All Episodes

Farewell Episode: Kevin Beardsley to join the U.S. Army’s Jazz Ambassadors this August, & Part 2 with MoBetta Ledbetter of the United States Navy Band

Yuan Dong on philosophy, mentorship, and discovering her voice

Saxophonist Imraan Khan: From Straight Ahead to Brazilian Rhythms

Album alert: Thrio to release Volume 2 on March 21

With several albums on the way, drummer Michael Shekwoaga Ode is ready to make his next artistic statement

Vibraphonist Brandon Mitchell on his latest releases, getting inspiration from his roots, and what’s coming for the artist in 2025

Bass player Thomas Owens on the Wednesday jazz jam at Durham’s Congress Social Bar

Listening Session #1: Saxophonist Dexter Moses (plus special album announcement!)

Show-day release: Percussionist Larry Q. Draughn on a pivotal moment at Newport Jazz Festival, what we can learn from youth, and the magic of double trios

Cicely Mitchell, co-owner of Missy Lane’s Assembly Room, on opening weekend in Downtown Durham

Live recording: Al Strong, trumpet player, at Duke University’s Osher Institute with guest co-host Peter Burke of Locavore Jazz

Happy One-Year Anniversary to the Six Count podcast in North Carolina!

Joseph Silvers, founder of the Hot Club of Raleigh, on the legacy of guitarist Rex Griffin on North Carolina’s jazz manouche scene, and the story of when Django Reinhardt’s son performed in Greensboro

Farewell episode: Saxophonist Aaron Hill on leaving the Triangle, heading to Washington State University to serve as director of big bands and applied saxophone

Dexter Moses, saxophonist, on the underappreciated influence of Don Byas (1913–1972) on swing and bebop

Listen to the Six Count podcast on taintradio.org, an online jazz radio station based in North Carolina

Show alert! Jazz guitarist Kai Lance to play with the Mark Tipton Trio of Boston at the Sharp 9 Gallery this August

50 years of jazz in the Triangle: Saxophonist and bandleader Gregg Gelb on his performance and teaching career, and new music with La Fiesta Latin Jazz Quintet

Pianist Ernest Turner on his approach to improvisation, fatherhood, and reflections from a more than 20-year career in jazz

Jazz vocalist Angela Bingham on storytelling through music, performing little-known lyrics, and creating intimacy with audiences

Keenan McKenzie & The Riffers to launch recording project this spring on historic jazz, swing music

Live recording! Laura Windley, vocalist and bandleader of Mint Julep Jazz Band, on the release of the album Watch the Birdie

Six Count to air on taintradio.org, an online jazz radio station based in North Carolina

What to expect: Wednesday jazz jam at Hayti Collective Kitchen and Cocktails, with drummer Taha Arif

Saxophonist Brad Linde with co-host Peter Burke of Locavore Jazz on making avant-garde jazz accessible, paying tribute to our heroes, and what we can learn from Lucky Thompson

Mark Wells, pianist and vocalist for Peter Lamb & the Wolves: “There’s that thing in me as a vocalist that is a primal drive to wail”

Vibraphonist Christian Tamburr presents Legacy of Jazz Series at the Fuquay-Varina Arts Center this spring

Al Strong presents Beyu Caffe’s winter live music series in downtown Durham

Vocalist Frankie Alexander on being discovered as a late twenty-something and her mentorship under pianist Yusuf Salim and singer Bus Brown

New to the scene: Meet Rebecca Kleinmann, jazz flutist, singer, composer, and educator

DreamRoot on the album release of Leaf, with bassist Ittai Korman, drummer Theous Jones, and keyboardist Joe MacPhail

From the producers’ studio at Chatham Street Records: Michael Pelz-Sherman and Hal Goodtree

From Chapel Hill’s The Cave: Ellis Dyson & The Shambles

Six Count is back! Thrio, with pianist Andrew Berinson, bassist Paul Creel, and drummer Donovan Cheatham, from the Triangle album release tour of Volume 1

Jazz Voices, with Peg Delaney, Jody Shayne, Colleen Pratt & Teresa Broadwell

Rod Ferrone, Tap Dancer

William Kennedy, Author & Journalist, Co-Writer of 'The Cotton Club'

Wayne Hawkins, Pianist & Composer

Frankie Bailey, Crime Novelist

Rich Syracuse, Bassist

Jeff "Siege" Siegel, Drummer, & Andre Peterson, Pianist

Graeme Francis, Percussionist

Colleen Pratt, Vocalist

Tim Coakley, Drummer and Jazz DJ

Joe Finn, Post-Bop Jazz Guitarist

Six Count Special! Interview with Alan Bramwell of Giants of Jazz Radio

Tyler Giroux, Valve Trombonist and Pianist

Peter Fisher, Gypsy Jazz Jam with Collar City Guitars

Jeanine Ouderkirk, Vocalist

Zach Cohen, Le Bēt

Pilot: Skip Parsons, The Riverboat Jazz Band