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Deep Focus
2025.05.12 Eric Person on Eddie Harris - 2 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 64:33


"Eddie (Harris) was an enigma. He was also a soulful intellectual. He was an innovator who had hit records. He was a success, but he didn't appear all that popular. I think he must have had 3 audiences in one. Each person seeing something different in his music, and that's problematic to navigate in. But he was who he was. He was a creative force with many talents and interests."   Saxophonist/bandleader/composer Eric Person   We couldn't put it better ourselves, so how about if we give Eddie Harris a good, hard listen?  This Monday (5/12) from 6p to 9p NYC time, host Mitch Goldman invites Eric Person to the WKCR studios for a powerful Deep Focus.  If only they had rare, unreleased recordings of Eddie Harris from the WKCR archives.  Hmmm... We'll have to work on that!    Tune in this Monday (4/27) from 6pm to 9pm NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.     Or join us when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.  We won't even ask for your contact info.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: Eddie Harris 1972 Atlantic Records, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #EricPerson #EddieHarris #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview #MitchGoldman

Deep Focus
2025.05.12 Eric Person on Eddie Harris - 1 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 62:45


"Eddie (Harris) was an enigma. He was also a soulful intellectual. He was an innovator who had hit records. He was a success, but he didn't appear all that popular. I think he must have had 3 audiences in one. Each person seeing something different in his music, and that's problematic to navigate in. But he was who he was. He was a creative force with many talents and interests."   Saxophonist/bandleader/composer Eric Person   We couldn't put it better ourselves, so how about if we give Eddie Harris a good, hard listen?  This Monday (5/12) from 6p to 9p NYC time, host Mitch Goldman invites Eric Person to the WKCR studios for a powerful Deep Focus.  If only they had rare, unreleased recordings of Eddie Harris from the WKCR archives.  Hmmm... We'll have to work on that!    Tune in this Monday (4/27) from 6pm to 9pm NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.     Or join us when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.  We won't even ask for your contact info.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: Eddie Harris 1972 Atlantic Records, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #EricPerson #EddieHarris #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview #MitchGoldman

Daily FLOW
343 Flow and the Blue Spot: Unlocking Deep Focus

Daily FLOW

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 2:39


Flow states require the perfect balance between alertness and calm. At the center of that balance is the brain's locus coeruleus, regulating norepinephrine to help you tune in and block out noise. Here's how this tiny brainstem nucleus shapes the quality of your deepest focus.• ✅ Flow needs an optimal level of arousal — not too high, not too low.• ✅ The locus coeruleus adjusts brain chemistry to help us reach that state.• ✅ In “phasic mode,” the LC boosts attention and minimizes distractions.• ✅ Chronic stress disrupts the LC and blocks access to flow.• ✅ Practices like mindfulness and recovery reset the LC for peak focus. Make sure to subscribe and follow me for updates, tips, and more ways to stay in the flow! You can connect with me on:• Instagram: @flow_network__• YouTube: @flow_network__• TikTok: @theflownetwork• LinkedIn Newsletter: Daily Flow Stay tuned for more great content, and as always, stay in the flow!

Deep Focus
2008.06.09 Graham Haynes on Ed Blackwell - 2 of 2

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 58:22


Here it is: the very first episode of Deep Focus ever, and it's a killer!  Graham Haynes is the guest and Ed Blackwell is the subject.  First-hand stories about Blackwell? Yes!  Don Cherry? Yes!  Lester Bowie? Yes!  Carlos Ward? Yes!  Roy Haynes? Yes!  Fantastic music that we've never heard?  What do you think?  Tune in to find out.   Photo credit: fair use.  Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.  

Deep Focus
2008.06.09 Graham Haynes on Ed Blackwell - 1 of 2

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 86:16


Here it is: the very first episode of Deep Focus ever, and it's a killer!  Graham Haynes is the guest and Ed Blackwell is the subject.  First-hand stories about Blackwell? Yes!  Don Cherry? Yes!  Lester Bowie? Yes!  Carlos Ward? Yes!  Roy Haynes? Yes!  Fantastic music that we've never heard?  What do you think?  Tune in to find out.   Photo credit: fair use.  Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.  

Deep Focus
2025.03.24 Vijay Iyer on Randy Weston - 3 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 66:55


It's impossible to distinguish between Randy Weston's musical innovations and his conception of the world he was born into.  To say that the roots of jazz are in West Africa is hardly a groundbreaking statement nowadays, but it was a mostly unfamiliar notion when he started to say it in the 1950's.  It's easy to hear it now, especially when you listen to Weston's 6+ decade discography.  It's in his percussive compositions and it's in the story of his life, making music with players from throughout the African diaspora.  To this day, musicians are walking through the doors he opened, more than 6 years after his death at age 92.    Pianist Vijay Iyer chose Randy Weston for this Monday's Deep Focus with host Mitch Goldman.  What inspired him to make that choice?  Was it Weston's distinctive touch on the piano?  The warmth and humanity that he exudes?  Or maybe just pure admiration for one who always charted his own path?      To find out, tune in this Monday (3/24) from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.     Or join us when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.  We won't even ask for your contact info.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: Randy Weston - Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #VijayIyer #RandyWeston #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview #MitchGoldman

