November 2016 kicks into high gear with our insightful sit down with the incomparable maestro of the trumpet, the great Nick Marchione. One of New York’s elite lead players, Nick generously discusses his illustrious career including growing up in a very musical family in Philadelphia, studying with the legendary Vincent Penzarella, landing a position in the orchestra of the mega hit Broadway musical The Producers at age 19, becoming the lead trumpet player with the venerable Vanguard Jazz Orches...
Jun 11, 2018•1 hr 19 min
Hip-BoneMusic's monthly interview series, "Bone2Pick". April 2014: Michael Davis interviews Tom "Bones" Malone. http://www.hip-bonemusic.com Check out our video lesson series at: vimeo.com/hipbonemusic/vod_pages
Jun 04, 2018•1 hr 4 min
What do James Taylor, Rihanna, Aaron Neville, Natalie Cole, Steely Dan, Brian Wilson, Paul Simon, Diana Krall, Madonna, Diana Ross, Michael Franks, Eric Clapton, Chaka Khan, Karen Carpenter and Idina Menzel have in common? They have all enlisted the extraordinary talents of our Bone2Pick artist of the month for October 2016, the great Rob Mounsey. A six-time Grammy Award nominee and two-time Emmy Award winner, Rob Mounsey is the ultimate musician’s musician. Whether he is utilizing his talents a...
May 21, 2018•1 hr 11 min
Hip-BoneMusic's monthly interview series, "Bone2Pick". March 2014: Michael Davis interviews Lew Soloff. http://www.hip-bonemusic.com Check out our video lesson series at: vimeo.com/hipbonemusic/vod_pages
May 14, 2018•1 hr 51 min
August 2016 is all about SEX here at Hip-Bone Music. As in SEXMOB and an enlightening interview with trumpeter, slide trumpeter, arranger, musical director and creator of the iconic, cult band SEXMOB. Steven Bernstein discusses his early musical influences growing up in Berkeley, playing with Wynton Marsalis his first week in New York, his years with John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards, his work with a myriad of artists from Radiohead to Bill Frisell to Lou Reed, and leading his own groups Millenn...
May 07, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Hip-BoneMusic's monthly interview series, "Bone2Pick". Feb 2014: Michael Davis interviews Steve Turre. http://www.hip-bonemusic.com Check out our video lesson series at: http://vimeo.com/hipbonemusic/vod_pages
Apr 23, 2018•59 min
Bone2Pick proudly goes lower than low in July 2016 featuring our artist of the month, tuba/ fluba recording artist Jim Self. One of the most recorded tuba players in the history of the instrument, Jim has appeared on over 1,500 motion picture soundtracks including featured solos on Jurassic Park, Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind, Casper, Sleepless in Seattle and the classic Dennis the Menace. Throughout his illustrious career in the Los Angeles studios, Jim has recorded with Cassandra Wilson, Cl...
Apr 16, 2018•42 min
Bone2Pick jumps into spring by sitting down with the principal trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the great David Krauss. David generously shares his thoughts and insights on a variety of subjects, including the importance of his four main teachers (William Vacchiano, James Pandolfi, Chris Gekker and Wynton Marsalis), his Juilliard years, highlights of 17 years with the MET, guesting with orchestras around the world, his favorite conductors and the keys to a successful audition. Enjoy!...
Apr 09, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Hip-BoneMusic's monthly interview series, "Bone2Pick". January 2014: Michael Davis interviews Ralph Sauer. http://www.hip-bonemusic.com
Apr 02, 2018•41 min
HAPPY FIVE O……as in Hip-Bone Music’s 50th Bone2Pick interview from June 2016! We celebrate this milestone with an energizing sit down featuring Grammy Award winning composer/arranger Gordon Goodwin. Gordon generously and candidly shares his thoughts on the state of his uber popular Big Phat Band, how he got started in the intense motion picture and television scoring business, what it’s like to conduct world class orchestras and where he sees the future of the music business. The perfect way to ...
Mar 19, 2018•53 min
Bone2Pick proudly presents trombonist extraordinaire Alex Iles as our featured artist for the month of May 2016. One of LA’s top call studio musicians and most versatile low brass artists, Alex discusses the many facets of his illustrious career including recording with Prince, Joe Cocker, Henry Mancini, John Williams, Terence Blanchard, to name a few; lending his trademark sound to the motion picture soundtracks of The Incredibles, Polar Express, National Treasure, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pla...
Mar 12, 2018•56 min
Bone2Pick hits the road and heads to the sunshine state for a dynamic sit down with the brilliant and incomparable John Daversa. Multiple Grammy Award nominee and Chair of the Studio Music and Jazz program at the preeminent Frost School of Music of the University of Miami, John generously shares his insight, vision and passion on a variety of topics including his love for teaching and his students, leading and writing for his renown John Daversa Progressive Big Band, building his exceptionally s...
Mar 05, 2018•49 min
Hip-BoneMusic's monthly interview series, "Bone2Pick". Dec 2013: Michael Davis interviews Bob McChesney. http://www.hip-bonemusic.com
Feb 20, 2018•38 min
Bone2Pick proudly presents composer extraordinaire, internationally acclaimed jazz artist/trumpeter and 4-time Emmy award winner Jeff Beal as our artist of the month for April. Jeff generously sits down with Michael to discuss his early years in New York and San Francisco, scoring the feature film Pollack, composing music for the mega-hit show House of Cards, his myriad of commissioned works and the creation of the Beal Institute for Film Music & Contemporary Media at the Eastman School of M...
