Joshua Redman

The band James Farm might be a relatively new name on the jazz scene, but its members - saxophonist Joshua Redman, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Matt Penman and drummer Eric Harland - certainly will make a lot of ears perk up. The band’s self-titled debut album is a collection of original tunes written by the quartet, which they’ll play for us live in the studio.

Joshua Redman is jazz royalty. His father is Dewey Redman, one of the great sax players of modern jazz. Joshua has come into his own as one of the greats of his generation. Kurt spoke with Redman last year, after he’d finished Back East. The album ...

Saxophonist Joshua Redman is jazz royalty -- his father was the great saxophonist Dewey Redman. But Joshua is no slouch. 16 years ago, when he was just 22 and fresh out of Harvard, Pat Metheny called him “the most important new musician in 20 years.” Josh’s new ...

Legendary sax player Sonny Rollins went to California to record his seminal 1957 album, Way Out West. Saxophonist and composer Joshua Redman -- a great admirer of Rollins -- did the reverse and came to New York to record his new album Back East. He joins us to talk about ...