Podcasts about jazz singers

Acclaimed genre-crossing songwriter and interpreter Madeleine Peyroux takes stock of her songwriting over the years and shares insights into the creation of her latest album. PART ONEPaul and Scott talk music books, the value of recording, and whether or not performers should stick to a strict or loose interpretation of a song when performing live. PART TWOOur in-depth conversation with Madeleine PeyrouxABOUT MADELEINE PEYROUXMadeleine Peyroux moved to Paris with her mother at the age of 12 and began singing with street musicians while still a teenager. She eventually joined the Lost Wandering Blues and Jazz Band, with whom she toured Europe. After being discovered by Atlantic Records she released her debut album, Dreamland, in 1996. Madeleine's commercial breakthrough came with the Gold-selling album Careless Love in 2004 and it's single, the self-penned “Don't Wait Too Long,” which was released by Rounder Records and topped the jazz charts. The follow-up album, Half the Perfect World, hit the Top 40 on Billboard's US album chart. Her 2009 album, Bare Bones, was the first to feature all original material. She moved to Decca Records for the Standing on the Rooftop album in 2011 and has since released four additional studio albums. Her latest effort, Let's Walk, features all original material and continues to showcase her masterful blending of jazz, blues, folk, pop, and more. 

This week I'm highlighting an episode from the archive, with the brilliant multi-talented  Diane Nalini who is an incredibly nuanced jazz singer, and composer. She performs in 4 languages and teaches jazz ukulele as well. I hope you'll join me in my fascination with the incredible range of Diane's interests and expertise. Besides being a phenomenal musician she also is a Rhodes scholar with Phd in Applied Physics from Oxford university and presently works in environmental science policy for the Canadian government. Not only is she a great lyricist, but she has also written songs inspired by great literature including Shakespeare, in jazz, blues, gospel, folk and bossa nova styles. During this conversation, she performs some of her original songs for us.  We recorded this in early in 2022, and as I release this again in 2024, I want to remind you that we're in Season 4 of this podcast, and if you love jazz singers, you may want to check out my episodes with Kellylee Evans,Ineke Vandoorn , and Renée Yoxon, among well over 100 episodes you may have missed. I'm an independent podcaster who really needs the help of my listeners to spread the word about this podcast, and if you can buy me a coffee to help out: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman⁠ Diane Nalini website: https://www.dianenalini.com/ Like all my episodes, you can also watch this on my YouTube or read the transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e12-s2-diane-nalini Did you know I send out an emailed podcast newsletter, where you can get access to Sneak Peeks for upcoming guests? https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter This podcast is on Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), LinkedIn: my Linktree https://linktr.ee/leahroseman photo: Adrian Cho Timestamps (00:00)Intro ( 00:53 )Shakespeare “Songs of Sweet Fire” ( 03:30 )Rhodes scholar, and Chinese calligraphy and watercolour painting with Virginia Chang, Bill Evans ( 08:07 )paintings for “Songs of Sweet Fire”, role as album producer (10:55) Diane's experience as a dancer and also starting to sing jazz songs at 3 years of age, also her experience of strict piano lessons ( 14:18 )National Ballet School summer program experience ( 15:49) first professional jazz gigs ( 16:57) Science mentors at Dawson College Richard Shoemaker and John Mohamed ( 17:58 )intro to her baritone ukulele and “Winter Eclipse” (19:04 )Song “Winter Eclipse” ( 23:13) discussion of her song “Kiss Me Like That” and astronomy ( 26:18 )Diane's work for Environment, Climate Change Canada (28:13 )discussion of her song “The Last Hurrah” ( 29:50) discussion of the challenges for individuals to limit consumption ( 34:48 )jazz ukulele, Diane's YouTube Ukulele for Jazz Singers, her (39:48 )teaching and performing online, connecting with people worldwide ( 41:37 )learning Portuguese (47:23 )Syncspace Live with husband Adrian Cho ( 56:00 )some advantages to online teaching ( 58:02 )introduction to song “Le Tournesol” ( 58:58 )Song “Le Tournesol” ( 01:02:01 )discussion about languages, etymology, Diane's father ( 01:06:13) singing Schubert Lieder, learning German ( 01:10:52 )turning down a recording contract offer, balancing a life in Science and Music ( 01:14:39) producing her first album, the process of putting together albums ( 01:16:34 )making new musical connections in England, joining a salsa band ( 01:22:04 )Diane's ukulele made by Luis Feu de Mesquita, also history of the ukulele (01:29:36) Future Perfect album, pandemic challenges, new songs (01:33:42 )Diane's creative process and memory for music ( 01:38:19) Diane's music in movies and tv shows ( 01:41:01) how listeners interpret songs so differently, including her song “After Dusk” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leah-roseman/message

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Good jazz and R&B music for adults from the 60s and 70s.

