Podcast appearances and mentions of Donny McCaslin

Pritesh Walia is a virtuoso jazz guitarist, accomplished composer, and dedicated educator hailing from the vibrant city of New Delhi, India. His musical journey began at the age of 13 when he immersed himself in the rich traditions of Indian Classical Music. Fueling his insatiable curiosity for music, Pritesh sought Western influences, pursuing a lifelong mastery of diverse musical styles. Armed with an Associate of Arts Degree from the Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music, a Bachelor's Degree from Berklee College of Music in Contemporary Jazz Performance and Jazz Composition, and a Master's Degree in Jazz Performance from the New England Conservatory, Pritesh has honed his craft alongside some of the finest jazz musicians in the United States. Not only has Pritesh showcased his exceptional talent on global stages, but he has also formed collaborative partnerships with prestigious brands. During his tours of India from 2015 to 2017, he proudly represented leading musical instrument retailers. Sponsored by these industry giants, Pritesh conducted master classes and clinics across India, South America, and the United States, including two appearances at the esteemed Panama Jazz Festival. Pritesh's instructional prowess is further exemplified by his lessons and packages featured on renowned guitar instructional platforms such as Licklibrary. Currently endorsed by elite brands like Gruvgear, Chicken Picks, Collings Guitars, and Antelope Audio, Pritesh continues pushing his musical exploration's boundaries. His passion for education is evident in his role as a Jazz educator at institutions such as Bunker Hill Community College, Brookline Music School, and Excelsia College Sydney, where he guides master's students in the art of jazz. Pritesh is poised to make significant waves in the music scene with the upcoming release of his debut album, "Hope Town," scheduled for a fall 2023 release on all streaming platforms. This album, meticulously mixed and mastered by multi-Grammy winner engineer Dave Darlington, promises to be a testament to Pritesh's artistic vision. Additionally, Pritesh is set to unveil his organ trio, "PSA," in mid-2024, followed by a Big Band record featuring the Henry Godfrey Jazz Big Band and a modern Brazilian project with strings, both slated for release in late 2024. Recognizing his contributions to the jazz genre, Pritesh has been nominated for "Best Jazz Artist of the Year" at the Boston Music Awards alongside luminaries like Terry Lynn Carrington and Grace Kelly. Pritesh has had the privilege of studying under the mentorship of illustrious figures such as Scott Henderson, Russel Ferrante, David Fuze, Tomo Fujita, Tim Miller, Donny McCaslin, Jason Moran, Miguel Zenon, and esteemed composers like Frank Carlberg, Ben Scwendenner, and John Heiss. His collaborations include performances with the New England Jazz Orchestra, the Maria Schneider Orchestra at the New England Conservatory, and renowned jazz figures like Donny McCaslin, Bob Sheppard, and many others. Pritesh Walia's journey is a testament to his unwavering dedication to jazz, a genre that encapsulates not only his love for performance and composition but also his commitment to understanding its intricate harmony, theory, language, history, and voice. As he continues to evolve as a musician, educator, and collaborator, Pritesh's impact on the jazz world is poised to reach new heights.

M

British rock legend David Bowie called on saxophonist Donny McCaslin and his band to record Bowie's album, “Blackstar,” after checking out the jazz group's performance at the 55 Bar in Greenwich Village. Bowie never had a chance to to perform its songs live because he died two days after the album's release in 2016. With the backing of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, “Blackstar Symphony” will have its Midwest premiere this Friday at Stifel Theater.

In Episode #206 of The XS Noize Podcast, host Mark Millar chats with Rob Fleming, one half of Killerstar, to discuss KillerStar Reimagined, the reworks album. KillerStar's debut album earned widespread acclaim for blending art rock innovation with timeless classic rock. Now, the band unveils KillerStar Reimagined, a reworked collection that deepens their vision. KillerStar is a new band led by Rob Fleming (vocals, guitar, synths) and James Sedge (drums). The original album featured legendary Bowie collaborators, including Mike Garson, Earl Slick, Mark Plati, Gail Ann Dorsey, Tim Lefebvre, Emm Gryner, and Donny McCaslin. This new release, primarily produced by Mark Plati, includes fresh takes on the songs and a remix of Should've Known Better by The Anchoress, known for her solo work and collaborations with Manic Street Preachers. In this episode of The XS Noize Podcast, Rob Fleming takes us inside KillerStar's debut album, its reimagined edition, upcoming live shows, and more.  Or listen via YouTube | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | RSS – Find The XS Noize Podcast's complete archive of episodes here. Previous XS Noize Podcast guests have included Gavin Friday, Anton Newcombe, Peter Hook, The Twang, Sananda Maitreya, James, Crowded House, Elbow, Cast, Kula Shaker, Shed Seven, Future Islands, Peter Frampton, John Lydon, Bernard Butler, Steven Wilson, Midge Ure, Travis, New Order, The Killers, Tito Jackson, Simple Minds, Divine Comedy, Shaun Ryder, Gary Numan, Sleaford Mods, The Brand New Heavies, Villagers, and many more.

M

M

DONNY MCCASLIN GIVE AND GO Brooklyn, NY, June 2, 2005Give and go, EronelJohn Swana (tp) Donny McCaslin (ts,sop) Steve Cardenas (g) Scott Colley (b) Gene Jackson (d) KIRK LIGHTSEY TRIO WITH CHET BAKER EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME Monster, Holland, March 14, 1983Ray's idea (1), Everything happens to me (1,2), Inner urgeChet Baker (tp-1,vcl-2) Kirk Lightsey (p) David Eubanks (b) Eddie Gladden (d) JASON MORAN THE BANDWAGON – “TEN” New York, October, 2009Blue blocks, Feedback pt. Continue reading Puro Jazz 10 abril 2024 at PuroJazz.

DONNY MCCASLIN GIVE AND GO Brooklyn, NY, June 2, 2005Give and go, EronelJohn Swana (tp) Donny McCaslin (ts,sop) Steve Cardenas (g) Scott Colley (b) Gene Jackson (d) KIRK LIGHTSEY TRIO WITH CHET BAKER EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME Monster, Holland, March 14, 1983Ray's idea (1), Everything happens to me (1,2), Inner urgeChet Baker (tp-1,vcl-2) Kirk Lightsey (p) David Eubanks (b) Eddie Gladden (d) JASON MORAN THE BANDWAGON – “TEN” New York, October, 2009Blue blocks, Feedback pt. Continue reading Puro Jazz 10 abril 2024 at PuroJazz.

