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Caroline Davis, Nite Bjuti, Marta Sanchez, Alex LoRe, Lucas Pino, Mareike Wiening, Xaver Hellmeier, Sun-Mi Hong, Suzan Veneman, Zack Lober, Landline, Doxas Brothers, Sienna Dahlen & Bill Coon, Dominique Fils-Aime and CalgarealPlaylist: Caroline Davis , featuring Chris Tordini, Tyshawn Sorey & Val Jeanty - And yet it movesNite Bjuti, featuring Val Jeanty, Mimi Jones & Candice Hoyes - SoursopMarta Sanchez, featuring Roman Filu, Alex LoRe, Rashaan Carter & Allan Mednard - Saam (Spanish American Art Museum)Alex LoRe, featuring Glenn Zaleski, Desmond White & Allan Mednard - StripesLucas Pino, featuring Allan Mednard, Rick Rosato & Alex Goodman - AmnesiaMareike Wiening, featuring Dave Douglas, Rich Perry, Glenn Zaleski, Alex Goodman & Johannes Felscher - RevealXavier Hellmeier - Tune UpSun-Mi Hong - Care LessSuzan Veneman Sextet - As It IsZack Lober, featuring Suzan Veneman & Sun-Mi Hong - No Fill3rLandline, featuring Chet Doxas, Zack Lober, Jacob Sacks & Vinnie Sperrazza - Modern JazzDoxas Brothers - Snow DriftSienna Dahlen, Bill Coon - Too Late NowDominique Fils-Aimé - Give Me a ReasonCalgaréal - Chirto Oro

This week we focus on the songs that have made us smile, tap our feet, reflect and keep our optimism in spite of the dire state of the world during the past six months. We hope they'll have the same effect on you. The playlist features Alan Ferber; Laurent Cugny; Michael Leonhart Orchestra; Allison Miller [pictured]; Céline Bonacina; Zenophilia; Lucas Pino; RDL+; Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley and Brian Blade. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18277956/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Amelia"] Happy listening! Photo credit: Jay Blakesberg

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A playlist featuring musicians paying tribute to the music that inspired them to do what they do, be it electric jazz or R&B of the 70s and 80s, the Mississippi Blues of the '40s and '50s, and the music of their mentors. The second half features three compelling albums featuring tight bands lead by forward looking bass players. The playlist features Céline Bonacina; Nicholas Payton [pictured]; Lucas Pino; Rick Rosato; Mareike Wiening; Kaisa's Machine; Arthur Kell; and A Tonic for the Troops. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18123672/Mondo-Jazz (up to "The Revelator"). Happy listening! Photo credit: Adrien H. Tillmann. 

My guest on the program is Jorn Swart of the neoclassical project Doeke — spelt D O E K E — Doeke creates remarkably beautiful neoclassical piano compositions, has a delicate touch and sensibilities steeped in nostalgia and memory. Our conversation took us through splendid places, like the beauty found in small details, working within the flow state, learning to let go and balance the ego, and so many other fascinating topics. RESOURCES // Find Doeke on Bandcamp: https://jornswart.bandcamp.com Find more from Malnoia on Spotify and Apple Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6PKnnviqV4J6kvg2XJ5lPN https://music.apple.com/us/artist/malnoia/1555114459 Piano String Theory: https://pianostringtheory.com Chord Progression Creator: https://pianostringtheory.com/chord-progression-creator/ Free Harmonization Quick Guide https://pianostringtheory.com/start-here/ CHAPTERS // [0:03:44] Origin story [0:06:05] Malnoia (jazz trio) [0:09:57] Moving towards neoclassical music [0:13:53] Piano String Theory [0:18:49] “First Ocean (feat. Benni von Gutzeit and Lucas Pino)” by Malnoia from the album “Hello Future” [0:24:07] Doeke & Bewondering EP [0:28:07] The beauty is in the details [0:33:19] The influence of nostalgia [0:38:31] The flow state [0:43:30] “Bergen (Mountains)” by Doeke from “Bewondering (EP)” [0:46:14] Learning to let go [0:51:32] The balancing act with the ego [0:56:13] “Arctic” by Doeke from “Bewondering (EP)” [0:59:04] The branding predicament for creators [1:06:09] Present day challenges [1:10:54] The human connection [1:21:30] “Kosmos (Cosmos)” by Doeke from “Kosmos (Cosmos)” [1:24:37] Advice for artists // ABOUT AMBIENT DISCOURSES // Ambient Discourses is the podcast companion to The STOLACE | RELAY STATION, a weekly 59-minute music program that showcases ambient, neoclassical, new age, and other instrumental music from around the world. Discover new signed and independent artists from nearly every corner of the globe, unwind with the Relay Station at work or at home, and hear from the artists themselves what inspires them, how their latest releases evolved, and other deep topics of conversation. You can find every episode of The STOLACE | RELAY STATION at ⁠https://stolace.com/relay-station/⁠ // CONNECT WITH STOLACE //https://stolace.comhttps://youtube.com/stolace⁠⁠https://twitter.com/stolacemusic⁠⁠https://instagram.com/stolacemusic⁠⁠https://facebook.com/stolace⁠

For tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader, educator and artist Roxy Coss, jazz education is everything. When we talked in July, she and her husband, saxophonist, educator and composer, Lucas Pino, just returned from their week-long session as co-directors of the Brubeck Jazz Summit, (yes, that Brubeck-Dave Brubeck) a week-long intensive emersion of jazz education and performance for talented students worldwide. To participate, young people must have exceptional capacity. To teach, your credentials must be superior.  In this episode, Roxy Coss shares her deep thoughts and intense feelings about two of her major passions: jazz education and creating an environment in the jazz ecosystem that values women and nonbinary individuals. Roxy also reveals a more personal side of herself as we talk about the socio-political-pandemic choked environment that has embraced our nation since 2016 and how these have influenced her compositions in all her recordings as a group leader. Roxy founded WIJO-Women in Jazz Organization in July 2017, a collective of over 500 professional jazz musicians and composers who identify as women or gender non-binary. WIJO is largely a New York-based organization, but it has made connections to other individuals and groups nationally and internationally to address the many inequities in the jazz music industry. Roxy currently serves as its president. It has various programs including a popular mentorship program, WIJO Mentors. It also sponsors concerts and jam sessions. In Roxy's music education career, she had numerous outstanding opportunities since she was five years old. She actually composed at an early age when she was in third grade, writing her first award-winning composition in a city-wide contest called “Reflections.” Later, she attended Garfield High School (alumnae/i include Ernestine Anderson, Quincy Jones and Jimi Hendrix), a rich and fertile place for Roxy's jazz education. She was a member of the Garfield HS Jazz Band when they set a record in 2003 and 2004. It is the only band to win the first-place trophy in two consecutive years in the highly competitive Essentially Ellington contest. The band also placed first in 2009 and 2010. Roxy is also a winner of the ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award. It is no wonder, then, that Roxy currently serves on the Jazz Education Network (JEN) Board of Directors and is a Jazz Faculty member at the prestigious Juilliard School. Roxy's discography includes her self-titled recording, Roxy Coss, which is a self-released album (2010), Restless Idealism (Origin, 2016), Chasing the Unicorn (Posi-tone 2017), The Future is Female (Posi-tone 2018), Roxy Coss Quintet (Outside in Music 2019), and Disparate Parts (Outside in Music 2022). Roxy plays the same instrument she's had since 2018, a P. Mauriat.  There are two tracks from Roxy's latest album, Disparate Parts, thanks to Roxy and the record label, Outside in Music. The Lineup includes: Roxy Coss, saxophones; Miki Yamanaka, piano/Rhodes; Alex Wintz, guitar; Rick Rosato, bass; and, Jimmy Macbride, drums. Obviously, you've found this podcast, but I want you to know that you can find my podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, Player FM, and iHeartRadio. Subscribe on my website and you will be one of the first to know when the next episode is released. Thanks for listening. Photo of Roxy Coss by Desmond White.                

