The Jazz Session

Trombonist Wayne Wallace brings a lifetime of jazz, R&B and latin playing together on his... The post The Jazz Session #116: Wayne Wallace appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Paquito D’Rivera is equally at home in the jazz and classical worlds, a fact he... The post The Jazz Session #115: Paquito D’Rivera appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Harpist Edmar Castaneda combines folkloric music from his native Colombia with jazz and other latin... The post The Jazz Session #114: Edmar Castaneda appeared first on The Jazz Session .

On his second album, Escaping Shadows (Concord, 2009), saxophonist Benny Reid continues to explore the... The post The Jazz Session #113: Benny Reid appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Drummer Martin Urbach is a citizen of the world. His travels have taken him from... The post The Jazz Session #112: Martin Urbach appeared first on The Jazz Session .

The band Diverse consists of students from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. They... The post The Jazz Session #111: Diverse appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Bassist John Goldsby has worked in Germany for the last 15 years, playing in a... The post The Jazz Session #110: John Goldsby appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Saxophonist Roger Lewis is one of the founding members of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band.... The post The Jazz Session #109: Dirty Dozen Brass Band (Roger Lewis) appeared first on The Jazz Session .

The Dan Loomis Quartet currently features Loomis on bass, Eli Asher on trumpet, Robin Verheyen... The post The Jazz Session #108: The Dan Loomis Quartet appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Kat Edmonson is making a name for herself as both a smart interpreter of popular... The post The Jazz Session #107: Kat Edmonson appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Pianist and vocalist Patti Wicks teams up with her Italian trio — bassist Giovanni Sanguinetti... The post The Jazz Session #106: Patti Wicks appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Saxophonist and composer Steve Lehman makes use of spectral harmony on his album Travail, Transformation... The post The Jazz Session #105: Steve Lehman appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Ben Perowsky’s newest recording, Moodswing Orchestra (El Destructo, 2009), is an experiment is ambient improvisation.... The post The Jazz Session #104: Ben Perowsky appeared first on The Jazz Session .

John Abercrombie returns with Wait Till You See Her (ECM, 2009), another album of gorgeous,... The post The Jazz Session #103: John Abercrombie appeared first on The Jazz Session .

John Surman is a composer with a broad and multi-hued musical palette. He’s written for... The post The Jazz Session #102: John Surman appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Cymin Sawamatie was born in Germany to Iranian parents, and that mix of cultures informs... The post The Jazz Session #101: Cyminology appeared first on The Jazz Session .

My grandfather was one of the biggest influences on my life, both in making me... The post The Jazz Session #100: Bernard Flanders (My Grandfather) appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Robert Glasper believes that improvised music can authentically incorporate hip hop rhythms — and he... The post The Jazz Session #99: Robert Glasper appeared first on The Jazz Session .

The Industrial Jazz Group is a 15-ish-piece large ensemble that plays the inventive, challenging and... The post The Jazz Session #98: Industrial Jazz Group appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Virginia-born saxophonist Darius Jones wants to tell his story, and he’s chosen as his vehicle... The post The Jazz Session #97: Darius Jones appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Guitarist Joe Morris has spent three decades finding ways to contribute to the language of... The post The Jazz Session #96: Joe Morris appeared first on The Jazz Session .

The Fay Victor Ensemble’s The FreeSong Suite (Greene Avenue, 2009) is a tour de force... The post The Jazz Session #95: Fay Victor appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Guitarist Julian Lage was playing gigs when he was 5 years old. By age 7,... The post The Jazz Session #94: Julian Lage appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Composer and bandleader Dave Rivello is a man on a mission. For nearly two decades,... The post The Jazz Session #93: Dave Rivello appeared first on The Jazz Session .

How do you sum up the career of one of the most distinctive saxophonists ever?... The post The Jazz Session #92: Laurie Pepper on Art Pepper appeared first on The Jazz Session .