{"id":12041,"date":"2022-12-19T14:02:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T14:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/?p=12041"},"modified":"2022-12-19T14:07:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T14:07:47","slug":"a-jazz-piano-christmas-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/piano-news\/a-jazz-piano-christmas-2022-12041\/","title":{"rendered":"A Jazz Piano Christmas 2022"},"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>There was a lot of love in the air when NPR&#8217;s annual A Jazz Piano Christmas concert and live taping took place this past weekend, Dec. 3, at the John F. 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After more than two years of pandemic and lockdowns, audiences have been eager to get out and experience live music again and this event showed that plainly.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/jazz-piano-christmas-1024x616.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/jazz-piano-christmas-1024x616.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/jazz-piano-christmas-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/jazz-piano-christmas-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/jazz-piano-christmas-1536x923.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/jazz-piano-christmas.png 1572w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/player\/embed\/1141260209\/1141512496\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"NPR embedded audio player\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n(Choose cookie consent to show the player above, or listen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/12\/08\/1141260209\/a-jazz-piano-christmas-2022-live-from-the-kennedy-center\">here<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The holiday spirit was kicked off by 17-year-old Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9, followed by Bob Thompson, house pianist for the NPR radio show Mountain Stage, and was capped off with the spirited playing of mononymous Japanese composer Hiromi.<br \/>\nAt the end of the evening, we were left with a soundtrack for thoughtful introspection as well communal celebration \u2014 which are the very reasons this annual NPR tradition exists. Enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Set list:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9<\/strong><br \/>\nChristmas Medley, (&#8220;Winter Wonderland&#8221;, &#8220;Let It Snow&#8221;, &#8220;O Christmas Tree&#8221;, &#8220;The First Noel&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob Thompson<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;It Came Upon A Midnight Clear&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;March Of The Magi&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hiromi<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Whiteout&#8221; (Hiromi)<br \/>\n&#8220;The Christmas Song&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Mr. C.C.&#8221; (Hiromi)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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