The Jazz Session

12/21/2025

NEW EPISODE! Voya (2025, Clap Your Hands) is the new album by saxophonist Tineke Postma and her band, featuring Theo Bleckmann on vocals. In this interview, they talk about working Theo into the existing quartet; the difference between identity and ego; the tears that were shed at their first live performance together; and much more. Listen at thejazzsession.com or wherever you get your podcasts. Members also get a bonus episode with even more fun stuff with Tineke and Theo. Join at patreon.com/thejazzsession.

12/15/2025

NEW EPISODE! Voya (2025, Clap Your Hands Records) is the new album by saxophonist Tineke Postma and her band, featuring Theo Bleckmann on vocals. In this interview, they talk about working Theo into the existing quartet; the difference between identity and ego; the tears that were shed at their first live performance together; and much more. Listen at thejazzsession.com or wherever you get your podcasts. Members also get a bonus episode with even more fun stuff with Tineke and Theo. Join at patreon.com/thejazzsession.

12/10/2025

12/07/2025

Saxophonist Alison Shearer's new album is called In The Garden (Pinch Records, 2025). In this interview, Alison talks about the creation of the album with her working band; the way she works her own life story into instrumental compositions; her upcoming entry into the classical world; and more. Listen to the episode at thejazzsession.com or wherever you got your podcasts.

Content warning: This episode also has a conversation about sexual trauma in jazz school. That part of the interview runs from 14:30 to 23:00, if you need to skip it.