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Vibraphonist Stefon Harris gives us a lesson in empathy on and off the bandstand, with his band Blackout. Join us for a ferocious and intuitive set recorded at Clement’s Place, a small club at Rutgers University, in Newark, NJ. -
Don DixonJaco Pastorius: World's Greatest Bass Player, Part 1. Featuring the 20th Century musical giant in his first recordings as a leader, with the likes of Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. And with commentary by Pat Metheny and Herbie.
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Jaco Pastorius: World's Greatest Bass Player, Part 2. Featuring the 20th Century musical giant on his recordings with Weather Report, plus on tracks with Herbie Hancock. With commentary by Joe Zawinul. -
In his most recent book, Dangerous Rhythms, Jazz and the Underworld, author T.J. English explores the symbiotic relationship between jazz musicians and the mob during the first half of the 20th Century, and how that mutually beneficial partnership helped the music flourish but kept the deeply racist attitudes of the day solidly in place. I talked with T.J. English in August 2023. -
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Jaco Pastorius: World's Greatest Bass Player, Part 3. Featuring the 20th Century musical giant in his recordings with Joni Mitchell, and with his own large ensembles, from his Word Of Mouth Big Band. With commentary by Joni, and by Joe Zawinul. -
Actress Jane Lynch is a hilarious presence in the Christopher Guest films, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind and For Your Consideration. Although she was initially reluctant to dive into Guest’s improvisational approach to character development in these films, she loved the process and feels it pushed her forward as an actress. Now, with her Emmy winning roles on Glee, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and numerous other programs expanding her audience even further, she is, among other projects, doing what she loves most: group singing, with her tours A Swinging’ Little Christmas with Tim Davis and Kate Flannery, and Two Lost Souls, her duo show with Kate. -
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