Jazz Cruises Conversations

Jazz Cruises Conversations invites you to escape to the high seas for the most intimate and candid conversations in music. Go beyond the stage for full-length interviews with the biggest names in jazz and smooth jazz, recorded live on the world's premier floating music festivals.

Guided by veteran host Lee Mergner (and other musicians, comedians, and on-board talent), hear legends open up about their careers, creative process, and lives on the road, all recorded exclusively on sailings of The Jazz Cruise, Blue Note at Sea, Botti at Sea, and The Smooth Jazz Cruise. Mergner and his crew’s knowledgeable perspectives ensure these aren't just chats—they are engaging, entertaining, and truly informative deep dives into the music.

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Signature Cruise Experiences is the Gold Standard for Charter Theme Cruises since 2001. In that time, we have produced over 100 full ship theme charters, most of which featured a significant music theme and top performers.

Our goal has been to present the very best musicians possible and do so with authenticity and professionalism. Our music venues are the best at sea and our sound production is Performing Art Center quality. Nothing but the best for our talent which translates to the very best for our guests.

Guest

Terrace Martin

Terrace Martin is an acclaimed American musician, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, singer, and GRAMMY®-nominated record producer, best known for his influential production work that masterfully fuses funk, jazz, classical, and soul.

Martin's music career, which began with encouragement from Jay Leno and studies under Reggie Andrews, includes working with the West Coast Get Down jazz collective and producing for a diverse array of artists, including Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Stevie Wonder, and Raphael Saadiq. He was heavily involved in Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly.

His solo album, Velvet Portraits (2016), was nominated for a GRAMMY® Award for Best R&B Album and featured collaborations with Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, and Thundercat. Martin is also a member of the jazz fusion supergroup R+R=Now and the collective Dinner Party, cementing his authority across both hip-hop production and the modern jazz landscape.

Guest appearance on:

Keyboardists Talk with Robert Glasper