Podcast Archives - The Jazz Session

Guitarist Matt White and his band Fight The Big Bull are part of the creative... The post The Jazz Session #180: Matt White of Fight The Big Bull appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Argentinian pianist Emilio Solla calls his band The Tango Jazz Conspiracy, but that’s about the... The post The Jazz Session #179: Emilio Solla appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum has his fingers in so many pies, he should open a... The post The Jazz Session #178: Taylor Ho Bynum appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Icelandic pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs is giving the power back to the people to fund her... The post The Jazz Session #177: Sunna Gunnlaugs appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Bassist Rufus Reid says he’s found a very special combination of players on his new... The post The Jazz Session #176: Rufus Reid appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Drummer Sunny Jain is using his superpowers for good, choosing on his new album, Taboo... The post The Jazz Session #175: Sunny Jain appeared first on The Jazz Session .

If all you know about Humboldt County, California, is Firesign Theatre and, uh, “agriculture,” then... The post The Jazz Session #174: Redwood Jazz Alliance appeared first on The Jazz Session .

A few years ago, several jazz musicians in Los Angeles decided to pool their resources... The post The Jazz Session #173: Gary Fukushima (Los Angeles Jazz Collective) appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Spike Wilner is a jazz pianist and also one of the owners of Small’s Jazz... The post The Jazz Session #172: Spike Wilner of Small’s Jazz Club appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Seth Abramson is a musician and longtime music promoter who books Jazz Standard, one of... The post The Jazz Session #171: Seth Abramson of Jazz Standard appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Sam Newsome made a decision nearly 15 years ago to switch exclusively to the soprano... The post The Jazz Session #170: Sam Newsome appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Drummer Peter Erskine has done it all: Stan Kenton, Weather Report, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis... The post The Jazz Session #169: Peter Erskine appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Drummer Dana Hall has made a name for himself in the bands of Terell Stafford,... The post The Jazz Session #168: Dana Hall appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Paul Pines is a poet with roots deep in the jazz world. In the 1970s,... The post The Jazz Session #167: Paul Pines appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Guitarist Nels Cline may be best known these days for his work with Wilco, but... The post The Jazz Session #166: Nels Cline appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Guitarist Torben Waldorff’s new CD is called American Rock Beauty (ArtistShare, 2010). On it, Waldorff... The post The Jazz Session #165: Torben Waldorff appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Multi-instrumentalist and composer Henry Threadgill has always followed his own particular muse, and his new... The post The Jazz Session #164: Henry Threadgill appeared first on The Jazz Session .

“Jazz is as relevant today as the yearning of people to be free.” That’s how... The post The Jazz Session #163: Sonny Rollins appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Baritone saxophonist Charles Evans and his longtime friend, pianist Neil Shah, recently released Live At... The post The Jazz Session #162: Charles Evans appeared first on The Jazz Session .

On Pieces Of Old Sky (Clean Feed, 2009), Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser explores space and... The post The Jazz Session #161: Samuel Blaser appeared first on The Jazz Session .

One of the things that makes Matt Lavelle uncommon is that he doubles on trumpet... The post The Jazz Session #160: Matt Lavelle appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Drummer and New Orleans native Stanton Moore is a busy man, whether with his bands... The post The Jazz Session #159: Stanton Moore appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Trumpeter Erik Telford finds a balance between the electric and the acoustic on his new... The post The Jazz Session #158: Erik Telford appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Baritone saxophonist and composer Fred Ho made Celestial Green Monster (Mutable Music, 2010) because he... The post The Jazz Session #157: Fred Ho appeared first on The Jazz Session .

Vibraphonist Joe Locke’s For The Love Of You (E1 Music, 2010) combines film music, pop... The post The Jazz Session #156: Joe Locke appeared first on The Jazz Session .