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What if your rock bottom became the foundation for something unstoppable?In this episode of the Million Dollar Electrician Podcast, Billy Harper, Founder of Empowered Electric, lays bare the gritty truth behind his transformation from addiction to inspiring business owner, community leader, and faith-fueled servant.Billy doesn't preach. He proves. With six employees, three vans, and a rapidly growing business barely a year old, he's not just running service calls, he is running a mission. From wiring homes to rewiring lives, Billy shares how he leveraged faith, recovery, community, and systems (like the Loop Method) to turn his darkest moments into daily breakthroughs.You'll hear how faith, real brotherhood, and a drive to serve changed Billy's trajectory, and how his team's ability to care more deeply about the people in the homes, not just the wiring, sets them apart.If you're still stuck under your pricing fears, or hiding behind the "right timing," this might be the mindset shift you've needed.00:00 – Welcome & Intro02:00 – From Family Business to Launching Empowered Electric07:30 – The Real Story Behind the Name12:00 – Addiction, Recovery & Purpose18:00 – How Pain Fueled His Business Vision30:00 – Why His Team Stands Out in Every Home40:00 – The Trap House in Your Mind47:00 – The Bigger Vision for Empowered Electric--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Join our community and get access to strategies that'll help bring your electrical business to the top!Connect with fellow electricians and tap into a network of support and expertise! https://www.facebook.com/share/g/wvcMRNiyvyWoiSx3/Subscribe to our newsletter to receive FREE weekly value pieces packed with strategies, and guides to improve your sales, service, and pricing
The Trombone Corner Podcast is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass and The Brass Ark. Come watch the Los Angeles Brass Alliance (LAB-A) at 7PM on May 4th at Glendale First baptist Church for their second installation of Next Up! This free concert (generously sponsored by Bob Reeves Brass) spotlights LAB-A's annual collaboration between emerging LA-based composers and brass musicians. Learn more at: www.labrassalliance.org. Join hosts Noah and John as they interview Michael Dease, commercial trombonist from Los Angeles. About Michael: Michael Dease is one of the world's eminent trombonists, lending his versatile sound and signature improvisations to over 200 recordings and groups as diverse as Grammy winning artists David Sanborn, Christian McBride, Michel Camilo, and Alicia Keys. Born in Augusta, GA, he played the saxophone and trumpet before choosing the trombone at age 17. In 2001, Dease moved to New York City to become part of the historic first class of jazz students at The Juilliard School, earning both Bachelors and Masters degrees, and quickly established a reputation as a brilliant soloist, sideperson, and bandleader. Best Next Thing (Posi-Tone, 2022), Dease's newest release, his ninth on Posi-Tone, gathers together an assemblage of exceptional musicians to help him interactively explore the essence of the blues and reframe the abstract truths of jazz as the "Best Next Thing "for today's audience of listeners. Dease, the winner of the 69th Annual DownBeat Magazine Poll for Trombonist of the Year and multi-Grammy award winner, is also a sought-after lead, section and bass trombonist with today's leading jazz orchestras. His experiences include bands led by Christian McBride, Roy Hargrove, Nicholas Payton, Charles Tolliver, Rufus Reid, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band. However, it is on the frontline of quintets and sextets led by master musicians like The Heath Brothers, Winard Harper, Renee Rosnes, Bill Charlap, Claudio Roditi, and Lewis Nash, where Dease has revitalized the trombone's image. Not content to simply improvise, Dease arranges and composes for many different bands, constantly adjusting his tone and timbre to add just the right flavor to the music. Dease's unique blend of curiosity, hard work and optimism has helped him earn worldwide recognition, including awards from ASCAP, The International Trombone Association, Yamaha, Eastern Trombone Workshop, New York Youth Symphony, Hot House Magazine, Michigan State University, among others. Dease was profiled in Cicily Janus' book, The New Face of Jazz: An Intimate Look at Today's Living Legends (Random House). His experience in the studio has led him to produce several recording sessions for emerging artists, often composing and writing liner notes for the releases. Dease's singular talent has made him an effective and prolific teacher, resulting in invitations, master classes and residencies at University of North Texas, Scranton University, University of Iowa, Florida State College, Broward College, and many institutions abroad. He serves as Professor of Jazz Trombone at the renowned Michigan State University jazz program and has also been on faculty at Queens College - CUNY, The New School and North-eastern University. Many of Dease's current and former students are enjoying successful careers in the music world. Always an informed, but forward-thinking musician, Dease learned the craft from trombone legends Wycliffe Gordon and Joseph Alessi. His associations have run the entire spectrum of musical experience: Alicia Keys, Paul Simon, Paul Schaffer and the CBS Orchestra, Elton John, Neal Diamond, Illinois Jacquet, Slide Hampton & The World of Trombones, Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, WDR Big Band, George Gruntz, Billy Harper, and numerous others. Dease enjoys spending every possible minute with his extraordinary wife and Professor of Percussion at MSU, Gwendolyn Dease, and their daughters Brooklyn & Charley. Michael Dease is a Yamaha Performing Artist and uses Pickett Brass and Vandoren mouthpieces exclusively. View Michael's All Music Guide entry here for a partial listing of his sideperson credits and discography.
Born in the Pinar del Río province of Cuba, Steinway Artist, Grammy Nominated, and 2014 Jalc Millennium Swing Award! recipient pianist and composer Elio Villafranca was classically trained in percussion and composition at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, Cuba. Since he arrived in the U.S. in mid-1995, Elio Villafranca has been at the forefront of the latest generation of remarkable pianists, composers, and bandleaders. NYC Jazz Record selected his concert Letters to Mother Africa as Best Concerts in 2016. In 2015, Mr. Villafranca was among the 5 pianists hand-picked by Chick Corea to perform at the first Chick Corea Jazz Festival, curated by Chick himself at JALC. Elio Villafranca's new album Caribbean Tinge (Motema), received a 2014 Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik Nomination by the German Records Critics Award, as well has been selected by JazzTimes and DownBeat magazines for a feature on their very competitive section Editor's Pick. He also received a 2010 Grammy Nomination in the Best Latin Jazz Album of the Year category. In 2008 The Jazz Corner nominated Elio Villafranca as pianist of the year. That year, Mr. Villafranca was also honored by BMI with the BMI Jazz Guaranty Award. He received the first NFA/Heineken Green Ribbon Master Artist Music Grant for the creation of his Concerto for Mariachi, for Afro-Cuban Percussion and Symphony Orchestra. Finally, his first album, Incantations/ Encantaciones, featuring Pat Martino, Terell Stafford, and Dafnis Prieto was ranked amongst the 50 best jazz albums of the year by JazzTimes magazine in 2003. Over the years Elio Villafranca has recorded and performed nationally and internationally as a leader, featuring jazz master artists such as Pat Martino, Terell Stafford, Billy Hart, Paquito D'Rivera, Eric Alexander, Lewis Nash, David Murray, and Wynton Marsalis among others. As a sideman, Elio Villafranca has collaborated with leading jazz and Latin jazz artists including: Chick Corea, Jon Faddis, Billy Harper, Sonny Fortune, Giovanni Hidalgo, Miguel Zenón, and Johnny Pacheco among others. This year, in 2017 Elio Villafranca received The Sunshine Award, founded in 1989 to recognize excellence in the performing arts, education, science and sports of the various Caribbean countries, South America, Central America, and Africa. He is based in New York City and he is a faculty member of Temple University, Philadelphia, The Juilliard School of Music, New York University, and Manhattan School of Music in NYC.
ROLAND KIRK QUARTET “THE INFLATED TEAR” “Webster Hall”, New York, November 27, 1967The black and crazy blues, The creole love call, Fly by nightRahsaan Roland Kirk (ts,fl,stritch,manzello,cl,voice) Ron Burton (p) Steve Novosel (b) Jimmy Hopps (d) JOE LOCKE “MAKRAM” New Jersey ?, c. 2022Shifting moon, Song for Vic Juris, Lush life (solo vib)Joe Locke (vib) Jim Ridl (p) Lorin Cohen (b) Samvel Sarkisyan (d) BILLY HARPER “CAPRA BLACK” New York, 1973Sir Galahad (1), Soulfully, I love you, Black spiritual of loveJimmy Owens (tp) Dick Griffin (tb-2) Julian Priester (tb) Billy Harper (ts,voice) George Cables (p) Reggie Workman (b) Elvin Jones (d-1) Billy Cobham (d-2) Warren Smith (d) Barbara Grant, Laveda Johnson, Gene McDaniels, Pat Robinson (voces) Continue reading Puro Jazz 04 de marzo, 2025 at PuroJazz.
