Listen "The Jazz Messengers"
Episode Synopsis
Few groups shaped modern jazz like Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Formed in the 1950s, the Messengers became the heartbeat of hard bop — soulful, blues-driven, always swinging. Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.
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