The Checkout - Interviews Podcast
Summary: Discover Music with The Checkout - new music and the people making it, from WBGO.
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Podcasts:
WBGO's Josh Jackson talks to Patrick Jarenwattananon, editor of NPR's A Blog Supreme, about Jazz Now: Introducing Music of the Present Moment.
WBGO's Josh Jackson talks to saxophonist John Surman about British comedy and Surman's new release, Brewster's Rooster, on ECM.
WBGO's Josh Jackson talks to journalist Howard Mandel about a Twitter campaign to find listeners of live jazz.
Bela Fleck and Toumani Diabate have a conversation about Bela's trip to Africa, featured in the documentary Throw Down Your Heart. Produced by WBGO's Simon Rentner for The Checkout.
WBGO's Josh Jackson interviews Kiff Gallagher, founder and CEO of the Music National Service Initiative. Also, hear from Sonya Robinson and bassist David Pulphus
WBGO's Josh Jackson talks to Iraqi-American trumpeter Amir ElSaffar about his Two Rivers project.
WBGO's Josh Jackson interviews members of Fight the Big Bull about their gig at Joe's Pub with Steven Bernstein.
WBGO's Josh Jackson interviews trumpeter Enrico Rava at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. Rava performed duets with pianist Stefano Bollani at the 30th anniversary of the festival.
WBGO's Josh Jackson interviews trumpeter Erik Truffaz at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. Truffaz performed at the festival's invitation series, presenting three nights of his collection, Rendezvous - Benares, Mexico, and Paris.
Josh Jackson interviews Dave Douglas about his new project, Brass Fantasy.
WBGO's Josh Jackson talks to saxophonist Wayne Escoffery about his debut as a leader at the Village Vanguard.
Violinist Jenny Scheinman talks with Josh Jackson about her music and career since moving to New York.
WBGO's Josh Jackson talks to Lolis Elie and Tom Piazza, two New Orleans-based writers for the HBO series, Treme. Co-creator and Executive Producer Eric Overmyer also talks about distilling the city's rich culture into television drama.
WBGO's Josh Jackson talks with Wendell Pierce, host of Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio and native New Orleanian. Pierce plays the character Antoine Batiste, a down-on-his-luck trombonist, for HBO's dramatic series, Treme.
WBGO's Josh Jackson talks to violinist Mark O'Connor about his new string recording, Jam Session, and the Mark O'Connor Method for violin.