The Checkout
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Voted "Best Jazz Podcast" in the JazzTimes Critics' Poll for four consecutive years, The Checkout championed the music we call jazz — along the trend lines and on its outer edges. Hosted, produced and curated by Simon Rentner, the show focused on the compelling personal narratives behind today's most exciting artists.
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As live concerts sadly fade into memory, we can at least remind you of some heavy moments fom The Checkout Live. Here’s mixtape (Volume 1) featuring…
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Samora Pinderhughes released Black Spring in April — one month before the killing of George Floyd and our country’s larger moment of reckoning. But his EP…
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A few months ago, saxophonist-composer Tim Berne and guitarist-producer David Torn were on the road with their band Sun of Goldfinger when coronavirus…
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Real-time dialogue is at the heart of improvisation — and it has been all but impossible in an era of social distancing.The limits of our technology, and…
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With the world on hold, carbon emissions have slowed, and there are clear skies aplenty. On this 50th anniversary of Earth Day, pianist Fabian Almazan and…
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Pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs left us on April 7. We’re remembering him with an archival episode of The Checkout.In our obituary for Gumbs, WBGO’s Nate Chinen…
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A Word with Thana Alexa, Who Turned a Lost Tour Into 'Live From Our Living Rooms'Thana Alexa had it all mapped out. Her new album, ONA, was set to launch her solo career to new heights. She was featured — with her husband, drummer…
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We are living in unsettling times, and we’re probably due for a little humor. Last Friday, reedman and composer John Ellis released his own horror story…
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We are all freaking out. Take a moment to center yourself.Blue Note’s newest recording artist, pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini, also practices as…
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Nobody likes being typecast — and the UK-based percussionist Sarathy Korwar is no exception.But because he grew up in India and has a predilection for…