Sitting With Gianluca

Sitting with Gianluca will be a rotating cast of artists engaging in lively and fascinating conversation and – when they’re musicians – some live music as well. Expect these sit-downs to be more like co-hosts sitting around the record player than interviews.

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Episodes

LES Musician & Songwriter Joff Wilson of Soul Cake

Sitting with Gianluca is Joff Wilson, musician, songwriter who leads his band Soul Cake. Joff will play a couple of songs and we salute 60s downtown musician David Peel.

Jul 16, 2019•1 hr

House DJ and Sculptor BenJamming

Sitting with Gianluca is Benjamin Gregory Jones AKA Ben Jamming house music dj and sculptor.

Jul 12, 2019•1 hr

English 80s Musician, DJ, Radio Host Tommy James

Sitting with Gianluca is Radio Free brooklyn host and working dj. about town Tommy James. We visit he UK of the 80s where Tommy cut his teeth as a musician.

Jun 17, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 2

Celebrating R&B Legend Lloyd Price at 86.

At 86 Lloyd Price not only saw the birth of post war R&B but became a part of the birth of rock and roll when the first song he ever wrote Lawdy Miss Clawdy became a smash crossover hit in 1952 - arguably the first single to unite black and white teenagers. After having more hits and beaching a teen sensation, Price became a club owner, boxing promoter for Mohammad Ali (along with Don King) and general impresario. Gianluca plays excerpts of a conversation he had with Lloyd about how he wrote...

Mar 24, 2019•1 hr

Tribute to the uncle of the Greenwich Village folk scene

on the 50s and 60s Izzy Young's Folklore Center in the heart of Greenwich Village was the every folksinger's HQ and meeting spot. Bob Dylan even wrote a song about it. In honor of Izzy who died last week at age 90, Gianluca plays songs from Greenwich Village folknikswho for whom Izzy was an uncle.

Feb 17, 2019•1 hr

Birthday Tribute to Johnny Guitar Watson funkmeister extraordair

Get hot and sweaty with some blazing funk by Johnny “Guitar” Watson who would have been 84 this Sunday. Sitting With Gianluca celebrates this funkmeister supreme who he blazed such a scorching trail that Pearl Jam even sang a song about him. Originally broadcast RadioFreeBrooklyn.com Saturday Feb 2nd and ResonanceFM.com Feb 3rd

Feb 14, 2019•1 hr

Tribute to top session guitarist Reggie Young

Sitting With Gianluca lays down an hour of funk and soul while also paying tribute the the late great Reggie Young, possibly the most recorded session guitar player in history who passed away this week at 82. Songs by Jean Knight, Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett, Huey “Piano” Smith, etc. #guitarpicker #topguitarist #recordbreakingguitarplayer #mostrecordedguitarist #reggieyoung #JeanKnight #mrbigstuff #nashvilleguitarpicker #resonancefm #radiofreebrooklyn

Feb 09, 2019•1 hr

Sitting With Gianluca plays songs about walls & bridges jan 12th

All this talk about walls makes Gianluca play songs about walls and bridges. Songs by J Geils, Echo & The Bunnymen, Howling Wolf, Staple Singers and many, many more! #JGeils #Echo&TheBunnymen #HowlingWolf #Staple Singers #SRV #songsaboutwalls #songsaboutbridges #radiofreebrooklyn #sittingwith #sittingwithgianluca

Jan 27, 2019•1 hr

Sitting With Gianluca remembers Rick Danko Jan 5th

Many years ago Rick Danko asked Gianluca to write sleeve notes for his last CD but passed away before it was released. This Saturday Jan 5th Sitting With Gianluca pays a birthday tribute to the Rick Danko of The Band with some personal recollections and solo material. Also included is Dr. John, Hamish Imlach a birthday salute to John Hartford. 9PM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com #RickDanko #JohnHartford #SWG #theband #HamishImlach #ScottishFolk #StapleSingers

Jan 27, 2019•1 hr

Sitting With Gianluca 12/29/18 New Start & Dave Bartholemew 100 Birthday

New Year's Show theme of new start, moving on, brand new day, hello city limits plus a 100th birthday celebration of Dave Bartholemew, new Orleans post-war R&B super-producer for Fats Domino, Guitar Slim, Shirley & Lee and many many more. Music by and stories about Dr. John, Lemmy & Billy Gibbons, Dr. John, Professor Longhair, Red Allen, etc

Jan 10, 2019•1 hr

Sitting With Gianluca - Duane Allman Birthday

In honor of Duane Allman's Birthday 74th Birthday Gianluca plays deep non-Allman Brothers cuts from Duane's days as a session guitarist.

Dec 26, 2018•1 hr

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