An American cellist and composer: who writes music for orchestra and chamber ensembles, a bandleader of original music and a beatboxer combining and defining his own sonic lane. With New Orleans as his musical base, a city having huge influence on his playing, he nowadays shares time across the pond in the UK, primarily London and Manchester. His sights are firmly set on further touring in Europe and evolving musical connections in Africa.
Mar 28, 2025•45 min•Season 7Ep. 1
An award winning independent music artist, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist, music producer and videographer, this London based creative grew up in Nottingham UK. Self taught on piano and guitar, he was to discover a love for fully crafting his own material from conception to production and everything in between. Solidifying his skills at Paul McCartney’s Performing Arts Institute LIPA in Liverpool, saw him write two musicals and record his first solo album before arriving in London to ...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 6Ep. 7
This London born drummer started his music career in the mid 80s as drummer and co founder of cult space-rock band Ozric Tentacles. Juggling a busy gig and festival schedule along with art school commitments, he completed his degree at Middlesex Polytechnic in graphic design and then promptly returned to music. His influences range from John Bonham, Phil Colins, Sly Dunbar, Steve Gadd, Billy Cobbam, Bernard Purdie, Alphonse Mouson, Jeff Poccaro, Tony Williams and Lenny White. Joining Acid Jazz a...
Jul 26, 2024•47 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Raised in the northern beaches of Sydney, Australia, she oozes style and creativity. With an early interest in fashion, design and art, she left school to work for top advertising agency Mojo. Soon after marrying and starting a much desired family, she was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's in her twenties and dedicated her future to raising two equally artistic daughters and advocating her health experiences for people living with her condition, positively impacting her community far and wi...
Jul 09, 2024•56 min•Season 6Ep. 5
A singer, songwriter and performer raised in South East London and with Nigerian roots, her inspirations extend from an eclectic pool of legends as Jimi Hendrix, Sly & The Family Stone and Led Zeppelin as well as Dr John, Prince and Skunk Anansie.. Founder and leader of the floating musical collective Ese & The Vooduu People, her live shows are all encompassing and enthralling. With no gig the same, improvisation is the name of her game. A gifted songwriter and imaginative interpreter, s...
Jun 18, 2024•47 min•Season 6Ep. 4
This celebrated British jazz pianist, songwriter and record producer was labelled a veteran by critics at age 19 and over the following decade won most of the major jazz music awards. Born in Surrey and raised in Wandsworth London, he was classically trained and attended the Guildhall School of Music . Emerging in the late 80s as a jazz pianist and influenced by Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner, he recorded three solo albums in his early 20s and his debut album A Clearer View in 1990 was produced ...
Jun 04, 2024•50 min•Season 6Ep. 3
A Berlin native and worldly explorative creator in music, dance, songwriting and rap. A music producer with visionary curations as the hugely successful online music series Live at Belmont Villa.
May 07, 2024•53 min•Season 6Ep. 2
An American jazz violinist and multi Grammy Award-winning member of Snarky Puppy, gained through 12 years of touring & recording with the genre-bending super group. He has toured with Stanley Clarke and Phil Markowitz, released seven solo albums, and was named "Rising Star Violinist" of 2013 by Downbeat Magazine. A passionate educator, Zach has coached hundreds of musicians from workshops to conservatories worldwide.
Jan 29, 2024•54 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Born in Niort, France he started playing drums at age 14 before making a move to London to graduate from the London College of Music with a Popular Music Performance degree. Since then he has juggled a drumming career playing and recording for the likes of George Fitzgerald, Alice Russell, Joey Negro, Odyssey and many more, whilst maintaining a hectic schedule as DJ and electronic music producer GIOM with over 100 remixes and 40 EPs released to date. Competent with music software as Ableton Live...
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 10
This London born singer-songwriter with Anglo/Trinidadian roots is a jazz vocalist with oodles of creative expression and New York as her home. Described as ‘very moving’, ‘an extraordinary talent’ and ‘a true musician’, her style of jazz evokes Andalusian Spain, North Africa, the Middle East and Celtic folk. With an earlier successful career as an international features journalist for magazines and newspapers, she evolved to devote herself to music and over the past two decades has firmly estab...
Jun 02, 2023•59 min•Season 5Ep. 9
From the north of England this drummer was gigging by the age of 13, playing working mens clubs for a wide palette of comedians, strippers, would-be pop stars and opera singers, gaining both small and big band experience. The Early 80s included gigs & sessions for Sir Paul McCartney, Anthony Phillips of Genesis, and various pop and jazz groups of the day. Countless tv commercials and further film and TV work followed before being invited to step in as drummer for Nina Simone who was playing ...
