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Sittin In

Sittin' In: Cape Cod's jazz greats

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CAI's John Basile is the local host of All Things Considered weekday afternoons, but he's also an expert on jazz and the author of the book "Cape Cod Jazz: From Colombo to the Columns." This week he reflects on some of the great musicians who chose to live on Cape Cod, bringing world-class jazz to an unlikely place.

And he plays some of the records made by this group of musicians.

The headstone of popular and influential jazz trumpeter Bobby Hackett at the Seaside Cemetery in Chatham. Hackett died in 1976.
Dan Tritle

John Basile is the local host of All Things Considered weekday afternoons and a reporter.