Advocacy, bravery, hard work, eloquence: if jazz survives another century he’ll be one of the reasons. — Andrew Durkin (Industrial Jazz Group)

Great interview with David Torn! Thank you. I subscribed to podcast & mailing list. Keep up the good work. — N.S. in Glendale, CA

Great interviewer and great show … highly recommended. — Saxophonist Harry Allen

Great job on the Grant Stewart interview. Even cooler that I could enjoy it while at work. I look forward to listening to your other intvws. So much better than
waiting for the next public radio interview. — K.H.

Great to have you back producing “The Jazz Session,” Jason. #53 is loading to my iPod as I type this. The podcasts really open my eyes (and ears) to some amazing new music. Thanks! — JH

Hi jason…I recently started listening to your podcast and love it! I’m a freelance writer and know how hard it is to come up with interesting insights and questions for musicians and you do a splendid job! Keep up the good work (and I immediately bought arron Parks CD after your interview). — Jack

I am going to take this opportunity to express an overdue paeon of praise and gratitude. Your ability to draw these artists out without intruding or “showing off” makes for 30 or 40 minutes (Vijay Iyer was longer) of sheer delight. You and your guests most frequently are without the displays of ego that are so cloying. I have been listening to jazz for 62 years and you have helped to keep me hip and up to date. — L.R.

I dug the Grant interview you did a lot! You asked some great questions. Keep the great interviews coming!! — Drummer Mike Melito in Rochester, NY

I got turned-on to your site from a couple of musicians here in NYC. Congrats…very interesting, informative and cool. — Trumpeter Brian Groder in New York, NY

I have listened to several of your interviews in the past and I just wanted to send a note and let you know that I appreciate your approach to artist interviews. I like the fact that you take a “less is more” approach allowing the interviewee to share their story without cluttering the interview with many other things. I also appreciate the tasteful manner in which you weave into your podcast the selections of music. — J.M.

I have worked with Jason Crane (The Jazz Session) for over a year and his professionalism, fantastic ability to uncover the artists, and his dedication to the American art form of Jazz are unprecedented. — Chris DiGirolamo (Two for the Show Media)

I just found this podcast in iTunes. It’s simply great! Where have I been all these years? You now got another subscriber. Keep up the good work! — C

I just heard my appearance on your show and have to thank you again for the opportunity to share. Your insightful questions made it a pleasure and displayed your professionalism, skills as an interviewer and most of all, your respect for the music. Once again many thanks y … Mucho ache’ (positive energy)! — Percussionist Bobby Sanabria in New York, NY

I just wanted to drop you a note and let you know how much I’m enjoying your podcast. — Saxophonist Brian Patneaude in Albany, NY

I just wanted to thank you for the great job you did with [my episode of] The Jazz Session. I really appreciate your work. — Pianist Misha Piatigorsky (Show #6)

I know about your shows since last year while I was researching and learning about jazz on the internet. I listened to quite a couple of the interviews and really found them very interesting, and glad that they are so long. You learn quite a lot. So, thank you again for all and I wish you continued success for future shows. — Irina in Germany

I recently stumbled onto your show — after Googling for interviews with Marcin Wasilewski — and wanted to tell you how great it is. It’s even more impressive knowing that you do it on your own and not with the benefit of having a radio station behind you (best that I can tell, anyway).

Anyway, keep up the good work! Now if we can get Doug Ramsey (the Rifftides guy) on your show, that’d be a real coup. — David P. (Oakland, CA)

I’m a new listener and have heard about a dozen shows and am amazed at the depth & quality of your interviews. Thanks a lot! — Jeff N

I’m eager to hear your interview with Bill Anschell and Brent Jensen. I was a student of Brent’s many years ago and he is great guy. I haven’t been in contact with him in ages. Thank you for this wonderful podcast. — G.H. (Idaho)

I’ve just read your excellent interview [at All About Jazz] with Steve Swallow talking about the development of his work with Robert Creeley’s poems. I’m a poet, long time appreciator of Creeley’s work, have taught him to students, and have been enjoying 3 of the Swallow/Creeley collaborative albums at home. — C.M.

I’ve listened to a few of your sessions now and I’m really impressed! You have a very natural style and it seems to put your interview subjects at ease. This in turn makes the interview really pleasant to listen to. It doesn’t sound forced and it doesn’t sound uncomfortable. As a radio DJ and sometime interviewer I know how hard this is.

