Marian McPartland, Host of Piano Jazz | Artopia

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Marian McPartland is host of the acclaimed program, Piano Jazz, featured on National Public Radio for more than twenty-five years. She is a well-known jazz pianist and founder of Halcyon Records. She was introduced to jazz by her husband, coronetist Jimmy McPartland, and she played with his band for a brief time before forming her own jazz trio. Marian McPartland died on August 20, 2013. 

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