Jazz United
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Jazz United was a wide-ranging conversation show from WBGO Studios, 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, former 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.
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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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Jazz United pays tribute to the irrepressible drummer, composer and educator Ralph Peterson, Jr., who died on March 1 at 58.
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Since her death more than 60 years ago, we've seen a series of depictions of Billie Holiday, most of them disappointing in one way or another. In this episode of Jazz United, we unpack our objections to Lee Daniels' The United States vs. Billie Holiday — and consider another, more fruitful recent film, the documentary Billie.
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Jazz United profiles a few emerging masters on the saxophone — musicians whose dedication, proficiency and poise represent a vital new chapter. It so happens that all three are women, and their example (among others) upends some longstanding prejudices around the sax.
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A bassist celebrated for the robustness of his sound, William Parker has been a stalwart in the realm of improvised music for more than 40 years. Here's our exploration of his sound world, with a focus on a new boxed set and a new biography.
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In light of its two Academy Awards, for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score, Soul warrants revisiting. Here's what we had to say.
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So many of us are more than ready to put 2020 into the rearview. In this year-in-review episode of Jazz United, we do just that, trying our best to make sense of it all.