Jazz United: A Podcast From WBGO
Every other Friday
Jazz United is a wide-ranging conversation show from WBGO, hosted by critic Nate Chinen and broadcaster Greg Bryant.
Covering a host of subjects relevant to the musical community, it draws on the shared enthusiasms of its hosts as well as some key differences. Bryant, the host of Jazz After Hours, is a seasoned radio host and musician; Chinen is a longtime journalist and the author of Playing Changes: Jazz For the New Century. Jazz United brings their distinct perspectives into dialogue, with the music always in center focus.
Latest Episodes
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Jazz United takes the occasion of Dr. Lonnie Smith's new album Breathe to consider his instrument, the Hammond B3 organ — and shout out a couple of his heirs, Sam Fribush and Cory Henry. -
As Jazz Appreciation Month gets underway, hear a conversation between WBGO's own Bob Porter and Nate Chinen about Porter's book Soul Jazz: Jazz in the Black Community, 1945-1975.
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For Women's History Month, Jazz United celebrates women of color as both purveyors and practitioners of Black American Music.
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A tribute to the irrepressible drummer, composer and educator, who died on March 1 at 58.
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“I’m always making a comeback, but nobody ever tells me where I’ve been.”So said Billie Holiday in the 1950s, making no attempt to conceal her bemusement.…
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Thirty-five years ago, Joe Henderson released a pair of albums under an evocative title, “The State of the Tenor.”Because February is Tenor Saxophone…
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William Parker, as the saying goes, contains multitudes.A bassist celebrated for the robustness and gravity of his sound, he’s been a stalwart in the…
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Jazz United Takes the Measure of Pixar's 'Soul'“The tune is just an excuse to bring out the you. That’s why I became a jazz musician.”This morsel of insight drops near the midpoint of Pixar’s Soul, one…
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So many of us are more than ready to put 2020 into the rearview.The dues have been heavy. The losses have been great. The two of us certainly had no way…
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Behind the Overdog: Jazz United Takes a Closer Look at the 2021 Grammy NominationsWith each year’s new slate of Grammy nominations, there comes a wave of armchair analysis.Which artists have the momentum this year? Who got unjustly…