ROLAND KIRK QUARTET “THE INFLATED TEAR” “Webster Hall”, New York, November 27, 1967The black and crazy blues, The creole love call, Fly by nightRahsaan Roland Kirk (ts,fl,stritch,manzello,cl,voice) Ron Burton (p) Steve Novosel (b) Jimmy Hopps (d) JOE LOCKE “MAKRAM” New Jersey ?, c. 2022Shifting moon, Song for Vic Juris, Lush life (solo vib)Joe Locke (vib) Jim Ridl (p) Lorin Cohen (b) Samvel Sarkisyan (d) BILLY HARPER “CAPRA BLACK” New York, 1973Sir Galahad (1), Soulfully, I love you, Black spiritual of loveJimmy Owens (tp) Dick Griffin (tb-2) Julian Priester (tb) Billy Harper (ts,voice) George Cables (p) Reggie Workman (b) Elvin Jones (d-1) Billy Cobham (d-2) Warren Smith (d) Barbara Grant, Laveda Johnson, Gene McDaniels, Pat Robinson (voces) Continue reading Puro Jazz 04 de marzo, 2025 at PuroJazz.
BILLY HARPER “SOUL OF AN ANGEL” New York, December 1 & 2, 1999Credence (1), Let all the voices sing (1,2), Was it here…is it there ? Eddie Henderson (tp-1) John Clark (fhr-2) Billy Harper (ts) Francesca Tanksley (p) Clarence Seay (b) Newman Taylor Baker (d) MATTHEW SHIPP “FOR DUKE” New York, June 10, 2014Take the “A” train, Dickey DukeMatthew Shipp (p) Michael Bisio (b) Whit Dickey (d) JUANMA TRUJILLO “CONTOUR” Brooklyn, NY, June 6, 2021Core, Castaway, RuminationJuanma Trujillo (g) Kenneth Jimenez (b) Gerald Cleaver (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 21 de febrero, 2025 at PuroJazz.
BILLY HARPER “SOUL OF AN ANGEL” New York, December 1 & 2, 1999Credence (1), Let all the voices sing (1,2), Was it here…is it there ? Eddie Henderson (tp-1) John Clark (fhr-2) Billy Harper (ts) Francesca Tanksley (p) Clarence Seay (b) Newman Taylor Baker (d) MATTHEW SHIPP “FOR DUKE” New York, June 10, 2014Take the “A” train, Dickey DukeMatthew Shipp (p) Michael Bisio (b) Whit Dickey (d) JUANMA TRUJILLO “CONTOUR” Brooklyn, NY, June 6, 2021Core, Castaway, RuminationJuanma Trujillo (g) Kenneth Jimenez (b) Gerald Cleaver (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 21 de febrero, 2025 at PuroJazz.
2e émission de la 61e session...Cette semaine, freebop et free jazz! En musique: Rudi Mahall sur l'album The Straight Horn of Rudi Mahall (Oùat, 2024); Jason Palmer sur l'album The Cross Over Live in Brooklyn (Indépendant, 2024); Billy Harper sur l'album Knowledge of Self (Denom, 1979); Sonny Simmons sur l'album Staying on the Watch (ESP-Disk', 1966); Noah Howard Group sur l'album Berlin Concert (FMP, 1977); Oiro Pena sur l'album IMA (Jazzagression, 2021)...
It's Homecoming Week! This episode, we're talking about all the fun events that have been happening on campus and the big game tomorrow, the final stretch before Election Day and throw in some Halloween talk. It's a busy time of year around here! In this episode: We hear from legendary alumni Billy Harper and Kevin Von Erich, respectively, who talk about their time at UNT and how it impacted them. Learn more about Harper's time with the One O'Clock Lab Band and Von Erich's playing days for the Mean Green. (1:20-7:35) In our last Democracy Primer segment before Election Day, we talk to political science assistant professor Brian Hamel about down-ballot races and the importance of researching every race before you cast your vote. Texas voting information. (7:36-15:12) Counseling Professor Trent Petrie talks about his work with the Bodies in Motion program, which aims to help female athletes struggling with body image issues. (15:13-36:40) Q&A: With Halloween around the corner, the hosts discuss aliens and ghosts. Tell us your thoughts by emailing us at podcast@unt.edu or calling 443-684-2779. (36:41-38:38) Helpful links: Follow our Podcast Transcripts Join the Conversation Email us at podcast@unt.edu Call us at 940-565-4341 Connect with us using #HFNT on X @UNTSocial or on Instagram @UNT
Mike Stephen discusses a new report about Illinois' air pollution with Julian Reif, professor at the University of Illinois, discovers saxman Billy Harper's story, and learns about the good work of the Chicago Recovering Communities Coalition with executive director Dora Dantzler-Wright.
In this latest episode, I talk with South African saxophonist and composer Linda Sikhakhane, who honors and pays homage to the great elders and master musicians, including Brian Thusi. Sikhakhane, who was raised in Umlazi township, talks about the cultural aspects of being Zulu and the importance of preserving his culture. He shares about his time attending The New School, learning from the likes of Billy Harper and Reggie Workman; he touches on his relationship with mentor and fellow South African Nduduzo Makhathini, a jazz pianist. African cosmology is discussed. Finally we land on his latest album, iLadi, available now on Blue Note Records.https://lindasikhakhane.com
Lee Morgan was many things: a brilliant trumpeter, a hard-bop messenger, a cultural hero, a cautionary tale. He was also a proud product of Philly, and in recent days and weeks we've seen the city truly herald him as its own. On April 30, International Jazz Day, a historical marker in Morgan's honor was unveiled at the corner of 52nd and Chancellor Streets — former site of the Aqua Lounge, where he played his final hometown gig. We were there for the ceremony so we could bring you this report, including remarks from saxophonist Billy Harper, who played in Lee's last band, and his nephew Raymond Darryl Cox, who came bearing the master's flugelhorn. More from WRTI: A landmark for Lee Morgan, and the grassroots effort behind it How a jazz legend's resting place was lost and found, 50 years after his tragic death A Film About Jazz Trumpeter Lee Morgan Sparks Memories for Odean Pope Support WRTI: https://bit.ly/2yAkaJsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Adam Schroeder And Mark Masters Pay Tribute To Clark Terry On CT!Big Band Takes On Fresh Arrangements Of 13 Terry Originals Available January 19, 2024 via Capri Records Host/Producer of The Jazz, Blues and R and B Podcast and Radio Show PERIOD: Tom Gouker PERIOD is found on: Youtube, Itunes, Anchor, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, Google Podcast, Overcast, Breaker, Castbox, Radio Public, Podbay, Stitcher....and more! Tom Gouker is also featured on a limited-run podcast about the Beatles called, "The Beatles Come To America", Join Tom and the "Beatle Guru" Brooke Halpin as we chat about the US Album Releases of the Beatles ("65", "Yesterday & Today" and "Hey Jude"...they are all there.) How To Get a Hold of The Jazz Blues and R and B Podcast and Radio Show PERIOD! Contacts Information: Email: somethingcamefrombaltimore@gmail.com Twitter: something came from baltimore (@tom_gouker) / Twitter Instagram: Something Came From Baltimore (@something.came.from.baltimore) Did You know that The Jazz Blues and R and B Podcast and Radio Show Period is on "TheBocX.com". TheBocX.com - It is a Podcast and a 30-minute radio show and can be heard weekly (Thursday's at 7pm and 10pm EST). TIPS! (Thank You!) Tom Gouker's Cash App Account: $ThomasGouker Tom Gouker's Venmo Account: Thomas-Gouker ABOUT ADAM SCHROEDER Baritone saxophonist Adam Schroeder has established his influence as a major voice and force within the global jazz community, becoming the first call for a multitude of musical situations in addition to his dedication and devotion towards extensive educational outreach. Holding a BM in Jazz Studies from Texas State University, San Marcos and a MM in Jazz Studies from the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, California State University, Long Beach, Schroeder presently serves as an Associate Professor of Jazz & Commercial Music at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and was just awarded the University's “Charles Vanda Award for Excellence in the Arts” (2022). He's a prolific studio musician with many album, television, and film credits.ABOUT MARK MASTERSMark Masters is an inventive and prolific composer and arranger from southern California. He organized his first ensemble in 1982. His work has appeared on more than a dozen albums, under his own name and for other bandleaders. Masters has written and arranged music for recordings featuring Billy Harper, Jimmy Knepper, Andrew Cyrille, Oliver Lake, Mark Turner, Tim Hagans, Grachan Moncur III, Peter Erskine, and many others. From 1999 through 2006, Masters was a guest lecturer at Claremont McKenna College. He's been named a Rising Star: Arranger in the DownBeat Critics Poll. PERSONNELSal Lozano, alto saxophone / Bob Sheppard, tenor and soprano saxophones / Kirsten Edkins, tenor saxophone / Adam Schroeder, baritone saxophone / Francisco Torres, lead trombone / Ido Meshulam, trombone / Lemar Guillary, trombone / Dan Fornero, lead trumpet / James Ford, trumpet / Aaron Janik, trumpet / Edwin Livingston, bass / Peter Erskine, drums --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/somethingcame-from-baltim/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/somethingcame-from-baltim/support
THIS WEEK's BIRDS: Cecilia Barraza from Peru; radio from Lenita Gentil & Rute Soares; from Brazil: Alaide Costa plus new music Mauro Diniz with Brussa Cordeiro & Grupo Purarmonia; new piano/.flute music from Nicole Mitchell & Alexander Hawkins; Gabriel Zucker w/ Tyshawn Sorey, Adam O'Farrill & Eric Trudel; sung poetry from Szilárd Mezei Vocal Ensemble; new jazz from Kenneth Jimenez; Billy Harper live in Europe; vintage salsa from Ismael Miranda w/ Orquesta Revelatión, Orchestra Colón; Kaira Ben from Mali; Tata Bamba Kouyate from Guinea; vintage Grand Kalle; vintage Mlimani Park; Malachi Thompson; much more!!!! Catch the BIRDS live on Friday nights, 9:00pm-MIDNIGHT (EST), in Central New York on WRFI: 88.1FM Ithaca, 89.7FM Odessa, 91.9FM WINO Watkins Glen. and WORLDWIDE online at WRFI.ORG. 24/7 at via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/ via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580 Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere. Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program and free also to stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast online: PLAYLIST at SPINITRON: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18164931/Conference-of-the-Birds and via the Conference of the Birds page at WRFI.ORG https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/ Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks FIND WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR Contact: confbirds@gmail.com
THE COOKERS – LOOK OUT ! – Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 11 & 12, 2016 The mystery of Monifa Brown, Cat's out the bag, Traveling lady Eddie Henderson, David Weiss (tp) Donald Harrison (as) Billy Harper (ts) George Cables (p) Cecil McBee (b) Billy Hart (d) MARK TURNER / ETHAN IVERSON – TEMPORARY KINGS – Lugano, Switzerland, June, 2017 Lugano, Dixie's dilemma, Yesterday's bouquet Mark Turner (ts) Ethan Iverson (p) TERELL STAFFORD / DICK OATTS – BRIDGING THE GAP – Englewood, N.J., March 5, 2009 Bridging the gap, Time to let go, JCO farewell Terell Stafford (tp,flhrn) Dick Oatts (as) Gerald Clayton (p) Ben Williams (b) Rodney Green (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 27 noviembre 2023 at PuroJazz.
