Pianist Marian McPartland has been a force in jazz for more than 70 years. Her long-running weekly program on NPR,
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz (
http://www.npr.org/programs/piano-jazz/ ) has featured nearly every notable jazz musician, and quite a few talented newcomers on their way up. The show is about half chat and half live jamming, and is always a delight. At age 93, Marian can still "cut" most of the players who come on her show, but she is always generous and charming, and she makes sure her guests shine.