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On this episode of the Nick Finzer Audio Experience, listen to Nick and his colleagues play The Weatherman from Nick Finzer's Cast of Characters live from Denton, ft. Lucas Pino!

On this episode of the Nick Finzer Audio Experience, listen to Nick and his colleagues play The Guru from Nick Finzer's Cast of Characters live from Denton, ft. Lucas Pino and Philip Dizack!

Courtney's playing refreshingly cool new jazzy vibes for you to work, rest and play to!  Jam-packed full of new releases and plenty of fun, including many of the artists introducing their own tracks!  This week we're doing some serious globe trotting!  Copenhagen swing, Cadiz Flamenco, NYC hot vocals, Zulu-inspired meditations, Norwegian folk-jazz, American song-book classic, genius big-band - pack your case folks cause this is truly a sonic journey to remember!1 Gábor Bolla - Monkey Donkey 7'53On The Move SUNDANCE Tr1Gábor Bolla sx Robert Lakatos pno Daniel Franck bs Billy Drummond dr(Bolla)Hungarian sax player Gábor Bolla hailing from Copenhagen & swingin us into action this week with a tribute to Monk and Kirk Lightesy feat fab Billy Drummond!2 Matthew Muneses - Revolution & Liberation 6'31Noli me Tangere NEXT LEVEL Tr7Matthew Muneses/Miguel Zenon sx Stu Mindeman pno Clark Sommers bs Dana Hall dr(Muneses)Post-colonial Philippines explored in music by Filipino Sax player Matthew and feat Miguel Zenon who's coming up in Ep 19 of the Global Podcast! 3 Oscar Penas - El Ronqueo 3'09Almadraba MUSIKOZ Tr7Oscar Penas gtr Marta Sanchez keys Pablo Aslan bs Richie Barshav perc Harlem Quartet(Penas)"From the fishermen of Cadiz, who have been casting their nets into the Mediterranean for generations", came the inspiration for these graceful Flamenco flavoured melodies!4 High Pulp: Kamishinjo feat Jacob Mann 3'21 Pursuit of Ends ANTI-RECORDS Tr7Bobby Granfelt dr perc Rob Homan keys Antoine Martel keys/gtr Andrew Morrill alto Victory Nguyen fl sx tpt Scott Rixon bs gtr feat Jacob Mann synth Jerome Smith tb(High Pulp arr Giroux)Seattle-based Jazz collective High Pulp featuring keyboard wizard Jacob Mann and a nod to cult producer David Axelrod!5 Jeremy Siskind - New York City 4'15Songs of Rebirth OUTSIDE IN MUSIC Tr10Jeremy Siskind pno Nancy Harms vc Lucas Pino sx (The Housewarming Project)(Siskind/Vonnegut)Styled from a passage in Kurt Vonnegut's novel Bluebeard...there's a faith in moving to New York which reflects a dedication to pursuing something important, something big, something earth-shaking.  6 Ryan Keberle's Collectiv do Brasil - Aqui, Oh! 6'25Sonhos da Esquina ALTERNATE SIDE Tr6Ryan Keberle tb Felipe Silveira pno Thiago Alves bs Paulinho Vicente dr(Horta/Brant)Gorgeous Trombone on a love poem to Brazil from Ryan Keberle!  7 Nduduzo Makhathini - Senze'Nina? 5'49 In the Spirit of Ntu BLUENOTE Tr9Nduduzo Makhathini pno Linda Sikhakhane sx Robin Fassie Kock tpt Dylan Tabisher vb Stephen de Souza bs Gontse Makhene perc Dane Paris dr(Makathini)"Ntu is a creative force that seeks to lead us to remember our essence.”  Meditative sounds from exciting young South African musicians & visionary Makathini.8 Espen Eriksen Trio - Suburban Folk Song 9'30In The Mountains RUNE GRAMMOFON Tr3Espen Eriksen pno Lars Tormod Jenset bs Andreas Bye dr(Eriksen)Is there such a thing as Suburban folk music?  There is now!  Recorded live at Oslo Jazz Fest 2020, trio magic from Norway!9 Callum Au/Claire Martin - The Folks Who Live on the Hill 3'39Songs & Stories STUNT - Tr4Callum Au pno Claire Martin vc Callam Au Orchestra feat Bozidar Vukotic cl Rob Barron pno(Kern/Hammerstein II arr Au)Claire's favourite track from this gorgeous album.  What a vocal and what an arrangement - endless love!10 Ben Markley Big Band/Ari Hoenig - Birdless 9'48Ari's Funhouse OA2 Tr1Soloists: Ben Markley pno Wil Swindler sx Steve Kovalcheck gtr Ari Hoenig drHoenig arr MarkleyGenius boppin big band conversations from Ben Markley to head us out this week!         

