Wayne Shorter was a visionary saxophonist and composer who significantly shaped post-bop and fusion jazz. He joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and quickly became the primary composer. Known for his saxophone mastery, he transitioned from the tenor saxophone in the late 1960s.Visit<a href="https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/show/rapp-on-jazz"> southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz</a> for full transcripts.

Wayne Shorter was a visionary saxophonist and composer who significantly shaped post-bop and fusion jazz. He joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and quickly became the primary composer. Known for his saxophone mastery, he transitioned from the tenor saxophone in the late 1960s. Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

Wayne Shorter was a visionary saxophonist and composer who significantly shaped post-bop and fusion jazz. He joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and quickly became the primary composer. Known for his saxophone mastery, he transitioned from the tenor saxophone in the late 1960s.Visit<a href="https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/show/rapp-on-jazz" rel="noopener noreferrer"> southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz</a> for full transcripts.

Wayne Shorter

Rapp on Jazz, co-produced by South Carolina Public Radio and the ColaJazz Foundation, highlights the Palmetto State's connection to the history of jazz music and the current jazz scene. Join Mark Rapp, executive director of the foundation and host of SC Public Radio’s ColaJazz Presents, for these 60-second segments covering everything from famous South Carolinians like Dizzy Gillespie and Eartha Kitt to the “Big Apple” dance craze of the 1930s to the best clubs to experience jazz in the state.

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Rapp on Jazz, co-produced by South Carolina Public Radio and the ColaJazz Foundation, highlights the Palmetto State's connection to the history of jazz music and the current jazz scene. Join Mark Rapp, executive director of the foundation and host of SC Public Radio’s ColaJazz Presents, for these 60-second segments covering everything from famous South Carolinians like Dizzy Gillespie and Eartha Kitt to the “Big Apple” dance craze of the 1930s to the best clubs to experience jazz in the state.

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