Episodes

  • New Pinnacle, with Brandee Younger

    New Pinnacle, with Brandee Younger
    May 27 2025
    The spiritual and the sensual find common cause in the music of harpist Brandee Younger. Before a recent show at Solar Myth, she sat down with The Late Set to talk about her instrument, her cohort, and her third Impulse! release, Gadabout Season, which finds her in exceptional form.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Run the Song, with Ben Ratliff

    Run the Song, with Ben Ratliff
    May 12 2025
    "Running and listening can illuminate each other,” argues critic Ben Ratliff in a new book, Run the Song: Writing About Running About Listening. He recently sat down to talk about the book, its back story and his listening practice with friend and colleague Nate Chinen at Solar Myth.
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    1 hr
  • Lost Coast, with Jenny Scheinman

    Lost Coast, with Jenny Scheinman
    Apr 29 2025
    Violinist Jenny Scheinman grew up along Northern California’s so-called Lost Coast, and she carries its rustic charm and mystique in her music — even when it assumes a form as elegant as the songs on All Species Parade, her recent double album. She talks with Josh Jackson about the album and other matters before a recent performance with her band at Solar Myth.
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    46 mins
  • Pilgrimage, with Wadada Leo Smith and Vijay Iyer

    Pilgrimage, with Wadada Leo Smith and Vijay Iyer
    Apr 15 2025
    Few events embody the act of listening and receiving quite like the Big Ears Festival. In this episode, Nate reports back from the fest, and shares an interview with two artists who performed there: trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and pianist Vijay Iyer, who have a new duo album called Defiant Life.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Record Store Day Preview

    Record Store Day Preview
    Apr 1 2025
    As a kickoff to Jazz Appreciation Month, we're looking ahead to Record Store Day. There's another great haul of archival releases dropping on April 12. Two of our favorites were recorded in the same room in 1967 by two amazing trumpeters, Kenny Dorham and Freddie Hubbard.
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    57 mins
  • Branches and Paths, with Renee Rosnes

    Branches and Paths, with Renee Rosnes
    Mar 18 2025
    Pianist Renee Rosnes has loved Brazilian music for ages, but hadn't devoted an album to it until 'Crossing Paths.' It landed in the same season as a new effort from Artemis, which she founded almost a decade ago. In this episode, Rosnes talks about both projects, and her own path from rural Canada to the heart of modern jazz.
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    53 mins
  • Let Her Cook, with Endea Owens

    Let Her Cook, with Endea Owens
    Mar 4 2025
    Bassist Endea Owens specializes in the kind of buoyant uplift that just won’t quit. You can see her putting it into practice on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, or with her band The Cookout. At the 2025 Winter Jazzfest, we talked about her TV gig, her sense of mission, and her resilient journey.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Poetry is the Process, with Aja Monet

    Poetry is the Process, with Aja Monet
    Feb 18 2025
    Aja Monet has lately breathed new life into the rich exchange between spoken word poetry and jazz. We sat down with her at the 2025 Winter Jazzfest performance, to talk about poetic practice, political necessity, and musical imperatives. Don’t miss some deep truths from one of our most committed truth-tellers.
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    1 hr and 14 mins