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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For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Jazz United considers the Asian-American experience in jazz — and welcomes a guest, violinist Tomoko Omura. -
Jazz United celebrates Carla Bley, the irrefutably original composer and pianist, as she rounds the corner on an 85th birthday.
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In a special crossover episode of Jazz United, bassist Pino Palladino and producer Blake Mills speak with Simon Rentner of The Checkout about their album Notes with Attachments, out on New Deal/Impulse!
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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.
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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…
