Interview with Glenn Crytzer: Mondays with Morgan
Jazz journalist Morgan Enos interviewed guitarist, bandleader, and composer Glenn Crytzer about his latest project, The Songbook Sessions. This ambitious anthology features 250 songs, a mix of jazz standards and rare tunes, recorded live during the pandemic with his quartet. The group includes Mike Davis on trumpet, Ricky Alexander on clarinet and saxophone, Ian Hutchison and Andrew Hall on bass, and Crytzer himself on guitar and vocals.
The Songbook Sessions Overview
The collection covers songs from 1920 to 1944 and will be released in 25 volumes. A new track is shared every Friday, continuing for 250 weeks, allowing listeners to explore the rich jazz repertoire from this era.
Café Metronome and Live Jazz Revival
Alongside the project, Crytzer is creating Café Metronome, a Jazz Age-themed supper club and immersive venue in New York City. This space will feature a full-time 25-piece house orchestra under Crytzer’s leadership, with chef Tyler Anderson contributing the culinary experience.
Background During the Pandemic
When COVID-19 shut down live performances in New York in early 2020, Crytzer transformed a spare room in his Manhattan apartment into a studio filled with microphones, capturing the spirit of jazz history in a challenging time.
"In spring 2020, as the pandemic silenced New York stages, guitarist and bandleader Glenn Crytzer filled a spare room of his Manhattan apartment with microphones and history."
Links to Crytzer’s website and the album purchase are provided at the end of the full article.
Glenn Crytzer's work honors and revitalizes early 20th-century jazz through an unprecedented live-recorded anthology and a dedicated immersive venue.
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