August 3, 2007: Jazz Duos
From one jazz duo–Rob and Bryan–comes a show about other (actual) jazz duos. Today we start a series of occasional shows highlighting different historical and current combinations of improvisers. The history of jazz has been significantly shaped by the various groupings of different musicians into trios, big bands, quintets, etc. Today, focusing on perhaps the most pared-down (pun intended) version of jazz conversation, we listen to some incredible duos, including Raw Materials (Vijay Iyer and Rudresh Mahanthappa), Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock, and more!