Doug Stone talks to jazz musicians about life, music, recent and upcoming performances, equipment and current events on this Tenor Talk Podcast recording. A different jazz musician is featured in each episode. This episode features Pat Malinger and was recorded February 26, 2020.Pat Mallinger was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota and began playing the saxophone at 11 years of age. He received his Jazz Studies degree from North Texas State University on a “One O'clock Lab Band” Scholarship.He lived and performed in Los Angeles, Dallas, Boston, and Japan, before establishing Chicago as his home in 1990. He is a co-leader of Sabertooth, which has been the mainstay band at the Green Mill Lounge each Saturday night from 1992 to 2018. Pat is often heard around Chicago performing with the Bobby Lewis Quintet, Model Citizens Big Band, and his own quartet to name a few. Pat performs concerts and festivals nationally and internationally both as a bandleader and sideman. Pat has performed with Nancy Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Cab Calloway, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Reunion Band, Cedar Walton, Marcus Roberts, Joey DeFrancesco, Joe Lovano, Frank Foster, Branford Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Billy Harper, Jimmy Heath, Johnny Griffin, James Moody, Lee Konitz, Phil Woods, Paquito D'Rivera, Donald Harrison, Alvin Batiste, Slide Hampton, Curtis Fuller, Steve Turre, Wycliffe Gordon, Bill Watrous, Clark Terry, Randy Brecker, Tom Harrell, Doc Severinsen, Roy Hargrove, and Nicholas Payton.Learn more about Pat here: https://patmallinger.com/ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7kMuikSH6hb4DCdI4KDTasHJftaAPcrU Let's connect: Website: https://www.dougstonejazz.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dougstonejazzsaxophone/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089874145057 If you want to learn more about jazz improvisation and be part of the Doug Stone Jazz community get on our email list! https://www.dougstonejazz.com/about Head over to the Doug Stone Jazz Shop for some fun jazz merch: https://www.dougstonejazz.com/product-page/just-play-the-changes-long-sleeved-shirt #dougstonejazz #jazz #podcast #musicianlife #musicians #tenorsaxophone #jazzmusicians #jazzinterview #musicianlife
Luke spoke to the musician Robert Mitchell about his life as a creative artist and the importance of music and other arts to society and, more broadly, for humankind. Robert Mitchell is one of the most significant voices in British jazz. Multi-faceted creator, pianist, keyboardist, composer, improviser, writer, poet and so much more. He is a relentless seeker and thinker, encompassing many art forms, musical genres and constantly pushing the envelope. In the last year he has released the extremely contrasting albums “Hold The Light/The New Resistance' DOF004 (from his unit TRUE THINK) and 'Towards The Flame' 577 Records (from the improv trio The Flame). He has released 13 albums. Robert is a throwback to the powerful tradition of artistic mastery in pursuit of transcendence. He is proud to have been a Steinway artist since 2009. He was MD on the successful BBC4 television programme ‘Jazz 625 Live: For One Night Only' which won the British Broadcasting Award. He has played with Billy Harper, Greg Osby, Courtney Pine CBE, Alicia Olatuja, Orphy Robinson, Steve Coleman, Phil Ranelin, Omar Puente, Ernesto Simpson, Daymé Arocena, Jason Rebello, Shirley Smart, Basement Jaxx, Dub Colossus, Daniel Casimir, Joshua Redman, Jacqui Dankworth MBE, and many others. Robert Mitchell's works have been performed by the Grammy-winning Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and the London Sinfonietta, amongst others. He is a sought-for composer and known as an innovator with a distinct, unique voice. Robert has performed solo piano since the 90s. Recent concerts include Romania, Derby, Coventry, London with more on the way this year in Newcastle, Brighton and Bristol. His 2020 album The Rainbow Mountain/Can We Care' - was a near 40 min improvisation (completed with one of his original songs - live at the Jazz Cafe, London). Solo performances now include original music, Classical, Jazz, improvisations, left hand only, inside piano and poetry. He releases his second collection of poetry later this year - on Common Tone Press. Robert is a Professor of Jazz Piano (Guildhall School Of Music And Drama), Piano Lecturer (Leeds Conservatoire) and Piano teacher at YMM. https://robertmitchell.bandcamp.com/album/hold-the-light-the-new-resistance-dof0004 https://twitter.com/robertmitchellm https://www.instagram.com/robertmitchellmusic/
Billy Harper was in a terrible car accident. Billy died. Now what happens? Is Billy doomed to hell? Or to walk the Earth as a ghost? And what does the mysterious being known as Baxter have to do with any of it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Billy Harper was in a terrible car accident. Billy died. Now what happens? Is Billy doomed to hell? Or to walk the Earth as a ghost? And what does the mysterious being known as Baxter have to do with any of it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hello everyone, This is Mirko Guerrini, and I welcome you to the Jazz Transcription Clinic, a monthly interviews podcast where we talk with accomplished jazz doctors about their lives, careers and their personal transcription secrets. On this episode of the Jazz Transcription Clinic Podcast, Mirko Guerrini interviews the guest jazz doctor: Barney McAll Listen to Barney's answers to the questions below: Why do you transcribe? 10:06 What do you expect to learn from a transcription? 26:15 How do you choose solos? 29:02 What is your transcribing methodology? 34:32 Do you write it down? 51:22 How do you practise the solos? 59:30 How do you incorporate transcriptions into your playing? 01:19:38 Who was the most difficult one to transcribe? 01:20:26 What is your favourite solo that you transcribed? 01:22:00 Link to: Ben Gerstein COLTRANE BODY (Dance) https://youtu.be/Xqw514Kx1Go Ben Gerstein Interview with Barney https://youtu.be/yGCPB9y0ySQ Barney McAll (born Melbourne, Australia, 1966) is a jazz pianist and composer who lives in Melbourne, Australia. Barney McAll joined saxophonist Gary Bartz‘s band in 1997. As well as remaining to be a member of the Gary Bartz quartet, he also plays with the Josh Roseman Unit, Fred Wesley and the JB's, Groove Collective, and Kurt Rosenwinkel‘s “Heartcore”. He completed a Bachelor of Music at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, studying with pianists Paul Grabowsky, Tony Gould and Mike Nock and with guitarist Doug Devries. His ensembles include “M.O.D.A.S”, “Sylent Running”, “GRAFT” , ASIO (Australian Symbiotic Improvisers Orbit) TQX featuring Sia and his “Non Compliance Trio”. He was awarded the Australia Council Fellowship in 2007 and worked as musical director for Australian vocalist Sia Furler from 2011-2012. Barney McAll is also the 2015 recipient of the Peggy Glanville-Hicks composer residency in Sydney, Australia 2016. He has recorded or performed internationally with many other musicians including Dewey Redman, Roy Ayers, Kenny Garrett, Maceo Parker, Jimmy Cobb, Eddie Henderson, Aloe Blacc, Peter Apfelbaum, Billy Harper, Daniel Merriweather and Vernel Fournier. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015 McAll won Best Jazz Album for Mooroolbark.[1] McAll is partial to unleashing surprises himself, whether they be radical dynamic shifts – such as suddenly reducing a solo to the merest trickle of notes against thrumming bass and whispered cymbal chatter – or just finding bewitchingly unexpected turns to take in developing a melody. Masterful. -SYDNEY MORNING HERALD You can check Barney McAll here: https://barneymcall.com/ www.patreon.com/barneymcall You can check Mirko Guerrini's music here: https://mirkoguerrini.bandcamp.com or here https://www.mirkoguerrini.com Mirko Guerrini is a D'Addario artist, playing D'Addario mouthpieces and reeds. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel. You can download this podcast episode, or any other episode here: Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../jazz..... Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1oQqf6m... Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/.../8b6f521b... I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast is being recorded. I pay my respect to their Elders, past and present, and the Aboriginal Elders of other communities who may be here today.
