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All That"s Jazz

This is where you"ll hear conversations and the backstory about everything that"s Jazz. Topics we"ll explore include it all…artist profiles, the next generation, educators, festivals, venues, producers, photographers, painters, broadcasters, writers, even food and recipes from some of your favorite musicians.

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Season 5 Episode 17 Kings Return Reprise

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/12/01

Now that Thanksgiving has passed, we turn our attention to that holiday time of the year which is filled with the music that we all know and love. And I can’t think of a better way to kick off the season than with a reprise of an episode we did in 2023 featuring the members of the Grammy®️ nominated a cappella group called Kings Return. When you listen to their first holiday album release, “We Four Kings”, it’s easy to see why this is the most wonderful time of the year. Join me again for this

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Season 5 Episode 16 Aubrey Logan

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/11/03

Trombone-playing singer-songwriter Aubrey Logan hails from the Seattle area. Raised by her two music-educator parents, she began her artistic endeavors as a child singing in theatre and in church. She credits her singing mother and trumpet-playing father for early influences like singers/songwriters Billy Joel and Carole King, as well as the soulful musicianship of American horn bands such as Chicago, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Steely Dan, and more. And, at the age of 12, things took an intriguing

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Season 5 Episode 16 Aubrey Logan

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/11/03

Trombone-playing singer-songwriter Aubrey Logan hails from the Seattle area. Raised by her two music-educator parents, she began her artistic endeavors as a child singing in theatre and in church. She credits her singing mother and trumpet-playing father for early influences like singers/songwriters Billy Joel and Carole King, as well as the soulful musicianship of American horn bands such as Chicago, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Steely Dan, and more. And, at the age of 12, things took an intriguing

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Season 5 Episode 15 Int. Songwriting Competition

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2024/10/20

Jim Morgan is a dynamic music industry professional with over two decades of experience spanning performance, event management, and competition oversight. He began as a drummer in Australia at age 16, later transitioning to the U.S. music scene in 2000. Jim played a pivotal role in the Boston Music Awards and NEMO Music Conference, and co-founded the International Songwriting Competition and Unsigned Only Music Competition. Currently, he oversees operations for both competitions, including the

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Season 5 Episode 14 Javon Jackson

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/10/06

More than 25 years ago, I met tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson who was raised in Denver Colorado and that meeting made a wonderful memory and a deep impact that still resonates with me today. It impressed me that he took the time out of his very busy and impressive career to offer his time in a very giving manner to help a small-town, non-profit radio station. But that is just the kind of person he is, one who gives back and makes a difference. He is still doing that today as the Chair of the

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Season 5 Episode 13 Delfeayo Marsalis

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/09/22

New Orleans is a place where virtuosity is always deployed with a celebratory spirit, and Crescent City Jewels is like a Gratitude Journal in song, a rollicking collection that expresses NEA Jazz Master, Grammy-winning producer, trombonist and bandleader, Delfeayo Marsalis, appreciation for the good things in life at a time when so much attention seems to focus on doom and gloom. In this latest album, Delfeayo set out to celebrate the undersung heroes in his own hometown. To accomplish that, he’s

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Season 5 Episode 12 Shelly Berg

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/09/01

There are times when you get a sense that you’re talking with an old friend that you’ve actually never met. There are shared times and memories that travelled on parallel lines but somehow never managed to intersect. That’s the best way that I can describe the conversation I had with Shelly Berg. From places lived and mutual friends, to times spent working with Jazz Aspen Snowmass in Colorado, our off-mic discussion created “allegría,” the Spanish word for joy, which is not only the name of his new

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Season 5 Episode 11 Alexis Cole

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/08/18

From an early age, acclaimed and accomplished vocalist, Alexis Cole, not only knew what she wanted to do in life, but also how she was going to do it - her way. Both Alexis’ father and maternal grandmother were pianists and singers, and her business-minded mother helped Alexis learn how to carve her way through the financial side of show business. Thanks to their guidance, Alexis not only succeeded in honing her professional career, she also followed a serious educational path, gaining a Bachelor

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Season 5 Episode 10 Ben Wolfe

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/08/02

The style of the undeniably talented bassist and composer, Ben Wolfe, is truly unique.His approach to music and performance has led to a path of development and success that can be attributed to collaborations with the likes of Harry Connick JR, Diana Krall and Wynton Marsalis. Ben also distinguished himself through a significant catalogue of original music, including well over a hundred songs across ten albums as a leader. With his 11th release titled “The Understated”, Ben presents a

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Season 5 Episode 9 Yvonnick Prene

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/07/12

The music of professional harmonica jazz musician, bandleader, composer, and educator, Yvonnick Prené , is both unique and innovative. A transplant from France, Yvonnick is now based in the greater New York City area. He made his professional debut in France in 2007. But it wasn’t until moving to the Big Apple that Yvonnick had that “wake-up call” to really learn the art of jazz by furthering his educational pursuits, immersing himself in the New York jazz scene, and eventually honing his chops to

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Season 5 Episode 8 Amina Figarova

