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- 🇩🇪DE · Performing Arts#37100K to 300K
- 🇺🇸US · Performing Arts#6830K to 100K
- 🇰🇷KR · Performing Arts#1241K to 10K
- 🇩🇰DK · Performing Arts#109500 to 3K
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39K to 124K🎙 Daily cadence·14 episodes·Last published 2d ago - Monthly Reach
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132K to 413K🇩🇪73%🇺🇸24%🇰🇷2%+1 more - Active Followers
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53K to 165K
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Recent episodes
An Interview with Sonny Rollins
May 30, 2026
27m 13s
"There was something about jazz that pulled me." - An interview with pianist Sean Mason
May 23, 2026
19m 08s
"It is who I am" - An interview with guitarist Bobby Broom
May 16, 2026
39m 54s
Finding the Humor in Jazz
May 9, 2026
34m 15s
"I find my spirituality in the doing of the theater." - An interview with Julie Benko and Jason Yeager
May 2, 2026
44m 13s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/30/26 | An Interview with Sonny Rollins | This week we revisit one of Sonny Rollins's final interviews recorded in October 2025, when Joe Alterman sat down for a conversation with the Saxophone Colossus himself. Sonny Rollins passed away on May 25, 2026.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 27m 13s | ||||||
| 5/23/26 | "There was something about jazz that pulled me." - An interview with pianist Sean Mason | Joe and pianist Sean Mason get together for a chat in which Sean explains why he believes the 20s are the most underrated jazz era, making the piano dance, and how Sean didn't feel like himself in the fullest sense until he started playing jazz.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 19m 08s | ||||||
| 5/16/26 | "It is who I am" - An interview with guitarist Bobby Broom | Joe and guitarist Bobby Broom talk about his latest album featuring Sonny Rollins' compositions, "Notes of Thanks," 16-year-old Broom getting his start alongside Sonny Rollins, and making a career in jazz in Chicago instead of New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 39m 54s | ||||||
| 5/9/26 | Finding the Humor in Jazz | Joe looks behind the serious face that jazz sometimes puts on and uncovers a world of silliness, both on and off the stage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 34m 15s | ||||||
| 5/2/26 | "I find my spirituality in the doing of the theater." - An interview with Julie Benko and Jason Yeager | Host Joe Atlerman invites Julie Benko and Jason Yeager to the show to talk about finding spirituality in music and theater, how to define Jewish music, and traditions built on questioning and listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 44m 13s | ||||||
| 4/25/26 | "Each note has a declaration" - An Interview with Trumpeter Charles Tolliver | Joe Alterman and trumpeter Charles Tolliver chat about revisiting Tolliver's debut album as band leader, "Right Now... And Then," for its recent remixing and reissue, knowing he was going to be a trumpet player no matter what, and "rumbling" through improvisation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 33m 11s | ||||||
| 4/18/26 | "I tend to think of music as just one thing" - An Interview with Guitarist Pat Metheny | Guitarist Pat Metheny joins Joe Alterman to share his thoughts on being a musician in a time of AI, how he developed his understanding of playing an instrument, and how sometimes the music finds us instead of the other way around.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 50m 19s | ||||||
| 4/11/26 | "Communication is so key to what the music's about" - An Interview with Guitarist and Vocalist John Pizzarelli | Guitarist/Vocalist John Pizzarelli and host Joe Alterman sit down to talk about Pizzarelli's career — including growing up and working alongside his father, jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli — learning not just how to play guitar but entertain, and his new Tony Bennett tribute album, "Dear Mr. Bennett."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 41m 44s | ||||||
| 4/4/26 | "It all feels personal to me" - An Interview with Guitarist Randy Johnston | Joe Alterman has a conversation with guitarist Randy Johnston about improvisation (and if that's what makes jazz jazz), if there's a connection between jam bands and jazz music, and what it means to be the side man. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 23m 56s | ||||||
| 3/28/26 | Jazz Behind the Iron Curtain | Today he plays jazz, tomorrow he betrays the motherland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 36m 47s | ||||||
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| 3/21/26 | "My favorite thing is not knowing how it's going to come out" - An Interview with Guitarist Oliver Wood | Guitarist Oliver Wood (who happens to be Joe's guitar teacher from years ago) and Joe talk about the joy of being surprised by the music you make as well as Wood's career, including touring with Tinsley Ellis, playing with King Johnson, and form The Wood Brothers with his brother Chris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 34m 57s | ||||||
| 3/14/26 | Jimmy Heath on Jazz at the Intersection of Black and Jewish Communities | The relationship between Black and Jewish musicians in jazz has a long and sometimes complicated history. In this episode, saxophonist Jimmy Heath reflects on his own experiences and what he learned from a lifetime in the music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 20m 33s | ||||||
| 3/7/26 | “I’m bringing that history book back” – An Interview with Bassist Ron Carter | Bassist Ron Carter joins Joe to talk about growing up with church music, his introduction into jazz, and returning to his church roots on the new album, “Sweet, Sweet Spirit.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 29m 00s | ||||||
| 3/7/26 | “If we take care of business, the band can fly” – An Interview with Bassist Rufus Reid | Joe and bassist Rufus Reid have a conversation about the role the bass plays in a band and finding chemistry with fellow musicians .See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 35m 51s | ||||||
| 2/28/26 | "All you have to do is find better notes" - An Interview with Guitarist John Scofield | Guitarist John Scofield joins Joe for a discussion about what playing music means for Scofield, seamlessly flowing between genres, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 24m 58s | ||||||
| 2/21/26 | How Milt Gabler & Commodore Records Changed Music | From small record shop on 42nd Street in New York City to recording company that worked with the likes of Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Bill Haley & The Comets, Commodore Records holds an important place in music history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 20m 55s | ||||||
| 2/14/26 | "Always listen first" - An Interview with Bassist Christian McBride | Bassist Christian McBride and host Joe Alterman talk why jazz is far from dead and McBride's latest album, "Without Further Ado, Vol. 1."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 32m 41s | ||||||
| 2/7/26 | "God is jazz" - An Interview with Saxophonist Sonny Rollins | Joe sits down for a conversation with the Saxophone Colossus himself.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 28m 10s | ||||||
| 1/31/26 | Jazz in Nazi Germany | Jazz as sustenance. Jazz as resistance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 29m 37s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | Introducing: The Upside of Jazz with Joe Alterman | Atlanta-based jazz pianist Joe Alterman expresses his deep appreciation of jazz and swing in his performances and compositions. Now he shares that love of jazz on The Upside of Jazz, celebrating the legendary performers of jazz and exploring what makes the music so timeless and endearing to listeners.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 4m 56s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
4 placements across 4 markets.
Chart Positions
4 placements across 4 markets.