Bone2pick kicks off 2025 by welcoming bass trombone virtuoso George Curran to the series. George has been the bass trombonist of the New York Philharmonic since 2013. Prior to that, he held the same position with the Atlanta Symphony for eight years. He has performed with the orchestras of Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Detroit, Cincinnati, and Hong Kong. He is active as a soloist and chamber musician. His signature bass trombone is produced by the S.E. Shires Company. Enjoy!
Jan 09, 2025•1 hr 2 min
Bone2pick welcomes back JazzTimes International Critics #1 trombonist Ryan Keberle. We sit down for our 98th interview to discuss Ryan’s extraordinary career, including his extensive work as a bandleader, his 14 albums as a leader, his years as a featured soloist with the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, his work as an esteemed educator at both Hunter College and the Manhattan School of Music and finally his ability to listen. Candid and insightful, don’t miss this sit down with one of the great ...
May 17, 2024•58 min
Bone2pick is back up and running with a fantastic sit down featuring one of the most respected and in demand bass players on the international jazz scene, the great Jay Anderson. Jay generously shares his thoughts and memories of growing up in Southern California, his early professional years with Woody Herman and Carmen McRae, his many years anchoring the bass chairs of the Grammy Award winning Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra and Bob Mintzer Big Band, his longtime association with Joe Sample and...
Mar 22, 2024•51 min
Hip-Bone Music and bone2pick are proud to present an important and enlightening interview with two of Broadway’s most respected musicians, musical director extraordinaire Julie McBride and top call NYC French hornist Judy Yin-Chi Lee. Julie and Judy sit down with Michael at Maestra Music headquarters in Manhattan to discuss their exceptional careers, working together at Moulin Rouge!, mentoring, and the significant and dynamic work being done at Maestra Music. Enjoy!
May 21, 2023•39 min
Hip-Bone Music is back and kicks off our 2023 season with an energizing sit down featuring one of today’s true virtuoso trombonists, Mr. Peter Steiner. Peter touches on growing up in Bolzano, Italy, studying in Austria and eventually at the Juilliard School, performing with the Vienna Philharmonic, NY Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony, Munich Philharmonic, and becoming the premier trombone soloist in world today. Enjoy!
Mar 10, 2023•56 min
Hip-Bone Music hits the road for a bone2pick sit down at the 2022 Shirespalooza event in Holliston, MA. Shot in front of a live audience at the newly expanded S.E. Shires factory, the interview features two stars of the Shires family – director of Sales and Marketing Samantha Lane and product specialist Alexis Smith. Sam and Alexis discuss their individual roles in the company, the tremendous growth they helped usher in, the new products being developed and basically all things Shires. An insigh...
Oct 20, 2022•46 min
Hip-Bone Music proudly kicks off our summer season with a dynamic sit down featuring one of the world’s preeminent trombone teachers, Professor Mark Lusk. Filmed at Penn State University during the 31st annual Fruhling Posaunen festival, Mark touches on a myriad of interesting and important topics including how he built the PSU low brass department into one of the nation’s premier programs, what it was like to sit in the legendary Chicago Symphony Orchestra brass section, his time on the great W...
May 25, 2022•49 min
Bone2pick proudly presents an inspiring and enlightening sit down with one of the first couples of brass and jazz, Ms. Kiku Collins and Mr. David Gibson. Two of the most in-demand brass players on the international music scene, Kiku and David graciously share the ups and downs of their incredible journey as musicians and as a couple. A rare look inside two extraordinary careers. Enjoy!
Apr 21, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Hip-Bone Music is proud to release this month’s bone2pick interview with trombone virtuoso Lisa Albrecht. Lisa graciously discusses a variety of topics and highlights from her illustrious career including the early years in the San Antonio Symphony, becoming the first woman appointed to the brass section of the New York Philharmonic, returning home and joining the Rochester Philharmonic, crafting a successful career as a soloist and chamber musician and how one goes about becoming an Adirondack ...