Apr 25, 2023•46 min•Season 5Ep. 8
One of the UK's most endearing and popular soul/jazz artists, this singer-songwrite has 9 critically acclaimed albums under her belt and a worldwide dedicated following. Holding the reigns of an admirable 16 year residency at renowned London music venue Ronnie Scott’s with her monthly sold out ‘Soul Family Sundays’ she has to date performed to over 40 thousand enthusiastic soul music lovers over the years.
Mar 27, 2023•52 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Drummer, percussionist, writer, producer and MD who has worked with the cream of British music talent including Jimmy Page, Billy Ocean, Incognito, Jason Rebello, Jocelyn Brown, Beverley Knight, Nigel Kennedy, Soul II Soul, Joss Stone, Roachford and Mica Paris. Born and raised in London from a rich mixed cultural background of Afro Caribbean, Arabic, Portuguese and Chinese, he was introduced to music at a young age via his fathers' extensive record collection comprising of reggae, calypso, soca,...
Jan 05, 2023•50 min•Season 5Ep. 6
From a musical family and with a naturally driven passion to sing, a chance meeting with a record producer led to her first recording. Her first paid gig was dancing as a shadow in one of Jocelyn Browns’ videos and she has since graced stages across the world playing numerous prestigious venues as Tokyo’s famous Blue Note club, Switzerland’s Montreaux Jazz Festival and New York’s The Filmore. She has performed on television, in the studio, and live with artists including Nile Rodgers, Chaka Khan...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 5
A jazz vocalist, songwriter, arranger and producer hailing from Chile and based in New York City. Proud of her roots she forged her way determined to sing jazz in her native Spanish tongue and became the first Latin American to be signed to a major label in Verve Records. Nominated with Latin Grammy awards for best Latin Jazz and Jazz album she has to date recorded multiple albums deservedly establishing her as a creative female force.
Nov 25, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Born & raised in New Orleans and based in London, she has song-written for GRAMMY nominated Robert Randolph & The Family Band. Her debut EP, Sugar Woman recently earned her New Artist of the Year Award for 2021 Soul Tracks Readers' Choice Awards and debut single, He Said/She Said gained praise from Craig Charles of BBC 6Music Funk & Soul Show in a recent interview for Blues & Soul Magazine. Steadily she has built a dedicated legion of fans online through her "Standing On The Shou...
Oct 31, 2022•43 min•Season 5Ep. 3
A multifaceted bassist and guitarist from Oakland California who is currently active in the magical and musical city of Nola - New Orleans. Having studied at the California Jazz Conservatory she has gone on to perform in numerous venues and festivals around the world, with tours stretching far and wide as the Virgin Islands, Mexico and Europe. She leads her own band Roccadile and has worked with some notable artists as Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam), Kendal Jones (Fishbone), Chuchito Valdés, New Orlea...
Oct 17, 2022•42 min•Season 5Ep. 2
A skilled multi instrumentalist and award winning Australian composer and performer. Recognised more as a guitarist she is also a classically trained pianist and competent violinist, bass player and percussionist. Meanderings from indie folk and ambient dream pop along with acoustic and electronic instrumentations have featured themes of belonging and becoming amongst others. Steady praise has been deservedly awarded to her creative expressions gaining Top 20 chart positions on iTunes and Triple...
Oct 03, 2022•53 min•Season 5Ep. 1
He came to prominence in the mid 80's with the seminal jazz/funk band Morrissey/Mullen. Forming his own band Contact in the early 80's he released albums Push & Pull followed by Hot from the Smoke. By the early 90's Noels' searing vocals were featured with the iconic Manfred Mann's Earth Band and he has worked with the likes of Paul Carrick, Alfonso Johnson, Mike Rutherford, Paul Weller and Trevor Rabin. These days this energetic and virtuosic vocalist can be found fronting his own quartet, ...
Jun 01, 2022•51 min•Season 4Ep. 10
A Colorado native born and raised in the town of Telluride nestled in the Rocky Mountains. From a young age he could be found performing card tricks at the local cafe and outside numerous festivals while fans stood in line for their tickets. His passion for the performing arts eventually took him around the world as a busker, professional dancer and actor. Today he resides in Glasgow, Scotland with his two children Francys and Leonardo, is an avid painter and visual artist and has aspirations to...
