Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show

The Award-winning jazz podcast, hosted by Jeffrey Siegel.

Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show is a music podcast hosted by Jeffrey Siegel, with 1,000 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jeffrey Siegel hosts Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show, a music show with 1,000 episodes published.

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  Podcast 997: Previewing the 2025 Saratoga Jazz Festival with Danny Melnick

  Jun 2, 202538 minS0

  <p>There's a new sponsor for the first big jazz festival of the season, but the same great music as always seems to be ready to go. The 2025 Saratoga Jazz Festival is sponsored by GE Vernova, and is scheduled for June 28-29 on the scenic grounds of Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC). As always, the range of talent is broad, from the blues (Gary Clark Jr.) to the great vocalists of today and tomorrow (Gregory Porter, Cassandra Wilson, Veronica Swift, Nicole Zuraitis) to certified jazz legends (Al DiMeola, Gary Bartz, Kenny Garrett) to successful crossover acts (Lettuce, Trombone Shorty). Click h...

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  Podcast 996: A Conversation with Susan Hinkson

  May 30, 202524 minS0

  <p >Sometimes jazz musicians get their big breaks at school, and others from mentors on the bandstand. And others…from their job in land use regulation?</p> <p >Such is the case for singer Susan Hinkson, whose debut album Just In Time (on windfall creations, LLC) is a spirited romp through the Great American Songbook. For years Susan was a regulator and policy maker for architectural real estate both for the city of New York and as the managing member in the Capalino Ventures, LLC urban strategy firm. Among those with whom she worked closely was Richard Barth, the touchstone of r...

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  Podcast 995: A Conversation with Richard Underhill and Stich Wynston from the Shuffle Demons

  May 16, 202527 minS0

  <p >You don’t judge a book by it’s cover, and you don’t judge a band by its name.  Toronto-based Shuffle Demons may sound like a retro-blues band, but in fact the sounds they have captured on their latest album, Are You Really Real? (Alma/Universal ) don’t easily get categorized.</p> <p >There’s the jazz-funk of “X Marks The Spot,” swinging “Good Mourning,” and more intricate “Ride the Wave” among a set of tunes heavy in high-energy improvisation. The band presents a unique lineup of instrumentation featuring Richard Underhill (alto and baritone sax), Kelly Jefferson and Matt Lagan (tenor sax...

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  Podcast 994: A Conversation with Eric Scott Reed

  Apr 27, 202539 minS0

  <p >I last caught up with pianist Eric Reed almost two years ago, as he marked the release of his fine tribute album Black, Brown and Blue (Smoke Sessions Records). He returns to original music with his full name on the album Out Late (Smoke Sessions Records), buoyed by a killer band featuring trumpeter Nicholas Payton, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Joe Farnsworth.</p> <p >This stellar quintet’s members share deep histories with one another as well as with the l+abel’s namesake Manhattan club. So it seemed natural when Reed wanted to record a ne...

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  Podcast 993: New Holiday Jazz for You All

  Dec 7, 20241 hourS0

  <p>There's a bumper crop of new Holiday Jazz out there folks, so i you are looking for last minute enjoyment for Christmas and Hanukkah (and all the rest of the seasonal celebrations) you can listen to Podcast 993, featuring:</p> <p>Nick Maclean - "Christmas Time is Here" from his single on Browntasauras Records</p> <p>Christian Sands - "Do You Hear What I Here" from Christmas Stories</p> <p>George Burt0n - "The Holly and the Ivy" from Yule Log</p> <p>Rich Wiley - "Silver Bells" from Boptism Christmas</p> <p>George Gee Swing Orchestra - "Winter...

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