'Ik vind het belangrijk dat er een intentie in de woorden zit en een intentie in het verhaal' Ilse Huizinga is opgenomen in Scott Yanow's standaardwerk 'The Jazz Singers, the ultimate guide' als één van de beste jazz vocalisten ter wereld. Ze heeft meerdere veelgeprezen albums opgenomen, waarmee ze onder andere een Edison nominatie in de wacht sleepte en ze is regelmatig te zien en horen op tv en radio en podia over de hele wereld. Het overbrengen van de emotie en de intentie van het verhaal zijn voor haar steeds belangrijker geworden, met name sinds haar dochter 10 weken te vroeg geboren werd. Hoewel techniek nog steeds belangrijk is - in haar eigen woorden omschrijft ze zichzelf als een 'techniekfreak' - neemt ze nu als uitgangspunt de oprechtheid van een lied; het gevoel, de emoties overbrengen is veel belangrijker geworden. In de podcast komen de volgende onderwerpen langs: - Hoe haar liefde voor muziek begon met het binnen komen rollen van een piano - Niet direct naar het Conservatorium, maar eerst een andere richting gekozen - Een bijzonder compliment van haar zangdocent dat zorgde voor meer zelfvertrouwen - Een eigen jamsessie in Amsterdam in 'de Heeren van Aemstel' - De eerste cd in eigen beheer uitgebracht met waanzinnige recensies - De steeds grotere rol die het oprecht vertellen van het verhaal van een lied ging spelen nadat haar dochter 10 weken te vroeg werd geboren en de impact die dit had - Hoe het gedicht 'Caged bird' van Maya Angelou Ilse meteen raakte: A free bird leapson the back of the wind   and floats downstream   till the current endsand dips his wingin the orange sun raysand dares to claim the sky. But a bird that stalksdown his narrow cagecan seldom see throughhis bars of ragehis wings are clipped and   his feet are tiedso he opens his throat to sing. The caged bird sings   with a fearful trill   of things unknown   but longed for still   and his tune is heard   on the distant hill   for the caged bird   sings of freedom. - Het opnemen van het album 'Here's to Maya Angelou' - Tips voor zangers die jazz willen zingen: Luister naar de 3 'hogepriesteressen': Ella Fitzgerald ,Billy Holiday en Sarah Vaughn - Swing feel wat is het en hoe krijg je het? - Hoe ontwikkel je je als jazz zanger? - Hoe ga je om met zenuwen: zorg dat je voorbereid bent & krijg helder waar je precies bang voor bent - Hoe je de focus van jezelf kunt verleggen van 'bang zijn om te falen' naar 'ik kom hier om iets moois te delen' - Ilse's wens voor elke zanger Meer informatie over Ilse vind je op haar website: https://ilsehuizinga.com/ Op zangvakantie met Ilse? Kijk op www.zangvakanties.nl Op instagram kun je haar hier vinden: @ilsehuizinga

(Airdate 6/8/23) V. Shayne Frederick is a vocalist, pianist, recording artist, composer and educator with performances spanning two decades. Outside of a busy performance schedule, V. Shayne currently is an Adjunct Professor at The University of the Arts and a preschool music teacher. Twitter: @Vshaynef

Written in 1910 by African American songwriter Sheldon Brooks, the SOME OF THESE DAYS took on a new life after being embraced by popular Vaudeville singer SOPHIE TUCKER who made it her theme song and sang it nonstop in her act until her death in 1966. By 1966 the song had long before become a jazz standard. Besides Sophie's three pre-1930 recordings of it the tune was recorded by numerous Jazz Bands, Torch Singers, Jazz Singers, Washboard Bands and it could b e heard in "nightclub scenes" in numerous pre-code Hollywood films! We play play just a few of those versions! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support

After almost a decade of planning and putting it off, the boys finally face their greatest fear:  group jazz singing.  What happens when three or four hipsters harmonize?  Is it safe to even try to find out?  Mike's not sure about that, but we tried anyway, and came up with this insight: you can't keep a good Boswell down.   In pop matters, Pat brags about having seen all three incarnations of the Bad Plus live, so stay tuned for that.  Royal Bopsters- ANNIVERSARY EDITION; Boswell Sisters – A SAMPLER; Mel Torme and the Mel Tones – BACK IN TOWN; Lambert Hendricks & Ross- SING A SONG OF BASIE.

