The Jazz Podcast

Tara Minton talks with fellow Australian, Jody Sternberg about her musical journey and debut album, "Sea of Love". Trigger warning: discussions about racism and racially charged language. Support the show

Without any exaggeration, Nikki Glaspie can be described as one of the best drummers in the world today. In addition to her own successful formation The Nth Power, she has already supported industry greats such as Beyoncé and Maceo Parker with her expressive and unique style. Nikki has been dedicated to music since early childhood, which led her to singing and playing keyboards in church and final...

Tara Minton chats with Marc Palladino about his club above a family Italian restaurant in Cardiff and the upcoming shows featuring The Kyle Eastwood Band. Support the show

Steve joins Rob Cope from Birmingham Conservatoire to discuss his career to date as well as his new album, Emboldened, for jazz orchestra and choir.  The new album was being recorded at the time of the interview and so we're blessed to be joined by Jonathan Silk and then Josephine Davies during the episode.  Click the link to find out more about the project as well as for information on how t...

Vivienne Aerts talks to Tara Minton about her upcoming album recordedon a sailboat, 'Current'. Support the show

Rob Cope joins Tara Minton to chat about his new album, Phoenix Vol. 1, which comes out Friday 12th June on Adhyâropa Records. They also chat about Rob's launch gig, happening the night before, Thursday 11th at Crazy Coqs in Soho.  Support the show

Born in Brazil, Matheus Prado began his musical journey at nine, starting with piano before discovering the electric and double bass in Spain. He first studied with Fernando Lamadrid and later completed a Master’s degree in Jazz at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, refining his composition and improvisation skills under Yuri Goloubev, Steve Waterman, and Paula Gardiner. He then further d...

Martin Kohlstedt talks with Tara Minton about his forthcoming album, Kluft Support the show

Olivia Murphy has quickly established herself as an innovative, creative and colourful artist working in large ensemble composition and has developed her own distinct and personal voice. Her music fuses contemporary composition and song-writing with elements of free improvisation, while always keeping story-telling at its core, hailed as “some of the most exciting large ensemble jazz emerging from...

Acclaimed vocalist and songwriter Judith Owen returns with her captivating new album, Suit Yourself, released today, April 24th, 2026 via Twanky Records. Recorded at Esplanade Studios in New Orleans, Suit Yourself showcases Owen’s continued evolution into jazz, blues, and big band, blending the vibrant energy of her previous releases with her signature storytelling and rich musical arrangements. O...

A graduate of the New England Conservatory and The Juilliard School, Adewumi became the first jazz trumpeter to receive the prestigious Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship in 2017. He went on to win 1st place at the 2019 Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Competition, the 2024 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award and Gregory Morris Composing Fellowship, and in 2025 received the NYSCA/NYFA Artist F...

The Jazz Podcast releases its 300th episode and we celebrate with Tim Garland, chatting about his new album.  Mezzo is a 2026 duo album by Tim and American pianist Geoffrey Keezer, celebrating a 25-year collaboration. The album prominently features a rare mezzo-soprano saxophone—one of only 20 in the world—played by Garland, blending classical, folk, and jazz influences. Recorded in New York, the...

Shae Maestro chats to Tara Minton about his new album, The Guesthouse. Support the show

Visionary composer/bandleader Maria Schneider knows firsthand that deep listening is the key to understanding. “Every time I hear my band play, I witness the magic of listening ,” she explains. “A true jazz improvisor thrives on listening.... Jazz shines a light on what we are allowing to slip away in our brittle and fractured world, making our art form more relevant today than ever before.” Schne...

Kris Davis is a Grammy award-winning pianist and composer described by The New York Times as a beacon for “deciding where to hear jazz [in New York] on a given night.” Davis has released 24 recordings as a leader or co-leader and collaborated with artists such as Terri Lyne Carrington, Dave Holland, John Zorn, Craig Taborn, Ingrid Laubrock, Tyshawn Sorey and Esperanza Spalding.  She was named a 20...

Niklas Lukassen’s internationally renowned quartet with saxophonist Ben van Gelder , pianist Kit Downes and drummer Francesco Ciniglio , fuses captivating individualists of the jazz scenes of Amsterdam, London, Paris and Berlin into one symbiotic musical organism. With natural improvisational flow, this unit's interplay runs like water through sonic river forks into unexpected directions. Una...

Community spirit has been a constant in the work of composer and trumpet player Sarah Wilson , whose experiences and inspirations have ranged from socially conscious puppet theater to brass band and New Orleans traditions to her own illuminating style of jazz. When musicians are truly inspired and connected with one another, Wilson describes, time seems to stand still for artist and listener alike...

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Harben Kay joins the show to chat about the release of their highly anticipated new album, The World I Live In (Sulis Records, October 3rd 2025). This album represents a deeply personal exploration of identity, transformation, and the way change influences creativity. Written over the past three years, during a time of frequent moves between London, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, The World I Live In refl...

Long time friend of the show Huw joins the show to tell us about his incredible new music. His new single 05/05/21 with his band Di-Cysgodion is out today and we celebrate by listening to the track and diving into all the musical details.  He's also promoting and performing at concerts at the London Jazz Festival at the London Welsh centre and we hear about all his exciting plans and ideas fo...

Spike has played saxophone for over 40 years, with many musicians, in Australia, the USA, the UK, Canada, Ireland, Greece, Singapore, Italy, The Czech Republic, Holland, Turkiye, and New Zealand. He's performed at countless festivals and clubs, from stadium stages to people's kitchens, with both famous and unknown musicians, in front of very large and very small crowds.  He's also b...

Hannah Brine talks to Tara Minton about her new album, 'Blue Sky Now.' Support the show

Tara Minton speaks with Lorna Reid about her new album, songwriting and more.  Support the show

Fini joins Rob Cope to chat about her 5th studio album, Last Night of the World.  Fini Bearman is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist & composer who has built an impressive profile on the UK Jazz scene as both an imaginative and expressive soloist and as a side-woman. She tours regularly across Europe and notable performances include Ronnie Scotts, The Sage Gateshead, The Barbican, The A...

Daniel Vildosola and John Waugh may come from opposite sides of the Atlantic—one from the sun-scorched deserts of Arizona, the other from the rolling hills of Northumberland, UK—but together, their music finds an effortless middle ground. Drawing from their vastly different environments, they’ve created a sound that feels natural, fusing Americana and jazz with a sense of place and history that’s...