piano Jazz is a forum for jazz legends and influential performers as well as up-and-coming talents. Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck, Diana Krall, Max Roach, Cassandra Wilson and Tony Bennett are among the over 500 guests who have joined McPartland to create dynamic duets and discuss their lives and music.
Pianist, composer and arranger Jesse Green is a extraordinary musician with deep jazz roots. His father is trombonist Urbie Green and his mother, Kathy Preston, was a big band singer. Drawing on this jazz legacy, Green's approach to the piano is artful, skillful, and swinging. He performs his own tune, "My Miracle," before honoring his host with a version of McPartland's "Twilight World." For Jesse, this was a unique experience. "It was not just an honor meeting and playing with Marian…it was an awe-inspiring and extremely enjoyable experience."
The show will air locally Sunday at 9am on WRTI and 7PM on WVIA.
Available also on other Radio Stations throughout the nation, be sure to check NPR – Piano Jazz Online for more information on what stations will be broadcasting this and when.
