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NYC Second Line

My very good friend Satoru Ohashi is playing trumpet in this video, recorded Nov. 30, 2008 in New York City:

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2009 01 01 Jason Crane Jazz
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The Jazz Session #49: Sonny Rollins

Jason Crane interviews saxophonist Sonny Rollins. He’s just released Road Shows Vol. 1 (Doxy Records, 2008), a compilation of live performances spanning 20 years. Gary Giddins calls it “one of the finest Sonny Rollins albums ever released.” In this interview, recorded on Election Day 2008, Sonny talks about everything from the prospect of an Obama [...]

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2008 11 04 Jason Crane Jazz
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Obama/Rollins ‘08!

I posted this today at The Jazz Session:

Hi friends,
One of the beautiful things about having an online show is that I’m not bound by the restrictions that accompanied the radio version of my show. And so, I’m going to use this forum just this once to ask you to help get out the vote for [...]

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2008 11 03 Jason Crane Jazz
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Birth of the Cool

Thanks to the wonderful blog BAGNews Notes for the link

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2008 10 31 Jason Crane Jazz
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Takin’ It Back With Barack, Jack!

(Thanks to poet and jazzer David Budbill for the links!)

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2008 10 28 Jason Crane Jazz
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The Jazz Session #48: Marcin Wasilewski

Jason Crane interviews Polish pianist and composer Marcin Wasilewski. His new recording, January (ECM, 2008), features his own compositions alongside those of Gary Peacock, Carla Bley, Ennio Moricone and … Prince. Wasilewski’s trio is very much a part of the new European piano trio renaissance, featuring inventive material played democratically.
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2008 10 27 Jason Crane Jazz
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The Jazz Session #47: Satoko Fujii

On the new episode of The Jazz Session, I interview pianist and composer Satoko Fujii. Fujii has released four new recordings in 2008, her 50th birthday year. These records find her with her New York trio; on accordion in the avant-folk-jazz group of her husband, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura; in a quartet with some of Japan’s [...]

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2008 10 20 Jason Crane Jazz
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Henry Grimes

I went to the 25th annual Jazz At The Lake today in Lake George, NY, to interview bassist Henry Grimes. Henry’s amazing story will be in an upcoming episode of The Jazz Session. It was a special interview with a deeply intuitive musician. I can’t wait to bring it to you.

I wrote this after meeting [...]

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2008 09 14 Jason Crane Jazz
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