We are so excited to have the amazing Camila Meza on the show! https://camilameza.com/home Meza is musically inspired by jazz guitarists like George Benson and Pat Metheny as well as being influenced by South American music and folk, she first studied with Jorge Vidal and Jorge Díaz. Increasingly oriented to Claudia Acuña from the mid-2000s she worked on the jazz scene of her hometown, where her first recording Giovanni Cultrera, Espinoza y Cia (Navidad en Jazz) was released in 2005. In 2007 she presented her debut album Skylark (Stateside). In 2009 Meza moved to New York to study guitar at The New School with Peter Bernstein, Vic Juris and Steve Cardenas. Since then she also has worked on the New York jazz scene with Ryan Keberle (Into the Zone, 2014), Lucas Pino, Fabian Almazan and directs her own jazz octet, The Nectar Orchestra. She recorded for Sunnyside Records the album Traces (2016, with Shai Maestro, Matt Penman, Kendrick Scott, Bashiri Johnson, Jody Redhage, Sachal Vasandani), sings Spanish and English, and won two Independent Music Awards as the Best Adult Contemporary Album and Best Latin Song ("Para Volar"). Also on the albums Find the Common, Shine a Light by Ryan Keberle and Sounds from the Deep Field by Bryan Copeland she seemed outstanding in the opinion of the critics. As a singer she can also be heard on Carolina Calvache's Ballad "La Última Vez". In 2017 the Camila Meza Quartet performed at the Festival Jazzahead. The following year she brought Gina Schwarz as part of her Pannonica project, Porgy & Bess in Vienna. Meza was nominated in the category of guitarist and female singer as a Rising Star in the critics poll of the Down Beat in 2018 Nate Chinen described Meza's vocals as "an appealing combination of lightness and depth, that sings with a bright, clear voice against the agile uproar of a world-class band." in The New York Times. The discographer Tom Lord lists them between 2005 and 2015 with participation in eight recording sessions. About Counterparts: Conversations about film, music, health, and life. Two cousins from the Bronx who are bringing you entertainment through great conversations. Nothing complicated. Just good talk and some funny commentary. :) Join them LIVE every Tuesday at 8 pm EST 7PM Central https://lnkd.in/eRbxWUB You may also email them at counterpartspodcast@gmail.com. they love to hear from viewers!

We are so excited to have the amazing Camila Meza on the show! https://camilameza.com/home Meza is musically inspired by jazz guitarists like George Benson and Pat Metheny as well as being influenced by South American music and folk, she first studied with Jorge Vidal and Jorge Díaz. Increasingly oriented to Claudia Acuña from the mid-2000s she worked on the jazz scene of her hometown, where her first recording Giovanni Cultrera, Espinoza y Cia (Navidad en Jazz) was released in 2005. In 2007 she presented her debut album Skylark (Stateside). In 2009 Meza moved to New York to study guitar at The New School with Peter Bernstein, Vic Juris and Steve Cardenas. Since then she also has worked on the New York jazz scene with Ryan Keberle (Into the Zone, 2014), Lucas Pino, Fabian Almazan and directs her own jazz octet, The Nectar Orchestra. She recorded for Sunnyside Records the album Traces (2016, with Shai Maestro, Matt Penman, Kendrick Scott, Bashiri Johnson, Jody Redhage, Sachal Vasandani), sings Spanish and English, and won two Independent Music Awards as the Best Adult Contemporary Album and Best Latin Song ("Para Volar"). Also on the albums Find the Common, Shine a Light by Ryan Keberle and Sounds from the Deep Field by Bryan Copeland she seemed outstanding in the opinion of the critics. As a singer she can also be heard on Carolina Calvache's Ballad "La Última Vez". In 2017 the Camila Meza Quartet performed at the Festival Jazzahead. The following year she brought Gina Schwarz as part of her Pannonica project, Porgy & Bess in Vienna. Meza was nominated in the category of guitarist and female singer as a Rising Star in the critics poll of the Down Beat in 2018 Nate Chinen described Meza's vocals as "an appealing combination of lightness and depth, that sings with a bright, clear voice against the agile uproar of a world-class band." in The New York Times. The discographer Tom Lord lists them between 2005 and 2015 with participation in eight recording sessions. About Counterparts: Conversations about film, music, health, and life. Two cousins from the Bronx who are bringing you entertainment through great conversations. Nothing complicated. Just good talk and some funny commentary. :) Join them LIVE every Tuesday at 8 pm EST 7PM Central https://lnkd.in/eRbxWUB You may also email them at counterpartspodcast@gmail.com. they love to hear from viewers!

We have a special Thursday show! We are so excited to have the amazing Camila Meza on the show! https://camilameza.com/home Meza is musically inspired by jazz guitarists like George Benson and Pat Metheny as well as being influenced by South American music and folk, she first studied with Jorge Vidal and Jorge Díaz. Increasingly oriented to Claudia Acuña from the mid-2000s she worked on the jazz scene of her hometown, where her first recording Giovanni Cultrera, Espinoza y Cia (Navidad en Jazz) was released in 2005. In 2007 she presented her debut album Skylark (Stateside). In 2009 Meza moved to New York to study guitar at The New School with Peter Bernstein, Vic Juris and Steve Cardenas. Since then she also has worked on the New York jazz scene with Ryan Keberle (Into the Zone, 2014), Lucas Pino, Fabian Almazan and directs her own jazz octet, The Nectar Orchestra. She recorded for Sunnyside Records the album Traces (2016, with Shai Maestro, Matt Penman, Kendrick Scott, Bashiri Johnson, Jody Redhage, Sachal Vasandani), sings Spanish and English, and won two Independent Music Awards as the Best Adult Contemporary Album and Best Latin Song ("Para Volar"). Also on the albums Find the Common, Shine a Light by Ryan Keberle and Sounds from the Deep Field by Bryan Copeland she seemed outstanding in the opinion of the critics. As a singer she can also be heard on Carolina Calvache's Ballad "La Última Vez". In 2017 the Camila Meza Quartet performed at the Festival Jazzahead. The following year she brought Gina Schwarz as part of her Pannonica project, Porgy & Bess in Vienna. Meza was nominated in the category of guitarist and female singer as a Rising Star in the critics poll of the Down Beat in 2018 Nate Chinen described Meza's vocals as "an appealing combination of lightness and depth, that sings with a bright, clear voice against the agile uproar of a world-class band." in The New York Times. The discographer Tom Lord lists them between 2005 and 2015 with participation in eight recording sessions. Wany more information on our show? Visit www.counterpartsshow.com We thank you for the amazing response to our show! John & George

