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JazzSet delivers rhythm... melody... harmony... improv... every week since 1992.

Each week, host Dee Dee Bridgewater brings you music in performance, sweet and hot. With her fine, friendly voice, the 2008 Grammy nominee introduces sets from coast to coast, and beyond.

JazzSet's quality recordings capture the legends, today's top bands, and promising new talent. Occasionally, the program dips into its archives and Dee Dee shares a moment that's too good not to share.

Highlights of the 2008-09 season include:

Continued coverage of Kennedy Center Jazz in Washington, DC, and sets from Jazz Standard, named by New York magazine as the Best Jazz Club of 2008.   And these artists: Cassandra Wilson at the Chicago Symphony Center Brian Blade's Fellowship with a never-heard set from the Village Vanguard Milton Nascimento and the Jobim Trio from Brazil Ron Miles Quartet with Bill Frisell, Reginald Veal, Matt Wilson playing Ellington, Monk and Miles Edmar Castaneda on harp, with Joe Locke on vibes, at Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood '08 New Orleans trumpeter Marlon Jordan outdoors at Glenwood Springs Summer of Jazz Saxophonist/clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera at NJPAC

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June 1 - Christian McBride's Inside Straight at the Detroit Jazz Festival

It's a poker hand, it's a five-piece band, playing to Motor City adulation on Labor Day weekend 2009.

June 8 - Anat Cohen's Anzic Orchestra

Three cellos are a unique feature of this rarely-live big band, led by clarinetist Cohen with original arrangements by Oded Lev-Ari. Upcoming tenor star Hailey Niswanger opens for Anat.

June 15 - Edward Simon's Sorrows and Triumphs

Pianist Edward Simon premieres a commissioned work for his group Afinidad with Scott Colley, Antonio Sanchez, David Binney, and special guests at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

June 22 - Highlights from the 2009 Monterey Jazz Festival

Hear a new performance from the 52nd annual edition of this major festival help every September.

June 29 - Arturo Sandoval & Cyrus Chestnut

A mix-and-match of two sets from one weekend at the Kennedy Center, as trumpeter Sandoval rumbas Miami-style, and pianist Chestnut swings from spirituals to Soul Food.

July 6 - Frank Wess & Terell Stafford Quintets

At the Kennedy Center Jazz Club, the Frank Wess Quintet features the NEA Jazz Master on tenor and flute, and trumpeter Terell Stafford. In Staffords group, Tim Warfield is the saxophonist, with Bruce Barth on piano.

July 13 - LeeBop from the Detroit Jazz Festival

"Speed Ball," "Beehive" and more buzzing lips for trumpeter Lee Morgan (born July 10, 1938) from Dominick Farinacci and two co-horns - Brandon Lee and Jeremy Pelt.

July 20 - Miguel Zenon and Vijay Iyer Groups at Newport

With their poll-winning albums Este Plena and Historicity, the saxophonist from Puerto Rico and the American-born pianist of Indian parentage lead their groups in personal and new directions.

July 27 - Claudia Acuña at Newport and Duets from Branford Marsalis & Joey Calderazzo

Claudia arranges Chilean folk songs as jazz on En Este Momento from Marsalis Music. The saxophonist and pianist stretch out together.

August 3 - Pianos Resound: Hiromi Opens for the Michel Camilo Trio at Newport

One is from Japan, the other from the Caribbean. A generation apart, Hiromi attended Michel Camilo's master classes. In common, they share unfailing technique and a brilliant sound. Saxophonist Joe Lovano is a guest.

August 10 - Benny Golson at 80 at the Kennedy Center

The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, the All-Stars and the New JazzTet come to the Eisenhower Theater to celebrate saxophonist, composer and NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson, born January 25, 1929.

August 17 - Edmar Castañeda at Tanglewood

Edmar Castañeda creates mesmerizing jazz on his acoustic Colombian harp, accompanied by the fluid mallet player Joe Locke.

August 24 - Dee Dee Bridgewater & Dolphyana at the Detroit Jazz Fest

Bridgewater swings the Michigan State jazz band and a quartet from Julliard showcases the music of Eric Dolphy (1928-64) and Maupin, the great Detroit reed man. Nestor Torres is on flute.

August 31 - BBQ: The Brubeck Brothers at Detroit

Intense yet relaxed, Dave Brubeck's sons Chris on bass and Dan on drums pilot their quartet through "West of One, "Dance of the Shadows," "Cool on the Coast," "Eclipsed," and more.