The Checkout

The Checkout: July 27, 2010

Barry Harris at the Village Vanguard, an interview with Steve Coleman, and an introduction to Quantic. WBGO's Josh Jackson is your host.

Checkout Interview: Quantic

William Holland mines the cumbia for a fresh perspective on Latin dance beats and traditional rhythms. Discover Quantic and Combo Barbaro.

Checkout Interview: Steve Coleman

He's influenced a whole generation of improvising musicians. Steve Coleman and his signature band, Five Elements, have a new recording. Hear his first WBGO interview.

Studio Session: Bruce Barth and Steve Wilson

Steve Wilson and Bruce Barth have been playing together for more than twenty years. They recently recorded a duo project in a Missouri living room. Hear them play together in this WBGO studio session.

Checkout Interview: Jazz Now

Hear about an online collaboration to introduce young listeners to modern jazz.

Checkout Interview: Quantic

Crate digging with cumbia.

Checkout Interview: Steve Coleman

Steve Coleman and his music.

Checkout Interview: Barry Harris

The guardian of the flame.

Checkout Interview: Nels Cline

Nels on Ravi Shankar and subatomic particle colliders.

Checkout Interview: Dan Weiss

Always Be Closing.

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Checkout New Music: Jose James

A jazz singer with a hip hop vibe.

Checkout New Music: Joe Cuba

The mayor of Nuyorico gets a retrospective.

Checkout New Music: Best Jazz of 2009

It was a very good year.

Checkout New Music: Newport 1959, Part Two

Ahmad Jamal, Horace Silver, and Dakota Staton at Newport.

Checkout New Music: Newport 1959, Part One

Count Basie and Art Blakey play Newport in 1959.

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The Checkout: July 27, 2010

Barry Harris at the Village Vanguard, Steve Coleman and Five Elements, and an introduction to Quantic.

The Checkout: July 20, 2010

The Checkout features a solo piano performance from Geri Allen, and interviews with guitarist Nels Cline and jazz legend Barry Harris.

The Checkout: July 13, 2010

Bruce Barth and Steve Wilson in the WBGO studio, an interview with drummer Dan Weiss, and a highlight from pianist Craig Taborn’s performance at the Jazz Gallery in New York.

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