Camila Meza was born in Santiago, Chile in 1985. She got her start playing music around age 15 in her hometown in Chile. She released her first album Skylark in 2007, and moved to New York in 2009 to attend the New School for Jazz. She soon established herself on the New York scene, as a guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Camila's style fuses many different influences. She has a strong command of South American musical styles, including Samba and Bossa. With her small floating voice on top of her more jazz laden guitar playing, she is a force unto herself.  Her second album,Traces, features Kendrick Scott, Matt Penman, and Shai Maestro, and received wide acclaim. In addition to releasing a good load of music, she maintains and directs her own octet, the Nectar Ensemble. Some other Musicians that she has played with are Lucas Pino, Fabian Almazan, and Steve Cardenas. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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"So much new jazz all the time, it’s hard to keep track! The Jazz Hole with Linus circles back a bit this week to make sure that nothing slipped through the cracks. Enjoy music by Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist and composer Chelsea McBride and her 2nd big band album Chelsea McBride’s Socialist Night School - Aftermath, plus, also from Canada, more from the Ottawa-based fusion quartet Modasaurus, lead by pianist James McGowan. Additional music today comes from “Yuma” by a unique Basel-based trio consisting of Tian Long Li on chromatic harmonica, Marco Schudel on vibraphone and Dominik Schürmann on bass, as well as from pianist and composer Glenn Zaleski’s latest album The Question. Glenn Zaleski - The Question Album: The Question Glenn Zaleski (p), Adam O’Farrill (tp), Lucas Pino (ts), Desmond White (b) and Allan Mednard (d) Glenn Zaleski - Subterfuge Album: The Question Glenn Zaleski (p), Adam O’Farrill (tp), Lucas Pino (ts), Desmond White (b), Allan Mednard (d), Alex LoRe (as), Nick Finzer (tb), Andrew Gutauskas (bs) and Andrew Renfroe (g) Chelsea McBride’s Socialist Night School - “The Righteous And The Wicked” & “The Void Becomes You” Album: Aftermath Chelsea McBride (ts, cond), Colleen Allen (ss, as, picc, fl, alto fl), Naomi Higgins (ss, as, fl, alto fl), Alison Young (ts, fl, cl), Patrick Smith (ts, ss, fl, cl), Conrad Gluch (bs, b-cl, contrab cl, alto fl), James Rhodes, Jusitn See, Tom Upjohn, Kaelin Murphy (tp, flh), William Carn, Aidan Sibley, Jill Richards (tb), Nicholas Sieber (b-tb, tuba), Alex Samaras (voc), Chris Bruder (p), David Riddel (g), Steven Falk (b), Geoff Bruce (d) Modasaurus – “Crazy Ceilidh” & “The Four Kids (4K)” Album: 4K James McGowan (p, kbds, comp), Alex Moxon (e-g), JP Lapensee (e-b), Jamie Holmes (d) and Norman Glaude (harm on “Crazy Ceilidh”) ------- Tian Long Li, Marco Schudel, Dominik Schürmann - “Holding Line” & “Banana Dog” Album: Yuma Tian Long Li (harm), Marco Schudel (vib, perc, syn) and Dominik Schürmann (b, comp) 00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 03:01 - The Question - Glenn Zaleski 10:18 - Subterfuge - Glenn Zaleski 15:23 - The Righteous and the Wicked - Chelsea McBride’s Socialist Night School 19:29 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 21:22 - The Void Becomes You - Chelsea McBride’s Socialist Night School 30:03 - Crazy Ceilidh - Modasaurus 40:43 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 42:17 - The Four Kids (4K) - Modasaurus 49:06 - Holding Line - Tian Long Li, Marco Schudel, Dominik Schürmann 53:33 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 54:49 - Banana Dog - Tian Long Li, Marco Schudel, Dominik Schürmann 57:33 - Finish "

We continue our exploration of the musical world of Frank Kimbrough, through his works as leader, co-leader, sideman in groups of long-time collaborators and in live never-heard-before recordings. The playlist features Frank Kimbrough, Lucas Pino; Rich Perry; Ben Allison; Ted Nash; The Herbie Nichols Project; Ron Horton; Jazz Composers Collective Trio; Jon Gordon. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/12403391/Mondo-Jazz (from "The Spins" onward). Happy listening!

Concert pianist and composer Michael Arnowitt, assisted by ImproVisions Jazz, makes his debut with SWEET SPONTANEOUS, the title drawn from a poem by e.e.cummings. This two-disc jazz album features 14 of Arnowitt’s own compositions with the composer himself at the piano, joined by a dozen jazz notables including Yosvany Terry on alto sax, Lucas Pino on tenor sax, Dave Smith on trumpet, and Colin Stranahan on drums. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1193/SWEET_SPONTANEOUS.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive #LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans #CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain #ClassicalMusicLivesOn #Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you! http://www.classicalsavings.com/donate.html staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com

"On today’s episode of The Jazz Hole Live, you get to hear a set from the Blue Whale in Los Angeles, CA by the award-winning composer, producer, entrepreneur, educator and trombonist Nick Finzer recorded on March 8th 2020. Trombonist Nick Finzer was joined by Lucas Pino on tenor saxophone, Miro Sprague on piano, Alex Boneham on bass and Dan Schnelle on drums.. They presented Nick Finzer original compositions from their latest album “Cast of Characters” (released on Outside In Music, which Nick Finzer founded in 2013). NICK FINZER Nick Finzer (trombone) Lucas Pino (tenor saxophone) Miro Sprague (piano) Alex Boneham (bass) Dan Schnelle (drums) All tracks composed by Nick Finzer All tracks recorded live at Blue Whale in Los Angeles, CA on March 8th 2020 00:00 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus 02:10 - A Duke - Nick Finzer 11:29 - Brutus, the Contemporary - Nick Finzer 20:38 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus 22:01 - You’ll Never Know (the Alternative) - Nick Finzer 33:27 - While You’re Gone - Nick Finzer 43:13 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus 44:05 - The Weatherman - Nick Finzer 57:44 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus 58:44 - The Evolution of Perspective - Nick Finzer 70:46 - Finish "

"A great variety of music on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole. Linus spins tracks from Brooklyn-based artist Jasmine Dreame Wagner’s new EP “Swtichblade Moon”, then goes on to feature music from Argentinian saxophonist and composer Camila Nebbia’s third album “Aura”, as well as music from Peruvian-born drummer and composer Jorge Perez-Albela’s debut album “The Time Is Now” (featuring Sissy Castrogiovanni). The show then continues with music from pianist and composer Glenn Zaleski’s brand new album “The Question” and a new track from Convergence’s self-titled album. Jasmine Dreame Wagner - “Powder Keg” & “Switchblade Moon” Album: Switchblade Moon EP Jasmine Dreame Wagner (voc, p, Moog, g), Joe Magar (b), Oscar Albis Rodriguez, Charlie Rauh, Lauren Hilary Clune (g), Ryder Cooley (Rasputina, saw), Charlie Dye, John Panza (perc), Chris Barrick (vib) and Meghan Maguire Dahn (bck voc) Camila Nebbia - “Las manos” & “Al costado del río” Album: Aura Camila Nebbia (ts), Valentin Garvie (tp), Ingrid Feniger (b-cl, as), Daniel Iván Bruno (tb), Damián Bolotín (vio), Violeta García (cello), Juan Bayon (b), Axel Filip and Omar Menendez (d) Jorge Perez-Albela - The Mirror Album: The Time Is Now (featuring Sissy Castrogiovanni) Jorge Perez-Albela (d, cymbals, Peruvian cajon, perc), Sissy Castrogiovanni (voc), Tim Ray (p, kbds), Jesse Williams (e-b, b) and Lihi Haruvi (ss) Jorge Perez-Albela - A Mis Padres (Para Gabriela y Jorge) Album: The Time Is Now (featuring Sissy Castrogiovanni) Jorge Perez-Albela (d, cymbals, Peruvian cajon, perc), Sissy Castrogiovanni (voc), Tim Ray (p, kbds) and Jesse Williams (e-b, b) Glenn Zaleski - The Question Album: The Question Glenn Zaleski (p), Adam O'Farrill (tp), Lucas Pino (ts), Desmond White (b) and Allan Mednard (d) Glenn Zaleski - Subterfuge Album: The Question Glenn Zaleski (p), Adam O'Farrill (tp), Lucas Pino (ts), Desmond White (b), Allan Mednard (d), Alex LoRe (as), Nick Finzer (tb), Andrew Gutauskas (bs) and Andrew Renfroe (g) Convergence - Edificio 17 Album: Convergence Florian Arbenz (d), Jorge Vistel (tp), Maikel Vistel (ts), Nelson Veras (g), Jim Hart (vib) and Rafael Jerjen (b) 00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 02:08 - Powder Keg - Jasmine Dreame Wagner 02:17 - Switchblade Moon - Jasmine Dreame Wagner 07:47 - Las manos - Camila Nebbia 12:35 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 14:44 - Al costado del río - Camila Nebbia 23:35 - The Mirror - Jorge Perez-Albela, Sissy Castrogiovanni 30:31 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 32:25 - A Mis Padres (Para Gabriela y Jorge) - Jorge Perez-Albela, Sissy Castrogiovanni 38:58 - The Question - Glenn Zaleski 47:44 - Subterfuge - Glenn Zaleski 52:50 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 55:25 - Edificio 17 - Convergence 62:53 - Finish "