Deep Focus
2025.03.24 Vijay Iyer on Randy Weston - 2 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 64:58


It's impossible to distinguish between Randy Weston's musical innovations and his conception of the world he was born into.  To say that the roots of jazz are in West Africa is hardly a groundbreaking statement nowadays, but it was a mostly unfamiliar notion when he started to say it in the 1950's.  It's easy to hear it now, especially when you listen to Weston's 6+ decade discography.  It's in his percussive compositions and it's in the story of his life, making music with players from throughout the African diaspora.  To this day, musicians are walking through the doors he opened, more than 6 years after his death at age 92.    Pianist Vijay Iyer chose Randy Weston for this Monday's Deep Focus with host Mitch Goldman.  What inspired him to make that choice?  Was it Weston's distinctive touch on the piano?  The warmth and humanity that he exudes?  Or maybe just pure admiration for one who always charted his own path?      To find out, tune in this Monday (3/24) from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.     Or join us when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.  We won't even ask for your contact info.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: Randy Weston - Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #VijayIyer #RandyWeston #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview #MitchGoldman  

Meditation Sounds
Forest Stream Active Small River Sound for Deep Focus

Meditation Sounds

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 483:12


Meditation Sounds
Forest Stream Active Small River Sound for Deep Focus

Meditation Sounds

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 483:12


Your World Within | Life Stories By Eddie Pinero
Deep Focus - Calm Speeches For Reading, Studying, Work and Concentration

Your World Within | Life Stories By Eddie Pinero

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 35:07


Deep Focus is a cinematic meditation designed to help you slow down, clear mental clutter, and reconnect with your purpose. In a world that pulls your attention in every direction, this video is a quiet rebellion — a return to presence, clarity, and inner strength. Layered with calming ambient music and poetic narration, it's a space to breathe deeper, think clearer, and realign with what truly matters. Whether you're seeking stillness, motivation, or mental reset, this journey invites you back to the center of it all: focus. Let this be the moment you remember who you are — and what you're here to build.More from Eddie Pinero:Monday Motivation Newsletter: https://www.eddiepinero.com/newsletterYour World Within Podcast: https://yourworldwithin.libsyn.com/Stream these tracks on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2BLf6pBInstagram - @your_world_within and @IamEddiePineroTikTok - your_world_withinFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/YourworldwithinTwitter - https://www.twitter.com/IamEddiePinero

The Motivated Mind
Unlocking Peak Performance

The Motivated Mind

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 8:56


You don't need to scale a mountain or surf a 100-foot wave to hit your peak. In fact, unlocking your full potential might be a lot simpler, and a lot more boring, than you think. In this episode, I unpack the science behind “flow,” that elusive state where time vanishes, focus sharpens, and we perform at our absolute best. Inspired by the work of author and journalist Steven Kotler, I dive into how elite athletes, creatives, and everyday people are using flow to redefine what's possible.For more go to: www.scottmlynch.comLevel up your life by joining my Patreon where you'll get exclusive content every week and more badass offerings (rips t-shirt in half, Hulk Hogan style, and runs around the room). And/or…Unlock practical and tactical insights on how to master your mindset and optimize your happiness directly to your inbox.If you're a glutton for punishment and want more swift kicks in the mind follow me on social:InstagramYouTubeLeave a review and tell me how I suck so I can stop doing that or you can also tell me about things you like. I'd be okay with that, too.Produced by ya boi.Past guests on The Motivated Mind include Chris Voss, Captain Sandy, Dr. Chris Palmer, Joey Thurman, Jason Harris, Koshin Paley Ellison, Rudy Mawer, Molly Fletcher, Kristen Butler, Hasard Lee, Natasha Graziano, ⁠David Hauser⁠, Cheryl Hunter, Michael Brandt, Heather Moyse, Tim Shriver, and Alan Stein, Jr.

Deep Focus
2025.03.24 Vijay Iyer on Randy Weston - 1 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 62:21


It's impossible to distinguish between Randy Weston's musical innovations and his conception of the world he was born into.  To say that the roots of jazz are in West Africa is hardly a groundbreaking statement nowadays, but it was a mostly unfamiliar notion when he started to say it in the 1950's.  It's easy to hear it now, especially when you listen to Weston's 6+ decade discography.  It's in his percussive compositions and it's in the story of his life, making music with players from throughout the African diaspora.  To this day, musicians are walking through the doors he opened, more than 6 years after his death at age 92.    Pianist Vijay Iyer chose Randy Weston for this Monday's Deep Focus with host Mitch Goldman.  What inspired him to make that choice?  Was it Weston's distinctive touch on the piano?  The warmth and humanity that he exudes?  Or maybe just pure admiration for one who always charted his own path?      To find out, tune in this Monday (3/24) from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.     Or join us when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.  We won't even ask for your contact info.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: Randy Weston - Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #VijayIyer #RandyWeston #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview #MitchGoldman  