We now enter the unofficial Franklin Mint Month. Unofficial, because I just made it up in order to get through all of the records that make up this special section of my Dad's collection. So, get ready for some sweet vocal performances in Volume 88: Greatest Jazz Singers Part 1. Credits and copyrights Taken from the Franklin Mint Box Set Various – The Jazz Singers Label: The Franklin Mint Record Society – The Franklin Mint Record Society – FM JAZZ 007 Series: The Greatest Jazz Recordings Of All Time, Institute Of Jazz Studies Official Archive Collection Format: 4 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Red Box and Vinyl Box Set Country: Sweden Released: 1982 Genre: Jazz Ethel Waters– Guess Who's In Town Piano – James P. Johnson The Boswell Sisters– It's The Girl Double Bass – Joe Tarto Piano – Arthur Schutt Trumpet – Mannie Klein Violin – Joe Venuti Vocals – Connie, Helvetia, Martha Boswell, the Boswell Sisters Mildred Bailey– All Too Soon Double Bass – Frenchy Covetti Drums – Jimmy Hoskins Guitar – Dave Barbour Piano – Herman Chittison Vocals – Mildred Bailey Ivie Anderson– Big Butter And Egg Man Drums – Lee Young Guitar – Irving Ashby Piano, Arranged By – Phil Moore Tenor Saxophone – Lucky Thompson Trumpet – Karl George Vocals – Ivie Anderson orchestra playing so light behind her. Maxine Sullivan With Claude Thornhill's Orchestra– Blue Skies Alto Saxophone – Pete Brown  Clarinet – Buster Bailey Double Bass – John Kirby Drums – O'Neil Spencer Piano, Arranged By – Claude Thornhill Tenor Saxophone – Babe Russin Trumpet – Frankie Newton Vocals – Maxine Sullivan Julia Lee– My Sin Alto Saxophone – Benny Carter Cornet – Red Nichols Double Bass – Red Callender Drums – Baby Lovett Guitar – Jack Marshall Tenor Saxophone – David Cavanaugh Trombone – Vic Dickenson Vocals, Piano – Julia Lee Xylophone – Red Norvo Anita O'Day– Honeysuckle Rose Trombone – Joe Howard, Lloyd Elliott, Milt Bernhardt, Si Zentner I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.

A program from January of 2018. A lot of real jazz lovers express a rather loud indifference—bordering on contempt—for the role of ‘vocals’ in jazz. Comments like ‘cheesy lounge singers’, ‘they keep the instrumental soloists from truly stretching out’, they make jazz musicians into accompanists, etc. come up. Yet for many of us—-myself included—the vocalist…Continue reading Archives: Episode 17, Jazz Singers I Like

