Archives: Episode 19, Jazz Beatles

This week, as part of my ‘summer re-runs’, I feature Beatles tunes that have been adapted to jazz. Most are exquisitely done; some maybe not so much.

And not only that I interview John Lennon. Okay—not really! What it is is interesting clips from an interview I did with Michael Gagliano, who starred as John Lennon in a London, England tribute show called Let It Be.

Some of the great jazz artists you’ll hear in this podcast are Chick Corea and Hiromi, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Larry Coryell, Herbie Hancock, Interactivo, Jaco Pastorius, Shawn and the Wolf, and Django Bates. And one highlight for me is the beautiful rendition the Canadian folkie Kim Dun does of Blackbird—with a lovely reharmonization of the tune.