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The Biggest Jazz Riff Ever Written

KUER 90.1 | By Tristin Tabish

Published November 19, 2013 at 3:46 PM MST

Pianist Jeremy Denk was awarded a MacArthur "genius" grant in September. Weekends on All Things Considered host Arun Rath invited the pianist to talk about his new recording of the iconic Goldberg Variations, a nearly 90-minute masterwork that Denk has referred to as "the biggest jazz riff ever written."