On this episode of the Nick Finzer Audio Experience join Nick and guest Lucas Pino for another episode of AskNick as they take questions while on the road for Cast of Characters.

Lucas Pino nos presenta lo nuevo de Pasado Verde.

Lucas Pino nos presenta el nuevo EP de Gladyson Panther, uno de los artistas más renovadores del circuito independiente argentino.

The first episode of the Nick Finzer Audio Experience listen in on a set from the 2017 Umbria Jazz Festival featuring Lucas Pino, Glenn Zaleski, Dave Baron, and Jimmy Macbride.

¿Qué onda las competencias virtuales? ¿Suman? ¿Restan? ¿Se impondrán (en algunos años) las escritas por sobre las improvisadas? ¿Es posible? Lucas Pino habló con Dante Conti sobre el presente y futuro de las batallas de freestyle.

Lucas Pino nos trae una reseña del juego de LIT Killah.

Lucas Pino entrevistó a Cecilia Díaz, impulsora de SiempreHayRock.com, una red que agrupa a las bandas y su público en tiempos de cuarentena.

Phoenix-based saxophonist/composer/educator Mary Petrich stopped by the VJC Q&T podcast in late February for a spirited conversation with host Russell Schmidt. Mary has long been admired by her peers for her uniquely creative voice, both as a performer and composer. A founding member of the Nash Composers Coalition, she is also increasingly active on the scene as an educator, including her brilliant work with the Phoenix Jazz Girls Rising program.In this engaging interview (recorded prior to the massive upheaval resulting from the global pandemic), Mary and Russ shared questions and tangents on such matters as how practice habits can morph into compositions, the connection between vibration in one’s horn and vibration in the body, and even consider how the creative process might be analogous to excavation.Learn more about Mary Petrich here:http://marypetrich.com/Learn more about the Phoenix Jazz Girls Rising program, of which she is a Co-Founder, here:https://thenash.org/education/phoenix-jazz-girls-rising/Find her most recent recording, Murmuration, here: https://www.amazon.com/Murmuration-Mary-Petrich-Openhand/dp/B019S6YOMQLearn more about some of the people, venues, works, and concepts mentioned in the podcast here:Claudia Bloom – https://www.claudiabloompianist.com/Julianne Colwell – http://voyagephoenix.com/interview/art-life-julianne-colwell/Bill Evans – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_EvansCharles Lewis – https://downtowndevil.com/?s=Charles+lewis+jazzThelonious Monk – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelonious_MonkPam Morita – https://pamelamorita.wixsite.com/jazzTerry Riley – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_RileyWayne Shorter – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_ShorterMonica Shriver – http://www.monicashriver.com/Brice Winston – http://www.bricewinston.com/The Nash – https://thenash.org/The Language of the Unknown – https://www.audaud.com/the-language-of-the-unknown-the-wayne-shorter-quartet-blu-ray-2014/Tread On The Trail – http://www.sonoloco.com/rev/composers/glo/trail/trail.htmlUniversity of Exeter Study on the Different Effects of Poetry and Prose on the Brain – https://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112971504/effects-of-poetry-on-the-brain-101013/Collaborative Piano – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_pianoDrop the Needle – https://nafme.org/drop-the-needle/Motivic Cell – http://composersguide.com/motivic-cells/Thanks for listening!PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & RATE THIS EPISODE!Website: https://www.valleyjazz.org/Social Media (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/ValleyJazzCooperative/About The Host: Pianist/composer/educator Russell Schmidt has performed with such celebrated artists as Carl Allen, Michael Brecker, Eddie Daniels, John Hollenbeck, Joe Lovano, Gerry Mulligan, Lucas Pino, Arturo Sandoval, and Clark Terry. Among his recordings as a leader are Anachromysticism (2012), which highlights Russell’s wide-ranging efforts as a jazz composer, Jazz Triptych, Volume I – The Sacred (2018), a collection of hymns and spirituals reimagined in the jazz language, and his most recent recording, the companion album Jazz Triptych, Volume II – The Secular (2019).After a distinguished career in academia, Russell joined Music Serving The Word in June 2014 as Coordinator of Education, founding MSW’s Valley Jazz Cooperative program in 2016. Previously, he served as Director of Jazz Studies at Bowling Green State University and the University of Utah. He was also a member of the Eastman School of Music jazz faculty, where he co-conducted the Eastman Studio Orchestra. A student of Rayburn Wright, Russell holds two degrees from Eastman.Find music from VJC Q&T host Russell Schmidt here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuao1b7Ztc7JNpUTzyorXDQ?The Questions & Tangents podcast is produced by Caleb Kilian, for the Valley Jazz Cooperative, an outreach of MSW Ministries, a 501(c)(3) organization.

VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt has shared a journey in music education with violist Nancy Buck since they first met in 1995 at Bowling Green State University’s new faculty orientation. And for more than two decades, Nancy and Russ have maintained a joyous partnership on and off the concert stage. Nancy is a nationally-renown artist/teacher who presently serves as an Associate Professor of Viola at Arizona State University. She is also the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of the Arizona Violacademy. Nancy recently stopped by the MSW-Tempe studio to share questions and tangents with Russ. In this, the second of two podcasts together, they discussed why playing with others must be an “ears-over-eyes” experience, what it means to contribute texture to music, and even how varieties of chocolate might relate to a performing artist’s concept of sound.Learn more about Nancy Buck here:https://music.asu.edu/profile/nancy-buckLearn more about the Arizona Violacademy, for which she serves as Artistic Director and Co-Founder, here:https://astaaz.org/event/violacademy/Learn more about some of the people, institutions, and other topics mentioned in the podcast here:Johannes Brahms – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_BrahmsElizabeth Buck – https://music.asu.edu/profile/elizabeth-buckSteven Cornelius – https://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/faculty/steven_corneliusVincenzo Sannino – https://tarisio.com/cozio-archive/cozio-carteggio/vincenzo-sannino/Shinichi Suzuki – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinichi_Suzuki_(violinist)Georg Philipp Telemann – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Philipp_TelemannRayburn Wright – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayburn_WrightBowling Green State University College of Musical Arts – https://www.bgsu.edu/musical-arts.htmlOberlin Conservatory of Music – https://www.oberlin.edu/conservatoryPennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts –https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Governor%27s_School_for_the_ArtsUniversity of California, Berkeley – https://www.berkeley.edu/Afro-Caribbean Music – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Caribbean_musicChamber Music – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamber_musicDance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DanceDark Chocolate – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_chocolateKinesthetic (or Physical) Intelligence – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_intelligenceMilk Chocolate – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Types_of_chocolate#Milk_chocolateMona Lisa – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_LisaPlasma – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_(physics)Suzuki Method – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_methodViola Repertoire – https://imslp.org/wiki/List_of_Compositions_Featuring_the_ViolaWhite Chocolate – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_chocolate Thanks for listening! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & RATE THIS EPISODE!Website: https://www.valleyjazz.org/Social Media (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/ValleyJazzCooperative/About The Host: Pianist/composer/educator Russell Schmidt has performed with such celebrated artists as Carl Allen, Michael Brecker, Eddie Daniels, John Hollenbeck, Joe Lovano, Gerry Mulligan, Lucas Pino, Arturo Sandoval, and Clark Terry. Among his recordings as a leader are Anachromysticism (2012), which highlights Russell’s wide-ranging efforts as a jazz composer, Jazz Triptych, Volume I – The Sacred (2018), a collection of hymns and spirituals reimagined in the jazz language, and his most recent recording, the companion album Jazz Triptych, Volume II – The Secular (2019).After a distinguished career in academia, Russell joined Music Serving The Word in June 2014 as Coordinator of Education, founding MSW’s Valley Jazz Cooperative program in 2016. Previously, he served as Director of Jazz Studies at Bowling Green State University and the University of Utah. He was also a member of the Eastman School of Music jazz faculty, where he co-conducted the Eastman Studio Orchestra. A student of Rayburn Wright, Russell holds two degrees from Eastman.Find music from VJC Q&T host Russell Schmidt here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuao1b7Ztc7JNpUTzyorXDQ?The Questions & Tangents podcast is produced by Caleb Kilian, for the Valley Jazz Cooperative, an outreach of MSW Ministries, a 501(c)(3) organization.

VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt has shared a journey in music education with violist Nancy Buck since they first met in 1995 at Bowling Green State University’s new faculty orientation. And for more than two decades, Nancy and Russ have maintained a joyous partnership on and off the concert stage. Nancy is a nationally-renown artist/teacher who presently serves as an Associate Professor of Viola at Arizona State University. She is also the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of the Arizona Violacademy. Nancy recently stopped by the MSW-Tempe studio to share questions and tangents with Russ. In this, the first of two podcasts together, they discussed the pervasive impact a great mentor teacher can have, the factors that shifted her path from violinist to violist, and even the unexpected benefits that may fall to the first student of the day to get a lesson. Learn more about Nancy Buck here:https://music.asu.edu/profile/nancy-buck Learn more about the Arizona Violacademy, for which she serves as Artistic Director and Co-Founder, here:https://astaaz.org/event/violacademy/ Learn more about some of the people, institutions, and other subjects mentioned in the podcast here:Heidi Castleman – https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/castleman-heidiOtto Erdesz – https://josephcurtinstudios.com/otto-erdesz-remembered/Howard Johnson – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Johnson_(jazz_musician)Elizabeth Oakes – https://music.uiowa.edu/people/elizabeth-oakesVincenzo Sannino – https://tarisio.com/cozio-archive/cozio-carteggio/vincenzo-sannino/Rayburn Wright – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayburn_WrightArizona State University School of Music – https://music.asu.edu/Bowling Green State University College of Musical Arts – https://www.bgsu.edu/musical-arts.htmlCanton Symphony Orchestra – https://www.cantonsymphony.org/Cleveland Institute of Music – https://www.cim.edu/Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra – https://www.oaklandsymphony.org/community-education/oakland-symphony-youth-orchestra/Oberlin Conservatory of Music – https://www.oberlin.edu/conservatoryPlymouth Church UCC of Shaker Heights (OH) – https://www.plymouthchurchucc.org/San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra – https://www.sfsymphony.org/EducationCommunity/SFS-Youth-OrchestraStrings (magazine) – https://stringsmagazine.com/Tendonitis (a.k.a. Tendinopathy) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendinopathy Thanks for listening!PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & RATE THIS EPISODE!Website: https://www.valleyjazz.org/Social Media (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/ValleyJazzCooperative/About The Host: Pianist/composer/educator Russell Schmidt has performed with such celebrated artists as Carl Allen, Michael Brecker, Eddie Daniels, Joe Lovano, Gerry Mulligan, Lucas Pino, Arturo Sandoval, and Clark Terry. Among his recordings as a leader are Anachromysticism (2012), which highlights Russell’s wide-ranging efforts as a jazz composer, Jazz Triptych, Volume I – The Sacred (2018), a collection of hymns and spirituals reimagined in the jazz language, and his most recent recording, the companion album Jazz Triptych, Volume II – The Secular (2019).After a distinguished career in academia, Russell joined Music Serving The Word in June 2014 as Coordinator of Education, founding MSW’s Valley Jazz Cooperative program in 2016. Previously, he served as Director of Jazz Studies at Bowling Green State University and the University of Utah. He was also a member of the Eastman School of Music jazz faculty, where he co-conducted the Eastman Studio Orchestra. A student of Rayburn Wright, Russell holds two degrees from Eastman.Find music from VJC Q&T host Russell Schmidt here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuao1b7Ztc7JNpUTzyorXDQ?The Questions & Tangents podcast is produced by Caleb Kilian, for the Valley Jazz Cooperative, an outreach of MSW Ministries, a 501(c)(3) organization.

