{"id":11330,"date":"2021-12-20T11:14:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T11:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/?p=11330"},"modified":"2021-12-23T11:47:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T11:47:40","slug":"a-jazz-piano-christmas-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/piano-news\/a-jazz-piano-christmas-2021-11330\/","title":{"rendered":"A Jazz Piano Christmas 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Again NPR\u2019s traditional season\u2019s celebration \u201dA Jazz Piano Christmas\u201d, was recorded live from The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. and offers a joyful mix of musical Christmas glitter with a real West Coast feel; all three pianists have roots in California.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/jazz-piano-christmas2021-1024x598.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/jazz-piano-christmas2021-1024x598.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/jazz-piano-christmas2021-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/jazz-piano-christmas2021-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/jazz-piano-christmas2021-1536x897.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/jazz-piano-christmas2021.png 1722w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/player\/embed\/1055804182\/1062370206\" width=\"100%\" height=\"190\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"NPR embedded audio player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Set list:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eric Reed<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Angels in the Snow&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Christmas is Coming&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Go Tell It On The Mountain&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gerald Clayton<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Christmas Time Is Here&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrice Rushen<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;What Child Is This&#8221; (Greensleeves)<br \/>\n&#8220;Caroling, Caroling&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;This Christmas&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In this year\u2019s edition the full audience was back with vaccination cards in hand. 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