Each of the 13 episodes of "Legends of Jazz With Ramsey Lewis" has a different focus. Here is a look at the themes and guests highlighted:

Each of the 13 episodes of "Legends of Jazz With Ramsey Lewis" has a different focus. Here is a look at the themes and guests highlighted:
The Golden Horns: Trumpet players Clark Terry, Roy Hargrove and Chris Botti.The Jazz Singers: Vocalists Al Jarreau and Kurt Elling.The Great Guitars: Pat Metheny and Jim Hall.Contemporary Jazz: Guitarist Lee Ritenour, keyboardist George Duke and bassist/producer Marcus Miller.The Altos: Saxophone players David Sanborn and Phil Woods.The Piano Masters: Dave Brubeck and Dr. Billy Taylor.Roots: The Blues: Singers and guitarists Robert Cray and Keb' Mo'.The American Songbook: Guitarist/vocalist John Pizzarelli and singer Jane Monheit.Latin Jazz: Keyboardist Eddie Palmieri and flute player Dave Valentin.The Tenors: Saxophone players Benny Golson, Chris Potter and Marcus Strickland.Brazilian Jazz: Guitarist and composer/arranger Oscar Castro-Neves and keyboardist/composer Ivan Lins.The Killer B's: Hammond B3 organ players Joey DeFrancesco and Dr. Lonnie Smith.NEA Jazz Masters 2006: Singer Tony Bennett, conga player Ray Barretto and Chick Corea, composer, arranger, pianist and bandleader.
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