On this VERY special episode, Mr. OK Jazz & DJ Otsuka interview jazz legend Billy Harper! ! Billy spoke from his home in NYC via Zoom, on a whole range of subjects including: The Cookers band, growing up in Texas, spiritual music, recording for Japanese labels, his version of Japanese folk tune 'Soran Bushi', rare only in Japan albums, a special message from DJ Otsuka to Billy and more! Featured Music: 00:00 - 03:05 / The Cookers - 'Somalia' 08:16 - 10:40 / 'Thine Is The Glory' 19:48 - 21:57 / 'Soran Bushi, B.H.' 30:45 -43:47 / 'Croquet Ballet'
This week: Star Feminine Band; Awa Maïga; Tomas Fujiwara's Triple Double;' Général Defao; Jana Linhares; Susana Baca; Novos Baianosl Danyèl Waro; Ataulfo Alves; Jorge Ben; Lou Donaldson; Ernest Dawkins & New Horizons Ensemble; Buganda music from Uganda; Teso music from Uganda; Billy Harper; Michael White; much more... Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program on WRFI, or stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast: via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/ via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580 Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere. PLAYLISTS at SPINITRON: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/15600267/Conference-of-the-Birds and via the Conference of the Birds page at WRFI.ORG https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/ We will continue to update playlists at confbirds.blogspot.com 24-48 hours of the program's posting online. Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks FIND WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR Contact: confbirds@gmail.com
Episode 89 continues the story of the autopsy. This episode covers the Harper fragment which is the story of the skull fragment found by Billy Harper in Dealey Plaza on that Saturday after the assassination. Was it occipital bone....or not? Was it the key to emerging from the fog of evidence generated by the autopsy and determining if the president was shot from ore than one direction, thus confirming a conspiracy? Join us in this exciting 23rd autopsy episode which continues the reveal of even more fantastic events that occurred during the autopsy. And join us for a whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings on that encompass this part of the JFK story. There is more direct forensics to come in this series of forensics episodes. Stay tuned, and eventually we'll explore more of the physical evidence involving use and ownership of the Mannlicher Carcano rifle and evidence recovered from the Presidential limousine, as well as damage done to the vehicle. Our episodes have now begun to explore an array of matters that dive into a deeper darkness related to what went on that day in Dallas and in the period before and after the assassination. Matters that possibly point to a wider and more sinister plot to kill the president and that clearly call into question the theory that there was a lone assassin. Complex cases without an eyewitness that can actually identify the shooter make the forensic and circumstantial evidence that much more important. Ironically, problems abound with much of the evidence in this case. Evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching. Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.
Mentor-Protégé lineage! Ultimate cuisine guidance!Removing ego from the situation! Bassist and composer, Marcos Varela is an unending encyclopedia of musicians, scenes, and cultures. In this episode, we chat about a shared dedication between athletes and musicians, how the process of scoring a film influenced his approach as a producer, and a diplomatic perspective on recounting our “gigs from hell”. FEATURED RELEASE:Marcos Varela“San Ygnacio” (2016) Getting to Know: Marcos!Marcos Varela, an equally skilled doubler at both acoustic and electric bass, is among the most highly respected bassists/musicians in the American and International Jazz/music scene. His talents have also earned him many awards (YoungArts, Creative Capital, Jazz Road) and accolades as a musician, composer, producer, band leader, and educator.In his hometown of Houston, Texas, Varela attended the renowned High School for the Performing & Visual Arts, which paved the path for him to NYC to attend the storied New School on scholarship. As a professional musician, he continues to be very active in the New York jazz and contemporary music scene, and has made a name for himself as one of the most in-demand bassists in the City and worldwide. He regularly performs with a wide variety of ensembles and band leader including: The Mingus Big Band, Nasheet Waits, John Holiday, George Cables, Ingrid Jensen, Billy Hart, Antoine Roney, Charli Persip, Clifton Anderson, Jason Moran, Geri Allen, The Last Poets, Leslie Odom, Jr., Frank Lacy's Vibe Tribe, Kendrick Scott, Billy Harper, Tyshawn Sorey, and Bob Mover, among countless others. Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel here!
Introducing Charles Gore, Billy Harper, Alvin Jones, and James Sands Discuss the topics of Fatherhood/Male role models, African American Male stigmas, Marriage, Wills/Trusts, Purpose, Giving Back, Legacy Charles Gore Charles Gore, born and raised in Chattanooga, TN. Married for 35 years with four adult children and two grandkids. Graduated from Chattanooga High School. Colleges attended and graduated from are DeVry Institute and Chattanooga State Technical College. I have been living in Atlanta, GA since 1985 initially working at Southern Technical College and for the last 32 years working with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. Billy Harper Billy is a certified Catastrophe Insurance Claims Adjuster and a Claims Examiner for a government agency. Every day he is a husband, a father of two, a PaPa to one and tomorrow he will be a retiree at 100% of his projected retirement financial goals. Alvin Jones Originally from Chattanooga, TN Alvin is an Army Veteran who worked as an Nightclub DJ for ten years playing music from Sea-Tac, to Chattanooga, Atlanta, Seoul Korea as well as Nuremberg/ Firth, Germany. Alvin and his wife settled in Atlanta in 1988, where he has worked as a Health Information Management Specialist for almost 33 years. Alvin has been married to the love of his life, Elaine for almost 40 years. James Spencer Sands James was born in Chattanooga Tennessee at Erlanger hospital. He graduated from Riverside High School and graduated from Tennessee State University and finished his MBA at Strayer University. James moved to Atlanta in 1983 and has been married to Pamela Sands for 36 years. They have 4 children and 2 grandchildren. Brought to you by J.C. Cooley Foundation "Equipping the Youth of Today for the Challenges of Tomorrow". Support the show: http://www.cooleyfoundation.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Billy Harper is the Senior Vice President and Regional Market Executive for Touchstone Bank. Previously, Billy was the Vice President of Middle Market Commercial Banking at SunTrust Bank, where he worked with company revenues ranging from $20 million to $250 million. He's also held roles at BB&T Capital Markets, Trinity Capital, and Stern's Printing and Engraving Co. Billy earned his BA from Hampden-Sydney College and his MBA from William & Mary. Matt Riffe is a certified public accountant and Chief Financial Officer at Eagle Fire, a company that offers fire protection inspection, testing, system design, and installation services. As the CFO, Matt is responsible for providing strategic leadership and establishing long-term goals, strategies, plans, and policies. Matt received his BS from Virginia Commonwealth University and his MA from Liberty University. He's a Certified Organized Professional through Dale Carnegie Digital. In this episode… There are certain relationships every business owner or manager needs to have — and this includes a partnership with a banker or financial officer. Why are these relationships so important, and how can you use them to your advantage? In a world where technology offers plenty of ease, it can be tempting to keep all of your transactions digital. But what if you find yourself in a tough financial situation and need some extra help? Forming a strong bond with a banker and bringing a financial expert to your team allows you to have the resources on hand when you need them most. Building these relationships early can also help you increase cash flow, improve the working capital, and navigate future growth. In this episode of This is Concrete, Chad Gill is joined by Billy Harper, Senior Vice President and Regional Market Executive for Touchstone Bank, and Matt Riffe, Chief Financial Officer of Eagle Fire, to talk about the benefits of forming financial relationships. Together, they discuss the information you should be sharing with a banker, how to negotiate with vendors, important KPIs, and the significance of building trust with your financial mentors.
