he went bach and forth, playing bach, charlie parker, bach, several international compilations. we raised over $10,000. more good news. on the heels of our recent announcement that we received the $4 million state grant for renovations, we have some more good news. we were notified by the storage shed council that we had received another $200,000 for the renovation of that park. it is in one of the city's densest areas with the highest concentration of children. the project as a result of the trust for public land. we work closely with community members to develop the city- approved plan to make it a vibrant, a welcoming resources for a neighborhood that has an estimated 6000 kids. the new park will have a basketball court, the perimeter path, and a brand new clubhouse. a want to say great thanks to the youth storage should council, and i want to extend my appreciation for those that worked on the grant. it provides $30 million in funding over a 10-year period. it provides outdoor opportunities for youth. we're very excited. from good news to the less good. or maybe not so bad.

pianist at birdland, the legendary jazz club and playing with many of the era's greats, including charlie parkerdizzy gillespie and miles davis. he started his own trio in 1951 and also began lecturing and writing on jazz-- the beginnings of decades of work in radio, television and schools, bringing jazz to a wider audience. >> welcome to jazz alive. >> brown: he was well-known in the public broadcasting world hosting several programs on n.p.r. from the 1970s until 2002. in the early '80s, taylor became a correspondent for cbs "sunday morning." he interviewed other artists and on occasion played music himself. taylor also reached out to young people in numerous ways. he took his jazz mobile into new york's poorer neigbhorhoods and around the country. and worked with up and coming musicians in his role as artistic advisor to the kennedy center for the performing arts. ♪ taylor was the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the national medal of the arts. he wrote more than 300 compositions including "i wish i knew how it would feel to be free," which became an anthem of the civil righ