Kazemde George and Sami Stevens join Dave to talk about Kazemde’s debut release on Greenleaf Music, I Insist. Kaz talks about his family, his beginnings in the Bay Area, his study of African and Caribbean musics, and his collaboration with his now wife Sami Stevens on the album and the film they made called Flower Movie, available on Youtube. Enjoy the episode and Kaz’s extra about his favorite Rumba band.

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The Checkout, A Noise From The Deep, and Jazz United all come together to celebrate Other Worlds on Greenleaf Music, a new recording from the quintet Sound Prints, co-led by Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas. The episode features the saxophonist and trumpeter along with Lawrence Fields (piano) and Joey Baron (drums). Jazz United’s Nate Chinen hosts a listening party where they talk about their influences, where the band got its name, and the group’s collective interest in space travel, musical and otherwise. Sound Prints kicks-off a four night run at Birdland on the day of this podcast release.

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Subscribers can check out a bonus excerpt featuring a discussion of the 1975 Miles Davis album ‘Agharta.’ Listen here.

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Dayna Stephens is a brilliant composer, saxophonist and bandleader. He has been releasing an explosive series of recordings at his own label, Contagious Music. Dayna and Dave Douglas talk about his work going back about a decade and focus in on his new release, Pluto Juice, on which he primarily plays EWI, Electronic Wind Instrument. Not to be missed.

Subscribers can check out a bonus excerpt where Dave gives Dayna a blindfold test on Joe Henderson’s 1970 recording ‘at the Lighthouse.’ Listen here.

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Just quick note to say why there is no full episode this month. On the road again! Can’t believe it. This is a little bit about what we are doing. Hope to see you out there.

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Jeff Caltabiano launched the Sonny Rollins Bridge Project in 2017. The project works on adding the name Sonny Rollins to the Williamsburg Bridge, connecting Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. Please sign their petition if you can. A worthy project. Jeff has also traveled the world as an itinerant music listener as well as stints working for Disaster Recovery agencies in the Virgin Islands. His work supported these communities after some of the most devastating hurricanes we have seen. Jeff buys vinyl albums from Sound Garden in Syracuse and Dusty Groove in Chicago, as well as directly from artists and labels whenever possible. We appreciate Jeff’s support and we’re thrilled to talk to him about all this!

Subscribers can check out a bonus excerpt where Dave and Jeff discuss the the title track from “The Bridge,” Sonny Rollin’s 1962 album, his first release after his sabbatical on the Williamsburg Bridge. Listen here.

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Dave is super honored and thrilled to sit down with amazing vibraphonist and composer/bandleader Joel Ross to talk mostly about music, but also about banging on things, Chicago, “harmonic spaces” and much more. Joel’s most recent Blue Note release is Who Are You?

Subscribers can listen to a bonus excerpt here with Joel and Dave discussing the recording of “Mysterioso” featuring Thelonious Monk and Milt Jackson.

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Dave sits down with trumpeter and composer Jeremy Pelt about his latest project. ‘Griot,’ a book-length series of interviews with musicians, is Jeremy’s response to Art Taylor’s classic ‘Notes and Tones,’ originally published in 1977. Really insightful interviews exploring their musical origin stories, advice from mentors, and deep thoughts about race and music in America. Simultaneously, Jeremy has released an album entitled Griot: This Is Important! with new music and voices from the interviews. Highly recommended! Really enjoyed this conversation. Pick up Jeremy’s book and CD at his website: jeremypelt.net

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Dave sits down with brilliant pianist and composer Manuel Valera to talk both about the music on his latest album, José Martí En Nueva York, and about his relationship to the music of his country of origin, Cuba. Manuel shares a lot of thoughts about the development of music there, as well as how it has continued developing into our times. They also talk about the two vocalists on the recording, Camila Meza and Sofia Rei. On the Extra, they talk about Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, the arrangements as well as the section playing. Enjoy.

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