{"id":12512,"date":"2023-12-12T11:10:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/?p=12512"},"modified":"2023-12-12T11:14:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:14:44","slug":"a-jazz-piano-christmas-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/piano-news\/a-jazz-piano-christmas-2023-12512\/","title":{"rendered":"A Jazz Piano Christmas 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NPR\u2019s traditional season\u2019s celebration \u201dA Jazz Piano Christmas\u201d was recorded live at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Palm trees and sandy beaches were in the air on a chilly December night.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jazz-piano-christmas-2023-1024x654.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"654\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jazz-piano-christmas-2023-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jazz-piano-christmas-2023-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jazz-piano-christmas-2023-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jazz-piano-christmas-2023.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This year, the annual holiday concert featured an all-Cuban program with veteran Hilario Dur\u00e1n, vocalist\/pianist Melvis Santa and former Jazz Piano Christmas young talent, Alfredo Rodr\u00edguez.<\/p>\n<p>While now living in different parts of the world, each brought their Cuban roots to a collection of traditional holiday tunes and a couple of other songs that reflected their connections to Afro-Cuban culture and jazz.<\/p>\n<p>From cha-cha-cha&#8217;s to ho-ho-ho&#8217;s, the whole concert is a holiday treat with a distinct, danceable groove.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/player\/embed\/1217915149\/1217928998\" width=\"100%\" height=\"290\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"NPR embedded audio player\"><\/iframe><em>(Choose cookie consent to show the player above, or listen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/12\/08\/1217915149\/jazz-piano-christmas-2023\">here<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Set list:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hilario Dur\u00e1n<\/strong><br \/>\nMedley: &#8220;Carol of the Bells&#8221; \/ &#8220;What Child is This?&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;O Holy Night&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;O Christmas Tree&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Melvis Santa<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Dibule o\u00f1\u00ed&#8221; (Gilberto Vald\u00e9s)<br \/>\n&#8220;Descarga pa&#8217; Celeste&#8221; (Melvis Santa)<br \/>\n&#8220;Santa Baby&#8221; (Philip Springer, Joan Javits)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alfredo Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;El G\u00fcije&#8221; (Alfredo Rodr\u00edguez)<br \/>\n&#8220;Silent Night&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Jingle Bells&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NPR\u2019s traditional season\u2019s celebration \u201dA Jazz Piano Christmas\u201d was recorded live at The John F. 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