As for the Terence session, I really dig how much you talked about his feelings on New Orleans and Katrina, and not just the music. Granted, his music is so rooted in N.O. that it’s hard to separate the two, but I love to hear about my favorite musicians as people first and musicians second. It’s the human connection that I love about the
music and about hearing my favs speak. You are really good at drawing this stuff out.

I came to the show late and have lots of ground to catch up on! Keep up the good work. — Jason Parker

If you’re the sort who uses an mp3 device and enjoys in-depth interviews, get thee to http://thejazzsession.com/ and give a listen to Jason Crane and “The Jazz Session.” Crane interviews musicians and the occasional writer on the subject of creative music, interspersing selected cuts with the talk. He asks good, probing, questions and one can tell he cares passionately about his subject and wants the listener to learn something while being entertained. You can download the podcasts from his website or subscribe on iTunes. It’s fun. — Richard Kamins, The Hartford Courant

I\’ve been enjoying and admiring The Jazz Session for quite a while now. I\’ve also been teaching a jazz course at NYU (since 1982 when we got off to a strong start — Art Blakey was our first guest). This week, you\’re featuring our house pianist, James Weidman, who has made amazing things happen in our sessions at The Jazz Gallery. Just wanted to tell you that I\’m assigning The Jazz Session to my students, suggesting that they not only listen in but also join. Thanks for the great work and for promoting the music! — Nina D\’Alessandro, NYU faculty

Jason, I just want to say that I really appreciate you doing the interview with me. It couldn’t have turned out better!! Finally an interview where the subject-matter is about my MUSIC & the MUSICIANS I chose to play it. You also knew a lot about me before we got started, too. I’m very happy about it. Thank You So Much. — E.J. Strickland

Just a note to let you know how much I enjoyed the Bobby Sanabria session. Thanks for being so truly connected to the Jazz world and for letting us enjoy the fruits of your hard labor. — E.M. in Rochester, NY

Just wanted to let you know how much I liked your piece on Miles [Okazaki]. You did such a great job and I think you got a great interview out of him. — R.C. in NYC

Just wanted to say I really enjoyed the interview you did with Toru Dodo. That was really great!! — Drummer Pete Zimmer in New York, NY

Looks like another very productive and busy week for you, congrats. I just want to personally thank you for all that you do to keep music alive and well received. Thanks, we need about 100 more like yourself and we can pursue the American dream while doing what we were chosen and love to do. ALL THE BEST TO YOU……… Keep up the great work — D.E. (NYC)

Only found your podcasts a week ago [using MyPodder] but I am now already half way to being up to date with them – they are all so professional, please keep up the good work. Thank you, your podcasts are really appreciated. — Chris in the U.K.

Thank you so much Jason, I just listened and you did a great interview. Gene [Ludwig] really appreciates your great skill and wonderful website. — Pattye Ludwig

Thank you very much for the interview on your Jazz Session. It was quite fun and challenging for me. I’m looking forward to having another interview opportunity in Japanese with you. (So no sweat.) Anyways, Again, Thank you very much. — Pianist Toru Dodo (Show #5)

Thanks 4 your efforts on this website,which I just discovered. Because of your efforts, I’ll be checking out Toru at Smalls on Monday Night. Nice job! — Charles in NYC

Thanks for the fantastic David Torn interview. I was not aware of your show but will definitely tune in again. — M.R. in Innsbruck, Austria

Thanks for turning me on to Terrence Brewer – I have to confess I had never heard of him before but I am going to pick up his Groovin’ Wes CD for sure. — Scott G

The Jazz Session with Jason Crane. It\’s free! Anytime you want it! You can swoon to Jason\’s classic NPR accent while he talks to your favourite jazz artists. — Shannon Butcher, http://shannonbutcher.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/01/the-jazz-session-jazz-podcasted.html

This is long overdue, but I feel the need to plug The Jazz Session, a fine jazz blog with a great jazz podcast to boot. If I were ever to do a jazz podcast, I’d hope it could be half as good as the podcast that host Jason Crane does every week. Crane brings both knowledge and a genuine enthusiasm to the proceedings and generally keeps the conversation from degrading into arcane shop talk for experts. I’m still working my way through the archives, but recent interviews with Aaron Parks and Eddie Daniels have both been a treat.

Better git it in your feed reader. — Lee Ingalls of The New Low Down

[The Jazz Session] has featured top jazz artists like Victor Goines, John Abercrombie, Jeff “Tain” Watts, and Grant Stewart, with interviews and cuts from the artists’ albums. Crane is immersed in the music enough to ask all the right questions; there’s more depth here than you might find elsewhere. — Ron Netsky, City Newspaper, Rochester NY

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