My guest today is Scott Yanow—one of the best known and most prolific jazz reviewers.Writing about jazz is special, because of the dynamic and fluid nature of the music. There is a basic melody in jazz…but only to begin with. The musicians, in their solos, interpret that melody and its underlying harmonic structure.And always, and without exception, that interpretation is different every time a jazz soloist plays.Here's an analogy for jazz beginners.Classical music, for instance, is like a play. The lines are written for the actors, who must use their skill to bring out the drama in the lines. But it's always the same lines, the same words.Jazz is like scintillating conversation. You don't say the same thing twice—for the sake of your friends I hope you don't. And how interesting you are depends on how much you know, and how well you say it.So, you see what I mean when I say that writing jazz reviews merits its own skill.Speaking of skill, Scott Yanow has authored 12 books, written over 20,000 recording reviews and over 900 liner notes. (Liner notes are those descriptive passages that accompany an album.)He has also written artist biographies and press releases for record labels, public relations firms and individual artists. And most easily accessible, he has written hundreds of summaries for jazzonthetube.com.Scott doesn't tire easily. And simply listening to him describe a typical day is enough to make most of us pine for a vacation.As I said earlier, it's all about how much you know and how well you say it. Scott Yanow knows a lot and says it in an unpretentious, direct and honest writing style.And now he joins us from his home near Los Angeles.ABOUT SCOTT YANOWScott Yanow was born in New York and grew up near Los Angeles. He became the jazz editor for Record Review, a now-legendary music magazine. Yanow has written for Jazz Times, Cadence, Coda, The Mississippi Rag, Jazz Forum, Jazz News, The Jazz Report, Planet Jazz, Jazz Now, Jazz Improv and other significant jazz magazines. He contributors to seven magazines: Downbeat, Jazziz, the NYC Jazz Record, the Los Angeles Jazz Scene, Jazz Artistry Now, the Jazz Rag and Syncopated Times. Yanow has written 12 books on jazz: The Jazz Singers, The Great Jazz Guitarists, Jazz On Film  Duke Ellington, Swing, Bebop, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Classic Jazz, Trumpet Kings, Jazz: A Regional Exploration,  the massive Jazz On Record 1917-76 and most recently Jazz Through The Eyes Of A Jazz Journalist (My Jazz Memoirs).Jazz Through The Eyes Of A Jazz Journalist: https://amzn.to/3PLnx5SWHAT'S THAT WORD?! - JAZZCo-host Pranati "Pea" Madhav joins Ramjee Chandran in the segment "What's That Word?", where they discuss the origins of "jazz" and tell jazz jokes.WANT TO BE ON THE SHOW?Reach us by mail: theliterarycity@explocity.com or simply, tlc@explocity.com.

Oh yeah! Sharpay's version of You're the Music in Me comes to an end and Chandra and the Tyler, the Amateur Nerds, have very little to say about Minute 75 of High School Musical 2. We do notice some good acting by Zac Efron, some choreography notes, and comparisons to the Muppets. Wildcat Minute is a production of the Amateur Nerds. Rate, review, subscribe, tell your friends! Follow us on Twitter @amateurnerds Email us amateurnerdspresent@gmail.com Logo by @tgoldenart Music by Joe Winslow

Diane Nalini is an incredibly nuanced jazz singer, and composer. She performs in 4 languages and teaches jazz ukulele as well. I hope you'll join me in my fascination with the incredible range of Diane's interests and expertise.  Besides being a phenomenal musician she also is a Rhodes scholar with Phd in Applied Physics from Oxford university and presently works in environmental  science policy for the Canadian government. Not only is she a great lyricist, but she has also written songs inspired by great literature including Shakespeare, in jazz, blues, gospel, folk and bossa nova styles. During this conversation, she performs some of her original songs for us, and I've added timestamps in the description of the episode for the many interesting topics we touched on as well as her incredible performances. The video version is linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e12-s2-diane-nalini Diane Nalini's website: https://www.dianenalini.com/about/ Give me a tip? You can get access to unique perks: https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Thanks! Timestamps: (00:00 Intro) (00:53) Shakespeare “Songs of Sweet Fire” (03:30) Rhodes scholar, and Chinese calligraphy and watercolour painting with Virginia Chang, Bill Evans (08:07) paintings for “Songs of Sweet Fire”, role as album producer (10:55) Diane's experience as a dancer and also starting to sing jazz songs at 3 years of age, also her experience of strict piano lessons (14:18) National Ballet School summer program experience (15:49) first professional jazz gigs (16:57) Science mentors at Dawson College Richard Shoemaker and John Mohamed (17:58) intro to her baritone ukulele and “Winter Eclipse” (19:04) Song “Winter Eclipse” (23:13) discussion of her song “Kiss Me Like That” and astronomy (26:18) Diane's work for Environment, Climate Change Canada (28:13) discussion of her song “The Last Hurrah” (29:50) discussion of the challenges for individuals to limit consumption (34:48) jazz ukulele, Diane's YouTube Ukulele for Jazz Singers, her workshops and teaching (39:48) teaching and performing online, connecting with people worldwide (41:37) learning Portuguese (47:23) Syncspace Live with husband Adrian Cho (56:00) some advantages to online teaching (58:02) introduction to song “Le Tournesol” (58:58) Song “Le Tournesol” (01:02:01) discussion about languages, etymology, Diane's father (01:06:13) singing Schubert Lieder, learning German (01:10:52) turning down a recording contract offer, balancing a life in Science and Music (01:14:39) producing her first album, the process of putting together albums (01:16:34) making new musical connections in England, joining a salsa band (01:22:04) Diane's ukulele made by Luis Feu de Mesquita, also history of the ukulele (01:29:36) Future Perfect album, pandemic challenges, new songs (01:33:42) Diane's creative process and memory for music (01:38:19) Diane's music in movies and tv shows (01:41:01) how listeners interpret songs so differently, including her song “After Dusk” photo credit: Adrian Cho --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leah-roseman/message

Caz müzikte erkek sesleri... Sevin Okyay The Best Male Jazz Singers albümünden seçkiler sunuyor.