Feb 13, 2018•58 min
Bone2pick heads to the venerable William Patterson University and their extraordinary Living Jazz Archives for a look at some of the most prized artifacts in the history of jazz. Curator/Professor David Dempsey and Professor Pete McGuinness take us on an insiders look at all things Clark Terry - date books, horns, mutes, original lead sheets, a treasure trove of original Thad Jones scores and recordings and everything from practice notebooks, original board cassette tapes, hand written manuscrip...
Feb 05, 2018•51 min
Hip-BoneMusic's monthly interview series, "Bone2Pick". November 2013: Michael Davis interviews Dan Gordon. http://www.hip-bonemusic.com
Jan 29, 2018•27 min
Bone2Pick goes outside our brass box for the month of March 2016 featuring a stimulating sit down with the incomparable saxophonist and lead alto virtuoso Dick Oatts. Dick graciously shares his thoughts about growing up in Iowa, the phenomenal story of how he ended up on the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, his contribution to the super group Flim & the BBs, what he looks for in a lead trumpet and lead trombone player, his professorship at Temple University and his thoughts on his buddies in ...
Jan 22, 2018•1 hr 15 min
Happy New Year to all from Hip-Bone Music! No better way to kick off our 2018 bone2pick series than by sitting down with the always virtuosic, always ingenious and always impassioned, Dr. Gil Goldstein. As only he can, Gil takes us on an insightful and entertaining ride through the highlights of his extraordinary career. Meeting Pat Martino for the first time in the mid 70s, the influence of his longtime friend and mentor Gil Evans, his decades of work with Pat Metheny and Michael Brecker, start...
Jan 15, 2018•1 hr 30 min
February 2016 celebrates the incredible life and career of a true virtuosic pioneer, the great Julie Landsman. Julie graciously sits down with Michael to discuss her extraordinary 25 year run as principal horn of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, her first principal job in the Houston Symphony, what it’s like to be a trailblazer in the world of brass, how she became one of the great french horn teachers of all-time, her relationship with the late great Carmine Caruso, what it’s like to be “retir...
Dec 19, 2017•51 min
Hip-BoneMusic's monthly interview series, "Bone2Pick". Sept 2013: Michael Davis interviews Chuck Findley. http://www.hip-bonemusic.com
Dec 11, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Happy Holidays from Hip-Bone Music! We hope 2017 has been filled with success and happiness for all and that you’ve enjoyed our bone2pick series along the way. We close out the year featuring a dynamic sit down with winemaker, musician, restauranteur, entrepreneur, and philanthropist extraordinaire Ted Hall. Ted generously shares his thoughts on his award winning Long Meadow Ranch winery, founding Monarch Records and recording the likes of Art Farmer and Cedar Walton, helping guide SF Jazz into ...
Dec 04, 2017•23 min
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Nov 27, 2017•1 hr 13 min
Hip-BoneMusic's monthly interview series, "Bone2Pick". July 2013: Michael Davis interviews Marshall Gilkes and Ryan Keberle. http://www.hip-bonemusic.com
Nov 20, 2017•1 hr 9 min
The month of Thanksgiving finds us most grateful for the opportunity to sit down with the brilliant Grammy nominated composer/trombonist/band leader Alan Ferber. One of the most in demand musicians on the international jazz scene, Alan has just released his 8th acclaimed CD as a leader – Jigsaw. Alan’s myriad touring and recording credits include Esperanza Spalding, Ted Nash, Miguel Zenon, Lee Konitz, Sufjan Stevens, The National, Paul Simon and Peter Gabriel. Universally praised by critics worl...
Nov 13, 2017•1 hr 4 min
Hip-BoneMusic's monthly interview series, "Bone2Pick". December 2015: How better to celebrate the holidays and close out 2015 than a stimulating conversation with one of the most inventive, creative and dynamic trumpeters of any generation, the transcendent Tim Hagans. Tim sits down with Michael for an open conversation on anything and everything, including his tenure with the Stan Kenton Orchestra, touring and recording with the likes of Dexter Gordon, Thad Jones, Joe Lovano and Bob Belden, his...
Oct 16, 2017•1 hr 24 min
Hip-BoneMusic's monthly interview series, "Bone2Pick". June 2013: Michael Davis interviews Ben Baldanza. http://www.hip-bonemusic.com
Oct 09, 2017•39 min
Bone2Pick heads west for an impromptu sit down with two San Francisco Symphony stalwarts, former principal trombonist Mark Lawrence and current trombonist Paul Welcomer. Mark and Paul generously share their thoughts on what it takes to build a successful orchestral career, how to navigate through the demanding audition process, what playing qualities they value most in colleagues and students and who their major influences were outside of the trombone. Filmed at Long Meadow Ranch Winery in Napa ...
Oct 02, 2017•29 min
Hip-BoneMusic's monthly interview series, "Bone2Pick". November 2015: Michael Davis interviews Steve Shires. http://www.hip-bonemusic.com
Sep 18, 2017•31 min
Hip-BoneMusic's monthly interview series, "Bone2Pick". May 2013: Michael Davis interviews Phil Myers. http://www.hip-bonemusic.com
Sep 11, 2017•1 hr 3 min
Bone2Pick heads back to school with an inspired sit down showcasing one of the great American composers of our time, Mr. Eric Ewazen. Today’s preeminent composer of music for brass soloists and ensembles, Eric shares his incredible insight on a number of topics including the influence of his Ukrainian heritage in his music, his humble beginnings as a composer in New York, his process of starting a new composition, his approach to composing for newly discovered instruments, his advice on building...
Sep 04, 2017•59 min
