The Jake Feinberg Show

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 Vinnie Palazzotto Interview

Genius drummer from Alameda talks about making a musical connection with Lou Sarrica in high school and how that carried over to Cookin' Mama.

Oct 13, 2024•1 hr

The Lou Donaldson Interview

Boogaloo Lou talks about playing the blues in the ghetto and being a mentor to younger jazz cats.

Oct 04, 2024•43 min

The Veronica Garcia Interview

Gifted poet and player talks about how meditation and musical co-creation has led her through the darkness and onto a path of unfoldment and purpose.

Oct 03, 2024•27 min

The Arash Moghaddam Interview Set II

Iranian musician and drummer talks about how he works within the confines of the studio as a hired gun and his teaching techniques to get the best out of his students.

Oct 03, 2024•2 hr 1 min

The Joe Wilkinson Interview

Wide ranging musician and producer talks about being in Jersey rock bands with John Ginty and Neal Casal. Where The Wait Isn't Long - homage to the Highway Butterfly and mental health awareness.

Oct 02, 2024•49 min

The Tommy Thompson Interview

Prolific keyboardist/organist talks about being the musical director for Gregg Allman and his roots in the early seventy's blues psych band known as Cookin' Mama.

Sep 30, 2024•1 hr 7 min

The Wayne Perkins Interview

Titanic session guitarist talks about working at Muscle Shoals and with Bob Marley, The Rolling Stones and Leon Russell.

Sep 29, 2024•43 min

The Jackson Wells Interview

Young saxophonist and keys player from Flagstaff talks about the importance of playing in a band (Bush League) and writing original tunes.

Sep 27, 2024•10 min

The Josef Leimberg Interview

Transcendent producer, beat maker and trumpeter talks about his musical point of view as it relates to recording, live playing and blowing his horn.

Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 7 min

The Rodrigo Saenz Interview

Bassist, trumpeter and singer from Costa Rica talks about moving to New Orleans and connecting with Johnny Vidacovich, Al Hirt and Charlie Brent.

Sep 22, 2024•1 hr 23 min

The Wulfenite Lucy Interview

Divine singer/songwriter talks about her intentions for sharing her music with the world.

Sep 22, 2024•16 min

The Matt "Honeybee" Little Interview

Transcendent keyboard player talks about his musical roots growing up in Philadelphia and the cosmic opportunities to collaborate with Dave Chappelle and Josef Leimberg.

Sep 19, 2024•50 min

The Leon Kittrell Interview

Devotional drummer talks about growing up and playing double drums with Desmond New in Tucson and where he is today in his musical journey.

Sep 18, 2024•45 min

The Dylan Walker Interview

Guitarist from Flagstaff who now lives in Tucson talks about the various tributaries of his musical existence including the band Bush League.

Sep 18, 2024•34 min

The Chelsea Lauren Interview

Light healer, DJ, Doula and Thai Massage Therapist talks about her journey from ideology to infinite wisdom through vulnerability and self-inquiry.

Sep 17, 2024•1 hr 2 min

The Paul Bowman Interview

Master of Ceremonies and host at The Century Room talks about his artistic passions and how he has gotten to where he is today.

Sep 16, 2024•8 min

The Arash Moghaddam Interview

Coming off the road The JFS had a relatively quiet week behind the mic. Cosmically I did connect with Arash Moghaddam and his story is one of the most compelling I have heard in 2,000+ interviews. Born in Iran left as a very young baby Arash immigrated to Maryland at the age of 2. At 13 he moved to Turkey for 8 months and then to Norway for three years. Right before his 16th birthday his parents took him back to Iran for a “vacation.” After the government "lost their papers" his family wound up ...

Sep 15, 2024•1 hr 47 min

The Stephan Maass Interview Set II

Continued discussion about the philosophic complexities of authentic recording in the studio and

Sep 13, 2024•57 min

The Reese Wynans Interview

Legendary keyboardist from Florida talks about his musical relationships and collaborations with Berry Oakley, Boz Scaggs and Joe Bonamassa.

Sep 10, 2024•1 hr 24 min

The Ray Reach Interview

Pianist and big band arranger talks about the regional music scene of Tuscaloosa and playing with legends like Cleveland Eaton and Norbert Putnam. Highly Recommended.

Sep 05, 2024•2 hr 4 min

The Stephan Maass Interview

Multi-faceted percussionist and sonic expander talks about being exposed to all the heavy German jazzers that came before him and how he adapted his drum work in the studio the fast-changing technology that was developed at the end of the 20th Century.

Sep 04, 2024•56 min

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