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The Jake Feinberg Show

Jake Feinbergwww.jakefeinbergshow.com
Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-feinberg/subscribe On The Jake Feinberg Show (radio) and in Facebook Lives, Jake Feinberg has now conducted over 2,000 interviews with “The Cats”—popular musicians across the spectrum from rock to jazz, R&B to folk, pop to country, bluegrass to fusion. Jake’s unique interviewing style puts musicians at their ease and inspires them to reflect candidly on topics familiar or unexpected. The Cats tell little stories, muse about life, uncover aspects of the music business, dig deep into overcoming adversity, revel in camaraderie, and open their souls. You will never see musicians in the same light again....
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Episodes

Norman Granz - The Man Who Used Jazz For Justice

The names Hawkins, Webster, Benny Carter, Fitzgerald, Peterson, Gillespie are ones that are associated with the deepest traditions in jazz. They played and continually evolved to stay current or ahead of the curve. They were the founding mothers and fathers of jazz and paved the way for future leaders in the improvisational music world. There legacy lives on in large part to their playing and the promotion that comes with that. If you don't have a forum or an advocate for your art what good is i...

Jun 05, 202254 min

The Bruce Ditmas Interview

Folks welcome to the JFS. My guest today is a first rate drummer who has enhanced countless studio and live musical sessions. He has gigged with jazz vocalists, played in both acoustic and electric settings and is not just a whiz on the kit but has a profound understanding of percussive instruments as well. He came up during a time when idioms were present but it was in conjunction with an adherence to developing his own unique sound. Individual sound interwoven within bossa rhythms or Afro Cuba...

Jun 04, 20221 hr 8 min

The Gene Parsons Interview

Multi-instrumentalist for Nashville West, The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers talks about his magical life in music.

Jun 04, 202251 min

The Will Lee Interview

Bass guru talks about finding his muse as a Dreams fanatic when he was gigging in Miami and subsequently making his way into the New York jingle scene and beyond.

Jun 04, 20221 hr 6 min

The Lucia Comnes Interview

Gifted and melodic fiddler and singer talks about learning to dance in her own body.

Jun 01, 20221 hr 12 min

The Mikaela Davis Interview

Inspiring harpist and singer talks about finding her niche pursuing original bandstand creation.

Jun 01, 202253 min

The Tisziji Munoz Interview Set IV

Profound musical spirit and yogi talks about overcoming coronavirus and continuing to look inward for inspiration and guidance.

May 29, 202254 min

The Eliot Zigmund Interview

World class drummer talks about lessons learned and acquired wisdom on the bandstand.

May 28, 20221 hr 21 min

The Ran Blake Interview

Composer and pianist talks about developing his own shapes in musical form and the validation he received from Gunther Schuller and Oscar Peterson along the way.

May 16, 202243 min

The Cian McCarthy Interview

Young sound seeker talks about cosmic experiences on the bandstand playing through time and space with comrades.

May 12, 20221 hr 18 min

The Sid Herring Interview

Mississippi guitarist and band leader talks about his infatuation with The Beatles and how that manifested in his own career early on touring with The Animals.

May 12, 20221 hr 23 min

The Nick West Interview

Double bassist talks about finding a way to have an impact in exploratory improvisational settings and crafting his own music.

May 11, 20221 hr 9 min

The Patricia Collins Interview

Dynamic singer and dancer talks about overcoming adversity early in her life to ascend to a land of funk and love with "Bootsy."

May 08, 202228 min

The Stephanie Erin Wittmer Interview

Singer songwriter talks about the up and down nature of her musical existence and how divine timing has given her faith in taking the insecure path.

May 03, 202251 min

The Schawkie Roth Interview

Spiritual musician and Taoist talks about his path towards unfoldment on and off the bandstand.

May 03, 20221 hr 9 min

The Peter Erskine Interview Set III

Drummer and thinker talks about the life of a musician and how that plays within the group dynamic on and off the bandstand.

Apr 30, 20221 hr 12 min

The Shane McCarthy Interview

Regal bass player talks about the trials and inspiration of the various musical projects he is part of.

Apr 28, 20221 hr 3 min

The Nate Ward Interview

Intuitive drummer and singer talks about the formation of Pacific Range and his dedication to playing spiritual music as a life purpose.

Apr 24, 20221 hr 14 min

The Alex Cote Interview

Musical drummer and singer talks about how he learned to play with dynamics and the art of collective improvisation on the bandstand.

Apr 23, 20221 hr 10 min

The Mike Cooney Interview

Folk singer talks about his early roots in Tucson and how he branched out into the Northeast coffee house circuit staying true to the words of Pete Seeger.

Apr 22, 202256 min

The Dash Crofts Interview

Gifted multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter talks about how the Bahai faith helped lead him and Jim Seals into musical nirvana as The Champs, The Dawn Breakers and ultimately Seals & Crofts.

Apr 21, 202255 min

The John Altieri Interview

Fearless and prolific sousaphone and tuba player talks about finding his groove in different musical settings while pontificating about how much creative control he has in different projects.

Apr 21, 20221 hr 10 min

The Peter Erskine Interview Set II

Unquantiable drummer talks about swinging the Stan Kenton Band, steering the pulse of the music and how he likes his drum kit mic'd.

Apr 17, 20221 hr 12 min

The Nydia Gonzalez Interview

Emotive poet and songwriter talks about her upbringing and close affinity to her late father.

Apr 16, 202258 min

The Arzinia Richardson Interview

Soulful and profound bass player and thinker talks about working in free jazz settings with Sunny King and improv with Ken Kesey.

Apr 11, 20221 hr 32 min

The Peter Erskine Interview

Dynamic big band and ensemble drummer talks about the nuances of becoming a consummate player within the group conversation.

Apr 05, 20221 hr 19 min
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