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The Checkout

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Voted "Best Jazz Podcast" in the JazzTimes Critics' Poll for four consecutive years, The Checkout championed the music we call jazz — along the trend lines and on its outer edges. Hosted, produced and curated by Simon Rentner, the show focused on the compelling personal narratives behind today's most exciting artists.Check out the rest of our line up at WBGO Studios.

  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    The Checkout x Jazz Night in America: Top 5 Collabs
    Mark Guiliana, Randy Weston, Herbie Hancock, Robert Glasper, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Kamasi Washington are the artists featured in this retrospective podcast celebrating the top Jazz Night In America and The Checkout productions over the years.
    18 February 2022, 4:39 pm
  • 50 minutes 47 seconds
    Angel Bat Dawid leads a fearless expedition to 'Afro Town' at Winter Jazzfest
    Winter Jazzfest artist-in-residence Angel Bat Dawid premieres 'Afro-Town Topics: A Mythological Afrofuturist Revue,' and talks about it on The Checkout with Simon Rentner.
    3 February 2022, 9:42 pm
  • 40 minutes 5 seconds
    Vijay Iyer shares lessons in stillness for our turbulent time
    As his trio settles in for a week at The Village Vanguard, pianist and composer Vijay Iyer stops by The Checkout to share insights, and a glimmer of hope.
    26 January 2022, 8:44 pm
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    Cory Henry walks back the timeline to his 'First Steps,' with a new concert recording
    On The Checkout, keyboardist Cory Henry pinpoints the album that marks his rite of passage as an artist.
    21 January 2022, 1:19 pm
  • 26 minutes 57 seconds
    Michael Bourne in his element at the Montreal Jazz Festival, with Diana Krall and more
    Michael Bourne interviews Diana Krall and tells stories of Charlie Haden, Dave Brubeck, and Tony Bennett at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
    5 January 2022, 1:54 pm
  • 36 minutes 15 seconds
    When Booker T. Jones met Robert Randolph, at a session hosted by Michael Bourne
    In 2003, legendary organist Booker T. Jones and pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph met for the first time at WBGO. That studio performance comes to light again as we celebrate the retirement of our own legendary jazz jock, Michael Bourne.
    22 December 2021, 12:00 pm
  • 48 minutes 37 seconds
    From Rat Pack to J Dilla: José James Serves a Holiday Vibe
    On The Checkout, José James explains why it's finally time for him to release a holiday recording, featuring his takes on Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, and Donny Hathaway.
    16 December 2021, 6:51 pm
  • 44 minutes 3 seconds
    Dave Douglas and Joe Lovano aim for the stratosphere on Sound Prints' 'Other Worlds'
    Jazz United host Nate Chinen talks with the members of Sound Prints, including its co-leaders trumpeter Dave Douglas and saxophonist Joe Lovano, for a lively conversation about their latest recording, Other Worlds.
    30 November 2021, 6:00 pm
  • 40 minutes 10 seconds
    Rachel Eckroth, a most mysterious pianist and singer
    Pianist and singer/songwriter Rachel Eckroth is a musical shapeshifter of the highest order. She speaks with The Checkout's Simon Rentner about her latest recording, 'The Garden.'
    18 November 2021, 3:40 pm
  • 42 minutes 1 second
    Everybody Should 'Really Care' About Melanie Charles
    Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Melanie Charles joins The Checkout to talk about 'Y'all Don't Really Care About Black Women,' her major-label debut.
    9 November 2021, 3:23 pm
  • 49 minutes 27 seconds
    Nate Smith flips an awkward youth into a skyward path on 'Kinfolk 2: See the Birds'
    Drummer and composer Nate Smith taps into his unique autobiography on his latest album, Kinfolk 2: See The Birds. On this episode of The Checkout, he talks about growing up in Chesapeake, Va., with an unorthodox taste for hard rock.
    29 October 2021, 3:07 pm
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