BETTY CARTER IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MELODY New York, 1992In the still of the night (1,4,8)Betty Carter (vcl) acc by Craig Handy (ts-10) Cyrus Chestnut (p-1) Mulgrew Miller (p-2) John Hicks (p-3) Ari Rowland (b-4) Christian McBride (b-5) Walter Booker (b-6) Clarence Penn (d-7) Lewis Nash (d-8) Jeff “Tain” Watts (d-9) JANE IRA BLOOM MIGHTY LIGHTS New York, November 17-18, 1982I got rhythm but no melodyJane Ira Bloom (sop) Fred Hersch (p-1) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d) GERI ALLEN IN THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON New York, March, 1989Oblivion, The InvisibleGeri Allen (p) Charlie Haden (b) Paul Motian (d) Juan Lazaro Mendolas (bamboo-fl-1) REGINA CARTER MOTOR CITY MOMENTS New York, April 19, 20, 21 & 25, 2000Don't git sassyMarcus Belgrave (tp) James Carter (b-cl,ts) Werner “Vana” Gierig (p) Regina Carter (vln) Darryl Hall (b) Alvester Garnett (d) ALICE COLTRANE PTAH, THE EL DAOUD Dix Hills, New York, January 26, 1970Mantra (1)Pharoah Sanders (ts-1,alto fl-2,bells) Joe Henderson (ts,fl) Alice Coltrane (p,harp-3) Ron Carter (b) Ben Riley (d) Chuck Stewart (bells) CARLA BLEY THE LOST CHORDS Live, Europe, October, 2003Tropical depressionAndy Sheppard (sop,ts) Carla Bley (p) Steve Swallow (el-b) Billy Drummond (d) MARIA SCHNEIDER CONCERT IN THE GARDEN New York, March 8-11, 2004Danca illusoria (1,2)Tony Kadleck, Greg Gisbert, Laurie Frink, Ingrid Jensen (tp,flhrn) Keith O'Quinn, Rock Ciccarone, Larry Farrell (tb) Pete McGuinness (tb-1) George Flynn (b-tb,contrabass-tb) Tim Ries (as,sop,cl,fl,alto-fl,b-fl) Charles Pillow (as,sop,cl,fl,alto-fl,oboe,eng-hrn) Rich Perry (ts,fl) Donny McCaslin (ts,sop,cl,fl) Andy Middleton (ts-2) Scott Robinson (bar,fl,cl,b-cl,contrabass-cl) Gary Versace (accor-3) Frank Kimbrough (p) Ben Monder (g) Jay Anderson (b) Clarence Penn (d) Jeff Ballard, Gonzalo Grau (cajon-4) Luciana Souza (vcl,pandeiro-5) Maria Schneider (comp,arr,dir) Continue reading Puro Jazz 07 marzo 2024 at PuroJazz.

BETTY CARTER IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MELODY New York, 1992In the still of the night (1,4,8)Betty Carter (vcl) acc by Craig Handy (ts-10) Cyrus Chestnut (p-1) Mulgrew Miller (p-2) John Hicks (p-3) Ari Rowland (b-4) Christian McBride (b-5) Walter Booker (b-6) Clarence Penn (d-7) Lewis Nash (d-8) Jeff “Tain” Watts (d-9) JANE IRA BLOOM MIGHTY LIGHTS New York, November 17-18, 1982I got rhythm but no melodyJane Ira Bloom (sop) Fred Hersch (p-1) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d) GERI ALLEN IN THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON New York, March, 1989Oblivion, The InvisibleGeri Allen (p) Charlie Haden (b) Paul Motian (d) Juan Lazaro Mendolas (bamboo-fl-1) REGINA CARTER MOTOR CITY MOMENTS New York, April 19, 20, 21 & 25, 2000Don't git sassyMarcus Belgrave (tp) James Carter (b-cl,ts) Werner “Vana” Gierig (p) Regina Carter (vln) Darryl Hall (b) Alvester Garnett (d) ALICE COLTRANE PTAH, THE EL DAOUD Dix Hills, New York, January 26, 1970Mantra (1)Pharoah Sanders (ts-1,alto fl-2,bells) Joe Henderson (ts,fl) Alice Coltrane (p,harp-3) Ron Carter (b) Ben Riley (d) Chuck Stewart (bells) CARLA BLEY THE LOST CHORDS Live, Europe, October, 2003Tropical depressionAndy Sheppard (sop,ts) Carla Bley (p) Steve Swallow (el-b) Billy Drummond (d) MARIA SCHNEIDER CONCERT IN THE GARDEN New York, March 8-11, 2004Danca illusoria (1,2)Tony Kadleck, Greg Gisbert, Laurie Frink, Ingrid Jensen (tp,flhrn) Keith O'Quinn, Rock Ciccarone, Larry Farrell (tb) Pete McGuinness (tb-1) George Flynn (b-tb,contrabass-tb) Tim Ries (as,sop,cl,fl,alto-fl,b-fl) Charles Pillow (as,sop,cl,fl,alto-fl,oboe,eng-hrn) Rich Perry (ts,fl) Donny McCaslin (ts,sop,cl,fl) Andy Middleton (ts-2) Scott Robinson (bar,fl,cl,b-cl,contrabass-cl) Gary Versace (accor-3) Frank Kimbrough (p) Ben Monder (g) Jay Anderson (b) Clarence Penn (d) Jeff Ballard, Gonzalo Grau (cajon-4) Luciana Souza (vcl,pandeiro-5) Maria Schneider (comp,arr,dir) Continue reading Puro Jazz 07 marzo 2024 at PuroJazz.

ROBERTA PIKET UNBROKEN LINE New York, April 8 & 9, 1996Brookland, You'll never walk alone – Some enchanted evening, Unbroken lineScott Wendholt (tp) Javon Jackson (ts) Donny McCaslin (ts,sop) Roberta Piket (p) Michael Formanek (b) Jeff Williams (d) MICAH THOMAS REVEAL ca. 2023Troubled Mind, DenardirnMicah Thomas (p) Dean Torrey (b) Kayvon Gordon (dr) CHUCK & GAP MANGIONE SPRING FEVER New York, November 28, 1961Spring fever, Brook's brothers, Not too seriousChuck Mangione (tp) Sal Nistico (ts) Gap Mangione (p) Frank Pullara (b) Vinnie Ruggiero (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 28 febrero 2024 at PuroJazz.

Jess Gillam meets mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron to swap some of their favourite music.Singaporean-British mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron sings everything from opera to chamber music, from the baroque to the contemporary. She is mentored by Barbara Hannigan and has performed with LSO, Czech Philharmonic, and San Francisco Symphony. She joins Jess ahead of performing Freya Waley-Cohen's Spell Book with Manchester Collective in London. Her music choices include a contralto version of Schubert's Winterreise, a traditional Uyghur folk song, and a toe-tapping melody from the musical Kiss Me, Kate. Jess brings along 'stadium jazz' from saxophonist Donny McCaslin, elegant incidental music from Purcell, and a joyful explosion of sound from indie band Villagers.PLAYLIST: HENRY PURCELL – Abdelazer Z 570 (2nd mvt, Rondeau) [Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner] COLE PORTER - Too Darn Hot (Kiss Me, Kate) [2019 Broadway Cast Recording] OLIVIER MESSIAEN – La mort du nombre [Sholto Kynoch (piano), Kaoru Yamada (violin), Rhona McKail (soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor)] TRADITIONAL UYGHUR – Derdi Tolidur Yarning (Such Pain My Love) [Sanubar Tursun (vocals and dutar)] WILLIAM WALTON – Symphony No 1 in B flat minor (4th mvt) [London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis] DONNY MCCASLIN – Stadium Jazz FRANZ SCHUBERT – Gute Nacht (Winterreise, D 911) [Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto), Inger Södergren (piano)] VILLAGERS – The First Day