THE COOKERS – LOOK OUT! – Englewood Cliffs, NJ, c. 2020 Destiny is yours, Traveling lady Eddie Henderson, David Weiss (tp) Donald Harrison (as) Billy Harper (ts) George Cables (p) Cecil McBee (b) Billy Hart (d) WYNTON KELLY – KELLY BLUE – New York, February 19, 1959 Kelly blue Nat Adderley (cnt) Bobby Jaspar (fl) […]
durée : 00:54:55 - The Cookers - par : Alex Dutilh - The Cookers, le all-stars formé par Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, George Cables, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart, David Weiss & Donald Harrison est de retour avec un sixième album enregistré pour le compte du label londonien Gearbox. - réalisé par : Fabien Fleurat
durée : 00:54:55 - The Cookers - par : Alex Dutilh - The Cookers, le all-stars formé par Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, George Cables, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart, David Weiss & Donald Harrison est de retour avec un sixième album enregistré pour le compte du label londonien Gearbox. - réalisé par : Fabien Fleurat
Why did they decide to enter into marriage Discuss how marriage takes work to make it successful Understand how important it is to grow together during marriage. Discuss compromise and not taking each other for granted in a marriage The importance of hobbies and friendships outside marriage Named after a daytime soap opera character of the day by a flamboyant negro Nurse's Aide in the maturity ward Pamela grew up in the era of what was considered "middle class black" if your parents were educated and worked in a professional environment. Pamela is happily married to the love of her life for almost 30 years, Billy Harper, the mother of a son, Pamma to a daughter and Gamma to a "Baby King'', 3-year-old Josia. Billy is a certified Catastrophe Insurance Claims Adjuster and a Claims Examiner for a government agency. Every day he is a husband, a father of two, a PaPa to one and tomorrow he will be a retiree at 100% of his projected retirement financial goals. Brought to you by J.C. Cooley Foundation "Equipping the Youth of Today for the Challenges of Tomorrow". Support the show: http://www.cooleyfoundation.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Billy Harper has had a pretty incredible career. He was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1968. He played with Max Roach. He was part of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band and the Gil Evans big band, and because of those connections he got to play on a Louis Armstrong album. He was on Lee Morgan's final studio album, recorded in 1971. And he's had a solo career since the early Seventies, making legendary albums like Capra Black for the Strata-East label and Black Saint for…well, for Black Saint. It was their first release, and they named the label after it!Since about 2008, Harper has been a member of the Cookers, a group led by trumpeter David Weiss that also features Eddie Henderson on trumpet, Donald Harrison or Craig Handy on alto sax, George Cables — who's been on this podcast — on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, and Billy Hart on drums. All of those guys have long careers as leaders, but when they come together, playing music from their back catalogs and new material, they're really amazing. I've seen them live twice and it's just astonishing to watch absolute masters get up there and deliver the way they do.I really had a good time talking to Billy Harper. In this interview, we talk about the Texas tenor sax tradition, we talk about his time with Lee Morgan, we talk about the Cookers, about his solo work, about how to teach improvisation, and a bunch of other things. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider visiting patreon.com/burningambulance and becoming a subscriber. For just $5 a month, you can help keep this show and Burning Ambulance as a whole active and thriving. Thanks!Music featured in this episode:Billy Harper, “Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart” (Black Saint)The Cookers, “Destiny is Yours” (Look Out!)Support Burning Ambulance on Patreon • Get the Burning Ambulance email newsletter
Billy Harper has had a pretty incredible career. He was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1968. He played with Max Roach. He was part of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band and the Gil Evans big band, and because of those connections he got to play on a Louis Armstrong album. He was on Lee Morgan's final studio album, recorded in 1971. And he's had a solo career since the early Seventies, making legendary albums like Capra Black for the Strata-East label and Black Saint for…well, for Black Saint. It was their first release, and they named the label after it!Since about 2008, Harper has been a member of the Cookers, a group led by trumpeter David Weiss that also features Eddie Henderson on trumpet, Donald Harrison or Craig Handy on alto sax, George Cables — who's been on this podcast — on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, and Billy Hart on drums. All of those guys have long careers as leaders, but when they come together, playing music from their back catalogs and new material, they're really amazing. I've seen them live twice and it's just astonishing to watch absolute masters get up there and deliver the way they do.I really had a good time talking to Billy Harper. In this interview, we talk about the Texas tenor sax tradition, we talk about his time with Lee Morgan, we talk about the Cookers, about his solo work, about how to teach improvisation, and a bunch of other things. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider visiting patreon.com/burningambulance and becoming a subscriber. For just $5 a month, you can help keep this show and Burning Ambulance as a whole active and thriving. Thanks!Music featured in this episode:Billy Harper, “Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart” (Black Saint)The Cookers, “Destiny is Yours” (Look Out!)Support Burning Ambulance on Patreon • Get the Burning Ambulance email newsletter
The keys to a successful and healthy marriage The different stages of married life The challenges that couples may face in marriage The different boundaries that have been set during marriage Named after a daytime soap opera character of the day by a flamboyant negro Nurse's Aide in the maturity ward Pamela grew up in the era of what was considered "middle class black" if your parents were educated and worked in a professional environment. Pamela is happily married to the love of her life for almost 30 years, Billy Harper, the mother of a son, Pamma to a daughter and Gamma to a "Baby King'', 3-year-old Josiah Billy is a certified Catastrophe Insurance Claims Adjuster and a Claims Examiner for a government agency. Every day he is a husband, a father of two, a PaPa to one and tomorrow he will be a retiree at 100% of his projected retirement financial goals. Charles, born and raised in Chattanooga, TN. Married for 35 years with four adult children and two grand-kids. Living in Atlanta, GA since 1985 initially working at Southern Technical College and for the last 32 years working with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. James was born in Chattanooga TN. He graduated from Riverside High School and graduated from Tennessee State University and finished up his MBA at Strayer University. James moved to Atlanta in 1983 and has been married to Pamela Sands for 36 years. They have 4 children and 2 grandchildren. Support the show: http://www.cooleyfoundation.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As promised, here's the second half of ep. 5 and equally as good! Thank you, Marta! In part one we discussed educator accountability. This hits home with parents having agency in supporting culturally responsive and anti-racist curriculum for our young scholars, and their peers. Highlights *what wakes Marta up, *choosing indy school education, *the personal power narratives as armor, *LITTLE SALLIE WALKER, and, *[4.10 RIISE workshop] Cause No Harm: Curricular Concerns & How to Cure Them - A Parent & Educator Independent School Workshop Register on 4RIISE.org! Thank you for following us on IG @artic.ulating Dr. Marta Effinger Crichlow is an interdisciplinary artist and educator whose projects in the mediums of theater, film, and literature highlight her mission to fuse social issues, culture, and history. She is the descendant of Black southern migrants who continue to inform her sensibilities and her path. Marta is a past recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities grant. She also received a Pittsburgh Multicultural Arts Initiative grant for her multi-media collage “The Kitchen is Closed Startin' Sunday”. For her produced play “Whispers Want to Holler,” Marta collaborated with noted jazz saxophonist Billy Harper. She has also worked as a freelance dramaturg for theater productions in New York City, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Memphis, and Louisville. She is the author of Staging Migrations toward an American West: From Ida B. Wells to Rhodessa Jones published by University Press of Colorado. She appeared on TEDx at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in 2015 and has lectured in Xiamen University in China, the National Parks Services African Burial Ground in NY and at the Rosie the Riveter Museum in Richmond, CA. In 2014, The Network Journal, which recognizes "Black women leaders and influencers in every field," selected Marta as one of their "25 Influential Black Women in Business." This storyteller and Washington, DC native, is a graduate of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts (DESA), where she studied Literary & Media Arts. DESA changed her life. She studied African American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh (BA) and Yale University (MA). Marta received her PhD from Northwestern University and is a full professor in African American Studies at New York City College of Technology-CUNY. She helped curate 400 Years of Inequality: Contributions from the Diaspora at Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute. Her feature length documentary film LITTLE SALLIE WALKER, about Black women and girls, is currently in post-production and has received recognition from Women Make Movies, NY State Council on the Arts, Working Films Impact Kickstart. She is a member of Brown Girls Doc Mafia and the Black Theatre Network. Marta is the mother of a daughter (at an independent school).
