Soundcheck Podcast

When Herbie Hancock's "River: The Joni Letters" won album of the year last month at the 50th Grammy Awards, it marked the first time a jazz album took had won top honors since Stan Getz and João Gilberto won for "Getz/Gilberto" in 1965. Does the Hancock's win signal the start of a popular resurgence for jazz, or was beating Kanye West and Amy Winehouse merely a pleasant surprise with no larger implications.  for the jazz world? Hear Hartford jazz musicians Steve Davis, Rich Goldstein and Nat Reeves discuss Hancock's win and what it means for jazz.