The Checkout: November 3, 2009
Episode 30 of The Checkout features an interview with pianist Arturo O'Farrill, a conversation with composer Henry Threadgill over a cup of espresso and biscotti, and a chat with percussionist Sameer Gupta about the pros and cons of the Music Genome Project's approach to jazz.
Checkout Interview: Sameer Gupta
The percussionist in Marc Cary's Focus Trio also assigns attributes to songs for Pandora's Music Genome Project. Can jazz discovery be reduced to an algorithm?
Checkout Interview: Henry Threadgill
Henry Threadgill has developed his own process for improvisation. Hear it in action with Zooid, and discover the unusual places where Threadgill finds inspiration.
Checkout Interview: Arturo O’Farrill
Arturo O'Farrill releases a new recording, and premieres Wise Latina Woman, a commission in honor of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Checkout Interview: Sameer Gupta
A song decoder for Pandora’s Music Genome Project.
Checkout Interview: Henry Threadgill
New music from Threadgill’s Zooid.
Checkout Interview: Arturo O’Farrill
A new record and a recent commission.
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Checkout Newport: Joe Lovano Us Five
Joe Lovano UsFive plays Newport
Checkout Newport: Vijay Iyer Trio
Vijay Iyer plays Newport with his trio
Checkout Newport: The Bad Plus
The Bad Plus plays Newport
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Arturo O’Farrill talks about the Black Laugh, Henry Threadgill on spiders and improvised music, and Sameer Gupta splices music genomes for an algorithm.
The Checkout: October 27, 2009Jason Lindner gives you Now Versus Now, plus a studio session with Sachal Vasandani and a solo guitar performance from Kurt Rosenwinkel.
The Checkout: October 20, 2009Miguel Zenon talks about Puerto Rican plena tradition and modern jazz. Bassist Linda Oh and pianist Dred Scott each bring their respective trios to WBGO. Josh Jackson is your host.
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Checkout Studio Session: Now Versus Now
Hear Jason Lindner lead his hybrid band at WBGO.
Checkout Studio Session: Sachal Vasandani
Hear five songs from the singer and his trio.
Checkout Studio Session: Kurt Rosenwinkel
Kurt plays solo guitar.
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Checkout Playlist: Chris Morrissey
Songs from PJ Harvey, Miles Davis, Happy Apple, and D’Angelo.
Checkout Playlist: Robert Glasper
Glasper shares songs from his digital music collection.
Checkout Playlist: Lage Lund
Hear music from the Norwegian guitarist – in no particular order.
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