13 episodes

A 12-part podcast series hosted by acclaimed author Robin D.G. Kelley, exploring the music and legacy of pianist Erroll Garner. Each episode is grounded in one of Garner's albums and features a conversation between Robin and a different musician. The guests include some of today's most important voices in jazz, as Uncovered attempts to answer one central question: Who is Erroll Garner to you?

Erroll Garner Uncovered The Erroll Garner Project

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A 12-part podcast series hosted by acclaimed author Robin D.G. Kelley, exploring the music and legacy of pianist Erroll Garner. Each episode is grounded in one of Garner's albums and features a conversation between Robin and a different musician. The guests include some of today's most important voices in jazz, as Uncovered attempts to answer one central question: Who is Erroll Garner to you?

    EP.10 - Cécile McLorin Salvant / Gemini

    EP.10 - Cécile McLorin Salvant / Gemini

    Three-time GRAMMY® Award winning singer and multi-disciplinary artist Cécile McLorin Salvant joins Dr. Kelley to listen to Garner’s 1972 album Gemini. They explore Salvant’s deep relationship to Garner’s song Misty and her own path to becoming multi-disciplinary artist. Salvant shares her insights into Garner’s visual art practice and talks about her essay on the topic for his centennial boxed set, Liberation In Swing.

    Listen to the album: https://www.errollgarner.com/gemini-ors

    Check out the full Octave Remastered Series: https://www.errollgarner.com/

    Learn more about Erroll Garner Uncovered: errollgarner.com/podcast

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    Instagram: http://instagram.com/errollgarnerofficial

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/errollgarner

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC960_Jq0MdN_RuLbTGfR1HA

    Find out more about our guest

    Cécile McLorin Salvant

    http://www.cecilemclorinsalvant.com/


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    • 1 hr 3 min
    EP.09 - Nicole Mitchell / Feeling Is Believing

    EP.09 - Nicole Mitchell / Feeling Is Believing

    Nicole Mitchell is an award-winning flutist, composer, bandleader, and now the chair of Jazz Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. On this Episode, she and Dr. Kelley examine Garner’s GRAMMY nominated 1970 album, and discuss his pioneering contributions to music and culture.

    Listen to the album: https://www.errollgarner.com/feeling-is-believing-ors

    Check out the full Octave Remastered Series: https://www.errollgarner.com/

    Learn more about Erroll Garner Uncovered: errollgarner.com/podcast

    Follow Erroll Garner on

    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/officialerrollgarner/

    Instagram: http://instagram.com/errollgarnerofficial

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/errollgarner

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC960_Jq0MdN_RuLbTGfR1HA

    Find out more about our guest

    Nicole Mitchell

    https://www.nicolemitchell.com/home


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    • 52 min
    EP.08 - Christian McBride & Christian Sands / Up In Erroll’s Room

    EP.08 - Christian McBride & Christian Sands / Up In Erroll’s Room

    Dr. Kelley is joined for a true listening party by Christian McBride and Christian Sands. The trio gets deep into Garner’s GRAMMY nominated 1968 record featuring a horn section and some of Garner’s most dazzling performances.

    Listen to the album: https://www.errollgarner.com/upinerrollsroom-ors

    Check out the full Octave Remastered Series: https://www.errollgarner.com/

    Learn more about Erroll Garner Uncovered: errollgarner.com/podcast

    Follow Erroll Garner on

    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/officialerrollgarner/

    Instagram: http://instagram.com/errollgarnerofficial

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/errollgarner

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC960_Jq0MdN_RuLbTGfR1HA

    Find out more about our guests

    Christian McBride

    https://www.christianmcbride.com

    Christian Sands

    http://www.christiansandsjazz.com


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    • 1 hr
    EP.07 - Miles Okazaki / That’s My Kick

    EP.07 - Miles Okazaki / That’s My Kick

    Guitarist and composer Miles Okazaki joins Dr. Kelley for a journey though Garner’s album That’s My Kick. They examine Garner as the musical “trickster” of myth, and Okazaki demonstrates what made Garner’s legendary left hand rhythms such an important aspect of his artistry.



    Listen to the album: https://www.errollgarner.com/thatsmykick-ors

    pre-order the new Erroll Garner Centennial releases: https://www.errollgarner.com/

    Learn more about Erroll Garner Uncovered: https://errollgarner.com/podcast



    Follow Erroll Garner on

    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/officialerrollgarner/

    Instagram: http://instagram.com/errollgarnerofficial

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/errollgarner

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC960_Jq0MdN_RuLbTGfR1HA

    Find out more about our guest Miles Okazaki

    https://www.milesokazaki.com


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    • 51 min
    Bonus - Martha Glaser In Montreal - 1966

    Bonus - Martha Glaser In Montreal - 1966

    On this special bonus episode from the Garner archives, we remember Martha Glaser. As Erroll Garner's longtime manager, advocate and business parter, she helped him to build one of the most important musical legacies of the 20th century.  Hear Martha in conversation with Montreal radio host Ted Miller, in July of 1966, and read more about Martha in the links in our show notes:



    JazzTimes: Martha Glaser: More than a Manager

    https://jazztimes.com/features/profiles/martha-glaser-more-than-a-manager/



    Check out the full Octave Remastered Series: https://www.errollgarner.com/

    Learn more about Erroll Garner Uncovered: https://errollgarner.com/podcast



    Follow Erroll Garner on

    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/officialerrollgarner/

    Instagram: http://instagram.com/errollgarnerofficial

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/errollgarner

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC960_Jq0MdN_RuLbTGfR1HA














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    • 22 min
    EP.06 - Helen Sung / Campus Concert

    EP.06 - Helen Sung / Campus Concert

    Host Robin D.G. Kelley spins tracks from Campus Concert and pianist/composer Helen Sung steps behind the keys to demonstrate Garner’s iconic style. They explore Helen's journey to jazz, Erroll’s history with the “mambo” sound, and discuss what it means to truly understand the language of music.



    Listen to the album: https://www.errollgarner.com/campus-concert-ors

    Check out the full Octave Remastered Series: https://www.errollgarner.com/

    Learn more about Erroll Garner Uncovered: https://www.errollgarner.com/podcast



    Follow Erroll Garner on

    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/officialerrollgarner/

    Instagram: http://instagram.com/errollgarnerofficial

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/errollgarner

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC960_Jq0MdN_RuLbTGfR1HA



    Find out more about our guest Helen Sung

    http://www.helensung.com


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    • 55 min

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