Dockery, Sam

As a Guest

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December 30, 1981

01:01:35

Sam Dockery: The In-Studio Performance

Jazz pianist Sam Dockery performs before a live studio audience. In between songs, he tells Fresh Air associate producer Danny Miller about the mechanics of improvisation and the role of the pianist in different contexts.

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Sam Dockery

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July 6, 1979

54:46

Golden, Dockery, and Fields On the Philadelphia Jazz Scene.

Pianist Jimmy Golden, pianist Sam Dockery, and trumpeter and club owner Jack Fields discuss jazz in Philadelphia. Jimmy Golden and Sam Dockery have served as house pianists at many Philadelphia jazz clubs, and Jack Fields owned the club the Blue Note in the 1950s.

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Jimmy Golden
Sam Dockery
Jack Fields

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August 31, 1978

53:38

Jazz Pianist Sam Dockery

Sam Dockery talks about his start as a jazz pianist and his experiences performing and recording with other notable musicians.

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Sam Dockery

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Sam Dockery

As a Guest

Sam Dockery: The In-Studio Performance

Golden, Dockery, and Fields On the Philadelphia Jazz Scene.

Jazz Pianist Sam Dockery

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