Apr 28, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Born and raised in Athens, Greece she studied a Bachelor in Film and Media at the University of Sunderland, England. She went on to study theatre, film and television make up at the Delamar Academy in London, where she lived and worked as a make-up artist in various theatrical and film productions. Returning to Greece she began working as head of make-up within the world of television drama and short films, as well as theatrical productions primarily as a consultant for the design of make-up. Sh...
Apr 10, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Born and raised in Beijing, China and trained in the UK with a Fashion Design degree, she has more than 17 years experience in international fashion and the art industry. Nowadays she splits her time between London and south Wales whilst working on her own art and business solution Freshmess Agency, introducing international talents to Chinese mega brands and marrying them through smart and sexy collaborations. With a prolific and culture driven business goal she has a strong belief in honest co...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Today we talk about love. This magical human has travelled far and wide moving from NY to Rome Italy, Brazil and onto London, developing a healthy love of travel and the people and sights within it. So it is sweetly serendipitous to now see The Stars Inside as her bespoke planning and design studio, thriving and specialising in soulful elopements & intimate destination weddings all over the globe. With a specialty in creating magical atmospheres that couples can enjoy to the fullest, this wo...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 6
A pioneering artist, drummer, singer and formidable frontman, with a multi faceted musical journey of both touring and televised career highlights, he has featured within popular acts as The Black Diamonds, Roots n Jenny and FBI, collectively spanning well deserved decades. Creating his own music label Umbrella Records and then joining forces with Congo Music, this visionary introduced audiences to the undeniable talent of much loved and honorary MBE British soul music legend Omar with collabora...
Mar 01, 2022•37 min•Season 4Ep. 5
A British recording artist born in Croydon and raised in the midlands of Nottingham, she was gifted her first keyboard at the tender age of 3. Her path soon became clear with a keen ear and rich musical & cultural influences from her Caribbean, English and Greek roots. Finding inspiration within her own life experiences she developed to magically encapsulate a uniquely soulful, blues and R&B sound. Signed to EMI & Universal records she released her self-titled debut EP in 2009, follo...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 4
London and Yorkshire raised this honourable musician evolved from early classical piano and drum lessons with the notorious Fanny Waterman and Jimmy Blades on to Jazz, Blues and Rock & Roll upon hearing John Coltrane, The Beatles, Cream and John Mayall and then guided by John Taverner who "taught" him to improvise by duetting on a full size/3 console church organ. The early 70's manifested his first band, Global Village Trucking Company which led to non-stop touring establishing them as one ...
Nov 15, 2021•42 min•Season 4Ep. 3
A legendary saxophone player and composer with magical stories that span decades. From early days of driving for Ray Charles to borrowing David Bowie’s old ambulance on European tours. Playing with Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames and onto chart topping fame with the band Gonzàlez, this gent is a proper Londoner. With an encyclopaedic mind for music he has recorded countless sessions on lengthy lists of albums and rubbed shoulders with Tom Jones and Bridget Bardot along the way. Now at the spr...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Hailing from Sydney's northern beaches of Australia, brothers Connor & Harry Lambrou have been entertaining audiences with their unique brand of music and infectious passion shaking up venues on their live music scene. Featuring Connor on vocals, guitar and bass, and Harry on drums, percussion, didgeridoo and backing vocals. Their debut EP released to a sell-out crowd and their single Do Something reached #1 on the national AMRAP charts. Their recent successes have been underpinned by perfor...
Oct 19, 2021•46 min•Season 4Ep. 1
This self taught musician and tasteful guitarist was born in Trinidad and raised in the UK. He went on to amass an abundance of credentials playing for a who’s who list of legendary artists including The Bee Gees, Steve Winwood, Elton John, Annie Lennox, Al Green, Ray Charles, Billy Preston, Tina Turner and Whitney Houston to name but a few. Indeed phew! Playing rock to pop, jazz and soul to calypso, he is equally at home on stage, live in the studio and even on our movie screens, he continues t...
Sep 03, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 10
CEO of Carnival Village Trust, director of the Tabernacle W11 community and entertainment venue and manager of award winning steel pan band Mangrove. Raised in west London and a Ladbroke Grove local he entered the world of carnival early on playing steel pan and later drums performing and touring with the likes of Finlay Quay, Hinda Hicks and Simon Webbe. Community and carnival driven led him into pivotal roles directing annual Notting Hill carnivals, steel pan bands and a growing list of musica...
Aug 21, 2021•33 min•Season 3Ep. 9