M

M

Interview with guitarist Mike Baggetta on his new album with mssv mssv is releasing their second studio album Human Reaction in their typical style: with a 58-show tour in the U.S. and parts of Canada (dates below). The band, composed of guitarist Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges (Tom Waits, David Lynch) on drums and avant-punk icon mike watton bass, creates music that is a heretofore unimagined hybrid of a punk power-trio and a dreamy experimental rock band, though they prefer the term “post-genre.” Human Reaction is being released by BIG EGO Records as a digital download, 12” LP vinyl, and via streaming platformson September 1. Recorded mostly on May Day immediately following that last tour, Human Reaction traverses a deeply broad sonic landscape, as expected from this nearly unclassifiable group, though with even deeper twists and turns. With inventively churning drum textures from Hodges (an instantly identifiable sound honed in his days with Tom Waits and David Lynch) and the full-steam-ahead all-in attitude from watt, (as he's displayed throughout his storied career with MINUTEMEN, fIREHOSE, and Iggy & The Stooges), there is still the impression of “pressure, combustion,power, and hissing clouds of sonic poetry,” as Premier Guitar said. Also evident is the more fearless exploring that comes from a band that has spent a lot of time together crafting their vision, as well as making room for guests like J Mascis, Petra Haden and Nels Cline on some of their previous releases. Baggetta has had the pleasure of working all over the world with a wide range of visionary musicians across many generations, including David Torn, Jim Keltner, Nels Cline, Psychic Temple, Jeff Coffin, Henry Kaiser, Petra Haden, Rev. Fred Lane, Donny McCaslin, Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Joseph C. Philips' Numinous, Imani Uzuri, Viktor Krauss, David Wax Museum, Julian Lage, Jon Irabagon, Jerome Harris, Tom Harrell, Eivind Opsvik, Jeremy Udden,and Ruth Brown among many others. mikebaggetta.com https://mainsteamstopvalve.com Tickets to OCT 7th mssv at Beachland Tavern Cleveland OH https://www.beachlandballroom.com/e/13205278/mssv-c-level/  

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 Adam Larson and was recorded January 30, 2020. Adam Larson (b. 1990) is an American saxophonist, composer and author. An endorsed artist for P. Mauriat saxophones, The Boston Sax Shop and Key Leaves, Adam began playing saxophone at the age of 11. Described by critic Howard Reich of The Chicago-Tribune as “a player for whom the word ‘prodigious' was coined”, by Peter Hum of the Ottawa Citizen as “a saxophonist who brings Donny McCaslin and Mark Turner to mind”, and by Nate Chinen of The New York Times as “the sort of jazz musician who gets flagged early on as a promising talent and then hustles to meet every requirement for success”, Larson has garnered numerous awards that distinguish him as one of the most promising artists of his generation. Adam has authored 12 jazz etude books that have been sold in over 45 countries and States. He has created and released a successful online masterclass dedicated exclusively to developing great technique, called “Lightning-Fast and Crystal- Clean”. He maintains an impressive portfolio of commissioned ensemble writing for school jazz ensembles, having written more than thirty original works to date.Learn more about Adam here: Adam Larson Jazz 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

At the start of his career, the great guitarist Kenny Burrell wrote, “Freddie Bryant is a brilliant young guitarist and composer.” Since then he has shown his versatile skills in jazz, classical, Brazilian, and other world genres. Freddie is currently in demand in the New York jazz scene. He worked with Ben Riley for over a decade with the Monk Legacy Septet (Memories of T on Concord Records) and The Ben Riley Quartet (Grown Folks Music on Sunnyside Records). He has been a member of the Mingus Orchestra since the millennium and has toured and recorded with Tom Harrell (Paradise on RCA). His own group, KALEIDOSCOPE whose CD, Live Grooves…Epic Tales is on the HiPNOTIC record label and features grooves from around the world including Brazil, Cuba, and New Orleans, and influences from blues, gospel, India, and the Middle East. This Spring and Summer celebrate the release of his opus, Upper West Side Love Story, a double CD of his 16-movement song cycle featuring an all-star nonet: Carla Cook – vocals, Regina Carter – violin, Donny McCaslin and Steve Wilson on saxophones and flutes, Gwen Laster and Akua Dixon filling out the string section on viola and cello with the grooving rhythm section of bassist John Benitez and drummer Alvester Garnett. In this episode, Freddie shares his background, education, and musical journey. If you enjoyed this episode please make sure to subscribe, follow, rate, and/or review this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, ect. Connect with us on all social media platforms and at www.improvexchange.com

This week's playlist features two recent albums by, and featuring, Donny McCaslin , the new album by German baritonist Kara Linn plus a score of forward looking bass players and leaders, from Meshell Ndegeocello to Linda May Han Oh, Ben Wolfe and Philly natives Christian McBride and Alexander Claffy.  Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17641622/Mondo-Jazz [from "Clear Water" onwards] Happy listening! Photo Credit: Dave Stapleton

durée : 00:54:25 - Donny McCaslin - par : Alex Dutilh - “I Want More” de Donny McCaslin est un album visionnaire qui remet en question les frontières traditionnelles et établit de nouvelles normes dans le monde du jazz. Comme presque toujours chez le saxophoniste. Parution chez Edition.

We conclude Season 1 of the Spirit of Jazz with a conversation with Donny McCaslin. Twice nominated for a Grammy for "Best Improvised Solo," Donny speaks about three musicians with whom he has performed and recorded: trumpeter Dave Douglas, composer Maria Schneider, and music icon David Bowie. Along the way he talks about the healing power of jazz in his own life. "Improvising has been my lifeline," he says.Find out more about Donny at his website: https://www.donnymccaslin.com/Check out his new album, "I Want More," available here on Edition Records.Music: " Christmas Carol in G Minor," Bill Carter and the Presbybop Quartet with guest soloist Donny McCaslin, recorded at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, NYC"Body Blow," Donny McCaslin, from "I Want More". Available  above and used by permission. Theme music: "All Thumbs" from Faith in a New Key, Bill Carter and the Presbybop Quartet Music used by permission from Presbybop Music (BMI) Announcer: Chris Norton (c) Presbybop MusicSupport the Show.

This week we're joined by special guest Kevin Scott! Kevin's an NYC Bass player with Jimmy Herring, Wayne Krantz, Gary Husband, Col Bruce, John McLaughlin, Donny McCaslin, Forq, Verlorener, Wed-Night Titans, WAXpaper, and has played and shared the stage with many other heavy hitters. We had the chance to get into some great conversations about being a sideman, teaching, and a lot of other fun surprises! Don't forget to subscribe to our channel, hit that notification bell, and leave your thoughts in the comments section below. #bottomofthebill #bottomofthebillpodcast #thekingseye #musicpodcast // Kevin Scott Official Links Website: https://kevinscottmusic.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/1212880856 IG: https://instagram.com/thekingseye ______________________________________________ // Podcast Sponsors Best Buds CBD Store https://bestbudscbdstore.com ______________________________________________ Please consider supporting this channel with some Bottom of the Bill Official Merch!! https://bottom-of-the-bill.creator-spring.com Bottom of the Bill is a podcast for DIY musicians navigating the current landscape on the periphery of the major industry cities. Hosted by Anton Laplume, the podcast features appearances from local and regional artists, club promoters, artist managers, booking agents, and venue owners to give some real insight into the industry. // Bottom of the Bill Official Podcast Links: Website: https://bottomofthebill.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySpQARV893MTZn41aLH9R Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bottom-of-the-bill/id1526600595 IG: https://instagram.com/bottom_of_the_bill TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@bottomofthebill FB: https://facebook.com/bottomofthebillpodcast // Anton Links: IG: https://instagram.com/antonlaplume TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@antonlaplume FB: https://facebook.com/antonlaplume // Official Side Hustle Links Website: https://sidehustletheband.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4XvbRp4qPKt3FJZsJRRuXP YT: https://youtube.com/SideHustletheband IG: https://instagram.com/sidehustletheband TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sidehustletheband FB: https://facebook.com/Sidehustletheband  