On Air With Ella
419: Neuroscience Hacks: Improve Focus, Creativity & Boost Your Brain Power

On Air With Ella

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 42:21 Transcription Available


Dr. Therese Houston, a cognitive neuroscientist, is sharing how tweaking our daily habits can help us create a sharper mind. A few small changes can make a world of difference in our focus and creativity. TIMESTAMPS:00:01:42 - Making Neuroscience Accessible 00:03:12 - Neuroscience & Women 00:04:21 - Maintaining Mental Sharpness 00:05:36 - The Dangers of Multitasking 00:06:10 - Impact of Phones on Focus 00:07:26 - Strategies for Deep Focus 00:08:04 - Binaural Beats for Focus 00:14:04 - Fixation Focus Exercise 00:19:30 - Strategies to enhance creative thinking00:20:06 - Dopamine & Creativity and how to boost dopamine levels.00:29:01 - Tea vs. Coffee for Focus (I don't want to talk about it.)00:33:56 - Exercise & Cognitive Function 00:36:39 - Breathing Techniques for Focus

Deep Focus
2025.02.17 Steven Bernstein on The Don Cherry Tapes part 2 - 3 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 72:14


This Monday's (2/17) Deep Focus is on trumpeter Don Cherry, a wonderful and deeply missed friend of WKCR.  Back in the Eighties, Don was a frequent guest on Mitch Goldman's show.  Don would guest DJ, talk to the audience, bring guests... It was an ongoing Eighties NYC Don Cherry party.  And if there was a blank cassette handy, Mitch would make a recording.  The tapes got tossed in a box and ended up deep in storage.    In January of 2024, Mitch and his guest, the bandleader, trumpeter, cultural historian, and raconteur Steven Bernstein, blew the dust off of a few of the tapes and took their audience on a time travel journey beyond the imagination of Asimov or Butler.  Cherry as a radio host was knowing, passionate, deeply curious, and remarkably generous. He was generous to his guests with his attention and generous to his audience (which is to say, us) by considering them to be part of the conversation.  It's very much the way he played music.    This Monday (2/17) from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.     Or join us when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.  We won't even ask for your contact info.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: by Mitch Goldman 2024.  All rights reserved.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #StevenBernstein #DonCherry #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview #MitchGoldman  

Motivational Speech
USE ISOLATION TO STRENGTHEN YOUR MIND - The Secret to Deep Focus & Success

Motivational Speech

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 10:00


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Deep Focus
2025.02.17 Steven Bernstein on The Don Cherry Tapes part 2 - 2 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 54:08


This Monday's (2/17) Deep Focus is on trumpeter Don Cherry, a wonderful and deeply missed friend of WKCR.  Back in the Eighties, Don was a frequent guest on Mitch Goldman's show.  Don would guest DJ, talk to the audience, bring guests... It was an ongoing Eighties NYC Don Cherry party.  And if there was a blank cassette handy, Mitch would make a recording.  The tapes got tossed in a box and ended up deep in storage.    In January of 2024, Mitch and his guest, the bandleader, trumpeter, cultural historian, and raconteur Steven Bernstein blew the dust off of a few of the tapes and took their audience on a time travel journey beyond the imagination of Asimov or Butler.  Cherry as a radio host was knowing, passionate, deeply curious, and remarkably generous. He was generous to his guests with his attention and generous to his audience (which is to say, us) by considering them to be part of the conversation.  It's very much the way he played music.    This Monday (2/17) from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.     Or join us when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.  We won't even ask for your contact info.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: by Mitch Goldman 2024.  All rights reserved.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #StevenBernstein #DonCherry #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview #MitchGoldman  

Deep Focus
2025.02.17 Steven Bernstein on The Don Cherry Tapes part 2 - 1 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 70:11


This Monday's (2/17) Deep Focus is on trumpeter Don Cherry, a wonderful and deeply missed friend of WKCR.  Back in the Eighties, Don was a frequent guest on Mitch Goldman's show.  Don would guest DJ, talk to the audience, bring guests... It was an ongoing Eighties NYC Don Cherry party.  And if there was a blank cassette handy, Mitch would make a recording.  The tapes got tossed in a box and ended up deep in storage.    In January of 2024, Mitch and his guest, the bandleader, slide trumpeter, cultural historian, and raconteur Steven Bernstein blew the dust off of a few of the tapes and took their audience on a time travel journey beyond the imagination of Asimov or Butler.  Cherry as a radio host was knowing, passionate, deeply curious, and remarkably generous. He was generous to his guests with his attention and generous to his audience (which is to say, us) by considering them to be part of the conversation.  It's very much the way he played music.    This Monday (2/17) from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.     Or join us when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.  We won't even ask for your contact info.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: by Mitch Goldman 2024.  All rights reserved.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #StevenBernstein #DonCherry #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview #MitchGoldman  

