The Jazz Session #91: Mike Stern
Here is a cool 2009 talk with Mike Stern from Jason Crane’s JazzSession podcast archive. So many great interviews there, check it out. “Guitarist Mike Stern has played with everyone. And yes, that...
View ArticleThe Jazz Session #76: Steve Kuhn
Happy 76th birthday to the great Steve Kuhn! Jason Crane interviews the pianist for Jason’s great podcast The Jazz Session. Kuhn speaks about his (then) new new album, Mostly Coltrane (ECM, 2009),...
View ArticleHank Jones with Bill Charlap on Piano Jazz
I love when a musician is interviewed by one of his or her peers…it usually gives the interview a slant it wouldn’t ordinarily have. Another musician will often ask questions of their subject that a...
View ArticleThree part 2013 Gary Husband interview
Here is a three part 2013 interview with drummer and keyboardist Gary Husband from AllAboutJazz. In part one Husband speaks of his formative years, talks at length of his decades-long relationship with...
View ArticleSonny Rollins: ‘You Can’t Think And Play At The Same Time’
The legendary Sonny Rollins released the third installment of his Road Shows series of live albums last week, and he spoke with NPR about why he prefers recording live to in the studio these days. From...
View Article‘Fresh Air’ Remembers Jazz Singer Jimmy Scott
Jazz singer Jimmy Scott passed away last week at the age 88. Scott, who had a rare genetic condition that gave him his distinctive voice, was popular in ’50s but didn’t make any records between 1975...
View ArticleJohn Abercrombie: Searching For A Sound
There are a series of interviews hosted by Dr. David Schoeder for NYU called the Steinhardt Interview Series that were done in 2009 and 2010 here. They are all great, and this one with John Abercrombie...
View ArticleChris Potter on The Jazz Session in 2010
I love this quote about saxophonist Chris Potter from Kenny Wheeler: “Chris was in my composition class at the New School [for Jazz and Contemporary Music, NYC] for about a year. When he called me for...
View ArticleBurt Bacharach On Piano Jazz
Burt Bacharach has written more than 600 songs and more than 70 Top 40 hits. In 1957, Bacharach met fellow songwriter Hal David, and the two began a collaboration that would result in some of the most...
View ArticleFresh Air Remembers Jazz Innovator Ornette Coleman
Jazz legend Ornette Coleman left us earlier this month, and here is a great retrospective piece from NPR’s Fresh Air. Included in the piece are parts of earlier interviews with his former bandmates...
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