In this episode, the Spotlight shines On internationally-renowned bass player and composer Bruno Råberg.Since coming to the US from his native Sweden in 1981, Bruno has made many recordings as both a leader and sideman — and has performed with an incredible number of world-class artists - including Terri Lyne Carrington, Sam Rivers, Donny McCaslin, Billy Hart, Matt Wilson, and countless others. He currently leads several incarnations of his own Bruno Råberg Trio and the Triloka Ensemble. Bruno has been a professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston since 1986 and teaches in the prestigious Berklee Global Jazz Institute.Bruno joins us to talk about Look Inside, his debut album for solo bass which came out on May 19. If you're curious about what took him so long to embark on such a project, your questions will be answered here.Enjoy. ------------------References:Bruno Råberg online: www.brunoraberg.comListen to Bruno Råberg's Look Inside on Bandcamp or streaming platformsFollow Bruno Råberg on Instagram and FacebookWild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges – Con-Soul And Sax (features the songs Bruno mentions from Hammond A GoGo)Giant Steps | John Coltrane's Groundbreaking AlbumWhat is the nyckelharpa?The Heathens (Hedningarna)50 Years of ECM RecordsECM/Free Jazz - BerkleeAn introduction to Wayne Shorter in 10 recordsAnti-Jazz Revisited, 50 Years Later (about the Downbeat article Lawrence mentions)Ghatam drumsPianist Kris Davis------------------• Did you enjoy this episode? Rate Spotlight On ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.• Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of Spotlight On in your podcast app of choice.• Looking for more? Visit spotlightonpodcast.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Spotlight On email newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, the Spotlight shines On internationally-renowned bass player and composer Bruno Råberg.Since coming to the US from his native Sweden in 1981, Bruno has made many recordings as both a leader and sideman — and has performed with an incredible number of world-class artists - including Terri Lyne Carrington, Sam Rivers, Donny McCaslin, Billy Hart, Matt Wilson, and countless others. He currently leads several incarnations of his own Bruno Råberg Trio and the Triloka Ensemble. Bruno has been a professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston since 1986 and teaches in the prestigious Berklee Global Jazz Institute.Bruno joins us to talk about Look Inside, his debut album for solo bass which came out on May 19. If you're curious about what took him so long to embark on such a project, your questions will be answered here.Enjoy. ------------------References:Bruno Råberg online: www.brunoraberg.comListen to Bruno Råberg's Look Inside on Bandcamp or streaming platformsFollow Bruno Råberg on Instagram and FacebookWild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges – Con-Soul And Sax (features the songs Bruno mentions from Hammond A GoGo)Giant Steps | John Coltrane's Groundbreaking AlbumWhat is the nyckelharpa?The Heathens (Hedningarna)50 Years of ECM RecordsECM/Free Jazz - BerkleeAn introduction to Wayne Shorter in 10 recordsAnti-Jazz Revisited, 50 Years Later (about the Downbeat article Lawrence mentions)Ghatam drumsPianist Kris Davis------------------• Did you enjoy this episode? Rate Spotlight On ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.• Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of Spotlight On in your podcast app of choice.• Looking for more? Visit spotlightonpodcast.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Spotlight On email newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

M

M

Hey BetterSax players I'm very excited for this podcast, my guest is Donny McCaslin one of the most exciting saxophone players of our generation. He's been making incredible music for quite a while now having recorded more than a dozen albums as a leader and several dozen more as a sideman, he is perhaps most well known for his work on David Bowie's final album Blackstar. In our interview we talk about his latest album I Want More and his upcoming tour. We get into where he finds inspiration that fuels his unique sound and style, what he works on with his students at the New England Conservatory of music and the Manhattan school of music, and we also discuss the particular challenges facing young musicians starting their careers today. I'm sure you're going to enjoy this one as much as I did. https://www.donnymccaslin.com/ BETTERSAX SHED - all my free lesson downloads https://bettersax.com/shed ♫ BETTERSAX COURSES ♪ https://bettersax.com/products Awesome Backing Tracks - https://bettertrax.com ★ Other Sax Gear I Love ★ The Better Sax Alto Saxophone - https://geni.us/BKIGTw ReedGeek Geeklet - https://bettersax.com/store/geeklet/ Ultimate Saxophone Swab Kit - https://bettersax.com/product/bettersax-ultimate-sax-swab-kit/ Ultimate Reed Case - https://bettersax.com/product/bettersax-deluxe-wooden-reed-case/ BetterSax Gear Recommendations on Sweetwater https://imp.i114863.net/bettersax ↪My Amazon Gear Recommendations Page: https://goo.gl/px3AvY INSTAGRAM & FACEBOOK https://instagram.com/bettersax https://facebook.com/bettersax DISCLAIMER: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and then buy something, I may receive a small commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Greetings from the Vital Information 40th Anniversary tour. We're out on the west coast of the US, and having a blast. Donny McCaslin stopped by our show in Santa Cruz last night and melted a few faces, and we're now up in Oregon enjoying our first day off, and preparing for the last four shows of this leg of the tour. I'm psyched to be able to carry a touring podcast setup and still be able to bring you this every week. I know it's a day late, but travel, combined with an incredibly slow laptop that is allergic to video and audio editing, got the better of me with the workload. I'm looking forward to being back in my studio and being able to share some video and audio from the shows, but until then, enjoy the episode and don't forget the pre-sale for the new album is up and running! Get your copy now and follow the journey to Argentina as the project unfolds and takes shape. Get full access to Janek's Newsletter at janekgwizdala.substack.com/subscribe

Known as one of the most eclectic trumpet players in New York City, Bailey is an in-demand musician and teaching artist on call for everything from traditional jazz to R&B and Pop, to classical. He became a member of The Buddy Rich Band while still in college, and his career has included long-running gigs with Ray Charles, master conguero and bandleader Ray Barretto, The Woody Herman Orchestra, and Frank Sinatra, Jr. His work with Latin Jazz innovator Arturo O'Farrill won two Grammy awards for the albums The Offense of the Drum and Cuba - The Conversation Continues. He has played on more than 70 albums and, as a jazz educator, has taught at the University of Miami and Florida International University. A trumpet prodigy, Bailey's spectacular gifts began to be noticed as a high school musician in 1984 when DownBeat Magazine cited him in its annual Student Music Awards for outstanding performances in both the classical and jazz trumpet categories, noting “Shades of Wynton!” The same year, he was a finalist in the National Foundation for Advancements in the Arts (NFAA) Arts Recognition and Talent Search, along with Donny McCaslin and Bill Charlap; and won the National Association of Jazz Educators' Youth Talent Contest. Later, as a senior at the Eastman School of Music, he won DownBeat's Best Instrumental Soloist award. Looking back, he says, “It all started for me when I discovered Clifford Brown. Clifford was the centerpiece of the golden era of jazz trumpet, and a great place to begin my lifelong study of the instrument. He was influenced by everyone before him, and became an influence on everyone after.” Bailey, who continues to teach privately, believes that educating the next generation of musicians is essential for any artist. “In American culture, where the arts are often ignored or deemphasized in both schools and the mainstream media, it is up to us, the artists, to inspire an appreciation for great art,” he says. “By keeping performance standards as high as possible and sharing our devotion with others, especially children, we enrich countless lives.” In this episode, John shares his background, education, and musical journey.  If you enjoyed this episode please make sure to subscribe, follow, rate, and/or review this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, ect. Connect with us on all social media platforms and at www.improvexchange.com

Tons of new releases ahoy... We feature some that bring unbridled energy, with a focus on South Korean and North European artists, and a tribute to the French master of humor, erotism, subversion and wordplay, Serge Gainsbourg. The playlist features Donny McCaslin; Avram Fefer; Matthew Halsall; Sun-Mi Hong; Marilyn Mazur; Song Yi Jeon, Vinícius Gomes; Mikkel Ploug; Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Camille Bertault. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16663757/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Les Goemons"). Happy listening!

