Marian McPartland, Jazz Pianist and NPR Radio Staple, Dies at 95

August 21, 2013 / No Comments / Tags: marian mcpartland

Peter Keepnews
New York Times

mcpartlandMarian McPartland, the genteel Englishwoman who became a fixture of the American jazz scene as a pianist and, later in life, hosted the internationally syndicated and immensely popular public radio show “Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz,” died on Tuesday at her home in Port Washington, N.Y. She was 95.

Source: NY Times