Caz müzikte erkek sesleri... Sevin Okyay The Best Male Jazz Singers albümünden seçkiler sunuyor.  

Ronald Canady, has been influenced by the foundation of contemporary R&B, but infused with Gospel and Pop. From the tender age of 7 years old, as anonly child, he watched his grandmother sing in the choir and listened to his mother casually cover Anita Baker songs. The heart and soul of the choir and the raw emotion his mother shared singing songs such as, “365 days” ignited his passion for music as an art form and allowed for the recognition of his own talent. Music blossomed within him as he grew to perform with an award winning group, “the Jazz Singers”, and instilled the dream in him for a solo career. For the past ten years, Canade – his artist name - has performed at open mics, showcases, and talent revues both locally in the greater Atlanta area and NYC. Cultivating his own sound by challenging the norm, Canadecovers deep cuts and obscure nostalgic gems in his sets that most artists would never even think of. With his complex lyrical content and compelling arrangements, he's getting back to what R&B/Soul music is at its core, honest and raw. Canade's brand is a complete package of complexity and sincerity. His sound, a compilation of a wide range of influences, is different than today's music - not manufactured or copied. Canade is a representation of authenticity and his story of redemption is heartfelt. He uses his platform to uplift others and it vividly paints his relationship with GOD. Compassion, empathy, transparency, and true forgiveness are only a few topics touched by this alien in his music. Rising from the ashes like a phoenix, he's resilience is captivating and inspiring. He's ready to walk in his light and nothing will stand in his way. With persistence, passion, and purpose, he is ready to give the world something to imitate.... but never duplicate. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/officiallyout/message

Cairns-born Wilma Reading was 16 when her friends first urged her to get up and sing in a Brisbane cafe. Her show-stopping voice later made her internationally famous, and led to unexpected encounters with Liberace

Cairns-born Wilma Reading was 16 when her friends first urged her to get up and sing in a Brisbane cafe. Her show-stopping voice later made her internationally famous, and led to unexpected encounters with Liberace

Join us for our last episode in this season of Tribe. This week hosts Mack and Tom are talking with principal female vocalist Erin about some of the greatest jazz singers of all time. We hope you enjoyed the first season! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jonathan-eno-bem/message

Chris is joined by jazz singer extraordinaire, Emma Smith.Emma discusses being a jazz musician during lockdown, her new album and her song Monogamy Blues (featured), singing at Ronnie Scott's and performing with the Puppini Sisters, her love of Ella Fitzgerald, chooses her 3 favourite albums of all time, and replaces a member of our house band!Emma's album listing includes:Swings Schubert Alley by Mel Tormé (1960) Prd. Russell Garcia. Released on Verve.Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (1966) Released on Solid State Records.West Side Story by Oscar Peterson (1962) Prd. Norman Granz. Released on Verve.SupportYou can help support the podcast and keep us ad free. Especially useful if you'd like to support the podcast and want to keep it ad free. Plus it makes Chris feel very happy indeed! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ChrisNewsteadShow infoPresenter: Chris NewsteadTheme: by SoundWorkLab, licensed through AudioJungle.Additional music: Monogamy Blues by Emma Smith & Jamie Safir. Available now. Released by Wingsor Castle Records.Recorded 14 November 2020.

Brian breaks out the fine china with a VG rating on Discogs when he plays Body and Soul by legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday. Soul-mails: volcanovinyl@gmail.com Tweetie Holiday: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Billstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl

Singers include: Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Mel Torme, Jimmy Rushing, Anita O'Day, Mildred Bailey, Maxine Sullivan & Nat King Cole. Songs include: Blue Moon, Jimmy's Blues, When Your Lover Has Gone, Lady Be Good,  Sweet Loraine, Night in Tunisia & More Than You Know.