Mike's singular and very personal musical style seeks to blur the lines between song and solo, while connecting a wide range of musical genres that influence him. The press says this approach is “…beguilingly atmospheric…” (Time Out New York) and that “Baggetta's music is quietly transgressive… Even when he plays a lot of notes, his playing can sound almost static, as though ideas were being snagged out of thin air.” (Hartford Courant)   Baggetta's most recent release is the album Everywhen We Go, his second album with drummer Jim Keltner and bassist Mike Watt on the BIG EGO label. He also leads the band mssv, is a post-genre power trio featuring the iconoclastic rhythm team of drummer Stephen Hodges and bassist Mike Watt. They have just released their self-titled debut studio album, Main Steam Stop Valve, on BIG EGO Records, following up 2020's Live Flowers album on Striped Light Records, recorded live in Philadelphia, PA and Northampton, MA (with special guest J Mascis), as well as 3 limited edition 7” releases recorded solely over quarantine, featuring guest artists Petra Haden and Nels Cline. After completing their first full US tour in spring 2022 mssv recorded their second full length album for release next year. This band grew out of Baggetta's first album for BIG EGO, Wall of Flowers, which featured a reimagining of his music alongside bassist Mike Watt and drummer Jim Keltner.  Baggetta has had the pleasure to work all over the world with a wide range of visionary musicians across many generations including David Torn, Jim Keltner, Mike Watt, Nels Cline, Psychic Temple, Jeff Coffin, Henry Kaiser, Petra Haden, Rev. Fred Lane, Donny McCaslin, Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Joseph C. Philips' Numinous, Imani Uzuri, Viktor Krauss, David Wax Museum, Julian Lage, Jon Irabagon, Jerome Harris, Tom Harrell, Eivind Opsvik, Jeremy Udden, and Ruth Brown among many others. Everywhen We Go - the new album from Mike Baggetta / Jim Keltner / Mike Watt - is available for pre-order HEREOfficially out Nov. 18 on BIG EGO Records, you can reserve your copy of the limited edition 1st vinyl pressing of 500, featuring a hand-stamped foil number, and get an immediate download of the title track/single now, and the rest of the album on release day. Mike Baggetta's Info  https://mikebaggetta.com  

Today we talk to Donny McCaslin about his constantly evolving career and what we can learn from him about change. 

The Ostara Project, Neil Swainson, Grant Stewart, Alexander Claffy, Seamus Blake, Donny McCaslin, Mark Guiliana, Nate Wood, Kneebody, Denin Slage-Koch & Bobby Wiens, Robert Diack, Allison Miller & Carmen Staaf, Allison Miller & Jane Ira BloomPlaylist: The Ostara Project, featuring Joanna Majoko, Allison Au, Rachel Therrien, Jocelyn Gould, Amanda Tosoff, Jodi Proznick & Sanah Kadoura - Bye Bye BlackbirdNeil Swainson - Fire in the WestGrant Stewart Quartet with Bruce Harris - Mo Is OnAlexander Claffy - Your FlowersSeamus Blake - Points of a StarDonny McCaslin - Body BlowMark Guiliana - a path to blissNate Wood - No!Kneebody - Drum Battle (Live)Denin Slage-Koch, Bobby Wiens - I'd Say It's Going Very WellRobert Diack - HoundstoothAllison Miller & Carmen Staaf - Top ShelfAllison Miller & Jane Ira Bloom - A & J's Test Kitchen

Hey Songsters! Summer is flying by! I'm away at summer camp for two more weeks, but am delighted to present this previous interview with David Bowie collaborator, tenor saxophonist, composer, and excellent dude Donny McCaslin. Enjoy!

Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie (Bloomsbury, 2022) takes a close look at David Bowie's ambitious last works: his surprise 'comeback' project The Next Day (2013), the off-Broadway musical Lazarus (2015) and the album that preceded the artist's death in 2016 by two days, Blackstar. The book explores the swirl of themes that orbit and entangle these projects from a starting point in musical analysis and features new interviews with key collaborators from the period: producer Tony Visconti, graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook, musical director Henry Hey, saxophonist Donny McCaslin and assistant sound engineer Erin Tonkon. These works tackle the biggest of ideas: identity, creativity, chaos, transience and immortality. They enact a process of individuation for the Bowie meta-persona and invite us to consider what happens when a star dies. In our universe, dying stars do not disappear - they transform into new stellar objects, remnants and gravitational forces. The radical potential of the Blackstar is demonstrated in the rock star supernova that creates a singularity resulting in cultural iconicity. It is how a man approaching his own death can create art that illuminates the immortal potential of all matter in the known universe. Leah Kardos is a senior lecturer in music at Kingston University London, UK, where she co-founded the Visconti Studio with music producer Tony Visconti. She specializes in the areas of record production, pop aesthetics and criticism, and exploring interdisciplinary approaches to creative practice. Leah Kardos on Twitter Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM, serves as a co-chair of the associate board at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and volunteers in the music archive at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Bradley Morgan on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie (Bloomsbury, 2022) takes a close look at David Bowie's ambitious last works: his surprise 'comeback' project The Next Day (2013), the off-Broadway musical Lazarus (2015) and the album that preceded the artist's death in 2016 by two days, Blackstar. The book explores the swirl of themes that orbit and entangle these projects from a starting point in musical analysis and features new interviews with key collaborators from the period: producer Tony Visconti, graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook, musical director Henry Hey, saxophonist Donny McCaslin and assistant sound engineer Erin Tonkon. These works tackle the biggest of ideas: identity, creativity, chaos, transience and immortality. They enact a process of individuation for the Bowie meta-persona and invite us to consider what happens when a star dies. In our universe, dying stars do not disappear - they transform into new stellar objects, remnants and gravitational forces. The radical potential of the Blackstar is demonstrated in the rock star supernova that creates a singularity resulting in cultural iconicity. It is how a man approaching his own death can create art that illuminates the immortal potential of all matter in the known universe. Leah Kardos is a senior lecturer in music at Kingston University London, UK, where she co-founded the Visconti Studio with music producer Tony Visconti. She specializes in the areas of record production, pop aesthetics and criticism, and exploring interdisciplinary approaches to creative practice. Leah Kardos on Twitter Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM, serves as a co-chair of the associate board at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and volunteers in the music archive at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Bradley Morgan on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie (Bloomsbury, 2022) takes a close look at David Bowie's ambitious last works: his surprise 'comeback' project The Next Day (2013), the off-Broadway musical Lazarus (2015) and the album that preceded the artist's death in 2016 by two days, Blackstar. The book explores the swirl of themes that orbit and entangle these projects from a starting point in musical analysis and features new interviews with key collaborators from the period: producer Tony Visconti, graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook, musical director Henry Hey, saxophonist Donny McCaslin and assistant sound engineer Erin Tonkon. These works tackle the biggest of ideas: identity, creativity, chaos, transience and immortality. They enact a process of individuation for the Bowie meta-persona and invite us to consider what happens when a star dies. In our universe, dying stars do not disappear - they transform into new stellar objects, remnants and gravitational forces. The radical potential of the Blackstar is demonstrated in the rock star supernova that creates a singularity resulting in cultural iconicity. It is how a man approaching his own death can create art that illuminates the immortal potential of all matter in the known universe. Leah Kardos is a senior lecturer in music at Kingston University London, UK, where she co-founded the Visconti Studio with music producer Tony Visconti. She specializes in the areas of record production, pop aesthetics and criticism, and exploring interdisciplinary approaches to creative practice. Leah Kardos on Twitter Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM, serves as a co-chair of the associate board at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and volunteers in the music archive at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Bradley Morgan on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie (Bloomsbury, 2022) takes a close look at David Bowie's ambitious last works: his surprise 'comeback' project The Next Day (2013), the off-Broadway musical Lazarus (2015) and the album that preceded the artist's death in 2016 by two days, Blackstar. The book explores the swirl of themes that orbit and entangle these projects from a starting point in musical analysis and features new interviews with key collaborators from the period: producer Tony Visconti, graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook, musical director Henry Hey, saxophonist Donny McCaslin and assistant sound engineer Erin Tonkon. These works tackle the biggest of ideas: identity, creativity, chaos, transience and immortality. They enact a process of individuation for the Bowie meta-persona and invite us to consider what happens when a star dies. In our universe, dying stars do not disappear - they transform into new stellar objects, remnants and gravitational forces. The radical potential of the Blackstar is demonstrated in the rock star supernova that creates a singularity resulting in cultural iconicity. It is how a man approaching his own death can create art that illuminates the immortal potential of all matter in the known universe. Leah Kardos is a senior lecturer in music at Kingston University London, UK, where she co-founded the Visconti Studio with music producer Tony Visconti. She specializes in the areas of record production, pop aesthetics and criticism, and exploring interdisciplinary approaches to creative practice. Leah Kardos on Twitter Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM, serves as a co-chair of the associate board at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and volunteers in the music archive at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Bradley Morgan on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/music

Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie (Bloomsbury, 2022) takes a close look at David Bowie's ambitious last works: his surprise 'comeback' project The Next Day (2013), the off-Broadway musical Lazarus (2015) and the album that preceded the artist's death in 2016 by two days, Blackstar. The book explores the swirl of themes that orbit and entangle these projects from a starting point in musical analysis and features new interviews with key collaborators from the period: producer Tony Visconti, graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook, musical director Henry Hey, saxophonist Donny McCaslin and assistant sound engineer Erin Tonkon. These works tackle the biggest of ideas: identity, creativity, chaos, transience and immortality. They enact a process of individuation for the Bowie meta-persona and invite us to consider what happens when a star dies. In our universe, dying stars do not disappear - they transform into new stellar objects, remnants and gravitational forces. The radical potential of the Blackstar is demonstrated in the rock star supernova that creates a singularity resulting in cultural iconicity. It is how a man approaching his own death can create art that illuminates the immortal potential of all matter in the known universe. Leah Kardos is a senior lecturer in music at Kingston University London, UK, where she co-founded the Visconti Studio with music producer Tony Visconti. She specializes in the areas of record production, pop aesthetics and criticism, and exploring interdisciplinary approaches to creative practice. Leah Kardos on Twitter Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM, serves as a co-chair of the associate board at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and volunteers in the music archive at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Bradley Morgan on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture

In this episode of LINER NOTES I speak with guitarist, composer, and now lyricist Freddie Bryant about his song cycle Upper West Side Love Story. With the help of vocalist Carla Cook and soloists Regina Carter, Steve Wilson, and Donny McCaslin, Freddie pays homage to his New York City childhood neighborhood and takes the listener on a journey of the changes it has endured. You can visit upperwestsidelovestory.com to learn more.

My guest today is Ben Rubin a producer, mixer, bassist, and composer in Brooklyn NY. Whether he's melding hip-hop and jazz with legends like Masta Ace and Donny McCaslin, playing upright bass at the Newport Jazz Festival with Dred Scott Trio, remixing Karsh Kale or WuTang's Killah Priest, rockin' on electric bass with Marshall Crenshaw, or producing Peter Bernstein solo jazz guitar, Grammy-nominated producer/(re)mixer/bassist/composer Ben Rubin (aka Benny Cha Cha) is renowned for making records that are pure or genre-bending or both. Picked seven times as a “Rising Star Producer” in DownBeat Magazine's International Critics' Poll, Rubin has well over 100 album credits to his name. Lately, he has been working with a diversity of artists including Queen Esther, Erik Deutsch & Theo Bleckmann, Steve Conte (New York Dolls), Stripmall Ballads, Rachel Eckroth (St Vincent), Lower Power, Caleb Wheeler Curtis, Drifter feat. Lucy Woodward, Buzzed Armstrong, and Jon Irabagon, as well as labels like Ropeadope, Sunnyside and Imani. Most recently, Rubin's attention has focused on Analog Players Society at the Bridge Studio in Brooklyn with APS founder Amon Drum creating cut-up hip-hop instrumental records and jazz albums released on Ropeadope and described by Downbeat Magazine as “truly compelling.” featuring legendary Juice Crew MC Masta Ace described as “in the direct lineage of classics like A Tribe Called Quest's Low-End Theory, and Guru's Jazzmatazz.” Bens production and mixing credits include Walking Distance feat. Jason Moran, Grammy nominated composer/pianist Emilio Solla, and many recordings for Smalls Live Records releasing more than 30 records with jazz greats including Larry Goldings, Louis Hayes, Tom Harrell, Johnny O'Neal, Chris Potter, Tim Ries, Roy Hargrove, Mulgrew Miller, Seamus Blake, and Cyrille Aimeé to name just a few. As a bassist, Ben has toured and recorded both upright and electric bass with a diversity of artists, including Dred Scott Trio, Patti Smith, James Maddock, Courtney Love, Mary J. Blige, Moby, Bill Frisell, and his own acclaimed, genre-bending band Mudville which I believe my brother Nate played in at one point. Ben has also composed scores for features and short films, including director Nelson Kim's feature film debut, Someone Else, which premiered at the Miami International Film Festival in 2015. Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: http://MixMasterBundle.com THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy Use code ROCKSTAR to get 10% https://samplyaudio.com Use code RSR20 to get 20% off for the first 3 months https://carltatzdesign.com/Mixroom-Mentor https://www.Spectra1964.com http://MacSales.com/Rockstars http://iZotope.com/Rockstars use code ROCK10 for 10% off http://www.thetoyboxstudio.com http://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com Hear guests discography on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2aB7hmdR5SWAEgLBsSPPaf?si=03284414c7fd418e If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/Review CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: http://RSRockstars.com/342

In this episode, we discuss:How he landed the drum chair at Moulin Rouge.What he does to avoid drumming injuries. Advice he would give to people interested in playing drums for Broadway musicals.Playing Giant Steps on the oboe.His experience recording the cast recording for the revival of Pippin.What are the things a drummer should never do in a Broadway pit.Grammy-Award winning drummer, composer & bandleader Jared Schonig has toured and/or recorded internationally with Nicholas Payton, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Donny McCaslin, Darcy James Argue & Secret Society, The 8-Bit Big Band, Miho Hazama & m_Unit, Laurence Hobgood, Tim Hagans, Fred Hersch, Wycliffe Gordon, Tom Harrell, Joe Locke, and Ernie Watts among others. A favorite among vocalists, Schonig has toured with Grammy Award-winners Kurt Elling, The New York Voices, Kristen Chenoweth, Cynthia Erivo, and singer/songwriter Donna Lewis, in addition to rising vocal supergroup Duchess, Spencer Day, Laila Biali and Shayna Steele. He has performed around the world from Carnegie Hall to festivals in Zimbabwe. Schonig co-led The Wee Trio, which released five critically-acclaimed albums over the past 8 years. The group received praise from numerous publications and toured internationally. He recently recorded two solo albums of original music (one quintet and one big band) in the fall of 2021 to critical acclaim.  When at home in New York City, Schonig is a fixture in both the jazz and Broadway scene- he recently held the drum chair for the critically acclaimed Tony, Grammy and Emmy-award winning Broadway Revival of The Color Purple and is currently playing drums and percussion for the 10-time Tony-winning Moulin Rouge! The Musical. He also is an in-demand drummer/percussionist for studio recordings, jingle sessions and other commercial music recordings. Clayton Craddock hosts the Broadway Drumming 101 Podcast and Newsletter. He has held the drum chair in several hit broadway and off-broadway musicals, including Tick, tick…BOOM!, Altar Boyz, Memphis The Musical, Lady Day At Emerson's Bar and Grill and Ain't Too Proud. The Broadway Drumming 101 Instagram page: InstagramThe Broadway Drumming 101 YouTube page: YouTubeFor more about Clayton, click HERE Get full access to Broadway Drumming 101 at broadwaydrumming101.substack.com/subscribe

