Podcast appearances and mentions of john lofton

TBJ140: John Lofton, Bass Trombone with the Los Angeles Philharmonic on YOLO, diversity in the arts, and a crazy trip to Venezuela. John Lofton is a great guy and thoughtful musician and shared some great insights and ideas with Andrew & Lance. In this fun and lively discussion, we cover: Oh yeah, and Lance Carol dissed Lance John starting with the LA Phil officially in 2008 but played as a long term sub starting in 2004 How the long term sub thing works for or against you It can be a challenge for black players if they don't know you as a person McGurk Effect Audition committees wield a lot of power Committees can sometimes tend to look for alter egos Diversity in the arts The recent tragedies and the response This creates an opportunity for orchestras in how they present themselves LA Phil tour to Venezuela Impact of El Sistema YOLA Resident Fellows Program at the LA Phil Cultural relevance with orchestras and the cities they serve Andrew at a James Brown concert John seeing an orchestral concert in Jr High in Philadelphia, getting the bug but seeing the lack of diversity and how/when that changed in the Philadelphia Orchestra The challenge of getting to a critical mass The comparisons with women joining professional orchestras Herd immunity from idiots Lift Every Voice project with Wycliffe and Jim Nova Safety concerns when on tour in Venezuela Music teaching in Venezuela coming from a place of love Alternating Mahler Symphonies with the Bolivar Orchestra LA Phil plans for the fall Fire-hosing content to the internet Michael Parker is remarkable, let him know! John's upcoming session in The Brass Junkies Academy Summer Workshop LINKS John's LA Phil bio page Bob Cole Conservatory bio page Mendez Brass Institute bio page McGurk Effect YouTube vid Lift Every Voice And Sing YouTube vid Want to help the show? Here are some ways: Unlock bonus episodes galore by becoming a Patreon patron. Help others find the show by leaving a rating and review on iTunes or Apple Podcasts. Show us some love on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Show some love to our sponsors: The brass program at The Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University and Parker Mouthpieces (including the Andrew Hitz and Lance LaDuke models.) Buy Pray for Jens and The Brass Junkies merch at The Brass Junkies online store! Tell your friends! Expertly produced by Will Houchin with love, care, and enthusiasm. From his bio: A native of Philadelphia and a graduate of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, JOHN LOFTON began his professional career as Bass Trombonist with the State Orchestra of Mexico. After his years in Toluca, Mexico, Lofton moved to Hawaii to perform with the Honolulu Symphony and later became the Bass Trombonist of the Phoenix Symphony. In 2008 he was appointed to the Los Angeles Philharmonic as Bass Trombonist. In addition to his responsibilities with the LA Phil, he has toured and recorded with the Cleveland Orchestra and performed with the San Francisco Symphony as well as the Santa Fe Opera. Lofton’s musical interests also include chamber music; he has performed with several brass quintets and is a faculty member at the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute featuring the Summit Brass. He teaches at California State University Long Beach, and has students from several L.A. colleges. In addition to appearing on several sound stage recordings, Lofton has produced both solo and chamber recordings.

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Our second episode picks up with John Lofton, Principal Bass Trombone of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. 

Our second episode picks up with John Lofton, Principal Bass Trombone of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. 

