Great Music, Uninspired Name

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Some of the greatest jazz groups have lousy names. No wonder all the “quartets” and “quintets” seem alike. Today, we examine how to fix jazz’s image problem with Will Layman, a jazz critic who writes for Pop Matters, NPR and other publications; and Anne Mette Iversen, a composer and bassist who leads the Anne Mette Iversen Quartet.

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