
The Jazz Podcast
Rob Cope brings you The Jazz Podcast, in conversation with musicians from around the world. We love stories of how people get into playing music and what keeps them going. We hope you enjoy our collection. Hosted by Rob Cope and Tara Minton. We are proudly sponsored by Crown Lane Studio.
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Episodes
284 episodes
Omar Thomas - Griot Songs
Out February 7, 2025, Griot Songs marks the return of the Omar Thomas Large Ensemble after more than a decade, featuring soloists Jason Palmer, Mark Zaleski, Alex Brown, Mark Cocheo and others “Griot Songs firmly plants Omar ...
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Isabelle Oliver - Impressions
The French Impressionists revolutionized the art world by privileging the emotional and spiritual perception of the natural world over its literal reproduction. Hailing from France, harpist Isabelle Olivier has always felt an innate affi...
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Brian Shaw and Nick Smart - Song for Someone: The Musical Life of Kenny Wheeler
Trumpeter and composer Kenny Wheeler (1930–2014) was one of the most enigmatic and influential musicians in recent memory. His instantly recognisable sound was a driving force within every major innovation in modern European jazz during the...
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Interaction | Anat Cohen, Avishai Cohen, Yoval Cohen, Oded Lev-Ari & WDR Big Band
The members of all-star family jazz band The 3 Cohens — featuring Anat Cohen (clarinet), Avishai Cohen (trumpet) and Yuval Cohen (soprano saxophone) — have always taken time out from their ever-burgeoning careers as soloists and bandleaders to ...
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Jon Irabagon - Server Farm
Jon Irabagon is a Filipino-American saxophonist, composer, and founder of Irabbagast Records.[1]Winner of the 2008
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Claire Cope - Every Journey
An oft-repeated Chinese proverb states, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Looking back from a vantage point several steps along her own proverbial journey, British composer and pianist Claire Cope came to discove...
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Nisha Smith & Tom Harris : Live in Manchester
When Nishla & Tom met in Manchester in 2019, they quickly realised they had made a rare musical connection. Over the years, the pair’s work has blossomed sideways into an array of creative projects, but at the core of their partnership ...
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Laura Anglade - Get Out of Town
French and American singer Laura Anglade is a promising storyteller hailing from the idyllic town of Brousse-le-Château, France. She draws inspiration from Carmen McRae, Blossom Dearie, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Horn, Billie Holid...
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Ingrid Laubrock - Purposing The Air
Hailed as a “fully committed saxophonist and visionary” by The New Yorker, Ingrid Laubrock has evolved a distinctive, fascinatingly complex and richly layered sonic vocabulary that spans her efforts as an improviser, as leader o...
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Mary Halvorson & Sylvie Courvoisier - Bone Bells - 8th Anniversary Spectacular
Swiss pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and American guitarist Mary Halvorson show how virtuosity and joy of playing can be beautifully combined in a duo. Their snapping, over-snapping runs sparkle with the neighboring genres of jazz in particle form....
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Ebba Åsman
Swedish jazz virtuoso Ebba Åsman has announced the forthcoming release of her third full-length record When You Know. The new album arrives March 21st, 2025 via Dorado Records.Coinciding with the anno...
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Aubrey Logan
Trombone-playing singer-songwriter Aubrey Logan hails from the picturesque surroundings near Seattle, WA. Raised by her two music-educator parents, she began her artistic endeavors as a child singing in theatre and in church, Thoughtful songwri...
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Greg Sanders - Lophae - Perfect Strangers
Guitarist, producer, composer & arranger Greg Sanders is an integral part of the UK’s alternative world & jazz scenes. Greg was a founding member of three influential underground world/jazz/fusion groups that formed studying at London's...
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John Merriman - Inside The Studio
John founded Crown Lane with his wife, back in 2007, and has ensured the business stays ahead of changes in the industry. He loves eating out and spending time with his boys and foster daughter. Today he joins the show to tell us about how he s...
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Single Showcase : Robin Phillips - I'm Coming Home
Robin tells us about his new single, I'm Coming Home, which is out now!
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Xhosa Cole - On a Modern Genius, Vol. 1
Winner of the 2018 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the year, Xhosa Cole is an embodiment of the success of numerous community arts programmes in Birmingham including the Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra, Jazzlines Ensemble, and Birmingham Music Service....
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Alex Clark (Hosted by Emily Masser)
As a finalist in the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2020, winner of the Rising Star category in the 2019 British Jazz Awards and three-time nominee in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards, Alex is known to be one of the most in-demand and versati...
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Ali Watson
Hailing from the North Coast of Scotland, bassist/composer Ali Watson journeyed to London to pursue his studies in music, returning to his homeland in 2022 to establish himself in Glasgow’s vibrant jazz scene. Driv...
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Tigran Hamasyan - The Bird Of A Thousand Voices
Tigran Hamasyan is considered one of the most remarkable and distinctive jazz-meets-rock pianists/composers of his generation. A piano virtuoso with groove power, Hamasyan seamlessly fuses potent jazz improvisation and progressive rock with the...
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Tom Thorp - Here, There Be Monsters
Tom is based in Manchester, UK. He studied Saxophone and composition at the Royal Northern College of Music and the University of Manchester. His classical training from Rob Buckland (saxophone), Camden Reeves and Gary Carpenter (composition) c...
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Joan Hutton
Joan Hutton is a performer, composer and educator residing in Minneapolis. Joan’s diverse interests have taken her from jazz, free improv and funk to classical, chamber music and pit orchestras. She has released two jazz albums featuring her or...
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