Laurie Dapice hails from Utica, NY. She had vocal training with tenor Pasquale Caputo, then moved to Manhattan, in 1998. She studied at Mannes College of Music and New School University of Jazz and Contemporary Music, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Performance and Music, in 2006. During her senior year, she had a weekly show Jazz Fever in Harlem and opened for trombonist Benny Powell. In 2008, she was one of New York’s top 12 Jazz Singers in the Jazzmobile competition and was in the top four. One month later, she headlined at the Zenith Sky Lounge in the Marriott Hotel in Japan. Her first album, Parting the Veil, was recorded at Bennett Studios in Englewood, NJ. She performed at Dream Hotel, Night Hotel, Savoy, Lexington Lounge, Alhambra Ballroom, Sweet Rhythm, Apollo Theater, Minton’s Playhouse, Kitano Hotel, and House of Jazz in Montreal Quebec. In July 2013, she performed with Jazz Forum in the Ella Fitzgerald Celebration at The Hudson River Museum’s amphitheater in Yonker’s where Ella grew up. She performed in Utica, NY, at Munson Williams Proctor Institute’s Annual Art and Music Festival and opened the Spring Jazz Series at Utica Public Library in a sold-out concert. She performed with Billy Harper, Barry Harris, George Mesterhazy, Michael Kanan, Rufus Reid, John DiMartino, Santi Debriano, James Weidman, Paul Lieberman, Elias Bailey, and Benito Gonzalez. Laurie is a 10-time award-winning Jazz Singer, lyricist, and musician, winning awards from ASCAP, Billboard Magazine, ASCAP Plus Awards, and USA songwriting competitions. www.lauriedapice.com www.wijsf.org  

On this week's episode, the crew is joined by Ellie Flagstaff to talk about music history. We specifically talk about the Gladys Bentley and her crazy love life, and much more!

Today's podcast is with David Das, a sonic architect with a wide-ranging and unique background. He is an active composer, producer, and songwriter based in Los Angeles. His experience covers the range from films, TV shows, commercials, and other media work, over to pop/rock/jazz music production, choral and orchestral writing and arranging, and more. His clients include 20th Century Fox, Coca Cola, Delta Airlines, and Disney, and numerous pop, rock, R&B, soul, and jazz artists. With a background in pop and jazz but thoroughly schooled in the classical tradition, David has lived and studied all over the world, including the U.S., England, Italy, and Singapore. He earned his degree in classical piano and conducting from the University of North Texas, and during that time was a member of the award-winning Jazz Singers. Later seasons in both Nashville and in his current home of Los Angeles brought opportunities to tour as a keyboard player, arranger, and musical director for such diverse artists as Grammy-winning singer Rebecca St. James, American Idol superstar Katharine McPhee, Ginny Owens, Margaret Becker, Bryan Duncan, Ryan Farish, and many others. Nowadays his production work ranges from film scores and orchestral/choral writing over to pop, rock, R&B, soul, and jazz production. His music has appeared in numerous TV shows and films, including American Idol, America’s Got Talent, The Sing-Off, and his arrangements have been published by Hal Leonard. He also does a considerable amount of sound design work for companies such as Big Fish Audio, Native Instruments, and MOTU. My conversation with David discusses how he finds work as a composer, how he interprets music requests from music supervisors, writing songs that stick, social media, the power of word of mouth, and whole lot more! I think this one is going to really appeal to all of you musicians that are interested in writing music for film and TV. Aaron Bethune. Music Specialist. Creative Collaborator. http://www.playitloudmusic.com & http://www.abovethenoise.ca For more information and to listen to David's music please visit his website: http://www.daviddas.com

The Motels were one of the biggest bands of the early days of MTV, with hits like "Only the Lonely," and "Suddenly Last Summer," all led by the smokey vocals of Martha Davis. Icon Fetch sits down with the singer to talk about those early days, and what she's been up to lately, including recording a jazz CD. Davis also shares her unique insight into the music business.

The Motels were one of the biggest bands of the early days of MTV, with hits like "Only the Lonely," and "Suddenly Last Summer," all led by the smokey vocals of Martha Davis. Icon Fetch sits down with the singer to talk about those early days, and what she's been up to lately, including recording a jazz CD. Davis also shares her unique insight into the music business.

Today I'll be chatting with jazz critic and writer Scott Yanow about his new book "Jazz Singers" http://www.scottyanow.com/

Today I'll be chatting with jazz critic and writer Scott Yanow about his new book "Jazz Singers" http://www.scottyanow.com/