The Checkout: June 11, 2011

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The Checkout features performances from Marc Cary with Pyeng Threadgill and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble.  Josh Jackson is your host.

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble: Brothers Hypnotic

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Members of the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble visit WBGO to perform on The Checkout.  Hear them talk about their participation in Brothers Hypnotic and perform music from their upcoming recording, Customs.

Marc Cary and Pyeng Threadgill: For Moseka

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Pianist Marc Cary talks to WBGO’s Josh Jackson about his formative years with Abbey Lincoln.  Cary visits The Checkout to perform selections from his solo debut, For the Love of Abbey (Motema), and duos with singer Pyeng Threadgill.

Interview: Ebrahim Khalil Shebab

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WBGO’s Simon Rentner interviews Ebrahim Khalil Shehab about his Pacific Express ensemble, growing up during apartheid, and communicating through the arts.

Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri: Transylvanian Concert

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WBGO’s Josh Jackson talks to pianist Lucian Ban and violist Mat Maneria about their duo release, Transylvanian Concert (ECM).

Reza Khota: Uproots

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Reza Khota discusses the nuances of music and ethnicity in his recording Uproots.

Etienne Shardlow: South African Jazz in the Present

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WBGO’s Simon Rentner interviews South African jazz aficionado Etienne Shardlow, where the two discuss the best in contemporary South African jazz.

Louis Moholo: A Few Notes Blow the World Apart

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WBGO’s Simon Rentner sits down with drummer Louis Moholo to discuss his past, present, and future endeavors in life & music.

The Checkout in South Africa Part Two

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Josh Jackson and Simon Rentner of WBGO visited Johannesburg and Cape Town.  Hear the second of two episodes from South Africa.

Marcus Wyatt: Inspiration from Heartbreak

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WBGO’s Josh Jackson checks in with trumpeter Marcus Wyatt, who discusses how the end of a relationship inspired a very meaningful composition.