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Nicky Schrire is a vocalist, songwriter, and the former host of The Jazz Session. Her new album is Nowhere Girl (Anzic Records, 2023). In this interview, Nicky talks about the process of crafting the

Saxophonist, composer, arranger and educator Bob Mintzer's latest album is called Soundscapes. In this interview, Bob talks about learning to arrange during his days with Buddy Rich; recording with th

Vibraphonist Joe Locke returns to The Jazz Session to discuss his new album, Makram. In this interview Joe talks about connecting with an audience; finding the right band; his late colleagues Roy Harg

Jo Lawry's new trio album with Linda May Han Oh and Allison Miller is called Acrobats. In this interview, we talk about the selection of the band members and the repertoire; gender diversity in jazz;

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

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 rec

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 Ha

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 hist

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, f