Sound in Color

In this, the final episode of our first season, Russ talks with Trumpeter Dave Douglas about finding inspiration at boarding school in New Hampshire, working around the country with different people and bands, and finding new ways to arrange traditional pieces. PMAC guitar instructor, Jim Dozet, leads off with a story about trying something new and discovering that it sometimes pays off.

In this episode, Russ talks with Portsmouth photographer and journalist Jay Schadler, PMAC's first lecturer in the West End Master Series which invites visual artists to present to the community in PMAC's Haas Family Gallery. They discuss his process, how his experiences as a journalist have shaped his perspective and his art, and his advice for young creatives. PMAC Music instructor Jonny Peiffer leads off the episode describing the inspiration behind his current multidisciplinary undertaking, The Adventures of Oliver Z. Wanderkook.

In this episode, Russ talks with legendary clarinetist Brad Terry about his learning to play, struggling to read, and loving to listen. PMAC drum instructor Mike Walsh introduces the episode with a story about a surprise encounter with someone he had long admired.

In this episode, Russ talks with visiting Serbian avant-garde composer and performance artist, Alen Ilijic about his first time in the United States and his work that pushes boundaries both visually and musically. PMAC instructor and Rock Program co-director, Nick Phaneuf, starts off the episode with an important message to students of all ages.

Russ talks with multimedia sculptor and one of PMAC's first West End Master Series guest artists about his artwork, his teaching philosophy, and his travels around the world with art and theatre students.

In this episode, Russ talks with his longtime mentor, classical saxophonist and Professor of Saxophone, Kenneth Radnofsky, who also gave a recent concert at PMAC, which he describes along with his thoughts on teaching and being a determined student himself. The episode begins with a story from PMAC faculty member Chris Klaxton about his unique mentor relationship with jazz trumpeter Clark Terry.

Russ Grazier, co-founder of the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center, talks with Portsmouth-based live performance and drone photographer, David J. Murray about his 30-year tech career in Silicon Valley, his experiences as a musician and his work as house photographer at The Music Hall theater in Portsmouth. PLUS: Visual Arts Faculty member Anna Nuttall describes the originality and innovation that develops when students have time to get creative in Art Day Camps.