Deep Focus
2025.02.01 Eric Person on Arthur Blythe - 3 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 57:32


On our previous Deep Focus, host Mitch Goldman and his guest, saxophonist Eric Person explored the work of the David Murray Octet of the 1980s.  Here was an ensemble that punched far above its weight, with swinging horn parts like a Thirties big band as well eyeball-to-eyeball improvisation like a small ensemble.  They had the storytelling of a traditional group with the expansive harmonies and extended techniques that were being freshly discovered at the time.  It was a laboratory for the music's possible futures, and they grooved like hell.     Could there have been another band at the time that fit this description?  As Eric Person's one-time employer, Ronald Shannon Jackson might have said, "Where there's one there's two."  This week Mitch and Eric explore the equally inventive bands of Arthur Blythe.  His eighties quintet didn't sound like any other band before or since.  It was as if he had exploded a standard hard bop ensemble and rebuilt it with a new kit of parts.     And do you know who that band's original guitarist was?  And have you ever heard live recordings of that band with him in it?  We don't think you have!  Tune in and you will.     This Monday (2/3) from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.     Or join us next week when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.  We won't even ask for your contact info.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: no publishing information available.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #EricPerson #ArthurBlythe #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview #MitchGoldman  

Deep Focus
2025.02.01 Eric Person on Arthur Blythe - 2 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 54:49


On our previous Deep Focus, host Mitch Goldman and his guest, saxophonist Eric Person explored the work of the David Murray Octet of the 1980s.  Here was an ensemble that punched far above its weight, with swinging horn parts like a Thirties big band as well eyeball-to-eyeball improvisation like a small ensemble.  They had the storytelling of a traditional group with the expansive harmonies and extended techniques that were being freshly discovered at the time.  It was a laboratory for the music's possible futures, and they grooved like hell.     Could there have been another band at the time that fit this description?  As Eric Person's one-time employer, Ronald Shannon Jackson might have said, "Where there's one there's two."  This week Mitch and Eric explore the equally inventive bands of Arthur Blythe.  His eighties quintet didn't sound like any other band before or since.  It was as if he had exploded a standard hard bop ensemble and rebuilt it with a new kit of parts.     And do you know who that band's original guitarist was?  And have you ever heard live recordings of that band with him in it?  We don't think you have!  Tune in and you will.     This Monday (2/3) from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.     Or join us next week when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.  We won't even ask for your contact info.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: no publishing information available.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #EricPerson #ArthurBlythe #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview #MitchGoldman  

ASMR Sleep & Relax Meditation
2 Hours of Flowing River Sounds for Relaxation and Deep Focus

ASMR Sleep & Relax Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 120:01


Immerse yourself in the soothing sounds of a gently flowing river for two hours of pure tranquility. The peaceful movement of water creates a calming ambiance, perfect for deep sleep, meditation, or focused work. Ideal for unwinding, stress relief, or escaping into nature's serenity.Lose the AD intros by becoming a subscriber!https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/asmr-rain-recordings--5347561/support

Deep Focus
2025.02.03 Eric Person on Arthur Blythe - 1 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 68:36


On our previous Deep Focus, host Mitch Goldman and his guest, saxophonist Eric Person explored the work of the David Murray Octet of the 1980s.  Here was an ensemble that punched far above its weight, with swinging horn parts like a Thirties big band, as well eyeball-to-eyeball improvisation like a small ensemble.  They had the storytelling of a traditional group with the expansive harmonies and extended techniques that were being freshly discovered at the time.  It was a laboratory for the music's possible futures, and they grooved like hell.     Could there have been another band at the time that fit this description?  As Eric Person's one-time employer, Ronald Shannon Jackson might have said, "Where there's one there's two."  This week Mitch and Eric explore the equally inventive bands of Arthur Blythe.  His eighties quintet didn't sound like any other band before or since.  It was as if he had exploded a standard hard bop ensemble and rebuilt it with a new kit of parts.     And do you know who that band's original guitarist was?  And have you ever heard live recordings of that band with him in it?  We don't think you have!  Tune in and you will.     This Monday (2/3) from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.     Or join us next week when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.  We won't even ask for your contact info.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: no publishing information available.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #EricPerson #ArthurBlythe #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview #MitchGoldman  

Water Sounds
Brownian Noise with Rain & Thunder – Deep Focus & Relaxation for ADHD

Water Sounds

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 482:32


Brownian Noise with Rain & Thunder – Deep Focus & Relaxation for ADHD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ASMR Sleep & Relax Meditation
2 Hours of Steady White Noise for Deep Focus and Concentration

ASMR Sleep & Relax Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 120:01


Boost your concentration with two hours of steady white noise, perfect for studying, working, or meditation. This consistent sound helps mask distractions, creating a calm and focused environment for maximum productivity. Ideal for deep focus, relaxation, or improving sleep quality.Lose the AD intros by becoming a subscriber!https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/asmr-rain-recordings--5347561/support

