Podcast Episodes

Why Jazz Musicians Love Hip Hop (ft. Switched On Pop)

Season 13 Episode 8

We're talking jazz influences in hip hop today with Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding from Switched On Pop. We dig into tracks from Kendrick Lamar (there's that TPAB acronym!), Common, Cautious Clay and…

Published on 8 hours ago

"Innervisions" — Stevie Wonder

Season 13 Episode 7

We’re diving back into Stevie Wonder with Innervisions, right in the heart of his classic period from 1972 to 1976. There’s something magical about this stretch of music history, and Innervisions sta…

Published on 1 week ago

"Someday My Prince Will Come" — Miles Davis Quartet

Season 13 Episode 6

There is no more important relationship in this era of music than that of Miles Davis and John Coltrane; two masters ever-present in the musical and cultural landscape. Someday My Prince Will Come ma…

Published on 2 weeks ago

You'll Hear It - Season 13

Season 13 Episode 5

🎹 Welcome to You’ll Hear It!

Your destination for laid‑back jazz chats, nerdy chords, and genuine conversations with Adam Maness and Peter Martin. 

If you love spontaneous piano sessions, deep dives in…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

The Album that Made Everyone Fall in Love with Jazz in the 2000s

Season 13 Episode 4

When does Afro Blue and Smells Like Teen Spirit belong on the same record? When it's a Robert Glasper album! In 2012, Glasper's Black Radio brought together artists like Erica Badu to bring a jazz st…

Published on 3 weeks ago

How Fleetwood Mac Turned Heartbreak into Pop Rock Gold

Season 13 Episode 3

Fleetwood Mac's Rumours is undoubtedly one of the best pop rock albums ever. But the story behind its creation reads like a soap opera. Everyone -- Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, …

Published on 4 weeks ago

Why Maiden Voyage is (Almost) Herbie's Greatest Album

Season 13 Episode 2

Today we're going on an aquatic journey with Herbie Hancock's Maiden Voyage. Herbie calls the title track is the best tune he's ever written.  We dive deep into the music to explore what makes this t…

Published on 1 month ago

Did Paul Simon Make The Ultimate Sad Boy Album? (Still Crazy After All These Years)

Season 13 Episode 1

Broken Record's Justin Richmond joins us to talk Still Crazy After All These Years. Paul Simon's Grammy-winning album was born out of divorce, and produced some of his greatest songs of all time, lik…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Is You’ll Hear It Better Than Kind of Blue?

Season 12 Episode 24

We turn our own categories back on ourselves! We're looking back on the past 20 epiosdes, which we're calling You'll Hear It Season 12, and ask:

- What are our apex moments? 
- What are our desert isla…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Jazz vs Classical - Songs That Bridge Musical Worlds

Season 12 Episode 23

The ultimate musical showdown: jazz vs classical. We bring in conductor Josh Weilerstein from the Sticky Notes podcast to compare, contrast and find the common ground among these two very different s…

Published on 2 months ago