Podcast Episodes

2025.05.26 Uri Caine on Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock - 2 of 3

Episode 405

In the seventies, when Uri Caine was discovering the piano, two dominant influences were Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock.  Both were in their thirties, both had played emerging electric music with Mil…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

2025.05.26 Uri Caine on Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock - 1 of 3

Episode 404

In the seventies, when Uri Caine was discovering the piano, two dominant influences were Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock.  Both were in their thirties, both had played emerging electric music with Mil…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

2025.05.12 Eric Person on Eddie Harris - 3 of 3

Episode 403

"Eddie (Harris) was an enigma. He was also a soulful intellectual. He was an innovator who had hit records. He was a success, but he didn't appear all that popular. I think he must have had 3 audienc…

Published on 3 months ago

2025.05.12 Eric Person on Eddie Harris - 2 of 3

Episode 402

"Eddie (Harris) was an enigma. He was also a soulful intellectual. He was an innovator who had hit records. He was a success, but he didn't appear all that popular. I think he must have had 3 audienc…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

2025.05.12 Eric Person on Eddie Harris - 1 of 3

Episode 401

"Eddie (Harris) was an enigma. He was also a soulful intellectual. He was an innovator who had hit records. He was a success, but he didn't appear all that popular. I think he must have had 3 audienc…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

2008.06.09 Graham Haynes on Ed Blackwell - 2 of 2

Episode 400

Here it is: the very first episode of Deep Focus ever, and it's a killer!  Graham Haynes is the guest and Ed Blackwell is the subject. 

First-hand stories about Blackwell? Yes! 

Don Cherry? Yes! 

Les…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

2008.06.09 Graham Haynes on Ed Blackwell - 1 of 2

Episode 399

Here it is: the very first episode of Deep Focus ever, and it's a killer!  Graham Haynes is the guest and Ed Blackwell is the subject. 

First-hand stories about Blackwell? Yes! 

Don Cherry? Yes! 

Les…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

2025.03.24 Vijay Iyer on Randy Weston - 3 of 3

Episode 398

It's impossible to distinguish between Randy Weston's musical innovations and his conception of the world he was born into.  To say that the roots of jazz are in West Africa is hardly a groundbreakin…

Published on 4 months ago

2025.03.24 Vijay Iyer on Randy Weston - 2 of 3

Episode 397

It's impossible to distinguish between Randy Weston's musical innovations and his conception of the world he was born into.  To say that the roots of jazz are in West Africa is hardly a groundbreakin…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

2025.03.24 Vijay Iyer on Randy Weston - 1 of 3

Episode 396

It's impossible to distinguish between Randy Weston's musical innovations and his conception of the world he was born into.  To say that the roots of jazz are in West Africa is hardly a groundbreakin…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago