Jimmy McPartland

"Louisiana" and "Royal Garden Blues."Read More

The couple met in Britain while Jimmy was serving in the armed forces during WWII. Read More

According to a press release, "The film explores McPartland's life and career as a pioneering woman musician, composer, and host of NPR's Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz. A native of England, McPartland arrived in America after World War II with her husband Jimmy McPartland and went on to establish herself as one of the leading musicians in the jazz world. McPartland tells her own story in interviews filmed over four years. She performs her own musical compositions and improvisations as she regales audiences with her wit and stories in clubs, concerts and Piano Jazz recording sessions. McPartland's musical colleagues seen performing and being interviewed in the film include Dr. Billy Taylor, Elvis Costello, Dave Brubeck, Diana Krall, Bill Frisell, Nnenna Freelon, Renee Rosnes, Dick Hyman and others."Read More

Part two begins with Costello singing "P.S. I Love You," with Pete Malinverni on the piano. Read More