Mar 10, 2022•28 min
Hip-Bone Music kicks off our 2022 bone2pick season with an insightful sit down featuring the two trombone professors at the prestigious Eastman School of Music, Mark Kellogg and Larry Zalkind. Mark and Larry discuss their illustrious careers as teachers and performers, how to build and nurture a successful program, developing solid relationships with students and administrators alike, and the very rich history of the trombone studio at the Eastman School. Filmed at the Eastman School in Rocheste...
Jan 20, 2022•58 min
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Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Hip-Bone Music welcomes one of New York’s most in-demand, most versatile and most virtuosic drummers, the great Jared Schonig, to our bone2pick series. Jared has recently released an astounding 2 CD set entitled Two Takes volume 1: Quintet & volume 2: Big Band. Featuring an all-star cast of New York’s finest musicians, Two Takes is already garnering critical acclaim and strong presence at jazz radio. In addition to his work as a soloist, Jared has toured and recorded with Nicolas Payton, Dr....
Oct 10, 2021•48 min
Bone2pick heads back to school with an exhilarating sit down featuring one of the best all-around tuba players in the history of the instrument, Mr. Marcus Rojas. Marcus has added his distinctive tuba sound to every conceivable style of music including performances and recordings with the Metropolitan Opera, Yo Yo Ma, Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy, Michael Jackson, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Paul Simon, Sting, Dave Douglas, George Russell, Gil Evans, Wayne Shorter, New York City Ballet, to name...
Sep 26, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Bone2pick is back!! We are thrilled to be back and are diving in with a long overdue sit-down featuring one of the world’s greatest French horn players, Mr. Chris Komer. Chris has crafted two distinguished careers over the past three decades as one of New York City’s top freelance horn players and one of the most in-demand orchestral French horn players anywhere in the world. Currently principal horn of the New Jersey Symphony, Chris has also performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Clevela...
Aug 21, 2021•50 min
Hip-Bone Music is thrilled to present our first bone2pick interview since the pandemic started in March. We welcome the great Marshall Gilkes to the show for our 85th bone2pick interview. Having just released his 6th CD as a solo artist (Waiting To Continue), Marshall sits down with MD to discuss the new recording, playing with the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, his new appointment as lead trombonist of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, recording his own big band projects with the WDR band in Cologn...
Nov 03, 2020•45 min
Hip-Bone Music proudly brings an international flavor to our bone2pick series with a dynamic sit down featuring two of New York’s finest trumpet players, Raul Agraz and Maneco Ruiz. A native of Venezuela, Raul shares his thoughts on crafting a successful playing career in his native country and then repeating that in New York, his exceptional ability to fit into any and all musical environments, holding down the first trumpet chair on a long running hit Broadway show and developing his voice as ...
Mar 13, 2020•1 hr 2 min
We are thrilled to round out our 2019 bone2pick season featuring one of the most acclaimed and in-demand trumpet players on the international jazz scene, the great Jim Rotondi. We caught up with Jim a few weeks back when he was in New York playing at Dizzy’s. He was gracious enough to sit down with us and discuss his very musical upbringing in Montana, the formative North Texas years, the early days of being in New York and landing his first major gig with Ray Charles, forging his successful sol...
Dec 16, 2019•42 min
Celebrate March Madness Hip-Bone Music style with an inspiring, energizing and extremely entertaining sit down featuring the master of all things hard bop and beyond, jazz trombone legend Steve Davis. Stevie D takes us through his extraordinary three decade long journey at the forefront of the international jazz scene with insights on the many ways Jackie McLean changed his life, being in Art Blakey’s last Jazz Messengers band, forming the cooperative sextet One for All, recording and touring wi...
Mar 11, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Happy New Year from Hip-Bone Music! We are thrilled to kick off our 2019 with an inspiring and energizing sit down featuring the great Carol Jantsch. Principal Tuba of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 2006, Carol shares her extraordinary journey from winning the position in Philly while still a senior at the University of Michigan (and not getting into Tanglewood that same year), to forging a path as a tuba soloist, forming her tuba/euph cover band Tubular, starting a non profit called Tubas for...
