The Checkout show

The Checkout

Summary: Voted "Best Jazz Podcast" in the JazzTimes Critics' Poll for four consecutive years, The Checkout championed the music we call jazz — along the trend lines and on its outer edges. Hosted, produced and curated by Simon Rentner, the show focused on the compelling personal narratives behind today's most exciting artists.Check out the rest of our line up at WBGO Studios.

Podcasts:

 The Checkout x Jazz Night in America: Top 5 Collabs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4170

Mark Guiliana, Randy Weston, Herbie Hancock, Robert Glasper, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Kamasi Washington are the artists featured in this retrospective podcast celebrating the top Jazz Night In America and The Checkout productions over the years.

 Angel Bat Dawid leads a fearless expedition to 'Afro Town' at Winter Jazzfest | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3047

Winter Jazzfest artist-in-residence Angel Bat Dawid premieres 'Afro-Town Topics: A Mythological Afrofuturist Revue,' and talks about it on The Checkout with Simon Rentner.

 Vijay Iyer shares lessons in stillness for our turbulent time | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2405

As his trio settles in for a week at The Village Vanguard, pianist and composer Vijay Iyer stops by The Checkout to share insights, and a glimmer of hope.

 Cory Henry walks back the timeline to his 'First Steps,' with a new concert recording | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3886

On The Checkout, keyboardist Cory Henry pinpoints the album that marks his rite of passage as an artist.

 Michael Bourne in his element at the Montreal Jazz Festival, with Diana Krall and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1617

Michael Bourne interviews Diana Krall and tells stories of Charlie Haden, Dave Brubeck, and Tony Bennett at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.

 When Booker T. Jones met Robert Randolph, at a session hosted by Michael Bourne | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2175

In 2003, legendary organist Booker T. Jones and pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph met for the first time at WBGO. That studio performance comes to light again as we celebrate the retirement of our own legendary jazz jock, Michael Bourne.

 From Rat Pack to J Dilla: José James Serves a Holiday Vibe | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2917

On The Checkout, José James explains why it's finally time for him to release a holiday recording, featuring his takes on Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, and Donny Hathaway.

 Dave Douglas and Joe Lovano aim for the stratosphere on Sound Prints' 'Other Worlds' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2643

Jazz United host Nate Chinen talks with the members of Sound Prints, including its co-leaders trumpeter Dave Douglas and saxophonist Joe Lovano, for a lively conversation about their latest recording, Other Worlds.

 Rachel Eckroth, a most mysterious pianist and singer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2410

Pianist and singer/songwriter Rachel Eckroth is a musical shapeshifter of the highest order. She speaks with The Checkout's Simon Rentner about her latest recording, 'The Garden.'

 Everybody Should 'Really Care' About Melanie Charles | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2521

Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Melanie Charles joins The Checkout to talk about 'Y'all Don't Really Care About Black Women,' her major-label debut.

 Nate Smith flips an awkward youth into a skyward path on 'Kinfolk 2: See the Birds' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2967

Drummer and composer Nate Smith taps into his unique autobiography on his latest album, Kinfolk 2: See The Birds. On this episode of The Checkout, he talks about growing up in Chesapeake, Va., with an unorthodox taste for hard rock.

 BADBADNOTGOOD, a band beloved in hip-hop circles, rediscovers its jazz voice | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2022

'Talk Memory' is BadBadNotGood's first album in five years. Bassist Chester Hansen and saxophonist Leland Whitty join The Checkout's Simon Rentner to talk about it.

 Switch on your senses: Steph Richards sniffs out the possibilities | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2885

The Checkout catches up with trumpeter and composer Steph Richards, who unleashes our sense of sound and smell on her latest recordings Supersense and Zephyr.

 Hiromi finds the bright side, with fast fingers, on 'Silver Lining Suite' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1710

While the music industry was mostly dormant, Hiromi was busy collaborating with a string quartet, writing new music for her Silver Lining Suite, and performing at the Tokyo Olympics.

 Checkout Sesh (Almost Lost): Knower's Genevieve Artadi & Nay Flutist Faris Ishaq | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2957

Genevieve Artadi talks about her creative partnership with Louis Cole and Faris Ishaq proclaims he's the world's first Nay flute jazz artist.

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