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/06/30

As a part of our “Catching Up With” series, I recently re-connected with Azerbaijani-born, New York-based pianist/composer Amina Figarova, and her musical collaborator partner and husband, the exceptional flutist Bart Platteau. This dynamic duo has recorded more than more than a dozen albums, and have travelled the world performing at jazz festivals and engagements, all of which has led to a diverse body of work filled with rich influences from their global experiences. Even though Amina and Bart

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Season 5 Episode 7 Jacqui Naylor

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/06/09

Jacqui Naylor is not an easy artist to categorize. Naylor is known for a technique she coined, “acoustic smashing,” There are times when she performs straight-ahead vocal jazz, but at other times she favors more of an alternative and diverse approach. Her groove-based vocals and smoky sound have a subtle, intimate quality that conveys the emotional depth of a song without resorting to vocal pyrotechnics. Very jazz-friendly but far from a rigid jazz purist, Jacqui brings a long list of influences

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Season 5 Episode 6 Ben & Leo Sidran

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/05/24

The best description of Ben Sidran comes from his son, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and fellow podcaster, Leo Sidran: “In a career spanning over fifty years and thirty five records, Ben Sidran has established himself as a philosopher poet. Equally celebrated for his precise, probing writing style as he is for his improvised spoken word jazz raps, he has carved out a truly unique space for himself. The Times of London aptly described Ben as ‘the world’s first existential jazz rapper,’ and The

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Season 5 Episode 5 Mamiko Watanabe

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/05/05

Being Guided By The Light is the fifth album by pianist/ composer Mamiko Watanabe, featuring heralded bassist Santi Debriano and legendary drummer Billy Hart. Born in Fukuoka, Japan, Watanabe began playing the piano at the age of four under instruction at the Yamaha School of Music. Her inspiration was Tashiko Akiyoshi, the boundary-smashing Japanese-American pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader noted for wide-ranging powerful, complex compositions. Mamiko received a scholarship to attend

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Season 5 Episode 4 Chris Digirolamo: Two for the Show...

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/04/19

Chris DiGirolamo could be called “The Accidental Publicist.” A lifelong drummer from age 5, Chris was hooked. His mother took him to Jazz from a young age, but he truly fell in love with the genre at 14, when a friend’s uncle introduced him to Jean Luc Ponty’s “Rhythms of Hope.” Chris attended Berklee College of Music and New York Institute of Technology. From there, he went on to work as assistant engineer at the legendary Systems Two Recording Studio, followed by a turn in Sausalito, California

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Season 5 episode 3 A Letter to Bill Evans

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/04/05

For their seventh outing together as a close-knit, collaborative rhythm tandem, bassist Leon Lee Dorsey and drummer Mike Clark tapped pianist Michael Wolff as third man in their ongoing trio adventures. Wolff, who had previously appeared with Dorsey and Clark on 2020’s Play Sgt. Pepper, completes the triumvirate on this heartfelt tribute to the late, great pianist-composer in the new album titled “A Letter to Bill Evans.” These renderings of Bill Evans classics contain the kind of sparkling energy

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Season 5 Episode 2 Jay Bordeleau

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/03/22

Jay Bordeleau, the owner, creator, and mastermind behind one of the top Jazz venues in San Francisco, Mr. Tipple’s, has always loved the arts and is constantly driven by his “it’s-so-crazy-it-just-might-work” ambition. He was able to combine this deeply rich cooperative leadership style with a profound passion for hospitality while designing, building, and operating his first restaurant: Maven. Jay’s collaborative work style was formalized while playing drums behind the orchestra as a music

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Season 5 Episode 1 Grace Kelly

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/03/08

A singer-saxophonist-songwriter-composer and band leader, this American-born unequivocal musical prodigy of Korean descent, with the memorable name Grace Kelly, has rocked the jazz world. With sold-out concerts, 14 acclaimed albums and a resume that includes performing at the Hollywood Bowl as well as being part of the house band for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” – all before reaching her mid-twenties, Grace is touted for her scorching saxophone stylings and purring vocals. She’s performed

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Season 4 Episode 24 Nicole Zuraitis

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/02/23

Singer-songwriter, pianist, arranger, New York-based bandleader and winner of the prestigious 2021 American Traditions Vocal Competition Gold Medal, Nicole Zuraitis, had been there once before. But when the presenters at the 2024 Grammy®️ Awards announced her name as winner of the Best Jazz Vocal Album for her release, “How Love Begins,” her immediate reaction was “Holy Cow!”To many of her friends and supporters, however, it was an affirmation of what they’ve known for more than a decade of

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Season 4 Episode 23 Jun Iida

All That"s Jazz ·

2024/02/09

Trumpeter, flugelhorn player, composer, educator, and recording artist Jun Iida (Joon Ee-da) has quickly established himself as a highly sought after musician. A recording and performing artist, Iida has appeared extensively throughout the U.S. at notable jazz clubs, theaters, and festivals with his sextet and as a sideman. This gifted musician born in St Louis of Japanese parents, has lived literally coast-to-coast - from his hometown, to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Seattle, and most

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