Jan 07, 2019•38 min
Happy Holidays to all from Hip-Bone Music! We are thrilled to round out our 2018 bone2pick season (and 75th b2p interview!!) featuring a heartfelt, inspiring sit down with trombonist / composer / conductor extraordinaire Ed Neumeister. At the forefront of the international jazz and creative music scene for over 40 years, Ed generously shares his thoughts on his formative years in San Francisco working with everyone from Jerry Garcia to the San Francisco Symphony, his important move to NYC ultima...
Dec 03, 2018•54 min
Hip-BoneMusic's monthly interview series, "Bone2Pick". October 2014: Michael Davis interviews Conrad Herwig. http://www.hip-bonemusic.com
Oct 08, 2018•1 hr 15 min
Hip-BoneMusic's monthly interview series, "Bone2Pick". September 2014: Michael Davis interviews Triton Brass. http://www.hip-bonemusic.com Check out our video lesson series at: vimeo.com/hipbonemusic/vod_pages
Sep 24, 2018•1 hr
Hip-Bone Music heads back to school bone2pick style by interviewing internationally renown jazz producer and record executive, Mr. Matt Pierson. Matt generously takes us through his extraordinary journey starting out as a jazz trumpet player, cutting his biz chops by working in a Miami record store, leading Blue Note’s marketing and A & R departments and ultimately ascending to Vice President of Warner Bros. His award winning producing discography reads like a who’s who of jazz and includes ...
Sep 10, 2018•1 hr 13 min
Bone2Pick July 2018: As we get ready to celebrate our national day of independence here in the U.S., Hip-Bone Music and Bone2Pick proudly present our own national treasure from the world of jazz and brass, the great Joe Magnarelli. Joe graciously sits down with Michael to discuss his extraordinary, three decade long career as one of the most respected and in demand trumpet players on the international jazz scene. His twelve CDs as a solo artist, as well as his years performing and recording with...
Aug 20, 2018•37 min
Hip-BoneMusic's monthly interview series, "Bone2Pick". August 2014: Michael Davis interviews Gary Grant. http://www.hip-bonemusic.com Check out our video lesson series at: http://vimeo.com/hipbonemusic/vod_pages
Aug 13, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Hip-BoneMusic's monthly interview series, "Bone2Pick". July 2014: Michael Davis interviews Bill Watrous. http://www.hip-bonemusic.com Check out our video lesson series at: vimeo.com/hipbonemusic/vod_pages
Jul 30, 2018•47 min
Hip-BoneMusic's monthly interview series, "Bone2Pick". June 2014: Michael Davis interviews Vic Firth. http://www.hip-bonemusic.com Check out our video lesson series at: vimeo.com/hipbonemusic/vod_pages
Jul 16, 2018•36 min
December 2016: We close out our 2016 Bone2Pick season with a stimulating sit down featuring one of the great French Horn players of all-time, Mr. Erik Ralske. Currently principal horn of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since 2010, Erik previously held positions in the New York Philharmonic, the symphonies of Houston, Vancouver and Florida, as well as cutting his teeth with the Tulsa Philharmonic. Active worldwide as a soloist, chamber musician, guest lecturer and teacher, Erik is on faculty at ...
Jul 02, 2018•1 hr 13 min
Hip-BoneMusic's monthly interview series, "Bone2Pick". May 2014: Michael Davis interviews Malcolm McNab. http://www.hip-bonemusic.com Check out our video lesson series at: vimeo.com/hipbonemusic/vod_pages
Jun 25, 2018•1 hr 13 min
Bone2Pick heats up our summer season by sitting down with the legendary trailblazer of the french horn, the great John Clark. John graciously shares his thoughts on sustaining an extraordinary four-decade long career as one of New York’s top call horn players. He takes us through his journey of working with the likes of Joni Mitchell, Ornette Coleman, Jaco Pastorius, McCoy Tyner, Pat Metheny, Frank Sinatra, John Scofield, LL Cool J, Billy Joel, Leonard Bernstein, Sting and of course his longtime...
Jun 18, 2018•50 min
