Tones podcast presents music and fine art discussion and interviews, featuring remarkable musicians and artists from around the world. Tones is hosted weekly by Chicago jazz vocalist and artist Solitaire Miles. Subscribe to Tones http://solitairemiles.com/tonespod.html.
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Interviewing Chicago Orchestra Leader Joe Vito
Today I'll be chatting with Chicago Jazz Drummer Robert Shy again, listening to Part Two of the story of his life in jazz and playing more of his tunes.
Interviewing Chicago Jazz Drummer Robert Shy
Today I'll be chatting with jazz critic and writer Scott Yanow about his new book "Jazz Singers" http://www.scottyanow.com/
Monday April 7, 2008 - Today's interview is with Baritone Sax Maestro Bruce Johnstone, who has played with great bandleaders including Maynard Ferguson, Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon, Woody Herman and many others. Bruce is currently involved in a project to perform and record the unreleased "Charlie Parker with Strings" arrangements, which were recently discovered. He'll talk about that, and his experiences traveling and playing over the past 50 years.