The Checkout with Simon Rentner
Series produced by WBGO
New Jazz in New York City
The Checkout is a one-hour music magazine show and podcast. It features the best content from Jazz 88.3FM, the leading presenter of jazz in public media. Every week, WBGO Host and Producer Simon Rentner crafts a program that aims into the heart of New York's creative music scene, featuring exclusive interviews, studio sessions, and field recordings of today's top artists.
27 Pieces
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Two generations ago, even the thought of Kavita Shah becoming a singer would have been far-fetched. Her grandmother – who lived in a small Indian...
- Added: Feb 18, 2015
- Length: 58:58
Jamie Cullum, the jazz crooner with punk rock swagger, exploded on the jazz scene more than a decade ago. Now the pianist from the UK enters a new...
Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting
- Added: Mar 06, 2015
- Length: 44:02
- Purchases: 1
Bill Frisell grew up in an age of surfing, hot rods, and the Fender Telecaster. He reflects on the music and culture of his youth with the album Gu...
- Added: Mar 06, 2015
- Length: 59:00
Writer Gary Giddins proclaims the Village Vanguard to be the “most magical jazz room in the world.” Saxophonist Loren Schoenberg says it’s “the onl...
- Added: Mar 10, 2015
- Length: 58:58
When the South African bassist and composer Carlo Mombelli is stumped for ideas, he heads to the forest to sing along with the birds and insects. ...
- Added: Apr 05, 2015
- Length: 59:00
Stephen Bruner, aka Thundercat, is a self-proclaimed crazy cat person. He’s also an insanely gifted bass player, singer, and composer who collabor...
- Added: Apr 10, 2015
- Length: 58:58
Robert Glasper, the celestial talent on keys joins other radiant stars -- trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, guitarist Lionel Loueke, saxophonist Marcus...
- Added: Apr 20, 2015
- Length: 58:58
