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Below is a list of artists featured on Jazz Profiles. Click an artist's name to read more and hear audio clips from the program.

For a list of current and upcoming artists, view the online schedule.

ARTIST SHOWS | THEME SHOWS

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- A -
Nat Adderley

Toshiko Akiyoshi

Mose Allison

Gene Ammons

Ernestine Anderson

Louis Armstrong: The Man And His Music, Part 1

Louis Armstrong: The Man And His Music, Part 2

Louis Armstrong: The Trumpeter

Louis Armstrong: The Singer

Louis Armstrong's New Orleans

Louis Armstrong: The Chicago Years

Louis Armstrong: The Big Band Years, Part 1

Louis Armstrong: The Big Band Years, Part 2

Louis Armstrong's Hollywood

Louis Armstrong: The Duets

Louis Armstrong All Stars

Louis Armstrong's World (Ambassador Satch)

Louis Armstrong Today

George Avakian

- B -
Ray Barretto

Sidney Bechet

Tony Bennett

Andy Bey

Carla Bley

Bob Brookmeyer

Ray Brown

Dave Brubeck

Kenny Burrell

Jaki Byard

- C -
Cab Calloway

Hoagy Carmichael

Benny Carter

Betty Carter

Doc Cheatham

Rosemary Clooney

Freddy Cole

Nat 'King' Cole Part 1: "The Jazz Pianist"

Nat 'King' Cole Part 2: "The Jazz Singer"

Buddy Collette

John Coltrane: First Impressions

John Coltrane: Giant Steps and Beyond

Chick Corea

- D -
Miles Davis: Miles Styles

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

Buddy Defranco

Paul Desmond

Bob Dorough

- E -
Harry "Sweets" Edison

Duke Ellington: An Overview, Part 1

Duke Ellington: An Overview, Part 2

Duke Ellington: The Bandleader, Part 1

Duke Ellington: The Bandleader, Part 2

Duke Ellington: The Composer, Part 1

Duke Ellington: The Composer, Part 2

Duke Ellington: Songwriter & His Singers

Duke Ellington: In Film and On Stage

Duke Ellington: The Pianist

Duke Ellington: His Legacy and Influence

Bill Evans

Gil Evans

- F -
Tommy Flanagan

Ella Fitzgerald

- G -
Erroll Garner

Terry Gibbs

Benny Golson

Norman Granz

Al Grey

Johnny Griffin

- H -
Charlie Haden

Jim Hall

Chico Hamilton

Lionel Hampton (Pt. 1)

Lionel Hampton (Pt. 2)

Herbie Hancock

Johnny Hartman

Roy Haynes

Heath Brothers Pt. 1

Jimmy Heath

Fletcher Henderson

Jon Hendricks

Al Hibbler

Milt Hinton

Billie Holiday

Shirley Horn

Bobby Hutcherson

- I -
Abdullah Ibrahim

- J -
Milt Jackson (MJQ)

Illinois Jacquet

Ahmad Jamal

Keith Jarrett

J.J. Johnson

Etta Jones

Hank Jones

Quincy Jones

The Jones Brothers: The First Family of Jazz

Louis Jordan

Sheila Jordan

- K -
Lee Konitz

- L -
Ellis Larkins

Peggy Lee

John Lewis

Abbey Lincoln

Melba Liston

Charles Lloyd

- M -
Johnny Mandel

Herbie Mann

Ellis Marsalis

Les McCann

Jackie McLean

Marian McPartland

Carmen McRae

Jay McShann

Charles Mingus Part 1

Charles Mingus Part 2

The Modern Jazz Quartet

Thelonious Monk

Wes Montgomery

James Moody

Gerry Mulligan

- N -
Red Norvo

- O -
Anita O'Day

- P -
Charlie Parker Part 1

Charlie Parker Part 2

Oscar Peterson

Oscar Pettiford

Bud Powell

Tito Puente

- R -
Sam Rivers

Max Roach

Sonny Rollins

George Russell

- S -
Mongo Santamaria

Little Jimmy Scott

Bud Shank

Artie Shaw

George Shearing

Wayne Shorter

Horace Silver

Norman Simmons

Zoot Sims

Bessie Smith

Jimmy Smith

Willie "The Lion" Smith

Sun Ra

- T -
Tom Talbert

Art Tatum

Billy Taylor

Clark Terry

Toots Thielemans

Mel Tormé

Stanley Turrentine

McCoy Tyner

- V -
Chucho Valdés

Sarah Vaughan

- W -
Benny Waters

Randy Weston

Claude "Fiddler" Williams

Joe Williams

Mary Lou Williams

Gerald Wilson

Jimmy Witherspoon

Phil Woods

 
THEME SHOWS | ARTIST SHOWS

Blue Note Records: 60th Birthday Tribute

Chicago: Portrait of a Jazz City Part 1

Chicago: Portrait of a Jazz City Part 2

The Jazz Violin, Part 1

The Jazz Violin, Part 2

The Village Vanguard

George Wein/Newport Jazz Festival

Different Colors: Play That Thing!

Different Colors: A Whole New Sound

Jazz In D.C.

Jazz In Song: The Words

Jazz In Song: Singing Instrumentalists

On the Road

The Standards

Women in Jazz, Part 1

Women in Jazz, Part 2

Today's Generation: Ups & Downs