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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

The Reema Datta Interview

Radiant healer steeped in wisdom and cosmic consciousness talks about her fortunes in life and how she considers everyone a teacher.

Dec 03, 20231 hr 7 min

The Gerry Brown Interview Set II

Cosmic drummer and artist talks about being a team player in the modern music era to stay in the game and thrive as a human.

Dec 03, 202344 min

The David Teegarden Interview

Indelible Tulsa drummer talks about his early musical influences and the evolution of the band Teegarden and Van Winkle.

Nov 28, 20231 hr 28 min

The Dave Grusin Interview

Stellar pianist and band leader talks about finding his own individual sound as a jazzer on the bandstand.

Nov 28, 202348 min

The Stanley Clarke Interview Set III

Aphrodisiacs By Stanley Clarke "When I got into Scientology I was very close to becoming a serious drug addict. I could always get a jump on things when things were going a little to the left. Since I was very young I was always someone who would pull the plug on something before it went over the line. I was not at a good place. I was not feeling good physically and I was too young not to be feeling good physically. I recognized that so when I got into the rehab program my drug thing got handled...

Nov 28, 202357 min

The Joanne Brackeen Interview

Brilliant and ethereal pianist talks about her psychic and telepathic abilities on the bandstand.

Nov 27, 20231 hr 1 min

The Mike Stern Interview

Explosive and highly inventive guitarist talks about his philosophies as they relate to playing improvisational music and what he learned from gigging with cats like Alan Dawson and Miles Davis

Nov 26, 202342 min

The Nathan Davis Interview

Saxophonist talks about his journey towards musical salvation with his peers and as a teacher.

Nov 26, 20231 hr 4 min

The Lowell Levinger Interview Set III

Resilient and boundless musicians talks about his days as a hang gliding instructor and his musical bond with Little Steven Van Zandt.

Nov 24, 202342 min

The Ned Doheny Interview

Discussion revolving around songwriting, meeting Cass Elliott and the ebbs and flows on and off the bandstand.

Nov 24, 20231 hr 3 min

The Leon Pendarvis Interview

Musical director of the Saturday Night Live house band and original Blues Brother talks about his musical upbringings in South Carolina and his constant pursuit of greatness in composition, arranging and playing.

Nov 23, 202355 min

The John Lee Shannon Interview

Unheralded musician talks about the long and winding road of his melodic existence, trusting in the pull of the universe and his relationships with equally cosmic cats on and off the bandstand.

Nov 23, 20231 hr 20 min

The Emilio Castillo Interview

Good Leaders are hard to find these days in Public Life. Transcendent figures like Pope Francis make you again realize in the power of the spirit and love. My guest is a transcendent leader in the world of music. He has had a positive impact on so many lives. Recycling Reusing being resourceful in the face of adversity. Most importantly making bread for his family and breaking bread with his bandmates at Jazz Alley. My guest was the leader of the band Tower of Power. He led a frontline horn sect...

Nov 23, 202328 min

The Carmine Appice Interview

"Saved My Life" By Carmine Appice "I played a few burlesque houses but our manager was connected to the Mafia. Those guys you see in the movie Goodfellas, we used to know Henry Hill. We used to know Paulie (The Don). They all used to go to my managers club. In the movie the club that was burned down was my managers club, "The Action House." They burned it down to collect insurance and then rebuilt it. It just so happens my managers club had a fire there. Music probably saved my life. A lot of my...

Nov 21, 202338 min

The Henry Kaiser Interview

Multi-dimensional guitarist talks about the different musical worlds he dwells and thrives in.

Nov 21, 202348 min

The Julie Doll Interview

Print journalist originally from Kansas talks about her own career and how the newspaper industry has changed over the last half century.

Nov 20, 202344 min

The Steve Kimock Interview Set II

Show Tunes ​ by Steve Kimock ​When I arrived in California, there were people around who made comparisons between my playing and Jerry’s playing. I just wasn’t that familiar with his playing. I was doing my best to sound somewhere in between Roy Buchanan and Steve Howe. I didn’t relate to “the Garcia thing” as an influence until much later, when I realized how much influence in certain areas we shared. That’s when I said, “I get it: that’s what you’re hearing.” ​I had friends who were into the G...

Nov 18, 20231 hr 2 min

The Bobby Lewis Interview

Legendary trumpeter who made his name in the Chicago studios talks about his development as a player and his close personal and professional relationship with Tony Bennett.

Nov 18, 202346 min

The John Betsch Interview

Drummer talks about finding another J.C. - John Coltrane - and how fate that led him to Max Roach and Archie Shepp.

Nov 15, 20231 hr 2 min

The Joe Lovano Interview

Spiritual jazz master talks about accessing his multi-dimensional self on the bandstand and learning under cats like Lonnie Smith and Jack McDuff.

Nov 14, 20231 hr 28 min

The Evie Sands Interview

Dynamic singer talks about making iconic albums and being on the doorstep of worldwide fame.

Nov 14, 202340 min

The Robert Forte Interview

Former director of the Albert Hofmann Foundation talks about how LSD is linked to the origins of man's religion and how he found his purpose in life through psychedelic experiences.

Nov 14, 20231 hr 9 min

The Matt Teegarden Interview

Tulsa drummer talks about his will to swing a band growing up under the tutelage of his father David. I plan to stay a believer...

Nov 10, 202352 min

The Amy Helm Interview

Bandleader and multi-instrumentalist talks about her deep family musical lineage and the way she finds peace and satisfaction playing music with cats she locks in with immediately. Another Midnight Ramble..

Nov 08, 20231 hr 10 min

The Shana Morrison Interview

Decorated singer from a long lineage of musicians and songwriters talks about how she has found her own voice on the bandstand.

Nov 07, 202351 min
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