An open discussion on family, career, and the military. What James said about the show: "This topic covers many different areas such as when it is time for your grown children to leave home to start their own lives, when it is time to leave a relationship, when it is time to change jobs... and many other things related to when you know it is time to GO..." Michelle Cooley - has been part of the J.C. Cooley Foundation since its inception in 2014. Her continued focus is on giving back to the community and finding ways to inspire and help those in need. Chuck Trinone - fundraising consultant, campaign specialist, coach, connector, speaker & writer. Chuck is a professional consultant with proven results, planning, managing, and raising over $230 million dollars for nonprofit organizations. Charles Gore - has spent the last 32 years working with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. Billy Harper - certified Catastrophe Insurance Claims Adjuster and a Claims Examiner for a government agency. Best regards Support the show: https://theanswersandiego.com/radioshow/8349 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Charles Gore - born and raised in Chattanooga, TN. Married for 35 years with four adult children and two grandkids. Graduated from Chattanooga High School. Colleges attended and graduated from are DeVry Institute and Chattanooga State Technical College. I have been living in Atlanta, GA since 1985 initially working Southern Technical College and for the last 32 years working with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. Billy Harper - I was 6 years old when I “cut my teeth", my eye teeth that is, for hard work; at "Miss Jone's Grocery" in Chattanooga Tennessee. I developed a sense of hustle witnessing my father carve out a niche from nothing to feed a family of 8 and how a hard day's work could turn into a "Harper's Harvest" by my mother in the kitchen. It was 1979 when I left in my little red Vega (not to be confused with a little red Corvett) for college to attend Devry University in Atlanta where what I'd learned, what was instilled in me and my natural survival skills would be put to the test. Having gotten my first professional job right out of Devry afforded me the chance to realize the plans God had for me. Fast forward to 2021. It was during a recent phone call from a former co-worker, who was proud to tell his story of financial freedom, when I was remined that my passion for finance had become a way of life. He had paid off the mortgage on he and his family's home. He admitted that when I'd spoke to him many years ago about how he could pay his mortgage off early, he was skeptical. With that said, I was the first person that he knew would understand what this meant to him and his family's future. I reiterated that I indeed understood his testimony because it was one that we shared. Today I am a certified Catastrophe Insurance Claims Adjuster and a Claims Examiner for a government agency. Every day I am a husband, a father of 2, a PaPa to1 and tomorrow I will be a retiree at a 100% of my projected retirement financial goals. I am Billy Harper. Support the show: https://theanswersandiego.com/radioshow/8349 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Trumpeter talks about his musical relationships with Billy Harper, John Kahn and Mike Bloomfield --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jake-feinberg/support
BILLY HARPER – DESTINY IS YOURS – Copenhagen, Denmark, December, 1989 Groove from heaven, My funny Valentine Eddie Henderson (tp) Billy Harper (ts) Francesca Tanksley (p) Clarence Seay (b) Newman Taylor Baker (d) HERBIE HANCOCK – TAKIN’ OFF – Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 28, 1962 Watermelon man, Three bags full, Empty pockets Freddie Hubbard […]
“Musicians With Attitude...in order to be active collectively you have to change as a person. So in order to become not only a better musician but also a better human being, you must change yourself.”In this episode of MFM Speaks Out, Dawoud Kringle interviews Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi (a.k.a. SoSaLa). Ladjevardi is a saxophonist, composer, improviser, producer, entrepreneur, activist, and the founder and president of Musicians For Musicians (MFM. He has lived in and performed in Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and the United States as well as releasing several independently produced albums. The topics discussed focused on MFM, the ideas and philosophies behind it, its founding and history, Ladjevardi’s music and how it interrelates to the message of MFM, and the future of MFM and its place in the music community.Visit SoSaLa at https://sohrab.info/ and at musiciansformusicians.orgThe following music is featured in this episode:Opening track: "Welcome Nu World" by SoSaLa, Hubl Greiner and Paul AmrodMiddle track: "Enough is Enough” by SoSaLaEnding track: "Mystical Full Moon: Hymn for Ornette Coleman” by SoSaLa and Genetic Drugs(All tracks released on Nu World Trashed).
Spiritual saxophonist talks about playing music from the heavens. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jake-feinberg/support
This week: Mallikarjun Mansur; Mehdi Hassan; David Murray w. Saul Williams; Dee Dee Bridgewater in Mali; Jonathan Finlayson; Kamau Brathwaite; Illegal Crowns (Mary Halvorson, Tomas Fujiwara, Benoit Delbecq, Taylor Ho Bynum); Abdou el Omari w. Naima Samih; Sona Diabate; Kandia Kouyate; Fire! Orchestra; Billy Harper; much more... Always FREE of charge to listen, stream, download, and subscribe. PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/ iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580 Playlist via Spinitron: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/10442381/Conference-of-the-Birds Archived PLAYLISTS: via WRFI: https://www.wrfi.org/localprograms/conferenceofthebirds/ via blogspot: http:confbirds.blogspot.com Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks Contact: confbirds@gmail.com
Members of the Jazz Messengers reconvened onstage for a once-in-a-lifetime reunion. Moderator: Celine Peterson. Panelists: Terence Blanchard, Randy Brecker, Cameron Brown, Donald Brown, Steve Davis, Leon Lee Dorsey, Essiet Essiet, Kevin Eubanks, Jon Faddis, Benny Green, Billy Harper, Donald Harrison, Eddie Henderson, Vincent Herring, Harold Mabern, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Ralph Peterson Jr., Bill Pierce, Lonnie Plaxico, Wallace Roney, Melissa Slocum, Charles Tolliver, Steve Turre, Bobby Watson.
Support Burning Ambulance on Patreon Get the Burning Ambulance email newsletter George Cables is one of those musicians that serious jazz fans love, but who’s not that well known to the broader public. He’s never crossed over in any way, because he’s never really tried to. He’s jazz to the core of his bones, and he’s had an incredible career both as a leader and as a sideman. He started out at the very end of the Sixties and really made his mark in the Seventies, when he played with Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw, Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, Art Pepper, and a million other people. He’s recorded dozens of albums as a leader, and played on over 200 albums as a sideman. These days, he’s a member of the Cookers, the all-star band led by trumpeter David Weiss that also includes Eddie Henderson, Billy Harper, Cecil McBee and Billy Hart, among others. He also leads his own trio with bassist Essiet Essiet and drummer Victor Lewis. He recently suffered a serious health issue, which resulted in him having his left leg amputated above the knee. We talk about that in this interview, as well as some of the people he’s played with over the years, how he chooses material — he writes a lot, but he plays a lot of standards as well — and much more. I hope you’ll enjoy this conversation, and come away with an interest in a guy whose name isn’t nearly as well known as it should be. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider visiting patreon.com/burningambulance and becoming a subscriber. For just $5 a month, you can help keep this show and Burning Ambulance as a whole active and thriving. Thanks! Music heard in this episode: George Cables, "Young at Heart" (I'm All Smiles) Dexter Gordon, "As Time Goes By" (Manhattan Symphonie)
This was an incredible chance to sit down with a living legend of music: Reggie Workman. In 1961, Workman joined the John Coltrane Quartet, replacing Steve Davis. He was present for the saxophonist's Live at the Village Vanguard sessions, and also recorded with a second bassist (Art Davis) on the 1961 albums, Olé Coltrane and Africa/Brass. Workman recorded frequently through the 1960s and performed with such icons as Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Thelonious Monk, Max Roach, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Eric Dolphy, Gigi Gryce, Booker Little, Roy Haynes, Wayne Shorter, Red Garland, James Moody, Abbey Lincoln, Alice Coltrane, Booker Ervin, Horace Silver, Benny Golson, Cedar Walton, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Curtis Fuller, Yusef Lateef, Pharoah Sanders, Herbie Mann, Archie Shepp, Clifford Jordan, Bobby Hutcherson, Sonny Fortune, Billy Harper, and David Murray. We got this lucky chance to speak with him because the Brooklyn Raga Massive will be performing A Love Supreme with Reggie Workman on June 9th as part of their Wall to Wall: John Coltrane Event.
