He plays, he teaches, he runs a recording label, he is a master at bringing together Transatlantic bands that burn brightly as beacons of all that is best in 21st-century jazz.

With a new CD out at the end of this month, and its star-studded band on the road before that, Michael Janisch took some time out to talk Across the table to thejazzbreakfast about Berklee, how he formed a strong bond with this band’s co-leader, how he came to settle in London, what he looks for in fellow musicians – and he what he avoids! – why he set up his own record label, and what is really special about the band that will be playing the Hare and Hounds very soon.

Read the full interview with Michael Janisch here.

And the full details of the gig are here: