The Paul Stallworth Interview
Superstar bassist and singer talks about working with Al Jarreau and other band leaders with versatile rhythm sections. RIP.

Superstar bassist and singer talks about working with Al Jarreau and other band leaders with versatile rhythm sections. RIP.
Cosmic musician and producer talks about luck, timing and showing up in this life.
Transcendent horn man talks about getting put on the spot by his high school band teacher Sue Johnson and paying tribute to Albert Ayler in his various projects.
Documentary film maker, author and musical artist talks about tapping into her family lineage, specifically her grandfather, and applying that to her multi-faceted work as a content creator.
Profound multi-instrumentalist and band leader talks about the road he travels in music with an open heart, homage to brother Johnny and having fun.
Gifted and original producer/musician talks about making cosmic connections and translating that into both pop and experimental music.
Musical storyteller talks about living in the void, finding god and creating timeless music.
Profound guitarist and educator talks about developing bandstand prowess with his peers and elders and the evolution of his school, The Music Factory.
Incredible drummer on the scene over the last 50 years talks about working with Charles Lloyd, Gary Burton and younger jazzers.
Organist/pianist with the Amazing Rhythm Aces talks about touring with legendary blues musicians from Nashville and Memphis with Jeff "Stick" Davis.
Mind bending musician and composer talks about opening for Circles Around The Sun and his philosophy as it relates to time space and place on the bandstand.
Profound multi-instrumentalist and producer talks about his family's musical acumen and how that carried over in both content and success in the industry.
Seeking young musician talks about playing with and learning from Bruce Hornsby and developing his own ensemble in Nashville.
I am joined by drummer Pete Magadini who spent time in North India under the direction of Manaparush Misra learning the complexities of polyrhythms via the tabla. Pete came back and made some stunning albums in the mid-seventies with the likes of Don Menza and George Duke incorporating these simultaneous differentiated drumming patterns to great appeal. During the mid-seventies Pete also held down a local jazz gig in the Phoenix Metro Area (gone are the days!) Pete continues to teach drumming in...
Dynamic multi-instrumentalist talks about the areas she needs to grow in as a musician in order to fulfill the cicle of artistic authenticity.
Deva Mahal is part of my generation. A generation that grew up better than their parents and had accessibility to see and hear and access more information then ever before. In some respects if your an artist from our generation, because of this access, you tend to emulate and try and sound like this guy or that, sing like him or her, get a nose job and sing about the shallow hipsters who are now using hair on their body to fill in their patchy beards. Deva, like myself, is trending towards the a...
Legendary record store owner and radio DJ talks about being part of the rich Boston area music scene and cultivating his record shop in Cambridge, MA.
Deep philosophical discussion about the intertwining of music and life.
Children's author, illustrator and music fanatic talks about finding his purpose in life at a young age and interacting with jazz heavyweights like Elvin Jones, Yusef Lateef and McCoy Tyner when he worked at the San Francisco Jazz Festival.
Versatile musician and singer talks about connecting and working with Ry Cooder and Warren Zevon. City Music.....
Legendary band leader, songwriter and producer talks about working with Bob Dylan on Highway 61 and discovering and producing Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Multi-instrumentalist and singer talks about coming to New York (from Puerto Rico) and then Los Angeles culminating in his own albums as a leader and working with icons like Warren Zevon, David Lindley and Ry Cooder.
Double bassist talks about his exposure to both classical and jazz music growing up as well as his experience with Chico Hamiton.
Singer/songwriter from Northern Louisiana talks about making a cosmic connection with Fred Carter Jr. and living a musical life.
Singer and actress talks about coming from a long line of creatives, working the club scene in Japan in the early 1960's and working at the ETC club with Paul Humphrey.
Wide ranging conversation about tapping into the creative source in the studio, his experience with Phish 1.0 and his latest project House Band.
Versatile blues and soul guitarist talks about his magical connection with bassist Doug Rauch, going to Africa with the Voices of East Harlem and finding his own sound on the bandstand.
Heavyweight pianist and composer talks about being a conduit for the music from an early age and how he surrendered to his god, Jesus Christ, to become more selfless in all phases of his life.
Synthesizer wizard talks about the voice within him and the space between the music. A thorough breakdown of the didgeridoo explosion in Tucson, AZ in the late 1980's.
Timeless rhythm maker talks about how younger cats can absorb humbling experiences in the modern music world in order to grow as an artist.