Podcast The Jazz Session With Jason Crane

“Jazz is as relevant today as the yearning of people to be free.” That’s how...

Baritone saxophonist Charles Evans and his longtime friend, pianist Neil Shah, recently released Live At...

On Pieces Of Old Sky (Clean Feed, 2009), Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser explores space and...

One of the things that makes Matt Lavelle uncommon is that he doubles on trumpet...

Drummer and New Orleans native Stanton Moore is a busy man, whether with his bands...

Trumpeter Erik Telford finds a balance between the electric and the acoustic on his new...

Baritone saxophonist and composer Fred Ho made Celestial Green Monster (Mutable Music, 2010) because he...

Vibraphonist Joe Locke’s For The Love Of You (E1 Music, 2010) combines film music, pop...

Pianist Orrin Evans pays tribute to his friend and musical partner Bobby Watson on Faith...

Saxophonist John Ellis & Double-Wide return with an expanded instrumental line-up on their new CD,...

Pianist Frank Kimbrough’s latest CD, Rumors (Palmetto, 2010), comes out on March 30, 2010. It’s...

Guitarist Lionel Loueke combines the music of his native Benin with his immersion in jazz...

Guitarist and banjo player Brandon Seabrook’s trio plays a raging blend of metal, bluegrass and...

Show #150! Crazy, ain’t it? Multi-instrumentalist Sadigursky just released Words Project III: Miniatures (New Amsterdam,...

Roger Kellaway has always refused to be labeled. His career covers jazz and classical composition...

Drummer and composer John Hollenbeck is a constant explorer of new sonic terrain. His large...

Chad Taylor is a very busy man, playing drums with his own band and with...

Pianist and keyboardist Erik Deutsch combines a love of groove and vintage keyboards with a...

Drummer and composer Harris Eisenstadt’s album Canada Day (Clean Feed, 2009) is a strong statement...

Chris Kelsey is both a jazz musician and critic — one of the rare people...