Deep Focus
2008.11.03 Eric Person on Herbie Hancock, Beaver Harris - 1 of 1

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 82:57


Here is another episode from the Deep Focus "Prodigal Children" series.    Mitch Goldman first went on the air at WKCR in 1985 and started Deep Focus in 2008.  Since his primary focus during the broadcast is hosting and engineering the show, making these recordings has often had to take a back seat. Add in the fact that WKCR is, in Phil Schaap's words, "The home of technical difficulties," and you might understand that the historical record of the show is somewhat incomplete.    In this podcast, we try to provide as complete an archive of the broadcast program as possible.  If we find that a part is missing, we put that information in the notes and keep right on going.   On rare occasion, a missing piece will find its way home.  When it does, we put it up on the podcast.  This is one of those episodes.  One CD recording of the last part of this show has turned up so here it is.  We hope you enjoy it.  If you do, please tell someone about Deep Focus.   We will be back next week with a brand new episode of the show.   Photo credit: no publishing information available.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #EricPerson #HerbieHancock #Mwandishi #BeaverHarris #360DegreeMusicExperience #FrancisHaynes #ArthurRhames #DonPullen

Meditation Sounds
Isochronic Tones Binaural Gamma Waves 30 Hz HYPNOSIS HighLevel Cognition Memory Recall Peak Awareness

Meditation Sounds

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 482:30


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Meditation Sounds
Isochronic Tones Binaural Gamma Waves 30 Hz HYPNOSIS HighLevel Cognition Memory Recall Peak Awareness

Meditation Sounds

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 482:30


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Meditation Sounds
Isochronic Tones Binaural Beta Waves 20 Hz HYPNOSIS Focused Attention Cognitive Thking Problem Solving

Meditation Sounds

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 482:30


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Meditation Sounds
Isochronic Tones Binaural Beta Waves 20 Hz HYPNOSIS Focused Attention Cognitive Thking Problem Solving

Meditation Sounds

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 482:30


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Deep Focus
2025.01.06 Eric Person on David Murray - 3 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 67:43


In the early 1980s, when saxophonist Eric Person was coming up, one big question that was being addressed was how to combine the free-swinging improv of the Loft scene with the beauty and power of a large ensemble.  Many fascinating strategies would arrive (Henry Threadgill, Butch Morris, we're looking at you!).  One of the first and most thrilling came from saxophonist David Murray.  Murray was the emerging heavyweight champ of the tenor sax and he packed his Octet with Big Thinkers, Heavy Honkers, and Late-Night Prowlers.  "Men," in the words of Stanley Crouch, "of great magnitude."   And the David Murray Octet always played standing up.     This Monday (1/6) on Deep Focus, Mitch Goldman invites Eric Person into the WKCR archives for an exploration of this explosive and still underappreciated ensemble, from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.     Or join us next week when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.  We won't even ask for your contact info.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: no publishing information available.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #/EricPerson #DavidMurray #DavidMurrayOctet #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview #MitchGoldman  

Deep Focus
2025.01.06 Eric Person on David Murray - 2 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 54:23


In the early 1980s, when saxophonist Eric Person was coming up, one big question that was being addressed was how to combine the free-swinging improv of the Loft scene with the beauty and power of a large ensemble.  Many fascinating strategies would arrive (Henry Threadgill, Butch Morris, we're looking at you!).  One of the first and most thrilling came from saxophonist David Murray.  Murray was the emerging heavyweight champ of the tenor sax and he packed his Octet with Big Thinkers, Heavy Honkers, and Late-Night Prowlers.  "Men," in the words of Stanley Crouch, "of great magnitude."   And the David Murray Octet always played standing up.     This Monday (1/6) on Deep Focus, Mitch Goldman invites Eric Person into the WKCR archives for an exploration of this explosive and still underappreciated ensemble, from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.     Or join us next week when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.  We won't even ask for your contact info.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: no publishing information available.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #/EricPerson #DavidMurray #DavidMurrayOctet #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview #MitchGoldman  

Deep Focus
2025.01.06 Eric Person on David Murray - 1 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 64:02


In the early 1980s, when saxophonist Eric Person was coming up, one big question that was being addressed was how to combine the free-swinging improv of the Loft scene with the beauty and power of a large ensemble.  Many fascinating strategies would arrive (Henry Threadgill, Butch Morris, we're looking at you!).  One of the first and most thrilling came from saxophonist David Murray.  Murray was the emerging heavyweight champ of the tenor sax and he packed his Octet with Big Thinkers, Heavy Honkers, and Late-Night Prowlers.  "Men," in the words of Stanley Crouch, "of great magnitude."   And the David Murray Octet always played standing up.     This Monday (1/6) on Deep Focus, Mitch Goldman invites Eric Person into the WKCR archives for an exploration of this explosive and still underappreciated ensemble, from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.     Or join us next week when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.  We won't even ask for your contact info.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: no publishing information available.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #/EricPerson #DavidMurray #DavidMurrayOctet #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview #MitchGoldman

