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San Diego Sessions

Your inside perspective on the San Diego jazz scene. Join your hosts Ian Tordella and Ed Kornhauser for new music and in-depth interviews with San Diego artists.

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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S1E3 - Bobby Cressey

S1E3 - Bobby Cressey

Bobby Cressey takes us on a sonic adventure through his new record featuring Hammond B3 + horns.

28 Aug 2017

1hr 1min

Ranked #2

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S3E50 - Guitarist Jon Garner

S3E50 - Guitarist Jon Garner

Guitarist Jon Garner discusses his longtime study of gypsy jazz as well as his educational book series.

22 Oct 2018

53mins

Ranked #3

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S1E2 - Drummer Matthew Elton Smith

S1E2 - Drummer Matthew Elton Smith

Drummer and composer Matthew Smith. Tune in for an in-depth discussion of his new record featuring Dayna Stephens and Cu... Read more

13 Aug 2017

49mins

Ranked #4

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S1E5 - Bassist Rob Thorsen

S1E5 - Bassist Rob Thorsen

Bassists and composer Rob Thorsen stops by to play some tunes from his latest album, and rap about current happenings ar... Read more

11 Sep 2017

43mins

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Ranked #5

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S1E6 - Vibraphonist and Pianist Anthony Smith

S1E6 - Vibraphonist and Pianist Anthony Smith

Anthony came by to discuss his new book "Masters of the Vibes: Conversations with Great, Living Jazz Vibraphonists"

19 Sep 2017

42mins

Ranked #6

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S1E7 - Pianist and Composer Danny Green

S1E7 - Pianist and Composer Danny Green

Danny Green discusses Wagner, TEDx, Brazilian music, caffeine, bacon, and his new record with strings.

21 Sep 2017

45mins

Ranked #7

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S3E48 - Saxophonist JP Balmat

S3E48 - Saxophonist JP Balmat

Saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist JP Balmat dropped in to talk about his career as a performer and educator, includi... Read more

19 Sep 2018

55mins

Ranked #8

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S3E47 - Multi-Instrumentalist Ellen Weller

S3E47 - Multi-Instrumentalist Ellen Weller

Composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist Ellen Weller comes through to discuss her approaches to improvisation as ... Read more

3 Sep 2018

54mins

Ranked #9

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S3E49 - OBTuse Goose

S3E49 - OBTuse Goose

OBTuse Goose dropped by to play some cuts from their newest release, The Goose Is Loose

10 Oct 2018

57mins

Ranked #10

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S1E1 - Vocalist Leonard Patton

S1E1 - Vocalist Leonard Patton

Leonard Patton joins us for the inaugural episode of the podcast. We discuss his latest records and how to play 70 gigs ... Read more

7 Aug 2017

41mins

Ranked #11

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S3E46 - Composer Joe Garrison

S3E46 - Composer Joe Garrison

Composer and bandleader Joe Garrison came by to give us the inside scoop on his new release, The Broken Jar, which featu... Read more

25 Aug 2018

57mins

Ranked #12

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S2E31 - Farhad Bahrami and Louis Valenzuela

S2E31 - Farhad Bahrami and Louis Valenzuela

Two guests in the studio this week - Farhad Bahrami and Louis Valenzuela of Dornob Collective discuss the intersection o... Read more

19 Mar 2018

55mins

Ranked #13

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S1E8 - Saxophonist and Composer Gabriel Sundy

S1E8 - Saxophonist and Composer Gabriel Sundy

Gabriel dropped by for an exclusive sneak peak of the new Nexus album, and insights into his influences and the past two... Read more

1 Oct 2017

57mins

Ranked #14

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S1E4 - Flutist Lori Bell

S1E4 - Flutist Lori Bell

Episode 04 with flute player Lori Bell. Tune in to hear her new record Blue(s), opinions on bacon, and general reflectio... Read more

4 Sep 2017

50mins

Ranked #15

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S3E45 - Saxophonist Tripp Sprague

S3E45 - Saxophonist Tripp Sprague

Saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Tripp Sprague dropped in to discuss past and current projects. We also touch on hi... Read more

7 Aug 2018

55mins

Ranked #16

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S3E44 - Singer-Songwriter Lizabeth Yandel

S3E44 - Singer-Songwriter Lizabeth Yandel

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Lizabeth Yandel discusses her roots, her writing processes, and her many eclectic influe... Read more

25 Jul 2018

50mins

Ranked #17

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S3E43 - Vocalist Whitney Shay

S3E43 - Vocalist Whitney Shay

Vocalist Whitney Shay drops by and gives us a preview of her soon-to-be-released album A Woman Rules the World, featurin... Read more

10 Jul 2018

47mins

Ranked #18

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S3E42 - Multi-instrumentalist Tonga Ross-Ma'u

S3E42 - Multi-instrumentalist Tonga Ross-Ma'u

Pianist, guitarist, and producer Tonga Ross-Mau came by to share his new album with Ascent Trio and other recent project... Read more

26 Jun 2018

1hr 3mins

Ranked #19

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S3E41 - Pianist John Opferkuch

S3E41 - Pianist John Opferkuch

Pianist John Opferkuch stops by to discuss his album "The Kennedy Files," and performs a new composition live, in-studio... Read more

12 Jun 2018

50mins

Ranked #20

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S3E40 - Pianist Danny Green "One Day It Will"

S3E40 - Pianist Danny Green "One Day It Will"

We kick off Season 3 of the podcast with an 'on-air' recording of pianist Danny Green, plus more tracks from his new alb... Read more

29 May 2018

55mins

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