Singer/songwriter from Eternity's Children and Starbuck talks about his career on the bandstand and in the studio writing and playing hit tunes.
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Inspiring musician and bandleader talks about his musical and artistic influences along with the legacy he would like to leave behind.
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 27 min
Decorated singer and band leader with The Gentry's and later The High Steppers talks about his magical musical existence which continues to this day.
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 48 min
Transcendent pianist talks about learning to channel the spirit in his playing and taking on the role of a bandleader here in the OP.
Jul 12, 2022•52 min
Versatile multi-instrumentalist talks about learning how to create deep rhythmic grooves with early bandstand opportunities in Burlington, VT and beyond.
Jul 12, 2022•32 min
Taiwanese drummer talks about her love of rhythm and groove and how that has translated into a music career in the United States.
Jul 10, 2022•39 min
Burning guitarist talks about learning to develop his own sound in a myriad of different bands.
Jul 09, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Bass player emanating from La Canada High who finds his groove with cats exhibiting similar frequencies on and off the bandstand.
Jul 09, 2022•1 hr 8 min
All's fair when the colors are green and grey. You're not judged but included, you're seen for what you bring to the weigh room with DD and JD and Maz Madorsky...... My guest today was a perennial weight room activist. But he was a leader way before then as the son of a kosher butcher who could afford to send his three suns to camp under a Rhinecliff Moon. My guest was the eldest of the three brothers and the person who changed my outlook on Scatico for the last nine years of my career. The more...
Jul 08, 2022•31 min
Profound double bassist talks about creating art that is true to his soul and still being able to sing for his supper.
Jul 04, 2022•52 min
Legendary session trumpeter talks about his journey as a musician and music lover.
Jul 01, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Multi-reed instrumentalist talks about his musical roots that grew on the bandstand and the Detroit studio scene.
Jul 01, 2022•52 min
Pioneers of big band psychedelia talks about finding their niche in a new world of music.
Jun 29, 2022•37 min
Unheralded multi-instrumentalist talks about playing music with The Sons of Champlin.
Jun 28, 2022•55 min
George had a notable and stellar career playing the Saxophone, Flute and Clarinet. He was inducted into the Savannah Coastal Jazz Association Hall of Fame in September, 2005 . Born in Savannah, Georgia he is both a composer and an arranger as well as a performer. George has performed with Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Ray Charles, Curtis Fuller, Herbie Hancock, Hubert Laws, Luckman Jazz Orchestra, Jimmy Smith, Bobby Caldwel, Jimmy Cleveland, Barbara Morrison, Billy Higgins, Eric Heed, Harold ...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Female instrumentalist and singer talks about earning credibility on the bandstand with Frank Zappa, Jerry Garcia and Mississippi John Hurt and fronting her own Snake Band with the late great Bob Jones.
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Discussion with master musician around apprenticeship, breaking bad habits and developing your own sound.
Jun 24, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Blazing and unique guitar player talks about getting baptized by C.L. Franklin, backing up Berry Gordy's artists before Motown, mentoring Jimi Hendrix and playing for three decades with Hank Ballard & The Midnighters.
Jun 19, 2022•2 hr 18 min
Installation artist talks about how her creations reflect the traumas and triumphs of many humans, including herself.
Jun 19, 2022•27 min
Gospel singer who worked with Andrae Crouch and The Imperials talks about the undervalued nature of gospel music in our culture and the long musical road he has traveled. Soon Coming....
Jun 18, 2022•1 hr 28 min
Self-taught musician talks about learning to feel rhythm and incorporate that into different musical contexts.
Jun 18, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Burgeoning bass player with a strong sense of feel and danceable grooves. A discussion of human evolution through music in isolation and collaboration.
Jun 17, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Genius double bassist and producer talks about creating parts for hit records first in Muscle Shoals and later in Nashville with David Briggs and Jerry Carrigan among others.
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 53 min
My guest today on the JFS was the equivalent of a five tool player in baseball; meaning that he can throw, hit, catch, run, and hit for power. In the case of Ramon Banda it is spelled out in rhythms and instruments. Tex/Mex Polka, Cha Cha Cha, Mambo, Swing, Bossa, Psychadelic Rock, Organ/grinder, blues and Free Jazz. In terms of instruments it’s the drum kit, timbales, fuzz electric guitar, and the bearded gourds. He has teamed up with his brother Tony to form one of the most formidable bands on...
Jun 12, 2022•54 min
Bobby Cochran is one of the most technically gifted guitarists ever. Bobby also has the heart of a lion. He breaths life through a combination of spirituality, love and music. Put the chops with the soul and you have a legend. Bobby was kind enough to spend sometime with me late in the Nashville Night and allowed me to perseverate about the Bob Weir Band, Bobby and the Midnights and Dancing on the Tables. Lets hope we hear from Alphonso, Billy and Bobby real soon.....its time for a reunion. we'l...
Jun 12, 2022•1 hr 33 min
Southern Arizona's Representative in the House talks about the crisis' affecting our country including immigration and cultural bias.
Jun 12, 2022•30 min
Multi-reed improvisational artist talks about feel over facility.
Jun 08, 2022•21 min
Dynamic sound healer and yogic practitioner talks about finding her purpose in life.
Jun 07, 2022•57 min
The life of a life musical performer playing Syncretic Music or Melodically improvising or playing your ass off its all music. My guest today has continually put himself out there for the world to see either in metrics, instrumentation, cultural authenticity and peppering audiences with notes channeling his true nature with Dizzy Gillespie and Dee Dee Bridgewater. And while being brought in and closed out of different scenes my guest strove for individual sound in both music and research. He has...
Jun 06, 2022•1 hr 43 min
Double bassist talks about his early career in Tucson, AZ and his enduring relationship with Linda Ronstadt.
Jun 05, 2022•30 min