Deep Focus
2024.12.23 Arturo O'Farrill on Carla Bley - 3 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 62:21


Arturo O'Farrill: "Without Carla (Bley)'s influence, I wouldn't be where I am today; there would be no Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, no Belongó, no Arturo O'Farrill. She is in everything that I do..."  Don't you want to hear what happens when WKCR's Mitch Goldman welcomes Arturo into the WKCR archives for a Deep Focus on Carla Bley?  We know we do!   Game on this Monday (12/23) from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.  Or join us next week when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: Photo by Petra Gall 1981, CC0 courtesy of Schwules Museum.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #/ArturoOFarrill #CarlaBley #EscalatorOverTheHill #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview

Deep Focus
2024.12.23 Arturo O'Farrill on Carla Bley - 2 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 60:32


Arturo O'Farrill: "Without Carla (Bley)'s influence, I wouldn't be where I am today; there would be no Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, no Belongó, no Arturo O'Farrill. She is in everything that I do..."  Don't you want to hear what happens when WKCR's Mitch Goldman welcomes Arturo into the WKCR archives for a Deep Focus on Carla Bley?  We know we do!   Game on this Monday (12/23) from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.  Or join us next week when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: Photo by Petra Gall 1981, CC0 courtesy of Schwules Museum.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #/ArturoOFarrill #CarlaBley #EscalatorOverTheHill #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview

Deep Focus
2024.12.23 Arturo O'Farrill on Carla Bley - 1 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 64:27


Arturo O'Farrill: "Without Carla (Bley)'s influence, I wouldn't be where I am today; there would be no Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, no Belongó, no Arturo O'Farrill. She is in everything that I do..."  Don't you want to hear what happens when WKCR's Mitch Goldman welcomes Arturo into the WKCR archives for a Deep Focus on Carla Bley?  We know we do!   Game on this Monday (12/23) from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.  Or join us next week when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: Photo by Petra Gall 1981, CC0 courtesy of Schwules Museum.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #ArturoOFarrill #CarlaBley #EscalatorOverTheHill #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview

Deep Focus
2024.11.25 Leon Gruenbaum on Burnt Sugar - 3 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 58:56


Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber is renowned for "never playing anything the same way once." Drawing inspiration from Duke Ellington, Sun Ra, Parliament Funkadelic, and The Art Ensemble of Chicago, in the words of founder Greg Tate, "Our player-ranks  include known Irish fiddlers, AACM refugees, Afro-punk rejects, unrepentant beboppers, feminist rappers, jitterbugging doowoppers, frankly loud funk-a-teers and rodeo stars of the digital divide.” Under the baton of Butch Morris's conduction concept, this polyglot throng becomes the universal translation device of AI's disembodied dreams.   We hear what you're thinking: "The concept is great but what happens when the rubber hits the road?  Can they really do it on stage?"  Let's answer that question on Mitch Goldman's Deep Focus.  And who better to listen to the music with than BSAC's own samchillianist Leon Gruenbaum?      It's all happening this Monday (11/25) from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.  Or join us next week when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: Ginny Suss   #WKCR #DeepFocus #LeonGruenbaum #BurntSugar #BurntSugarTheArketraChamber #BSAC #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview

Deep Focus
2024.11.25 Leon Gruenbaum on Burnt Sugar- 2 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 62:45


Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber is renowned for "never playing anything the same way once." Drawing inspiration from Duke Ellington, Sun Ra, Parliament Funkadelic, and The Art Ensemble of Chicago, in the words of founder Greg Tate, "Our player-ranks  include known Irish fiddlers, AACM refugees, Afro-punk rejects, unrepentant beboppers, feminist rappers, jitterbugging doowoppers, frankly loud funk-a-teers and rodeo stars of the digital divide.” Under the baton of Butch Morris's conduction concept, this polyglot throng becomes the universal translation device of AI's disembodied dreams.   We hear what you're thinking: "The concept is great but what happens when the rubber hits the road?  Can they really do it on stage?"  Let's answer that question on Mitch Goldman's Deep Focus.  And who better to listen to the music with than BSAC's own samchillianist Leon Gruenbaum?      It's all happening this Monday (11/25) from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.  Or join us next week when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: Ginny Suss   #WKCR #DeepFocus #LeonGruenbaum #BurntSugar #BurntSugarTheArketraChamber #BSAC #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview

Meditation Sounds
Isochronic Tones With Rain Sounds Binaural Gamma Waves 30Hz HYPNOSIS High-Level Cognition Memory Recall Peak Awareness

Meditation Sounds

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 484:20


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Meditation Sounds
Isochronic Tones With Rain Sounds Binaural Gamma Waves 30Hz HYPNOSIS High-Level Cognition Memory Recall Peak Awareness

Meditation Sounds

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 484:20


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Deep Focus
2024.11.25 Leon Gruenbaum on Burnt Sugar - 1 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 61:57


Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber is renowned for "never playing anything the same way once." Drawing inspiration from Duke Ellington, Sun Ra, Parliament Funkadelic, and The Art Ensemble of Chicago, in the words of founder Greg Tate, "Our player-ranks  include known Irish fiddlers, AACM refugees, Afro-punk rejects, unrepentant beboppers, feminist rappers, jitterbugging doowoppers, frankly loud funk-a-teers and rodeo stars of the digital divide.” Under the baton of Butch Morris's conduction concept, this polyglot throng becomes the universal translation device of AI's disembodied dreams.   We hear what you're thinking: "The concept is great but what happens when the rubber hits the road?  Can they really do it on stage?"  Let's answer that question on Mitch Goldman's Deep Focus.  And who better to listen to the music with than BSAC's own samchillianist Leon Gruenbaum?      It's all happening this Monday (11/25) from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.  Or join us next week when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: Ginny Suss   #WKCR #DeepFocus #LeonGruenbaum #BurntSugar #BurntSugarTheArketraChamber #BSAC #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview

Deep Focus
2017.04.17 Graham Haynes on Roy Haynes with Thelonious Monk - 2 of 2

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 34:40


The previous time Graham Haynes was the guest on Deep Focus, it was to celebrate his father Roy Haynes's stunning contributions to Charlie Parker's performances at Birdland.   That alone would have been enough to earn Roy a place in the history books.  Now, how about Roy with another wildly different innovator making Jazz history at another musical landmark?  So who was the drummer with Thelonious Monk at the Five Spot?  We'll give you one guess!    Graham Haynes on Deep Focus with Mitch Goldman tonight from 6pm to 9pm on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR HD-1 and wkcr.org.     See you on the radio -   #WKCR #DeepFocus #GrahamHaynes #RoyHaynes #TheloniousMonk #TheFiveSpot #JazzInterview #JazzPodcast

Deep Focus
2017.04.17 Graham Haynes on Roy Haynes with Thelonious Monk - 1 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 78:01


The previous time Graham Haynes was the guest on Deep Focus, it was to celebrate his father Roy Haynes's stunning contributions to Charlie Parker's performances at Birdland.   That alone would have been enough to earn Roy a place in the history books.  Now, how about Roy with another wildly different innovator making Jazz history at another musical landmark?  So who was the drummer with Thelonious Monk at the Five Spot?  We'll give you one guess!    Graham Haynes on Deep Focus with Mitch Goldman tonight from 6pm to 9pm on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR HD-1 and wkcr.org.       See you on the radio -   #WKCR #DeepFocus #GrahamHaynes #RoyHaynes #TheloniousMonk #TheFiveSpot #JazzInterview #JazzPodcast

Deep Focus
2010.12.13 Craig Harris on Sun Ra, Mingus - 2 of 2

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 115:16


What a treat!  Listening to live recordings of Charles Mingus through the ears of the great trombonist and musical thinker Craig Harris.  When Craig was coming up in the seventies, he was enthralled with what Mingus was doing; the daring and imagination were unmatched anywhere.  This was a man in his moment.  It's easy to see how this would have a bearing on who Craig Harris was to become.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram at deep_focus_podcast.   Photo credit: Charles_Mingus 1976 Tom Marcello Webster - New York - CC BY-SA 2.0

Deep Focus
2010.12.13 Craig Harris on Sun Ra, Mingus - 1 of 2

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 60:07


What a treat!  Listening to live recordings of Charles Mingus through the ears of the great trombonist and musical thinker Craig Harris.  When Craig was coming up in the seventies, he was enthralled with what Mingus was doing; the daring and imagination were unmatched anywhere.  This was a man in his moment.  It's easy to see how this would have a bearing on who Craig Harris was to become.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram at deep_focus_podcast.   Photo credit: Charles_Mingus 1976 Tom Marcello Webster - New York - CC BY-SA 2.0

Deep Focus
2024.10.14 Kenny Wessel on Badal Roy - 3 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 57:46


Here's another Ph.D. topic for you: Miles Davis vs. Ornette Coleman. Both blazingly original innovators lived most of their lives in Manhattan and they were roughly contemporaries (Miles was 4 years older) so they drew from the same talent pool to make up their bands.  But across 30+ years of simultaneous bandleading and the hiring of dozens and dozens of sidemen, how many can you think of who toured and recorded extensively with both?  We've got one for you: tabla player Badal Roy.     And Badal Roy did so much more than play with those two giants!  His bubbling groove and enormous sonic textures can be heard on albums by everyone from Yoko Ono to Richie Havens, John McLaughlin to Pharoah Sanders, not to mention half a dozen albums under his own leadership.  He died in 2022.   But if you talk to those who knew him, they all speak of a singular warmth, humanity, and unabashed joy.  Maybe that, more than the pure musicianship, is what caught the ear of Miles and Ornette in the first place.     Few know this better than guitarist Ken Wessel. Wessel toured and recorded with Badal Roy in Ornette's band for 13 years, and the two worked on a number of their own projects together.  Wessel will be celebrating Badal Roy in this week's Ragas Live Festival in Brooklyn.     Deep Focus host Mitch Goldman is delighted to welcome Ken Wessel to the WKCR studios this Monday (10/14) from 6pm to 9pm NYC time.  It's on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.  Or join us next week when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram at deep_focus_podcast.   Photo credit: source unknown.   #WKCR #JazzAlternatives #DeepFocus #KenWessel #BadalRoy  #MitchGoldman #JazzInterview #JazzPodcast #JazzRadio #OrnetteColeman #MilesDavis

