EPISODE437 - Jazz Inspired - Gene Bertoncini
Classical and jazz guitarist Gene Bertoncini discusses how both approaches influence his playing and continue to inspire his recording projects.
Aug 30, 2014•59 min•Ep. 139
Judy Carmichael's Jazz Inspired
What inspires the people who inspire you? How do creative people create?
Each week on Judy Carmichael’s Jazz Inspired, Grammy-Nominated jazz pianist Judy Carmichael explores these questions with celebrated creative artists who love jazz. A wide range of talents — everyone from Billy Joel to Seth MacFarlane — discuss their creative process and how jazz inspires them. They share their favorite recordings as well as insight into their life and art.
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Episodes
EPISODE436 - Jazz Inspired - John Sheridan
Jazz pianist discusses his years playing with Jim Cullumâ??s Band on the radio show â??Live From the Landingâ?? and his thoughts on being a great ensemble player.
Aug 23, 2014•59 min•Ep. 138
EPISODE433 - Jazz Inspired - Vince Giordano
Musician and early jazz scholar Vince Giordano fell in love with 20's and 30's jazz at an early age and carries on the tradition performing with his band "The Nighthawks." Vince discusses bringing this music to a broader audience and especially the importance of young people hearing jazz live.
Aug 02, 2014•59 min•Ep. 137
EPISODE432 - Jazz Inspired - Susie Arioli
Canadian singer takes a straightforward, swinging approach to the Standards. Judy talks with Susie and her guitarist Jordan Officer on stage at the Ascona Jazz Festival in Switzerland about their somewhat retro approach to jazz and how that interest developed.
Jul 26, 2014•59 min•Ep. 136
EPISODE430 - Jazz Inspired - China Moses
Recorded onstage at the Ascona Jazz Festival in Switzerland, vocalist/TV host China Moses discusses the advantages and challenges of having Dee Dee Bridgewater as a mom and growing up in France and America.
Jul 12, 2014•59 min•Ep. 135
EPISODE429 - Jazz Inspired - Billy Stritch
Pianist/vocalist Billy Stritch is that rare performer who is a great musician and great entertainer. Heâ??s learned from the best, with long associations with Liza Minnelli and Marilyn Maye, two gals who know a thing or two about winning over an audience.
Jul 05, 2014•59 min•Ep. 134
EPISODE425 - Jazz Inspired - Judith Schlesinger
In her new book "The Insanity Hoax" Schlesinger lays siege to the popular notion that to be truly creative, a person must be mentally unbalanced. A PhD psychologist and a jazz critic, Schlesinger discusses myths about Charlie Parker, Chet Baker and other jazz musicians presumed to have been insane to some degree. Judy and Judith discuss the psychology of genius and Judith's fascinating and multi-faceted career.
Jun 07, 2014•59 min•Ep. 132
EPISODE423 - Jazz Inspired - Ken Page
Broadway star Ken Page (Ainâ??t Misbehavinâ??, Cats) and movie actor (Dreamgirls) talks about the way jazz used to influence stage performers and how he misses that influence in many performers today.
May 24, 2014•59 min•Ep. 130
EPISODE418 - Jazz Inspired - Chico Hamilton
NEA Jazz Master winner, legendary drummer Chico Hamilton discusses starting the West Coast jazz sound in the early years of his career, his appearance in the film classic â??Sweet Smell of Successâ?? and why so many young musicians today canâ??t swing.
Apr 19, 2014•59 min•Ep. 128
EPISODE417 - Jazz Inspired - Warren Vache
Trumpeter Warren Vaché discusses the realization of his life-long dream to play with strings, what makes a perfect jazz festival, and how to accompany a singer.
Apr 12, 2014•59 min•Ep. 127
EPISODE416 - Jazz Inspired - Jerry Wexler
Judy Carmichael interviews Jerry Wexler
Apr 05, 2014•59 min•Ep. 126
EPISODE414 - Jazz Inspired - Monty Alexander
Jazz pianist Monte Alexander talks about how growing up in Jamaica influenced his music as well as his love of American Westerns and country music.
Mar 22, 2014•59 min•Ep. 125
EPISODE413 - Jazz Inspired - Huey Coleman
Film maker â??Hueyâ?? discusses his documentary about the late pianist Marian McPartland, which is part of his series of films about fascinating older artists.
Mar 15, 2014•59 min•Ep. 124
EPISODE412 - Jazz Inspired - John O'Connor
We revisit Judy's conversation with Irish classical pianist John O'Conor, recorded at Steinway Hall in NYC and where she talked him into performing some jazz-inspired classical pieces on one of the many great Steinway grands sitting nearby.
Mar 08, 2014•59 min•Ep. 123
EPISODE411 - Jazz Inspired - Sandy Stewart
Singer Sandy Stewart discusses her most recent CD with her son, pianist Bill Charlap, and the special musical connection they share.
Mar 01, 2014•59 min•Ep. 122
EPISODE409 - Jazz Inspired - Pat O'Leary
Bassist Pat Oâ??Leary has helped some of the best musicians in jazz swing like mad: Diana Krall, Bob Dorough, Lionel Hampton, Mel Lewis and others. Oâ??Leary is also a composer and passionate teacher and talked to Judy about a fascinating project in Serbia where he combined his talents, working with students and professionals to present his arrangements of Serbian folk songs as reborn jazz orchestrations.