VJC Q&T podcast producer (and Critics Anonymous podcast co-host) Caleb Kilian has know Valley Jazz Cooperative Director Russell Schmidt for more than a decade. And for the past five years, they have worked together as colleagues at Music Serving the Word Ministries, where Caleb serves as Media Manager and Russ is Coordinator of Education.At the start of the Arizona Music Educators Association’s 2020 Conference, and with concert band and jazz ensemble competition season imminent for music educators all over the country, Russ sat down with Caleb to record a unique Questions and Tangents podcast, one in which the usual host was the interviewee, not the interviewer. Their wide-ranging dialogue encompassed such subjects as the intersection of objectivity and subjectivity in education, how a mentor teacher continues to impact his life thirty years after his passing, and even why musicians “playing in parallel” might not be as good a thing as it sounds.Learn more about Caleb Kilian and Russell Schmidt here:https://musicservingtheword.org/artist_ministersFind the Critics Anonymous podcast (co-hosted by Caleb Kilian and Robert Garza) here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critics-anonymous/id1480289208Learn more about some of the individuals mentioned in the podcast here:Count Basie – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_BasieMichael Brecker – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_BreckerGabe Condon – https://www.gabecondon.com/Duke Ellington – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_EllingtonMaynard Ferguson – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maynard_FergusonPaul Ferguson – http://paulfergusonmusic.com/Herbie Hancock – https://www.herbiehancock.com/Neal Hefti ­– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_HeftiWoody Herman – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_HermanJohn Hollenbeck – https://johnhollenbeck.com/Vijay Iyer – https://vijay-iyer.com/Thad Jones – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thad_JonesStan Kenton –https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_KentonJoel McNeely – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_McNeelyMatt Mitchell – http://www.mattmitchell.us/Sammy Nestico – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_NesticoBud Powell – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_PowellBuddy Rich – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_RichMaria Schneider – https://www.mariaschneider.com/Wayne Shorter – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_ShorterBilly Strayhorn – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_StrayhornArt Tatum – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_TatumAlexa Tarantino – https://alexatarantino.com/Rayburn Wright – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayburn_WrightThanks for listening!PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & RATE THIS EPISODE!Website: https://www.valleyjazz.org/Social Media (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/ValleyJazzCooperative/About The Interviewee: Pianist/composer/educator Russell Schmidt has performed with such celebrated artists as Carl Allen, Michael Brecker, Eddie Daniels, Joe Lovano, Gerry Mulligan, Lucas Pino, Arturo Sandoval, and Clark Terry. Among his recordings as a leader are Anachromysticism (2012), which highlights Russell’s wide-ranging efforts as a jazz composer, Jazz Triptych, Volume I – The Sacred (2018), a collection of hymns and spirituals reimagined in the jazz language, and his most recent recording, the companion album Jazz Triptych, Volume II – The Secular (2019).After a distinguished career in academia, Russell joined Music Serving The Word in June 2014 as Coordinator of Education, founding MSW’s Valley Jazz Cooperative program in 2016. Previously, he served as Director of Jazz Studies at Bowling Green State University and the University of Utah. He was also a member of the Eastman School of Music jazz faculty, where he co-conducted the Eastman Studio Orchestra. A student of Rayburn Wright, Russell holds two degrees from Eastman.Find music from VJC Q&T host Russell Schmidt here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuao1b7Ztc7JNpUTzyorXDQ?The Questions & Tangents podcast is produced by Caleb Kilian for the Valley Jazz Cooperative, an outreach of MSW Ministries, a 501(c)(3) organization.

Well podcast, here we are again. I have a great episode for you today with saxophonist and composer Lucas Pino. In addition to discussing his personal story, including growing up in Phoenix, and his time at the Brubeck Institute and the New School, we touched on many important things such as what he would include in a college music program of his own design, the importance of being aware of your emotional state when practicing--a key phrase that came up a lot during this conversation was self-worth. We also discussed the role of discipline and its limitations, the danger of looking for shortcuts in your musical development, how to practice organically, methods for developing your musical intuition and concept, why hating your playing might actually be a sign of conceptual growth, why he started a Nonet and how he learned to write for large ensemble, and much more.Support the Podcast: https://berniesbootlegs.com/supportConnect with Lucas:Website: https://www.lucaspino.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucasrobertopino/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LucasPinoMusic/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvgjdToQPV7FMqKM5eT9qQwConnect with Bernie's Bootlegs:Website: http://berniesbootlegs.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berniesbootlegsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/berniesbootlegsTwitter: https://twitter.com/berniesbootlegsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/berniesbootlegs1Email: berniesbootlegs@gmail.comSupport the show (http://berniesbootlegs.com/support)

VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt has known Emmy-winning recording engineer and composer Clarke Rigsby for more than fifteen years. Clarke is the founder and owner of Tempest Recording in Tempe, AZ. As a leading recording engineer and artistic collaborator, Clarke has worked in studio settings and/or live performances with such artists as Joe Alessi, Glen Campbell, Alice Cooper, Joey DeFrancesco, Bo Diddley, Peter Erskine, Bob Freedman, Steve Gadd, James Galway, Waylon Jennings, Wynonna Judd, Paul McCartney, James Moody, Lewis Nash, Mark O’Connor, LeAnn Rimes, Blake Shelton, Phil Smith, Tower of Power, Travis Tritt, Stevie Wonder, Trisha Yearwood, and many other greats. At the start of December, Clarke joined Russ to discuss the sense of occasion that can happen for musicians entering a recording studio, why system upgrades aren’t always evidence of progress, and even what is or isn’t lurking inside a tube amp. (Spoiler alert: Those aren’t light bulbs back there.) Learn more about Clarke Rigsby here:https://tempestrecording.com/about/Learn more about his Tempe, AZ, studio here:https://tempestrecording.com/studio/Learn more about some of the people, places, and technologies mentioned in the podcast here:Jimmy Cobb – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_CobbDavid Foster – https://davidfoster.com/story/Lewis Nash – https://www.lewisnash.com/Lucas Pino – https://www.lucaspino.com/David Sax – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_SaxStevie Wonder – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_WonderTower of Power – https://towerofpower.com/MIM Music Theater – https://mim.org/mim-music-theater/The Nash – https://thenash.org/Pro Tools (by Avid) – https://www.avid.com/pro-toolsThanks for listening!PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & RATE THIS EPISODE!Website:https://www.valleyjazz.org/Social Media (Facebook):https://www.facebook.com/ValleyJazzCooperative/About The Host:Pianist/composer/educator Russell Schmidt has performed with such celebrated artists as Carl Allen, Michael Brecker, Eddie Daniels, Joe Lovano, Gerry Mulligan, Lucas Pino, Arturo Sandoval, and Clark Terry. Among his recordings as a leader are Anachromysticism (2012), which highlights Russell’s wide-ranging efforts as a jazz composer, Jazz Triptych, Volume I – The Sacred (2018), a collection of hymns and spirituals reimagined in the jazz language, and his most recent recording, the companion album Jazz Triptych, Volume II – The Secular (2019). After a distinguished career in academia, Russell joined Music Serving The Word in June 2014 as Coordinator of Education, founding MSW’s Valley Jazz Cooperative program in 2016. Previously, he served as Director of Jazz Studies at Bowling Green State University and the University of Utah. He was also a member of the Eastman School of Music jazz faculty, where he co-conducted the Eastman Studio Orchestra. A student of Rayburn Wright, Russell holds two degrees from Eastman.Find music from VJC Q&T host Russell Schmidt here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuao1b7Ztc7JNpUTzyorXDQ?The Questions & Tangents podcast is produced by Caleb Kilian, with assistance from Larissa Johnson, for the Valley Jazz Cooperative, an outreach of MSW Ministries, a 501(c)(3) organization.

