Toast of the Nation

An NPR tradition every New Year’s Eve since the 1970s, Toast of the Nation is the perfect audio complement for the occasion. It’s festive jazz you can party to, all night long. Spirited, improvised, and swinging, each segment stops in a Blue Note venue throughout the country and the world. Hear encore sets from Buika, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau, pianist Fred Hersch, Ron Carter, and Dee Dee Bridgewater. Tune in on Monday, December 31 from 6 pm to midnight.