Podcast The Jazz Session With Jason Crane

Guitarist Joe Morris has spent three decades finding ways to contribute to the language of...

The Fay Victor Ensemble’s The FreeSong Suite (Greene Avenue, 2009) is a tour de force...

Guitarist Julian Lage was playing gigs when he was 5 years old. By age 7,...

Composer and bandleader Dave Rivello is a man on a mission. For nearly two decades,...

How do you sum up the career of one of the most distinctive saxophonists ever?...

Guitarist Mike Stern has played with everyone. And yes, that includes Miles Davis. After decades...

Trombonist David Gibson delivers another album full of melody and grounded in a strong sense...

Dutch bassist Joris Teepe has lived in New York for the past 20 years, making...

Ellis Marsalis is more than the father of four famous sons. He’s an acclaimed pianist...

The American Federation of Jazz Musicians Local 802 is trying to win pension benefits for...

Pianist Vijay Iyer navigates the stream of history on his new trio recording, Historicity (ACT,...

Drummer Jason Marsalis turns to the vibraphone on his new record, Music Update (ELM Records,...

Jason Crane interviews guitarist Bobby Broom. Broom, a longtime member of Sonny Rollins’ band, has...

Jason Crane interviews bassist John Patitucci. On Remembrance (Concord, 2009), Patitucci uses the classic sax-bass-drums...

Jason Crane interviews vocalist Karrin Allyson. Her new recording, By Request: The Best of Karrin...

Jason Crane interviews pianist Marian McPartland. For 30 years, McPartland has been the host of...

Jason Crane interviews guitarist Terrence Brewer. Brewer’s new album is called Groovin’ Wes (Strong Brew...

Jason Crane interviews Sam Yahel. Yahel is best known as an organist who has performed...

Jason Crane interviews pianist Myra Melford. Melford is active with many groups and on many...

Jason Crane interviews jazz journalist Marc Myers about saxophonist Bud Shank’s early influence on bossa...