Feb 15, 2014•59 min•Ep. 120
EPISODE408 - Jazz Inspired - Rossano Sportiello
Italian pianist is equally smitten with jazz of the Barry Harris/Tommy Flanagan era and the great stride pianists who came before them. Rossano Sportiello, while extensively trained in classical music, loves jazz and enjoys combining the two.
Feb 08, 2014•59 min•Ep. 119
EPISODE406 - Jazz Inspired - Dave Tull
Drummer Dave Tull has provided rhythm for everyone from Chuck Magione and Michael Buble, to Jack Sheldon and Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane. While Dave has also occasionally sung a tune or two with these groups and others, he has recently focused on performing his own beautiful melodies and often hilarious lyrics. Dave is a favorite among jazz musicians, who relish his spot on laments of the sometimes ridiculous challenges jazz musicians face.
Jan 25, 2014•59 min•Ep. 118
EPISODE405 - Jazz Inspired - Geoffrey Tozer
Singer/pianist Geoffrey Tozer talks about his kooky, fun-loving radio show â??The Sly Crooner of Swanktownâ?? and shares his thoughts on getting more swank in the world.
Jan 18, 2014•59 min•Ep. 117
EPISODE402 - Jazz Inspired - Bill Charlap 2
Pianist Bill Charlap (Part 2) discusses the influence his musician parents have had on his jazz and his continuing love for the Great American Standards.
Dec 28, 2013•59 min•Ep. 115
EPISODE401 - Jazz Inspired - Bill Charlap 1
Pianist Bill Charlap (Part 1) discusses the influence his musician parents have had on his jazz and his continuing love for the Great American Standards.
Dec 21, 2013•59 min•Ep. 114
EPISODE400 - Jazz Inspired - Leonard Maltin
We revisit Judy's conversation from 2000 (one of her first for Jazz Inspired) with author and movie critic Leonard Maltin where he discusses his favorite jazz, his own piano playing and his four-hand duet with Judy on Entertainment Tonight.
Dec 14, 2013•59 min•Ep. 113
EPISODE396 - Jazz Inspired - John Bunch
We revisit Judy's conversation with the late, much-admired pianist John Bunch, where he discusses the changes in the jazz world throughout his long career, and his work with Tony Bennett, Benny Goodman and other jazz giants.
Nov 16, 2013•59 min•Ep. 111
EPISODE394 - Jazz Inspired - Hannah Rothschild
British film maker, Hannah Rothschild, explores the extraordinary life of her great-aunt Pannonica de Koenigswarter, (close friend of Thelonius Monk and other jazz greats) who supported bebop long before it was appreciated by the general public.
Nov 02, 2013•59 min•Ep. 110
EPISODE390 - Jazz Inspired - Marcelo Teixeira Da Costa
Brazilian cornetist Marcelo Teixeira Da Costa is the Artistic Director of Brazilâ??s largest jazz festival, the I LOVE JAZZ Festival, a celebration mounted in 3 different cities throughout the country, celebrating not the music of Jobim or other bassa or samba masters, but the classic American jazz of Louis Armstrong and other greats of the early years of jazz.
Oct 05, 2013•59 min•Ep. 107
EPISODE389 - Jazz Inspired - Mark Shane
Jazz pianist Mark Shane discusses his work for movie soundtracks and playing with jazz greats Doc Cheatham, Buck Clayton, Ruby Braff and others.
Sep 28, 2013•59 min•Ep. 106
EPISODE388 - Jazz Inspired - J.P. Lipa
We revisit my 2012 conversation with filmmaker/Director JP Lipa about his PBS Christmas specials â??Heirloom Mealsâ?? and his use of jazz throughout (including my appearance singing a swinging â??Winter Wonderlandâ??) and his backstage filming of Michael Jackson during preparation for Michaelâ??s last tour.
Sep 21, 2013•59 min•Ep. 105
Jazz Inspired - Rachael MacFarlane
UPDATED 1/13/2018 - Voice actor/singer Rachael MacFarlane discusses her role as â??Haleyâ?? on American Dad and other characters on Family Guy, working with her brother Seth, and her debut jazz CD Haley Sings, celebrating her characterâ??s (and her own) love for jazz.
Aug 31, 2013•59 min•Ep. 104
EPISODE384 - Jazz Inspired - Todd Robbins
We revisit my conversation with magician, actor and side-show specialist Todd Robbins, one of the most unusual entertainers in the business. Todd discusses his musical work with Woody Allen, his passion for early jazz, and how he utilizes these interests in his magic shows.
Aug 24, 2013•59 min•Ep. 103
EPISODE382 - Jazz Inspired - Steve Ross
Cabaret star Steve Ross was one of my early guests on Jazz Inspired and is not only a close pal but a frequent musical collaborator. We revisit this hilarious conversation (Steve's one of the funniest people I know) about his long career and how the greats, Cole Porter, Noel Coward and others, continue to inspire him.
Aug 10, 2013•59 min•Ep. 102
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