Home | More Videos | About Us | Contact | Subscribe | Donate

Documentary: Anything For Jazz

Jaki Byard

Subscribe to Jazz on the Tube

Navigation:

Home

More Videos

Back

More videos like this

Jaki Byard (1922-99) was one of the few pianists capable of playing all jazz piano styles from stride to free while always sounding like himself.

This 1979 profile features excerpts of Byard playing “Meditations On Integration,” leading his big band the Apollo Stompers on parts of two songs, and performing a suite dedicated to his family.

Ron Carter and Bill Evans make brief appearances but the focus is on Jaki Byard’s comments about his music along with bits of his remarkable playing.

- Scott Yanow

That's how we grow.

Thanks!