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In the spring of 2018, South Carolina Public Radio unveiled an exhibit of photos taken during recording session for Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz. This year marks the centennial of host Marian McPartland (March 20, 1918 - August 20, 2013) and in her honor we present a series of 40+ minicasts (mini-podcasts) that capture the essence of the program and correspond with the photos on display.

Charlie Watts and Tim Ries with Marian McPartland

Marian McPartland with Charlie Watts (drums) and Tim Ries (saxophone), New York, 2006
RJ Capak
Marian McPartland with Charlie Watts (drums) and Tim Ries (saxophone), New York, 2006

Drummer Charlie Watts has been a member of the Rolling Stones for more than five decades. A rock-and-roll icon, Watts started out in the early 60s playing jazz clubs in England. Tim Ries is an accomplished composer, arranger and educator, and he performs on the saxophone both as a sideman and as a soloist. In 2005 he released The Rolling Stones Project, which includes Ries’ interpretations of classic Rolling Stones songs. In Piano Jazz session from 2006, Watt and Ries team up with McPartland to play their own jazz rendition of “Honky Honk Woman.”

Rolling Stones site: http://www.rollingstones.com/

Artist site for Tim Ries: http://www.timries.com/

Full episode: https://www.npr.org/2007/08/31/15127429/charlie-watts-and-tim-ries-on-piano-jazz