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Episodes
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Shane Cooper is a bassist, composer, and producer based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is part of the new wave of South African Jazz artists pushing the music forward and is also known for his work in the electronic/dance music world, as well as commissioned works for films and theatre. In 2017 he launched MABUTA with band members Bokani Dyer, Sisonke Xonti, Robin Fassie, and Marlon Witbooi. Their new album Welcome To This World is out now on all digital platforms through Shane’s record label Kujua Records. In this episode, Shane shares his background, education, and musical journey.
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Bassist, singer, and composer Ellen Andrea Wang has distinguished herself as an inventive artist, blending genres in new and unprecedented ways. Wang received the Kongsberg Jazz Festivals great musician award in 2015. The prize is awarded to a musician who has a leading position on the Norwegian jazz scene. We believe she's talent on the rise and a force to be reckoned with. In the episode, Ellen shares her background, education, and musical journey.
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Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Most jazz listeners are surely acquainted with one of the genre’s foremost trombonists, Steve Davis. The good news is his 25-year-old son, guitarist Tony Davis has also picked up the mantle and is continuing the family’s musical legacy. Not only does Davis display considerable talent with his swinging guitar style, but he also wrote most of the tunes on this debut as a leader, Golden Year. In this episode, Tony shares his background, education, and musical journey.
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Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Maik Krahl was once described as “represents his generation’s as the top German jazz trumpeter. His musical statements enrich me and let me look forward to the future of a whole genre, which will always exist.” We tend to agree. His first album Decidophobia was released in 2018 with Double Moon/Challenge Records International. His second album Fraction featuring Seamus Blake was released in May 2020. In this episode, Maik shares his background, education, and musical journey.
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Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Hot House Jazz Magazine described Chris McCarthy as “one of the most imaginative and impressive voices on the New York jazz scene.” Since arriving in New York City in 2016, McCarthy has made a name for himself as one of the scenes most in-demand young sidemen. He steps into the foreground as a bandleader with the release of his April 2020 Ropeadope debut, Still Time To Quit. In this episode, Chris shares his background, education, and musical journey.
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Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Jazz and Latin Jazz vocalist, Lauren Henderson, paints reflective and impassioned stories with her haunting voice and enchanting compositions. Henderson's compositions navigate journeys imposed through the African Diaspora in connection to her Panamanian, Montserratian, and vast Caribbean roots as they interplay with her North American upbringing. In this episode, Lauren shares her background, education, and musical journey.
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Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Steve Perry is best known as lead singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist for the Oregon ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies. Their hit song "Zoot Suit Riot,” was a subversive, punk-forward cocktail of jazz and ska with a swing finish that sends listeners back to the 1940s. In this episode, Steve shares his background and his musical journey.
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Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Alexa Tarantino is an award-winning, vibrant, young jazz saxophonist, woodwind doubler, composer, and educator. Alexa was also recently named one of the “Top 5 Alto Saxophonists of 2019” by the JazzTimes Critics’ Poll. In this episode, Alexa talks about her musical journey and her latest release Clarity.
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Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Trumpeter and singer Benny Benack III has proven to be a rare talent: not only a fiery trumpet player with a stirring command of the postbop trumpet vernacular in the vein of Kenny Dorham and Blue Mitchell but also a singer with a sly, mature, naturally expressive delivery in the post-Sinatra mold, performing standards and his own astute songs with a thrilling sense of showmanship. Benny shares his educational background, his music career, and his latest release A Lot of Living to do.
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Monday Jun 08, 2020
Monday Jun 08, 2020
In addition to being a solo artist, Almazan is the founder and director of Biophilia Records. In this episode, Fabian Almazan joins us as he talks about his music journey and the future of Jazz.
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