1. The Jazz Session #186: Steve Coleman
(Podcasts/Jazz Sessions)

Steve Coleman leads his band Five Elements through another thought-provoking set on Harvesting Semblances And Affinities (Pi Recordings, 2010), his first American-label release in nine years and his first ...

2. The Jazz Session #185: Marc Copland
(Podcasts/Jazz Sessions)

Pianist Marc Copland joins Dave Liebman, Billy Hart, Drew Gress and John Abercrombie in the band Contact. Their new album is Five On One (Pirouet Records, 2010). In this interview, Copland talks about ...

3. Larry McKenna: Profile
(CD/Reviews)

... height of his interpretive and improvisational powers. Profile consists of a well-chosen set of familiar and lesser-known standards, and originals. It's a blowing session anchored by a heavyweight rhythm ...

4. The Jazz Session #184: Bryan Murray of Bryan And The Haggards
(Podcasts/Jazz Sessions)

When one thinks of free jazz, one of the first names that springs to mind is that of Merle Haggard. And so, it’s perfectly natural that saxophonist Bryan Murray would have assembled a band to play ...

5. The Jazz Session #183: Charnett Moffett
(Podcasts/Jazz Sessions)

Bassist Charnett Moffett grew up in a musical family. Which is to say, his dad played with Ornette Coleman and the whole Moffett family band was touring the world when Charnett was a kid. More than two ...

6. Gene Ludwig, 1937-2010
(Podcasts/Jazz Sessions)

Organist Gene Ludwig passed away on July 14, 2010. I didn’t know him well, but he was a guest on The Jazz Session in August, 2009, and we spoke several times in person and by phone and email. Gene ...

7. Marc Edwards / Weasel Walter Group: Blood Of The Earth
(CD/Reviews)

Double drummer-led free jazz sessions come with a price, and both aural and contemplative muscles need to be flexed. With Blood Of The Earth, from drummers Marc Edwards and Weasel Walter, the challenges ...

8. Jackie Greene: Till The Light Comes
(CD/Reviews)

... provided a firm foundation for those prior sessions and, in fact, most all of Jackie Greene's previous recordings--and no discernible evidence of his embrace of the Grateful Dead canon either... Posted: ...

9. Fred Hess Big Band / Timucua Jazz Orchestra / Michael Treni
(Articles/General)

... half a dozen quartet sessions with drummer Matt Wilson, the time was finally right, and Hess ushered his blue-chip band into Denver's Notably Fine Audio recording studio in January 2009. To borrow a well-worn ...

10. The Jazz Session #181: Michael Musillami
(Podcasts/Jazz Sessions)

... one tool to navigate through dark waters. Learn more at www.michaelmusillami.com. If you’d like to buy this album, you can support The Jazz Session [...] Posted: 2010-06-30 23:01:44 Read Full ...

11. Coleman Hawkins: The High and Mighty Hawk
(CD/Reviews)

Recorded in England in 1958, this little-known session, originally released on the obscure Felsted label, is an inarguable gem. Perhaps even the word "masterpiece" is not too much of a stretch. It's doubtful ...

12. Brian Camelio -- Exploring the Essence of the Relationship
(Articles/General)

Way back in September of 2000 a few of my friends were having a difficult time with their record labels. Some were dropped two weeks before a big recording session (years in the planning.... poof!) and ...

13. The Jazz Session #181: Stephan Crump
(Podcasts/Jazz Sessions)

Bassist Stephan Crump formed the Rosetta Trio with guitarists Liberty Ellman and Jamie Fox to play music he composed in response to September 11. Now, with their second album, Reclamation (Sunnyside, 2010), ...

14. Ted Greene -- My Life with the Chord Chemist
(Articles/General)

... Barbara Franklin's memoir of her life with Greene is how totally consumed he was with achieving this acuity, and how it was through these obsessions that he managed to soothe his restless creative mind... ...

15. The Jazz Session hits 600,000 downloads!
(Podcasts/Jazz Sessions)

The Jazz Session just hit 600,000 downloads! Thanks for all your support. If you’d like to help keep the show going, please consider donating using the button on the left side of this site. Posted: ...

16. Terry Pack: Palimpsest
(CD/Reviews)

During a career that spans four decades, British bassist Terry Pack has been a member of prog rockers The Enid, worked as a session musician for a diverse array of musicians including Steve Howe and Candy ...

17. The Jazz Session #180: Matt White of Fight The Big Bull
(Podcasts/Jazz Sessions)

Guitarist Matt White and his band Fight The Big Bull are part of the creative music scene in Richmond, Virginia. Their new album All Is Gladness In The Kingdom (Clean Feed, 2010) features the playing and ...

18. The Jazz Session #179: Emilio Solla
(Podcasts/Jazz Sessions)

Argentinian pianist Emilio Solla calls his band The Tango Jazz Conspiracy, but that’s about the only genre label you’ll find him using for his music — and he’s not even sure what ...

19. The Jazz Session #178: Taylor Ho Bynum
(Podcasts/Jazz Sessions)

Cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum has his fingers in so many pies, he should open a bakery. In addition to his recent CD Madeleine Dreams (Firehouse 12 Records, 2009) with his band SpiderMonkey Strings, he’s ...

20. RADIO/PODCAST: The Jazz Session #177: Sunna Gunnlaugs
(News/Latest)

Icelandic pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs is giving the power back to the people to fund her new CD, The Dream. She's using micro-patronage to raise the funds for the CD and for her tour of the U.S., which begins ...