Deep Focus
2024.10.14 Kenny Wessel on Badal Roy - 2 of 3

Deep Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 61:16


Here's another Ph.D. topic for you: Miles Davis vs. Ornette Coleman. Both blazingly original innovators lived most of their lives in Manhattan and they were roughly contemporaries (Miles was 4 years older) so they drew from the same talent pool to make up their bands.  But across 30+ years of simultaneous bandleading and the hiring of dozens and dozens of sidemen, how many can you think of who toured and recorded extensively with both?  We've got one for you: tabla player Badal Roy.     And Badal Roy did so much more than play with those two giants!  His bubbling groove and enormous sonic textures can be heard on albums by everyone from Yoko Ono to Richie Havens, John McLaughlin to Pharoah Sanders, not to mention half a dozen albums under his own leadership.  He died in 2022.   But if you talk to those who knew him, they all speak of a singular warmth, humanity, and unabashed joy.  Maybe that, more than the pure musicianship, is what caught the ear of Miles and Ornette in the first place.     Few know this better than guitarist Ken Wessel. Wessel toured and recorded with Badal Roy in Ornette's band for 13 years, and the two worked on a number of their own projects together.  Wessel will be celebrating Badal Roy in this week's Ragas Live Festival in Brooklyn.     Deep Focus host Mitch Goldman is delighted to welcome Ken Wessel to the WKCR studios this Monday (10/14) from 6pm to 9pm NYC time.  It's on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.  Or join us next week when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram at deep_focus_podcast.   Photo credit: source unknown.   #WKCR #JazzAlternatives #DeepFocus #KenWessel #BadalRoy  #MitchGoldman #JazzInterview #JazzPodcast #JazzRadio #OrnetteColeman 

Huberman Lab
Dr. Charan Ranganath: How to Improve Memory & Focus Using Science Protocols

Huberman Lab

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 159:08


In this episode, my guest is Dr. Charan Ranganath, Ph.D., professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of California, Davis, and a world expert on the neuroscience of memory. We discuss how memory works, what causes diseases of dementia like Alzheimer's, and science-based strategies to reduce age-related cognitive decline. We also cover the essential role of curiosity and the dopamine-curiosity link that can assist memory formation and neuroplasticity. We then discuss challenges with attention and focus, and how to overcome them, as well as how to manage task-switching and create home and work environments more conducive to cognitive health and longevity. Additionally, we explore the emotional aspect of memories, tools for overcoming rumination, and strategies for reframing past negative experiences. This episode will be of interest to anyone seeking to improve and maintain their cognitive health, focus, and memory across their lifespan, as well as for those struggling with ADHD. Access the full show notes for this episode at hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman David Protein: https://davidprotein.com/huberman Levels: https://levels.link/huberman Waking Up: https://wakingup.com/huberman Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman Timestamps 00:00:00 Dr. Charan Ranganath 00:02:06 Sponsors: David, Levels & Waking Up 00:06:48 Memory: Past, Present & Future; Sleep 00:13:23 Self, Memory & Age, Neuroplasticity 00:18:50 Tool: Curiosity & Dopamine 00:26:55 Dopamine, Forward Movement 00:33:09 Sponsor: AG1 00:34:22 Dopamine, Learning; Curiosity & Appraisal 00:40:31 Memory, Hippocampus 00:43:34 Prefrontal Cortex & Memory, Aging 00:50:07 Aging, Prefrontal Cortex & Memory; Depression, Rumination 00:58:53 Sponsor: Function 01:00:40 Tool: Lifestyle Factors, Minimizing Age-Related Cognitive Decline 01:09:39 Exercise, Brain Function; ADHD 01:17:26 Sense of Purpose, Tool: Values, Goals, Navigating ADHD 01:23:31 Forgetting, Intention vs. Attention 01:30:10 Tool: Smartphones, Task-Switching, Forgetfulness 01:36:36 Tool: Pictures, Memories, Intention 01:45:46 Deep Focus, Dopamine 01:49:36 Hearing, Vision, Oral Hygiene, Inflammation, Brain Health, Alzheimer's 01:59:51 Déjà Vu 02:09:00 Serotonin, Reframing Memories, Trauma 02:19:05 Psychedelics, Neuroplasticity, Perspective, Group Therapy 02:27:53 Rumination, Trauma, Nostalgia, Narrative 02:30:30 Music, Pavlov's Dogz Band 02:36:27 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow & Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter Disclaimer & Disclosures