Author Archives: Jason Crane

http://media.blubrry.com/thejazzsession/p/thejazzsession.com/podcast/tjs-2021-01-27.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS Pianist Yoko Miwa‘s new album, Songs Of Joy, comes out on February 12, 2021. In this interview, Miwa talks about recording during the pandemic; the loss of her father and how she memorialized him in a composition; why she continues to include Monk in her repertoire; andContinue reading “The Jazz Session #542: Yoko Miwa”

http://media.blubrry.com/thejazzsession/p/thejazzsession.com/podcast/tjs-2020-12-16.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS Lara Driscoll is half of the Firm Roots Duo, a two-piano ensemble also featuring her husband Chris White. In this interview, Lara talks about the challenges of performing and recording with two pianos; how she and Chris work together as composers; fun times in an RV; theContinue reading “The Jazz Session #541: Lara Driscoll of the Firm Roots Duo”

http://media.blubrry.com/thejazzsession/p/thejazzsession.com/podcast/tjs-2020-12-09.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS Pianist Yelena Eckemoff is a prolific composer. In this interview, she talks about Nocturnal Animals, which came out earlier this year, and Adventures Of The Wildflower, which comes out in March 2021. Eckemoff also talks about incorporating poetry and prose and art into her musical presentations; theContinue reading “The Jazz Session #540: Yelena Eckemoff”

http://media.blubrry.com/thejazzsession/p/thejazzsession.com/podcast/tjs-2020-11-25.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS Pianist Miki Yamanaka‘s new album is Human Dust Suite. In this interview, Yamanaka talks about the artwork that inspired the suite; how she left a graduate program in seismology in Japan to become a jazz pianist in New York; why she chose the specific players who accompanyContinue reading “The Jazz Session #538: Miki Yamanaka”