Parker and Max get blurry as Donny McCaslin makes genre lines disappear. ContactEmail: themusiciansmusicianpodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @tmmpod_Instagram: @tmmpodFacebook: The Musician's Musician Podcast @tmmpodWebsite: www.tmmpod.comSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=_XSUQsQrjEC7VE6lzY-Q3cOF3ODg1MEfqF-bS0ClsKmNSGc6Kvf2hUWccWN6OIoj-Wl-eyi1qhoVvnlm)

Mike Epstein is the President and Founder of Epstein & Company, an international booking agency that represents a roster of brilliant artists, including Maria Schneider, Fred Hersch, Cyrille Aimee, Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, Donny McCaslin and more. His agency offers booking services for professional touring artists as well as value added services for those who need them including travel, logistics, advancing dates, and tour marketing. We chat about Mike's Artist Growth Process™, a unique process built around their individual clients' biggest goals that focuses on maximising performance opportunities, increasing artist fees, and growing their fan base so they are free to focus on creating and performing. Mike's MO for guiding his artists is also generously made available to any musicians who visit the Epstein & Co. website. Show Notes: Tracks Played: – Emmet Cohen: Future Stride – Banda Magda: El Pescador – Maria Schneider: Braided Together – Kat Edmonson: A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes – Cyrille Aimee: There's A Lull In My Life Mentioned links: Grow Your Art With Maria Schneider, Mike Epstein and Ann Braithwaite Speaking Of The Arts Podcast Live From Emmet's Place The Kat Edmonson Show “The Insider” is a spin-off series with monthly episodes. Patreon members at the $10/month tier receive these episodes a month before the general public. If you would like to support The Jazz Session, please do consider becoming a Patreon member over at https://www.patreon.com/thejazzsession

Mike Epstein is the President and Founder of Epstein & Company, an international booking agency that represents a roster of brilliant artists, including Maria Schneider, Fred Hersch, Cyrille Aimee, Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, Donny McCaslin and more. His agency offers booking services for professional touring artists as well as value added services for those who need them including travel, logistics, advancing dates, and tour marketing. We chat about Mike's Artist Growth Process™, a unique process built around their individual clients' biggest goals that focuses on maximising performance opportunities, increasing artist fees, and growing their fan base so they are free to focus on creating and performing. Mike's MO for guiding his artists is also generously made available to any musicians who visit the Epstein & Co. website. Show Notes: Tracks Played: – Emmet Cohen: Future Stride – Banda Magda: El Pescador – Maria Schneider: Braided Together – Kat Edmonson: A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes – Cyrille Aimee: There's A Lull In My Life Mentioned links: Grow Your Art With Maria Schneider, Mike Epstein and Ann Braithwaite Speaking Of The Arts Podcast Live From Emmet's Place The Kat Edmonson Show “The Insider” is a spin-off series with monthly episodes. Patreon members at the $10/month tier receive these episodes a month before the general public. If you would like to support The Jazz Session, please do consider becoming a Patreon member over at https://www.patreon.com/thejazzsession

Composer and saxophonist Donny McCaslin is perhaps best known for his work as the bandleader on David Bowie's final album, Black Star. We talk about what it was like collaborating with a musical icon (Bowie's advice: it's good to be uncomfortable), tips on working with different producers while maintaining one's voice, embodying the authentic self, and readjusting after trauma. The groove is deep. The words are wise. You'll be glad you listened. Learn more about Donny HERE Songs featured in this episode: What About the Body Head of Mine Full episode notes, workshops, and more at www.thesonginside.me Buy me a mocha or leave me a note! www.buymeacoffee.com/thesonginside Please rate and review! Apple Spotify

American jazz saxophonist, Donny McCaslin, has recorded over a dozen albums as a bandleader in addition to many sideman appearances, including on David Bowie's final studio album, Blackstar. He is a two-time Grammy nominee. His most recent album, Blow, is described as “a daring fusion of vibrant electronica, and bombastic art-rock.” Donny joins The Playful Musician to chat about his recent tour in Europe and how good it felt to play live again. He shares what it was like recording with David Bowie and how that had a tremendous impact on his artistic growth. We chat about jazz influences, learning solos by ear versus transcription, and practice routines. Donny shares the lessons he's learned during the pandemic, including how to slow down and enjoy every moment on the stage and in life. 

Ike Sturm is a bassist, composer and bandleader in New York City. He is the Music Director for the Jazz Ministry at Saint Peter's Church in Manhattan. He has performed with Alarm Will Sound, the International Contemporary Ensemble, Gene Bertoncini, Ingrid Jensen, Donny McCaslin, Bobby McFerrin, Ben Monder, Maria Schneider and Kenny Wheeler. His large-scale Jazz Mass album received a 4 1/2 star rating from DOWNBEAT magazine and was named among the “Best CDs of the Year.” Ike joins The Playful Musician to discuss his educational ensemble at Saint Peter's Church, Jazz 4 All. We talk about how jazz music is a good fit for churches and Ike shares what it was like growing up with a music icon as a father. We chat how he found his way to the bass, his mentors and musical influences, and how the outdoors influence his music. Ike shares how his playing and writing go hand in hand and how the pandemic has changed his writing process.

The Best Music Podcast #13 | Jason Camelio — Trombone, Guitar, Composition | Taking Berklee Global, The Importance of Collaboration! #JasonCamelio #Berkleeglobal #Berkleeespanol Website: www.jasoncamelio.com @jasoncamelio for FB, IG and Twitter @berkleeglobal for FB, IG and Twitter for Berklee Global Initiatives: linktr.ee/berkleeglobal @berkleeespanol for FB, IG and Twitter for Berklee Espanol and Berklee Latino Get a consultation for your near-real-time setup: info@jasoncamelio.com Jamulus software: https://jamulus.io/ Loopback.com: https://rogueamoeba.com/loopback/ DÚBH as co-writer/co-producer with Damien Bracken, guitarist and vocalist Releasing a vEP (video EP) Videos are available at www.dubhmusic.com Jason Camelio is a composer, arranger, songwriter, trombonist, guitarist, producer, and global educational programs and partnerships developer. He leads his jazz octet Bending Dogma; co-founded the Big Bang Evolutionary Big Band (BBEBB), a jazz composers' workshop big band; and is the co-leader, guitarist, and songwriter in the rock group DÚBH, The BBEBB, the Fenway Brass Art Orchestra (for which he also was the co-director).  Phil Wilson's Rainbow Band, Greg Hopkin's Concert Jazz Orchestra, and the Big Band of the National Conservatory of Music - Dominican Republic have performed his original compositions and arrangements. Jason has performed with artists and groups such as Kimo William's Kimotion, Creative Ensemble Collective (featuring Donny McCaslin and Jeff Taylor), Phil Wilson, Oscar Stagnaro, Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra (JCA), Fernando Huergo Big Band, Jim Odgren, Jim Kelly, Ryles Jazz Orchestra, Big and Phat Jazz Orchestra, Boston Horns Big Band, Picante Salsa, Impacto Latino, Puerto Rico Latin Sound and many more. Recordings Jason co-produced, written, and/or performed on include Phil Wilson's From the Vault, Vol. 1 with Alex Leiva; and the full-length album "This is DÚBH". Recording performances include Dweezil Zappa's “Via Zammata', "Danilo Perez's "The Panama Suite”; Stephen Webber's “Stylus Symphony;” Mike MacAllister's "Finder's Keepers;” Christine Fawson's "Happy Talk,” featuring Phil Wilson; Chris Opperman's "Chamber Music From Hell with Kurt Morgan and Fernando Huergo's Big Band "The Possibility of Change". As the assistant vice president for global initiatives at Berklee, Jason works with a range of creative and passionate people from educational, business, and government entities; developing opportunities for skilled, talented, and motivated performing artists to reach their career goals. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebestmusicpodcast Blog: https://bestmusiccoach.blogspot.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thebestmusicpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebestmusicpodcast/ 0:00 Intro 3:33 Warm-up questions 4:36 CMFH: Playing trombone with algorithms 11:02 Playing with robot precision 14:24 DÚBH 21:00 Being a decent human 24:33 It takes a village to raise a track 27:00 You can benefit by being many things 28:28 Berklee Global Initiatives Team 34:45 Dan's first college experience at a Berklee Global Partner 41:10 Why we need tough music teachers 44:43 Finding success outside of the USA 48:45 Tips on finding your audience 53:11 Using diversity for success 59:44 The search for near-real-time virtual jams 1:10:00 Jamulus and Loopback 1:19:46 How to use Jamulus outside of the 500-mile radius 1:29:03 Lifestyle: Jetlag 1:32:19 Lifestyle: Airplane food vs. squirrel food 1:35:47 Lifestyle: How do people in your life support you? 1:41:27 Lifestyle: How do you define yourself? 1:45:52 Practice: On the road 1:48:14 Practice: Invent your own exercises 1:48:54 Practice: Maximum effective duration + segmentation 1:55:26 Performance anxiety 2:00:43 Don't overthink your music #musicians #songwriter #songwriters #composers #musicmajor #musicmajors #musiceducator #musiceducators #musiceducation #podcast #thebestmusicpodcast #clips #musicpodcast #singer #guitarist #guitarplayer #trombonist #trumpet #violin #viola #cello #bass #brass #trombone #mandolin #banjo #drums #percussion #timpani #marimba #oboe #sax #saxophone #clarinet #basoon #alto #soprano #tenor #piano #keyboard Logo, Intro Video, and Branding: Arron Leishman Audio and Video: Zach Ramey zacherylramey@gmail.com Dan's Thumbnail Photo: John Mollura Photography

Listen to the Best Music Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and watch on YouTube: https://linktr.ee/thebestmusicpodcast The Best Music Podcast #7 | Cédric Hanriot— Piano | Using Clicks & Samples in Jazz Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cedrichanriot YouTube https://www.youtube.com/cedrichanriotmusic Website http://www.cedrichanriot.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cedrichanriot_piano/ Cédric Hanriot is a French pianist, bandleader, music composer, arranger, sound designer, music producer, and educator who has worked on Grammy Award-winning projects. Cédric's versatility has allowed him to work in the fields of jazz, jazz fusion, r'n'b, hip hop, funk, latin, electronic, pop and also film scoring. He worked on 8 of 12 songs on the Grammy-winning album Beautiful Life by Dianne Reeves - He is a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright scholarship, used towards music studies at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. Cédric Hanriot has collaborated or played on records with some of the following international music icons and legends: Dianne Reeves, John Patitucci, Gregoire Maret, Terri Lyne Carrington, Donny McCaslin, Clarence Penn, Terreon Gully, Jeff Ballard, as well as Gregory Porter, Lalah Hathaway, Raul Midon, Lizz Wright, Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole, Lulu Gainsbourg, George Duke, Robert Glasper, Esperanza Spalding, Meshell Ndegeocello, Alex Han, Otis Brown III, Jason Palmer, Michael Janisch, and Franck Agulhon Performances Include Kennedy Center (Washington, DC), Tanglewood Jazz Festival (MA), Joe's Pub (NYC), Iridium (NYC), the talk show “Says You” on NPR National Public Radio. 0:00 Intro 1:57 Warm-up Questions 7:52 Switching careers to music & Cédric's first band 13:39 The show must go on 16:14 Switching careers to music 2 21:38 Fullbright grant 22:52 Adding the third 25:05 Music school vs Use your ears 26:42 Berklee School of Music 28:13 Album: French Stories 35:31 Rhythm and math 39:28 Album: French Stories 2 41:34 Project: CH3 47:09 Real-time live sampling during a show 51:50 KS2: Using a click and samples in jazz? 57:23 Album: Day (KS2) 1:00:18 Virtual jazz 1:02:38 Album: Grammy-winning Beautiful Life by Dianne Reeves 1:05:51 Project: Polaroid Songs - Symphony Orchestra!!!!! 1:11:03 Lifestyle: Sleep 1:12:00 Lifestyle: Mindfulness & meditation 1:12:46 Lifestyle: Exercise 1:16:02 Practice: What time of day? 1:18:02 Practice: How many hours a day? 1:19:19 Practice: Maximum duration? 1:21:24 Practice: The science of sleep and music practice 1:23:10 Practice: Forced rest 1:24:46 Practice: What is easy and difficult 1:27:00 Practice: Injury 1:30:53 Creativity: Steps to stay creative 1:32:27 Creativity: Time of day? 1:33:18 Burnout 1:39:10 Performance anxiety 1:41:20 Practice: How to divide practice time Burnout book Cédric recommends: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/162336793X/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 #musicians #songwriter #songwriters #composers #musicmajor #musicmajors #musiceducator #musiceducators #musiceducation #podcast #thebestmusicpodcast #clips #musicpodcast #singer #guitarist #guitarplayer #trombonist #trumpet #violin #viola #cello #bass #brass #trombone #mandolin #banjo #drums #percussion #timpani #marimba #oboe #sax #saxophone #clarinet #basoon #alto #soprano #tenor #piano #keyboard Logo, Intro Video, and Branding: Arron Leishman Audio and Video: Zach Ramey zacherylramey@gmail.com Video Thumbnail: Jean Tomasulo https://www.behance.net/jeantomasulo Dan's Thumbnail Photo: John Mollura Photography

Trailer for Uniquely Human: The PodcastPlay the audio…FeaturingShow NotesWe are so excited to share this original podcast series, Uniquely Human: The Podcast. An expansion upon Barry's groundbreaking book, Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism, this podcast is for autistic people and the parents, people, and professionals who love them. Enjoy the trailer, and we'll see you soon!ACKNOWLEDGMENTSMusicMatt Savage, courtesy of Savage RecordsMatt Savage is an autistic jazz musician, composer, and bandleader. Matt has collaborated with jazz greats like Chick Corea, the Ellington All Stars, Chaka Khan, Wynton Marsalis, Bobby Watson, Clark Terry, Jimmy Heath, Jason Moran, Arturo O'Farrill, John Pizzarelli, Joshua Redman, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jon Faddis, Jerry Bergonzi. Donny McCaslin, and more. He has recorded more than a dozen records and graciously contributes the music for Uniquely Human.Production and Sound DesignELEVATEDSTUDIOUniquely Human: The Podcast is produced, engineered, and edited by Elevated Studio in Denver, Colorado. Owned and operated by co-host Dave Finch, Elevated Studio produces digital media assets and content strategies for the electronics, entertainment, and lifestyle industries.