The Checkout - Interviews Podcast

WBGO's Josh Jackson talks to drummer Allison Miller about her new recording, Boom Tic Boom (Foxhaven).

WBGO's Josh Jackson talks to Richard James Burgess, Dan Morgenstern, and John Edward Hasse about their work on the recently updated education resource, Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology.

Josh Jackson interviews saxophonist Steve Lehman about writing spectral music compositions for jazz improvisation. Hear some of Lehman's new recording - Travail, Transformation, and Flow on Pi Recordings. This interview was featured on the June 2, 2009 edition of The Checkout, WBGO's new music show.

Josh Jackson interviews drummer, composer, and educator Bobby Sanabria about revisiting the Machito Orchestra classic, Kenya, with the Manhattan School of Music and conguero Candido Camero. This interview was featured on the June 2, 2009 edition of The Checkout, WBGO's new music show.

WBGO's Josh Jackson interviews Meghan Stabile of Revive da Live, a concert presenter combining the aesthetics of jazz and hip hop.

WBGO's Josh Jackson talks with Robert Glasper about the jazz audience and its major problem - a lack of youth participation.

WBGO's Josh Jackson talks to Ken Schaphorst, chair of the jazz department at New England Conservatory, about a week of concerts celebrating 40 years of NEC Jazz.

WBGO's Josh Jackson previews the Winter Jazz Festival with Patrick Jarenwattananon from NPR's A Blog Supreme. Hear music from Chris Lightcap, the Curtis Brothers, Sofia Rei Koutsovitis, Derrick Hodge, Chico Hamilton, and the Captain Black Big Band.

WBGO's Josh Jackson interviews pianist Steve Kuhn about his recording, Mostly Coltrane.

WBGO's Josh Jackson talks to pianist and keyboard player Jason Lindner about his recent recording, Jason Lindner Gives You Now Versus Now.

WBGO's Josh Jackson interviews pianist and manager of Small's Jazz Club in New York. Small's Jazz celebrates its 15th Anniversary in 2009.

WBGO's Josh Jackson interviews pianist Edward Simon about his new trio recording, Poesia. Hear the title track.

WBGO's Josh Jackson interviews bassist John Patitucci about his new recording, Remembrance.

WBGO's Josh Jackson interviews pianist Geoffrey Keezer about his new ArtistShare recording, Aurea, and joining the Wayne Shorter Quartet on an interim basis.

Saxophonist Wayne Escoffery talks about his ensemble, Veneration. Then he plays Shuffle, a game that ramdomly accesses music on his iPod. Hear music from Lee Morgan, Miles Davis, and a playalong from Jamey Aebersold.