Deep Into Jazz is based on the experiences lived by musician and jazz commentator David Basse. Deeply personal stories, stimulating discussion, all on the genre of jazz and life itself. Talks with the artists he interviews and conversations with Deep into Jazz correspondent Derek Zinger, based in Copenhagen. Derek and David explore the history and fabric of the art form from a variety of angles.
This week, Derek and Dave speak with drummer Bill Goodwin. After more than 60 years in the business, Bill has literally become a permanent fixture at the oldest jazz club in America – the Deer Head... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!
In an interview with composer, Gerald Wilson-then 94-years-old, he confided to Dave that musicians in New York had not even heard the term ‘swing’ in relation to music until Bennie Moten came out... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!
Album: Old Friends This week, David and Derek sit down with two giants of the LA jazz scene: energetic vocalist / songwriter Mark Winkler and multifaceted composer / pianist / Renaissance man David... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!
The Saxophone is the Instrument That is Most Like the Human Voice Vocalist, Billie Holiday and saxophonist, Lester Young were practically inseparable for a time. The music that they created in 1936... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!
Album: A Change for the Dreamlike A Midwesterner with an Eritrean background, Hermon Mehari is an amalgamation of his high-flying globetrotting experiences and the down-home common sense of his... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!
Join Derek Zinger and David Basse as they pay tribute to one of the most recorded drummers of all time: Earl Palmer. Twice elected Treasurer of local 41, the New Orleans drummer became one of the... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!
Simeon Davis Group “Ba Humbug: An Absolutely Unnecessary Christmas Album” This album features 11 iconic festive tunes for quartet, quintet, and septet taken in the most unexpected of directions.... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!
In jazz, the bass is the base. The bass player is the glue that translates the frantic morse code message constantly being broadcast out from the drum set in real time to the real musicians in the... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!
Join Derek Zinger and David Basse as they discuss three of the Five Scamps almost 40 years into their membership in the band. A band evolves in the same way that musical standards evolve: ebbing and... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!
Listening to jazz is a history lesson. When vocalist, “Big” Joe Turner was not yet that big, say 9-10 years-old he and his friends would follow the floats in parades presented by the Pendergast... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!
Looking Forward Listening to jazz is a rich experience, as is speaking with an expert jazz artist. Sit back and relax as Jeff Hamilton joins David Basse as they discuss the practice of music and the... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!
Changing with the Times Listening to jazz is like drinking water, essential to life sit back, relax, and join Derek Zinger and David Basse as they discuss the life of jazz bassist, LaVerne Barker. He... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!
The soul of jazz drives the music. There is something else that makes the music, other than melody, rhythm, harmony and lyrics. Many musicians say it is impossible to play improvisational music at a... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!
The soul of jazz drives the music. There is something else that makes the music, other than melody, rhythm, harmony and lyrics. Many musicians say it is impossible to play improvisational music at a... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!
Listening to jazz is nothing to be scared of, sit back, relax, and join Derek Zinger and David Basse as they discuss getting over the fear of listening to music that you don’t feel you understand.... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!
What Is Jazz? Derek Zinger and David Basse can talk endlessly about jazz music. This is a continuation of an earlier installment asking the same question, What Is Jazz? They discuss the pivotal... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!
“Jazz in general, what exactly is jazz?” Is the question that began this journey for Derek Zinger and David Basse. This episode goes to the roots, pianist Euday Bowman, The Original Dixieland Jazz... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!
“Jazz in general, what exactly is jazz?” Is the question that began this journey for Derek Zinger and David Basse. This episode goes to the roots, pianist Euday Bowman, The Original Dixieland Jazz... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!
Seven years of weekly letters from Nan Hill are housed in the LaBudde Archives, in the Miller Nichols Library, at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. David built a radio concept from the many... Visit deepintojazz.com for more interviews, talk on Jazz and access to The Record Room!