Podcast The Jazz Session With Jason Crane

Drummer Ches Smith is a versatile and daring player who finds himself in a variety...

Percussionist and composer Adam Rudolph’s latest album is Both/And (Meta Records, 2011). In this interview,...

Vocalist Jay Clayton has long been known as both an accomplished singer of standards and...

Pianist Satoko Fujii and trumpeter Natsuki Tamura have been making adventurous music together for years....

Pianist Kris Davis is part of several ensembles, including her trio with John Hebert and...

Saxophonist Jim Snidero’s new CD is Interface (Savant, 2011). In this interview, Snidero talks about...

Cuban Rhapsody (Alma Records, 2011) is a duet CD by saxophonist and flautist Jane Bunnett...

Guitarist Nadav Remez’s debut CD is So Far (Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records, 2011). In this...

Matana Roberts has released two albums recently: Live In London (Central Control, 2011) and Coin...

Bassist Ike Sturm has composed an ambitious piece for his album Jazzmass. In this interview,...

Mad Heaven (Palmetto, 2011) is the new album by pianist and vocalist Peter Eldridge. In...

Trumpeter Taylor Haskins’ most recent CD is Recombination (Nineteen-Eight Records, 2011), a companion piece to...

Drummer Lukas Ligeti’s most recent recording is Pattern Time (Innova Records, 2011). In this interview,...

Sundial Lotus (Innova, 2010) is the debut album by bassist Ben Gallina’s band Salo. In...

Saxophonist Craig Handy is a member of The Cookers, whose latest CD is Cast The...

The 2011 Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, June 25 and 26,...

Saxophonist James Carter is back with an ambitious new album, Caribbean Rhapsody (Emarcy, 2011), featuring...

Trumpeter David Weiss is responsible for the formation of The Cookers, whose latest album is...

Guitarist Julian Lage’s new album is Gladwell (Emarcy, 2011). In this interview, Lage talks about...

Saxophonist Virginia Genta and drummer David Vanzan make up Italy’s Jooklo Duo. Their latest release...