The Checkout - Interviews Podcast show

The Checkout - Interviews Podcast

Summary: Discover Music with The Checkout - new music and the people making it, from WBGO.

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Podcasts:

 Monty Alexander: From Jamaica to America | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:23:00

Pianist Monty Alexander tells the story of his remarkable journey from Jamaica to America with WBGO's Gary Walker.

 NEA Jazz Master Yusef Lateef | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:00

Tenor saxophonist Yusef Lateef, who died on Dec. 23, 2013, talks with WBGO's Josh Jackson upon being named an NEA Jazz Master in 2010.

 Ben Allison: "The Stars Look Very Different Today" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:00

Bassist Ben Allison talks with Josh Jackson about his album "The Stars Look Very Different Today."

 Jeremy Pelt: Reimagined | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 21:13

WBGO's Josh Jackson talks to trumpeter Jeremy Pelt about this new recording, Water and Earth (High Note).

 Benny Green: Magic Beans | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:25

WBGO's Josh Jackson talks to pianist Benny Green about his new recording, Magic Beans (Sunnyside).

 Tribute To Guitarist Jim Hall | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:00

WBGO honors guitarist Jim Hall, who died Dec. 10, with excerpts from a 2004 interview with Sheila Anderson, when he was honored as an NEA Jazz Master.

 Patrick Cornelius Octet: "When We Were Very Young" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:00

The Patrick Cornelius Octet performs his suite "When We Were Very Young," based on poetry by A.A. Milne, in a live broadcast from the Berklee College Of Music's Cafe 939 in Boston.

 Dexter Gordon at 90 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:33

WBGO's Josh Jackson talks to jazz matron, archivist and biographer Maxine Gordon about Dex@90, a celebration of saxophonist Dexter Gordon. Pianist George Cables, music director for the Dexter Gordon Society, performs "Polka Dots and Moonbeams," "LTD," and "I Told You So."

 Todd Sickafoose: Bass Camp | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 21:34

WBGO's Josh Jackson talks to bassist Todd Sickafoose about composing, conducting and acting as Charlie Haden's sherpa. Hear an unreleased track from Tiny Resistors.

 Drummer Chico Hamilton: Always A Hustler | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:00

Drummer Chico Hamilton talks with WBGO's Josh Jackson about his career and experiences as a young drummer in Los Angeles. Hamilton died Nov. 25, 2013 at age 92.

 Bruce Barth & Steve Wilson Live at WBGO | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:00

Pianist Bruce Barth and saxophonist Steve Wilson talk with Josh Jackson and perform music from their duo CD "Home" live at WBGO.

 Todd Barkan: Taking Care of the Music | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:43

WBGO's Josh Jackson talks to impresario Todd Barkan about the Keystone Korner, a new concert series at Iridium, and a Tommy Flanagan/Jaki Byard recording - The Magic of Two (Resonance).

 Amiri Baraka On 50th Anniversary Of "Blues People" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:00

Author Amiri Baraka talks with Josh Jackson about the 50th anniversary of "Blues People," his groundbreaking volume of jazz criticism.

 Nicholas Payton: Sankofa | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:00

WBGO's Josh Jackson talks with Nicholas Payton about #BAM: Live at Bohemian Caverns (BMF Records).

 Farewell to Saxophone and Flute Master Frank Wess | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:00

Josh Jackson revisits favorite moments with saxophone and flute master Frank Wess, who passed away October 30 at age 91.

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