The Jazz Session Jason Crane

Tomas Fujiwara is back for his third appearance on The Jazz Session. In this interview we focus on his band Triple Double. We explore their formation and talk about their two most recent albums: March (2022) and March On (2023). Be sure to listen to his previous appearances from 2010 and 2012, too.



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CREDITS



Theme Music: The Respect Sextet (respectsextet.com)

Logo: Sarah Walter

Intro Voice: Chuck Ingersoll (hearchucknow.com)

Kenny Barron's latest album is a collection of solo piano performances called The Source. In this interview, Kenny talks about why playing solo piano can be scary and why he returned to it on this recording; his older brother Bill and their musical history together; his goals for the future of his music; and more.



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Become a Patreon supporter for $5 a month to get a bonus show called This I Dig Of You, on which the guest from the main episode talks about something non-musical that's bringing them joy. Kenny talks about cooking. You'll also get early access to every episode, a thank you on an episode, and behind-the-scenes news. Join at http://patreon.com/thejazzsession.



CREDITS



Theme Music: The Respect Sextet (respectsextet.com)

Logo: Sarah Walter

Intro Voice: Chuck Ingersoll (hearchucknow.com)



 

The Jazz Session turns 16 today! On this special episode, you'll hear a clip from each calendar year of the show, along with the story behind the clip. This episode features John Abercrombie, Chico Hamilton, Steve Kuhn, Amy Cervini, Fred Hersch, Jack DeJohnette, Angela Davis, Allison Wedding, Red Wierenga, Josh Rutner, Darcy James Argue, Dmitri Matheny, Mike Baggetta, Wendy Eisenberg, Chloe Rowlands, and Tierney Sutton.



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Become a Patreon supporter for $5 a month to get a bonus show called This I Dig Of You, plus early access to every episode. You'll also get thanked by me on an episode and you'll get occasional behind-the-scenes information. Join at http://patreon.com/thejazzsession.



CREDITS



Theme Music: The Respect Sextet (respectsextet.com)

Logo: Sarah Walter

Intro Voice: Chuck Ingersoll (hearchucknow.com)

Trombonist Conrad Herwig and the Latin Side All-Stars are playing every Tuesday night at Django in the Roxy Hotel in New York now through March 28, 2023. In this interview, we talk about Conrad's history from his formative years in Hawaii to his early professional career in NYC; his The Latin Side Of... project and its most recent album of Mingus tunes; navigating the path between jazz classics and their Afro-Caribbean reinterpretation; and more.



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Become a Patreon supporter for $5 a month to get a bonus show called This I Dig Of You, on which the guest from the main episode talks about something non-musical that's bringing them joy.  Conrad talks about visual art. You'll also get early access to every episode, a thank you on an episode, and behind-the-scenes news. Join at http://patreon.com/thejazzsession.



CREDITS



Theme Music: The Respect Sextet (respectsextet.com)

Logo: Sarah Walter

Intro Voice: Chuck Ingersoll (hearchucknow.com)

Guitarist and vocalist Doug Wamble's latest album is called Blues In The Present Tense. It's an overtly political album that speaks to a range of important issues. It's also a great album musically, featuring performances by Eric Revis, Jeff "Tain" Watts and Branford Marsalis. In this interview, Doug talks about using his music as a vehicle for political expression; the old school session at which the album was recorded; the inspiration of Kenny Kirkland; and a lot more.



PATREON



Become a Patreon supporter for $5 a month to get a bonus show called This I Dig Of You, on which the guest from the main episode talks about something non-musical that's bringing them joy. Doug talks about cooking. You'll also get early access to every episode, a thank you on an episode, and behind-the-scenes news. Join at http://patreon.com/thejazzsession.



CREDITS



Theme Music: The Respect Sextet (respectsextet.com)

Logo: Sarah Walter

Intro Voice: Chuck Ingersoll (hearchucknow.com)

NOTE: Members received this a week ago, but I'm making it public so that perhaps you'll consider becoming a member if you're not already. You can join today for $5 a month at https://thejazzsession.com/join. You get bonus shows like this, plus early access to every episode, plus a bonus episode called This I Dig Of You that accompanies each main episode. And more!



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Jason Crane is joined by Aaron Staebell and Patrick McCurry to talk about albums that helped shaped them as music listeners. This episode contains more Big Daddy Kane content than you might expect. Coincidentally, Crane and Kane were both born on September 10. Spooky!



LINKS



Listen to Kenton In Hi-Fi on Spotify



Listen to Back On the Block on Spotify



Listen to Excavation on Spotify



Read the personnel section of the Wikipedia entry for Back On The Block



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Follow Aaron Staebell on Instagram and TikTok



Buy Aaron's instruction book for young drummers



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