Wynton Kelly's Liner Notes

A Conversation with Aaron Diehl Part 2

Pianist Aaron Diehl discusses the music of Mary Lou Williams.

Dec 11 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

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A Conversation with Aaron Diehl Part 1

Pianist Aaron Diehl discusses his upbringing, Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, and finding your own voice in jazz

Dec 4 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

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November 2025

Nina Simone: Don’t Call Me a Jazz Musician

How a Classical Pianist Revived Classical Improvisation in Her “Black Classical Music”

Nov 21 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

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Mary Lou Williams: The Unseen Force Behind Jazz Innovation

How Mary Lou Williams Bridged Eras, Mentored Innovators, and Re-shaped Jazz History

Nov 14 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

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A Conversation with Davis Whitfield

Jazz pianist Davis Whitfield talks on his childhood in Jersey City, the music and musicians that shaped him, and what it means for him to carry the name…

Nov 7 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

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October 2025

Frank Stewart on Phineas Newborn

Reflections from the pianist's stepson

Oct 23 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

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We Three: Phineas, Frank and Me

The story of my first encounter with the music of Phineas Newborn.

Oct 16 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

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Louis Moreau Gottschalk: A Composer of America, Not Just American

From Congo Square to the Caribbean, Gottschalk reminds us that America has always been connected.

Oct 3 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

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September 2025

Congo Square: Remembering Jazz at Lincoln Center's Return to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

Andre Kimo Stone Guess on producing the Congo Square concert, the first major musical event in New Orleans after Katrina.

Sep 26 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

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Higher Ground: Remembering Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Katrina Benefit 20 Years Later

I sat down with my father Andre Kimo Stone Guess to discuss how the Higher Ground concert came together in the wake of Katrina.

Sep 18 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

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Monk's Masterclass in Comping

Melody, form, and silence in “Stuffy Turkey”

Sep 11 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

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My Appasionata Summer

Beethoven, Hemingway, chess and the lessons that prepared me for my journey ahead

Sep 4 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess