The Upside of Jazz

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Bassist Bill Crow - "I'm still figuring stuff out"

9/12/2026 • 36 min

Joe and bassist Bill Crow talk about the 98-year-old's lifetime spent in and around jazz. Crow talks about gathering stories from the jazz scene to write his monthly column for Allegro, which Crow wrapped up after 43 years in April, turning those stories into several books, including "Jazz Anecdotes," and spending time listening and playing in legendary clubs li… Play episode

Comedian Robert Klein, Part 2
Comedian Robert Klein, Part 1
Kelly Peterson - "He was always looking to the next thing"
Pianist John Beasley - "There is no clear cut path"
Larry Goldings - "That makes the challenge of being myself harder"
Luther S. Allison - "It's a gift to be able to love this"
Tia Fuller and Shamie Fuller-Royston - "We've always embraced all types of…
Harry Connick, Jr. on Finding Your Own Sound
Louis Armstrong & America's Voice
The Business Behind the Notes
The Sound Between the Notes
Matt White - "For me, it's connection"
Sarah Sharp - "It's almost mythology, it's so universal"
An Interview with Sonny Rollins
Sean Mason - "There was something about jazz that pulled me"
Bobby Broom - "It is who I am"
Finding the Humor in Jazz
Julie Benko and Jason Yeager - "I find my spirituality in the doing of the…
Charles Tolliver - "Each note has a declaration"
Pat Metheny - "I tend to think of music as just one thing"
John Pizzarelli - "Communication is so key to what the music's about"
Randy Johnston - "It all feels personal to me"
Jazz Behind the Iron Curtain
Oliver Wood - "My favorite thing is not knowing how it's going to come out"
Jimmy Heath on Jazz at the Intersection of Black and Jewish Communities
Ron Carter - “I’m bringing that history book back”
Rufus Reid - “If we take care of business, the band can fly”
John Scofield - "All you have to do is find better notes"
How Milt Gabler & Commodore Records Changed Music
Christian McBride - "Always listen first"
Sonny Rollins - "God is jazz"
Jazz in Nazi Germany
Introducing: The Upside of Jazz with Joe Alterman

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