Brandi Disterheft’s latest album Surfboard, featuring tenor sax legend George Coleman and Brazilian drummer Portinho, has been turning a lot of heads since its release. The project gestated in Disterheft’s decade-long musical relationship with Portinho, whom she met through Mueller soon after she moved to New York from Canada in 2010 to study with Ron… Continue reading 756: Brandi Disterheft on Surfboard and NYC life
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751: Alison Rayner on a life in jazz
Short Stories, Alison Rayner’s latest album with her quintet, has been getting critical acclaim in the UK and worldwide. In this interview, we dig into Alison’s journey through the music world, how the pandemic has affected the quintet’s plans, what it has been like to play gigs again after so many months, what the British… Continue reading 751: Alison Rayner on a life in jazz
739: Jeff Picker on creating his own genre
Jeff Picker’s debut solo album With the Bass in Mind is being released on October 9th. This album reimagines the contemporary string band, drawing on the harmonic, metric, and improvisational intrigue of his jazz background, while never straying too far from the front porch. Past podcast guest Michael Thurber connected us to chat about this… Continue reading 739: Jeff Picker on creating his own genre
736: Fumi Tomita on playing jazz and academia
Fumi Tomita just released a new album called Celebrating Bird: A Tribute To Charlie Parker. This new release from Fumi explores the ideas of Bird in a fresh and creative way. We dig into all kinds of topics, like what it was like growing up in New York City, Fumi’s move into academia and his… Continue reading 736: Fumi Tomita on playing jazz and academia
676: Working With the Jazz Greats
Today’s episode features the following past podcast guests on the topic of working with the jazz greats: Brian Bromberg – jazz bass legend Chuck Israels – jazz bass legend Frank Proto – bassist and composer Gary Peacock – jazz bass legend Gene Perla – jazz bassist and music business expert Jeff Denson – California Jazz… Continue reading 676: Working With the Jazz Greats