This episode is sponsored by the TD James Moody Jazz Festival at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. The festival runs from November 8 through 20 and features a who’s who of talent from the jazz world and beyond. Performers include Fantasia with Jazzmeia Horn; Dee Dee Bridgewater singing with tap dancer Savion Glover; the Jon Faddis Quartet; Yellowjackets; Terence Blanchard with E-Collective and the Turtle Island Quartet; a recreation by Trouble No More and Dumpstaphunk of the Allman Brothers classic live album Eat A Peach; the Maria Schneider Orchestra; the Vanessa Rubin Trio; the Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition; and much more. Tickets and a full schedule of performances are available at https://www.njpac.org/series/james-moody-jazz-festival/.

On this episode you’ll hear interviews with four performers from the TD James Moody Jazz Festival: Bob Mintzer of Yellowjackets; Dee Dee Bridgewater; Lamar Williams Jr. of Trouble No More; and Terence Blanchard.

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Trumpeter Michael Sarian‘s new album is called Living At The End Of The World. In this interview, Sarian talks about the stories behind many of the tracks; how he figures out which tunes to put on an album; working with Camila Meza; discovering Meshell Ndegeocello; and much more.

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Aaron Staebell and Patrick McCurry join Jason Crane to talk about how they measure artistic success. How many people need to listen to or attend something for it to be worth doing?

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Jason Crane (various locations), Patrick McCurry (Auburn, AL) and Aaron Staebell (Rochester, NY) talk about how they stay connected to jazz despite not living in New York City. You can hear the full episode by supporting The Jazz Session for just $5 a month at https://patreon.com/thejazzsession.

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Mackenzie Horne recommends surprising albums by Bill Evans, Abdullah Ibrahim and Kenny Wheeler, plus we talk about how she got into jazz and found it unexpectedly becoming both her work and her passion.

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There was one last Track Of The Week left in the hopper from Nicky’s tenure with the show, so I thought I’d send it out to everyone as a little appetizer before the show returns in full in September with new bonus features. The artist is George Cotsirilos and the track is “Igualmente” from George’s album Refuge (OA2 Records). Enjoy!

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The first summer bonus episode of The Jazz Session is here! Returning host Jason Crane is joined by Patrick McCurry and Aaron Staebell to recommend one mix and two albums to add to your summer listening pile. To hear this episode (and past and future bonus episodes) become a member today for $5 a month at https://thejazzsession.com/join. Thanks!

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A brief farewell and a special announcement from The Jazz Session’s host and producer, Nicky Schrire, as the podcast’s 14th Season comes to an end.

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