Laurie Dapice hails from Utica, NY. She had vocal training with tenor Pasquale Caputo, then moved to Manhattan, in 1998. She studied at Mannes College of Music and New School University of Jazz and Contemporary Music, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Performance and Music, in 2006. During her senior year, she had a weekly show Jazz Fever in Harlem and opened for trombonist Benny Powell. In 2008, she was one of New York’s top 12 Jazz Singers in the Jazzmobile competition and was in the top four. One month later, she headlined at the Zenith Sky Lounge in the Marriott Hotel in Japan. Her first album, Parting the Veil, was recorded at Bennett Studios in Englewood, NJ. She performed at Dream Hotel, Night Hotel, Savoy, Lexington Lounge, Alhambra Ballroom, Sweet Rhythm, Apollo Theater, Minton’s Playhouse, Kitano Hotel, and House of Jazz in Montreal Quebec. In July 2013, she performed with Jazz Forum in the Ella Fitzgerald Celebration at The Hudson River Museum’s amphitheater in Yonker’s where Ella grew up. She performed in Utica, NY, at Munson Williams Proctor Institute’s Annual Art and Music Festival and opened the Spring Jazz Series at Utica Public Library in a sold-out concert. She performed with Billy Harper, Barry Harris, George Mesterhazy, Michael Kanan, Rufus Reid, John DiMartino, Santi Debriano, James Weidman, Paul Lieberman, Elias Bailey, and Benito Gonzalez. Laurie is a 10-time award-winning Jazz Singer, lyricist, and musician, winning awards from ASCAP, Billboard Magazine, ASCAP Plus Awards, and USA songwriting competitions. www.lauriedapice.com www.wijsf.org
In this podcast we pay tribute to the great musician and educator Madeleine Yayodele Nelson. Joining us in the studio were her friends and bandmates Caren Calder and Marsha Perry-Starks as well as Olumide, Dana Hanchard, Giancarlo Luiggi and Babatunde Don Eaton. Madeleine was , a composer, arranger, vocalist, percussionist, teacher, and instrument maker as well as the founder and artistic director of WOMEN OF THE CALABASH. A celebrated percussionist, Ms Nelson performed in many parts of the world and has composed and performed music for Off Broadway Theater. An instrument maker, she handcrafted the shekeres for the New York and London companies of the Broadway show FELA. She recorded with Paul Simon, Billy Harper, the Jambalaya Brass Band, WOMEN OF THE CALABASH, and many others. Ms Nelson presented master classes in shekere playing throughout the U.S., in London, and in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She lectured at the Julliard School and taught master classes at the Manhattan School of Music. Ms Nelson was Founder and director of WOMEN OF THE CALABASH, an internationally acclaimed vocal and percussion ensemble. Founded in 1978, the company performed extensively in the U.S. as well as in the British Isles, Europe, West Africa, South America, and the Caribbean.Ms Nelson's film credits include Marlon Riggs' Black Is Black Ain't and The American Bible Society's The Visit. She has performed for four Presidents, including President Barack Obama. She was a dedicated teaching artist with a legacy of thousands of students.
Billy Harper was in a terrible car accident. Billy died. Now what happens? Is Billy doomed to hell? Or to walk the Earth as a ghost? And what does the mysterious being known as Baxter have to do with any of it? Rated U for Universal Audiences!
Adi Meyerson is soulful, unique and genuine. Her ability to communicate through music is unparalleled. Adi and I had a very honest conversation about music, life, death, women's rights the #metoo movement and how these topics inspired her latest creative pursuit. "Where We Stand" is Adi's debut album, the music she has created alongside a world-class group of musicians is simply intoxicating. Please enjoy the sounds and vibrations of this episode of The Working Artist Project.Connect with Adi Here: http://www.adimeyersonmusic.com/ (http://www.adimeyersonmusic.com/)Bio ADI MEYERSON IS AN ISRAELI RAISED BASSIST AND COMPOSER.She was born in San Francisco to American Parents. At the age of two, she relocated with her family to Jerusalem, Israel. In August 2012 Adi moved To New York to continue her studies at "The New School for jazz and contemporary music", where she graduated from in 2014. She received an opportunity to study with some of the great masters of the style such as Reggie Workman, Ron Carter, Charles Tolliver, Kirk Nurock, Billy Harper, Bob Cranshaw and many more.Since Moving to New York, Adi has already made an impact on the NYC jazz scene and earned her title as an up and coming young talent. She has played with many local greats such as Joel Frahm, Joe Magnarelli, Steve Nelson, Charli Persip and many others around the NYC area in highly known venues such as Mezzrow, Smalls jazz, Fat Cat, Smoke Jazz, Minton's, Zinc Bar, Dizzy's Coca-Cola, and others. She has recently toured the US and recorded with the Champion Fulton band for Positone records. Adi also leads her own band, the ”Adi Meyerson Group”, that has been performing together since 2016 years around New York City.The band has performed in many of New York City's prestigious jazz clubs such as Minton's Playhouse, Smalls Jazz, Mezzrow, The Cell theatre, Fat Cat and others. The band headlined the "Make some Noise" music festival in May 2016 and participated in the "Jazz in the Cave" concert series in June 2016. In September 2017, the band recorded their debut record "Where We Stand" which contains 9 original compositions all by Meyerson.The record is set to be released independently in early May of 2018.She has toured Costa Rica with her Trio in 2017 and 2018, and performed as part of the faculty of the Quetzaltenango International Jazz Camp with her trio in December 2017. As an Educator, Adi has worked with Bandleader and Drummer LaFrae Sci at Jazz at Lincoln Center, as part of the "Jazz For young people" program, preforming in schools around the NY area, "The Jazz Drama Program" Directed by Eli Yamin bringing Jazz, Dance and Theater to the youth. Adi also teaches at "Jazz House Kids" as part of their yearly "Chica Power" Residensy.In December 2017, She had a chance to travel to Guatemala to teach in the Quezaltinango international Jazz camp along side local and American professors. Discography: Champian Fulton - “Speechless” (2017), PositoneAdi Meyerson - “Where we Stand” (2018), Independent Support this podcast
E.J. and I spoke about his love for music and how this love has to evolve as you grow and change. He also touched on the challenges he faced throughout his career and how those things were integral for him to bring his dreams to life. E.J. is an amazing musician who understands that giving is the key to a success. We also touched on the violence that has plagued the Afro-American from the hands of the "Authorities". Overall this interview gives you a birds-eye view into the mind of E.J. and the heart of the community as a whole. Connect with E.J. here www.ejstricklandmusic.com Bio: Enoch Jamal “E.J.” Strickland is the world-class, world-travelled drummer, composer, educator, and artist you've heard on over 60 albums in the last 10-plus years. The Miami native grew up in a creative household, where his dad was a percussionist in the Ft. Lauderdale Orchestra; his twin brother Marcus played the saxophone; and where E.J. beat on pots, pans, and tables until he finally got his hands on the drums. He was only in middle school, yet E.J. knew then that jazz was his calling. Where does one go as a young jazz musician, serious about the work? New York City, of course. Like so many talented artists before him, E.J. chose the New School to further his jazz education, a course of study that would introduce him to greater technical ability, but really, to the meat of any jazz program: teachers and peers. Reggie Workman. Buster Williams. Billy Harper—just to name a few of the living legend, caring instructors who guided E.J. during his tenure. And the peers? Friends who would spend almost every moment together, growing as young musicians and future leaders of the sound: Mike Moreno, Robert Glasper, Brandon Owens, and Marcus Baylor. Together, they formed a group that would shape their voices, and establish their careers. E.J. quickly graduated into New York's gigging jazz scene, playing early on with Russell Malone and Ravi Coltrane. Both artists proved to be big brother types for E.J., gently guiding him as he established his voice. “Russell really stressed the point that as a drummer, you're supposed to make the music feel good,” he says. “I always try to remember what he instilled in me.” Ravi Coltrane lent a similar kind of open-ended guidance, telling E.J. to simply “find something” in the music. Just what that would be was up to him. Since then, Strickland has built a successful career as a composer, bandleader, educator, and sideman. He's toured, performed, and recorded with some of the greatest names in contemporary music: Cassandra Wilson, Terence Blanchard, Lizz Wright, Wynton Marsalis, George Colligan, David Gilmore, Vincent Herring, and Nnenna Freelon, to name a few. As an instructor, he's taught alongside some of the world's best jazz educators: Dave Douglas and Vijay Iyer at the prestigious Banff International Workshop in Jazz & Creative Music, Steve Kirby at the University of Manitoba, and Earl MacDonald at the University of Connecticut. As a leader, he's released two albums: 2009's In This Day featuring Marcus Strickland, Jaleel Shaw, Luis Perdomo, and Hans Glawischnig in a blend of musical settings. His most recent release, The Undying Spirit “positively glows…its success comes largely from the leader's ability to inspire the best in his fellow musicians,” says Brian Zimmerman, Downbeat Magazine. Nick Bewsey in Icon Magazine calls E.J. “an artist with a clear and sensible vision: that a drummer-led jazz record should give listeners an opportunity to get their groove on.” Variety—of influence and interest—might be the keyword for E.J. in his creative approach. He studied both classical and Latin percussion, working early on with the great Cuban drummer Ignacio Berroa. “Growing up, we listened to all kinds of music in the house,” he says. “Miles, Stevie; just good music.” He's applied his wide-ranging tastes to the artists he plays with today: funk and fusion with pianist Manuel Valera's Groove Square; Latin jazz... Support this podcast
13e émission de la 36e session... Cette semaine, on fait dans les déclinaisons du bop avec deux vieux trucs et quelques nouveautés de chez Clean Feed ! En musique: Lee Morgan sur l'album Live at the Lighthouse (Blue Note, 1970); Billy Harper sur l'album Black Saint (Black Saint, 1975); Benjamin Deschamps Quintet sur l'album Demi-nuit (Multiple Chord Music, 2017); Eric Plaks Quintet sur l'album Some Ones (Cadence Jazz, 2014); Roots Magic sur l'album Last Kind Words (Clean Feed, 2017); Eric Revis sur l'album Sing Me Some Cry (Clean Feed, 2017)...