INTRO A quick warning: today’s episode contains profanity and adult content. Sensitive listeners may want to skip ahead to next week’s discussion of Michael Hedges. Also, I’ve changed some names around so that the people that acted like jerks in my story can continue doing so in relative anonymity.   Recordings: Matthew Cochran, “Cicadas at the Equinox” from Vapor Trail from a Paper Plane   PART ONE: ZAPPA IN THE SCIENCE LAB I talk about an incident with a high school science teacher on the day I learned about Frank Zappa’s death, which takes us to a discussion of Zappa’s cultural relevance. We explore the Parents Music Resource Center and those oddball Senate hearings involving Frank, John Denver and co.   Videos: Frank Zappa on MTV in 1984 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eT8Ip5mpZ0; Frank Zappa and John Lofton on CNN’s Crossfire in 1986https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpdvfTlKjP8 Recordings: The Mothers of Invention, “Dog Breath, In the Year of the Plague” from Uncle Meat   PART TWO: TWO FRANKS AND A WATERMELON From Frank Zappa’s first interviews promoting The Mothers of Invention’s 1966 debut Freak Out, Frank identified himself as a composer who chose rock instrumentation as his primary medium. Understanding this distinction is absolutely critical to appreciating Frank Zappa The Guitarist, because when Frank Zappa the Composer chose to highlight Frank Zappa the Guitarist, it was because Frank Zappa the Guitarist had something unique to contribute to the composition as a whole.   Recordings: Frank Zappa, “Watermelon in Easter Hay” from Joe’s Garage Commercial Break: Bernunzio Uptown Music (music bed: Lionel Loueke, “Ami-O” from Mwaliko)   PART 3: A PASTICHE OF MUSICAL INFLUENCES (FILTERED THROUGH AN ICONIC MUSTACHE) Frank is one of those rare musical figures who seemed to arrive fully formed, the master of his musical domain. As distinct and idiosyncratic as Frank’s compositional voice may seem, his music is an amalgam of disparate influences that he himself outlined in the liner notes of Freak Out. We take a look at some of the most prevalent influences throughout Fran Zappa’s compositional output.   Videos: Frank Zappa “The Lost Interview” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdncUKMFPiI Recordings: Edgar Varese: Poème électronique; Mothers of Invention, “The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet” from Freak Out; Igor Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring, San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, cond.; Frank Zappa, “In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky” from Guitar, Muddy Waters “Country Blues” from Muddy Waters, the Early Recordings; Guitar Slim, “The Story of My Life” from Story of My Life; Howlin’ Wolf, “Who Will Be Next” from The Complete Chess Masters; Johnny Guitar Watson, “Three Hours Past Midnight” from Three Hours Past Midnight; Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, “I’m the Slime” from Overnight Sensation; Frank Zappa, “St. Alfonso’s Pancake Breakfast” from Apostrophe   Commercial Break: Santa Cruz Guitar Company (music bed: Leo Kottke, “Parade” from Leo Live)   PART 4: THE INSTRUMENTAL RECORDS Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar, Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar Some More, and Return of the Son of Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar are superb documents of Frank Zappa the Guitar Player, but they’re mostly jam records without a lot of compositional content, so after a few minutes, the tracks get a bit tedious for my taste (send angry letters to matt.goes2eleven@gmail.com). However, there are some tracks that are just plain irresistible, so I spin a couple of them.   Recordings: Frank Zappa, “Why Johnny Can’t Read” from Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar; Frank Zappa, “St. Etienne” from Jazz from Hell; Frank Zappa, “Chunga’s Revenge” from Trance-Fusion   PART FOUR: A SIT-DOWN WITH STEVE VAI, 20 YEARS LATER Another personal anecdote, this time about the great Steve Vai showing up at a coffee shop where I was playing a gig.   Recordings: Frank Zappa, “Dog Breath Variations” from Yellow Shark

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Talking with the quad-copter photographer, Colin Powers,  who filmed a bunch of Des Moines from his drone. A drone's eye view.  Then, a bunch of open-line Friday...remembering John Lofton, thinking about war, druggies and Tesla.  And agreeing with Rekha Basu...the end is near.

John Lofton is a Republican in remission...evaluates the candidates...concludes he can't vote this year.    Professional wrestler Mick Foley is coming to the Funnybone this Sunday.  And Iowans review the RNC-Romney Tampa goings on.   And address some rumor-mongering.

    KJ Dell'Antonia  helps babies "Begin Smart"  with a new reading series.   Curmudgeon, John Lofton,  takes apart the political theology of Obama.  Weather beats us up a while.   Then,  Senator Chuck Grassley  on ethanol mandates.  SCOTUS affirms the 2nd Amendment.