The Checkout - Interviews Podcast: Recent Episodes

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Interviews from The Checkout

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The Checkout - Podcast Announcement

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Pilc talks about his Cole Porter-inspired new album.

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Brazilian singer Pedro Sa Moraes talks about the "explorative" approach of

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Saxophonist Walter Smith III: The Solo

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Blue Note Records' president talks with Simon Rentner about the label's superband.

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Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire talks about early musical inspirations.

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Trumpeter meets diva in China; fireworks and an album ensue.

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Trombonist Fred Wesley & singer Martha High's life in the band of James Brown

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Ibrahim talks with Rhonda Hamilton about jazz & the end of apartheid.

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Trumpeter Hugh Masekela talks with Gary Walker about his life and career in South Africa.

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Funk pioneer George Clinton talks with WBGO guest host DJ Soulsister

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Producer Quincy Jones talks with Gary Walker about a documentary about his musical mentor, Clark Terry.

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Guitarist Bill Frisell talks about the 1950s surf guitar inspirations for his new album.

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The tenor saxophonists talk about their collaborations in saxophone choirs and other recordings.

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The singer blends South Asian and African influences on her new album.

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Steve Lehman finds himself in a room of mirrors

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An audio tribute to composer and pianist Horace Silver, hosted by Gary Walker

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The bassist talks about his musical inspirations and career with Rhonda Hamilton.

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Newport Jazz Festival founder George Wein previews the 2014 Festival with Tim Wilkins.

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Tom Harrell: Dreaming of Melodies, Debussy, and Horace Silver

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Vincent Rehel: Images du lendemain

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Singer Jose James talks about his Blue Note "While You Were Sleeping" with Simon Rentner.

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Bandleader Darcy James Argue talks with Josh Jackson about his 18-musician suite "Brooklyn Babylon."

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Pianist Corea talks about his new album with children's songs and music by Scriabin and Monk.

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Pianist Helen Sung talks with Gary Walker about her new album "Anthem For A New Day"

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The Japanese-born trumpeter talks about his Blue Note album with Josh Jackson.

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The pianist talks us through the electronic and analog inspirations behind his new ECM album.

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The Chinese-American baritone saxophonist talks about his music and life.

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The singer talks with Simon Rentner about her breakthrough 1993 album.

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The French-Haitian-American singer talks with Michael Bourne about her new album

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The singer and bandleader talk about their unconventional song choices on a new album.

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John Douglas Thompson and Terry Teachout on a new Broadway play about the life of Louis Armstrong

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The trumpeter talks about his new Blue Note album, "The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier To Paint."

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Trumpeter Takuya Kuroda: "Rising Son"

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Drummer Mark Guiliana on Electronic Duo With Brad Mehldau And New Album

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On "Black Orpheus," Hermeto Pascoal and Baden Powell

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A Tribute To "Blues People" Author Amiri Baraka

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Bassist And NEA Jazz Master Richard Davis

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NEA Jazz Master Jamey Aebersold

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Pianists Glasper & Moran Play A Duet For Blue Note Records' 75th Birthday

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Two members of the Parisian band talk with WBGO's Simon Rentner about their hybrid style, which blends jazz with electronica.

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Guitarist Nir Felder's New Album "Golden Age"

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Monty Alexander: From Jamaica to America

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Eddie Palmieri: "Doin' It In The Park"

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Ben Allison: "The Stars Look Very Different Today"

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NEA Jazz Master Yusef Lateef

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Patrick Cornelius Octet: "When We Were Very Young"

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Tribute To Guitarist Jim Hall

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Etienne Shardlow on Nelson Mandela's Musical Legacy

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Kenny Garrett: "Pushing The World Away"