Each week, join the JAZZIZ Editors and special musical guests as we listen to and discuss a handful of albums on a given theme. It’s social media in the truest sense of the term: no algorithms, no computer-generated playlists. Just jazz fans sharing records with other jazz fans.
Saxophonist/composer JD Allen is known for his enigmatic, elegant and hard-driving style, as well as for his passionate storytelling through music. On his recently-released new album, Americana, Vol. 2, he continues to explore the underestimated but crucial role the blues has played in the history of jazz and how in continues to evolve and influence the art form today. He continues this investigation alongside his long-time colleagues Gregg August and Rudy Royston. This time around, he is also joined by guitarist Charlie Hunter, who shares not only Allen's interest in the blues and its legacy but they also share similar life experiences.
29 Sept 2022
THE JAZZIZ PODCAST #4: Dave King and Reid Anderson (The Bad Plus)
This week, we welcome bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King to The JAZZIZ Podcast. Anderson and King are two of the founding members of The Bad Plus, one of the defining bands of 21st-century jazz. After over a decade as an acclaimed piano trio, with Ethan Iverson first and Orrin Evans later, Anderson and King have reinvented The Bad Plus as a dynamic quartet with guitarist Ben Monder and saxophonist Chris Speed. This is the lineup featured on their new, self-titled album, which is due out on September 30 via Edition Records. Despite the major change in the lineup, the band's objective of challenging conventions and pushing their unique approach to jazz in boundary-breaking new directions remains unaltered. Their music, as well as this podcast conversation, testifies to their passion, drive and intent.
22 Sept 2022
THE JAZZIZ PODCAST #3: Quinn Johnson
Our guest for this latest episode of The JAZZIZ Podcast is acclaimed pianist/composer Quinn Johnson. Throughout his career, Johnson has played and collaborated with some of the all-time greats, including as the music director of Steve Tyrell for many years. He has lived in different countries and continents, and the wealth of influences offered in his music testify to his rich life experience, including on his own albums as a leader. Among them, Trio Con Clave (https://www.amazon.com/Trio-Clave-Quinn-Johnson/dp/B01M7MUQ0V/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11XSTUWGIJZOK&keywords=quinn+johnson+trio+con+clave&qid=1663705610&sprefix=quinn+johnson+trio+con+clave%252Caps%252C143&sr=8-1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=jazziz0b-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=ef808260f9aaf83626684309a69d78bf&camp=1789&creative=9325) from 2016, a fusion of Latin rhythms and jazz, and Pastimes (from times past) (https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B08Z7L43FY?ref=sr_1_2&keywords=Pastimes+%2528From+Times+Past%2529+quinn+johnson&qid=1663706313&sr=8-2&_encoding=UTF8&tag=jazziz0b-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=84a26a7b3a12241ef0463689d89d3e59&camp=1789&creative=9325) from 2021, which found him revisiting his own compositions from the past couple of decades, performed with a diverse group of old friends.
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