13e émission de la 36e session... Cette semaine, on fait dans les déclinaisons du bop avec deux vieux trucs et quelques nouveautés de chez Clean Feed ! En musique: Lee Morgan sur l'album Live at the Lighthouse (Blue Note, 1970); Billy Harper sur l'album Black Saint (Black Saint, 1975); Benjamin Deschamps Quintet sur l'album Demi-nuit (Multiple Chord Music, 2017); Eric Plaks Quintet sur l'album Some Ones (Cadence Jazz, 2014); Roots Magic sur l'album Last Kind Words (Clean Feed, 2017); Eric Revis sur l'album Sing Me Some Cry (Clean Feed, 2017)...
Charles Earland was one of the leading Jazzmasters of the mighty Hammond Organ and he organized and arranged this great set with a full brass section and some superb soloists to augment this date. The soloists aside from Earland himself were tenor saxophonist Billy Harper, flutist Hubert Laws and most importantly the master trumpeter Lee Morgan. Sadly this was Lee Morgan's last date as he was shot and killed two days after this recording by his estranged partner. He was just 33. Morgan shines on this date and it makes his passing that much sadder. The music is superb and very much a cut above the usual Hammond Organ date. The powerhouse rhythm section has of course Earland's pulsating bass lines (he wasn't called "The Mighty Burner" for nothing) coupled with the funky drumming of Billy Cobham and the congas of Sonny Morgan (no relation to Lee). The album is called "Intensity" yet it is very accessible and musical. Check it out tonight! Following the Earland Jazz Feature will be in honor of Canada's 150th Birthday, Oscar Peterson's magnificent "Canadiana Suite" with Oscar, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen. This 8 movement suite will be heard in it's entirety. Tune in!
This great band comprising a groups of living veterans of Jazz music is one of the great working bands of today. Working bands are rare in this day and age but this band tours the world playing in clubs and doing concerts. They play a great repertoire that comes from the members of the band and they have a wonderful collective spirit much like Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers from yesteryear. The organizer and the "brains" behind the band is it's youngest member, trumpeter David Weiss. The personal are all long time veterans of the contemporary Jazz scene of the last 60 odd years. Along with Weiss on trumpet is another major voice, Eddie Henderson, Tenor saxophonist Billy Harper is a powerhouse as is it's newest member New Orleans born alto saxophone master Donald Harrison. Piano great George Cables is superb and bassist Cecil McBee has walked with the giants of Jazz as has drummer Billy Hart. The Cookers are a real band and are living proof that Jazz music can still swing, sound fresh and have real blues inflection and not sound cold and academic. These men play from their minds and their souls. "Time and Time Again" is their latest musical statement and it's worth your time.
This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. A Celebration of Food Justice Activism @ MoAD, 685 Mission, SF, Sat, Dec 3 at 10:00 AM with Bryant Terry, Chef-in-Residence at MoAD, Judy Juanita, author of Virgin Soul, a coming of age Black Panther woman story, and Jocelyn Jackson, Peoples Kitchen Collective in West Oakland. 2. Dr. Jeanne Theoharris speaks about her tribute to the political legacy of Mrs. Parks in: The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (2013), to the political legacy of Rosa Parks who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott Dec. 1, 1955. Music: Zion Trinity Opening Prayer for Esu Legba, Sweet Honey in the Rock's Hope, Odetta's Jim Crow, Billy Harper's Knowledge of Self with Amiri Baraka.
The boys explore four albums which all feature Fred Hersch in one capacity of another (always piano, sometimes leader or producer). Oh, then Mike starts a beef with Adele you won't believe. Fred Hersch Trio – FLOATING; Toots Thielemans – ONLY TRUST YOUR HEART; Luciana Souza – NORTH AND SOUTH; Billy Harper – QUINTET IN EUROPE
The candles blew and then disappeared, the curtains flew and then he appeared, saying "baby, don't be afraid" . . . to discuss the first four releases on powerhouse jazz label Black Saint: Billy Harper – BLACK SAINT; Archie Shepp – SEA OF FACES; Muhal Richard Abrams – SIGHTSONG; Don Pullen – CAPRICORN RISING.
Today we speak to prisoner rights organizers Misty Rojo and Samantha Rogers about Justice Now and the California Coalition for Women Prisoners community event Sunday, February 23, 2014, 3-5 p.m., "Is Orange the New Black," with Piper Kerman, activist and author of Orange is the New Black. Joining Piper on the panel are our two guests this morning along with other activists. The panel will be moderated by Shanelle Matthews of ACLU of Northern California. The event is at the Humanist Hall, 390 27th Street, Oakland: http://womenprisoners.org/ We conclude our show with a conversation with The Black Arts Movement & Its Influences conference Feb. 28-Mar. 2, at UC Merced, organizer Kim McMillon and presenter Genny Lim: http://ucmercedbamconference2014.com/ & http://blackbirdpressnews.blogspot.com/2013/09/call-for-papers-university-of.html Music: WolfHawkJaquer's "Cowrie Shell," Eddie Gale's "African Sunrise" featuring Destiny Muhammad on harp; Dwight Tribble's "Little Africa," closing with Billy Harper's "Knowlege of Self" featuring Amiri Baraka.
This was Lee Morgan's final recording date under his name and it was done in September of 1971. Lee was shot and killed by his estranged wife at age 33 on February 19, 1972. Morgan was identified by his relationship with hard bop but when this recording was done Morgan was looking at some new horizons. His working band consisting of tenor saxophonist/composer Billy Harper, pianist Harold Mabern, electric bassist Jymie Merritt and drummer Freddie Waits was augmented here by flutist Bobbi Humphrey,trombonist Grachan Moncur 111 and an addition acoustic bassist in the person of Reginald Workman, Of the four tunes presented here, two are by Harper..."Capra Black" and "Croquet Ballet" and one tune by bassist Jymie Merritt called "Angela" for Angela Davis and a fine tune by pianist Harold Mabern called "In What Direction Are You Headed?". New music and a new sound from a great Jazz Master....Lee Morgan left us at 33 but his music lives forever!
Saxophonist Billy Harper appears on Cast The First Stone, the latest CD from The Cookers. In this interview, part of The Jazz Session's "Cookers Mondays" series, Harper talks about his involvement with the band; recounts the story of his first night in NYC in the late 1960s; and tells about how persistence paid off when it came to sitting in with one of the most famous drummers of all time. Learn more at www.billyharper.com. Tracks used in this episode: Cast The First Stone; Peacemaker; Looking For The Light; Croquet Ballet; The Seventh Day.
Saxophonist Billy Harper appears on Cast The First Stone, the latest CD from The Cookers....
San Francisco Black Film Festival is back: June 17-20, 2010 at a variety of venues. Opening night is at Sundance Kabuki Theatre in San Francisco. Visit www.sfbff.org We open the show with Billy Harper's "Africa Revisited," followed by the trailer for opening night film: "MOUNTAINS THAT TAKE WING - ANGELA DAVIS & YURI KOCHIYAMA:A CONVERSATION ON LIFE, STRUGGLES & LIBERATION" by C.A. (Crystal) Griffith, Co-Director, Co-Producer, Co-Editor with H.L.T Quan. Kali O'Ray is a second-generation artist and graphic designer who has been based in Atlanta, GA, who now resides in San Francisco. After his attendance of Junipero Serra in San Mateo, CA, he left to Atlanta to attend college. While being the child of two artists he searched for his medium. Working with woods, metals, ceramics, oils, pastels, Kali decided graphic design was his medium where he has used it in his work with organizations like Friends of Faith, San Francisco Black Film Festival & Urban Kidz Film Festival, Gibney's Pub, Zucca Bar and Pizzeria, and many other smaller independent companies & free-lance projects where his jobs have included graphic design, Senior Art Director, teacher, tutor, and web site maintenance. Currently Kali has found himself in the roll of producer and program director of The San Francisco Black Film Festival (SFBFF), taking over a position left vacant by the untimely death of his mother, Ave Marie Montague. Kali now lives in the Historic Fillmore district where many films are screening. Later on in the show Kali is joined by his partner and co-producer Katera Crossley katera@sfbff.org