In today’s episode we are speaking with saxophonist and composer Alex LoRe. We discuss his appearance in the YouTube series “The Working Musician,” his upbringing in Florida and mentorship under Bunky Green, his move to New York, practical tips for improving your technique, his advice for someone wanting to follow in his footsteps, and more.Support the Podcast: https://berniesbootlegs.com/supportConnect with Alex:Website: https://alexlore.com/Instagram: http://instagram.com/alexmloreFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexmloremusic/Connect with Bernie's Bootlegs:Website: http://berniesbootlegs.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berniesbootlegsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/berniesbootlegsTwitter: https://twitter.com/berniesbootlegsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/berniesbootlegs1Email: berniesbootlegs@gmail.comAbout Alex, courtesy of AlexLore.com:"Noted by the New York Times as a saxophonist who is “…making the connections among about 70 years’ worth of contemplative, articulate and light-toned players”, Manhattan-based saxophonist and composer Alex LoRe is one of the most in demand alto saxophonists on the current New York City jazz scene. Originally from Tarpon Springs, Florida, LoRe has been mentored by a “who’s who” of saxophonists, including Lee Konitz, George Garzone, Jerry Bergonzi, James Moody, and Steve Wilson to name a few. Internationally acclaimed saxophonist and educator Bunky Green says LoRe “…will emerge to become one of the leading voices on the international jazz scene.” Saxophonist George Garzone describes his playing as “bold and unforgiving”, with “…a beautiful sound; he understands the concept of melody.” With a strong upbringing in classical music, LoRe’s playing and compositions are influenced by many genres, ranging from European classical music through today’s most influential artists on both the jazz and popular music scenes.LoRe has been featured at venues such as New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMa), the Jazz at Ravinia Festival held at the Stean’s Institute for Young Artists in Chicago, the Monterey Jazz Festival in California, and the Jacksonville and Clearwater Jazz Festivals in Florida, among others. In New York, he frequents prominent venues such as Smalls Jazz Club, Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, The Jazz Gallery, and Smoke Jazz Club both as a leader of his own groups and as a sideman. He is a member of saxophonist Lucas Pino’s “No Net” Nonet, which currently holds a residency at Smalls Jazz Club. LoRe has had the opportunity to perform and work with artists George Garzone, Ingrid Jensen, David Liebman, Tony Malaby, Ron Blake, Steve Wilson, Aaron Parks, Dan Tepfer, Ralph Alessi, and Ari Hoenig, among others. Internationally, he has performed throughout the Netherlands, Australia, Israel, and Canada.LoRe holds a bachelor of music degree from Boston’s New England Conservatory of Music, and a master of music degree from New York’s Manhattan School of Music. Most recently, he plans to release his third album for Challenge Records International this coming September 6th, 2019. Entitled Karol, the record will feature compositions inspired by LoRe’s study of classical composers and features pianist Glenn Zaleski, bassist Desmond White, and drummer Allan Mednard."Support the show (http://berniesbootlegs.com/support)

VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt has known jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, educator Pam Morita (The Nash Futures Workshop, Paradise Valley Community College) for more than a decade. Pam is the former Director of CityJazz (an outreach of Phoenix Center for the Arts) and currently leads the Nash Futures Workshop in downtown Phoenix. Additionally, she is on the faculty at Paradise Valley Community College.Just over a month ago, Pam sat down with Russ to discuss her initial transition from classical piano student to a working jazz musician, why she has been particularly motivated to work with music students at the beginning of their jazz journeys, and even how a more optimistic worldview has allowed her to find beauty in some interesting places.Learn more about Pamela Morita here: https://pamelamorita.wixsite.com/jazzLearn more about her innovative educational program, The Nash Futures Workshop, here: https://thenash.org/education/the-nash-futures-workshop/Learn more about some of the people, places, pieces, and concepts mentioned in the podcast here:J. S. Bach – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_BachCount Basie – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_BasieTony Bennett (performing artist) – https://tonybennett.com/music.phpTony Bennett (visual artist) – https://www.tonybennett.com/arts.phpMiles Davis (performing artist) – https://www.milesdavis.com/albumsMiles Davis (visual artist) – https://www.milesdavis.com/gallery/miles-artwork/Claude Debussy – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_DebussyMichael Kocour – http://www.michaelkocour.com/Paul-Eirik Melhus (on SoundCloud) – https://soundcloud.com/paul-eirikmelhusMulgrew Miller – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulgrew_MillerMulgrew Miller (improvisation-as-language video) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyRGB_x7VSgLucas Pino – https://www.lucaspino.com/Maurice Ravel – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_RavelDiana Ross – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_RossDennis Rowland – https://www.dennisrowland.com/George Shearing – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_ShearingMiyoshi Umeki – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyoshi_UmekiJoe Williams – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Williams_(jazz_singer)Oprah Winfrey – http://www.oprah.com/index.htmlAc-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive (song) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate_the_PositiveThe Courtship of Eddie’s Father (series) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Courtship_of_Eddie%27s_FatherCrazy Rich Asians (film) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Rich_Asians_(film)Every Day I Have the Blues (song) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Day_I_Have_the_BluesThe Nash – https://thenash.org/Paradise Valley Community College Music Department – https://www.paradisevalley.edu/musicRelocation/Internment Camps – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_AmericansTempo rubato – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempo_rubatoUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Music – https://music.illinois.edu/Thanks for listening!PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & RATE THIS EPISODE!Website: https://www.valleyjazz.org/Social Media (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/ValleyJazzCooperative/About The Host: Pianist/composer/educator Russell Schmidt has performed with such celebrated artists as Carl Allen, Michael Brecker, Eddie Daniels, Joe Lovano, Gerry Mulligan, Lucas Pino, Arturo Sandoval, and Clark Terry. Among his recordings as a leader are Anachromysticism (2012), which highlights Russell’s wide-ranging efforts as a jazz composer, Jazz Triptych, Volume I – The Sacred (2018), a collection of hymns and spirituals reimagined in the jazz language, and his most recent recording, the companion album Jazz Triptych, Volume II – The Secular (2019).After a distinguished career in academia, Russell joined Music Serving The Word in June 2014 as Coordinator of Education, founding MSW’s Valley Jazz Cooperative program in 2016. Previously, he served as Director of Jazz Studies at Bowling Green State University and the University of Utah. He was also a member of the Eastman School of Music jazz faculty, where he co-conducted the Eastman Studio Orchestra. A student of Rayburn Wright, Russell holds two degrees from Eastman.Find music from VJC Q&T host Russell Schmidt here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuao1b7Ztc7JNpUTzyorXDQ?The Questions & Tangents podcast is produced by Caleb Kilian for the Valley Jazz Cooperative, an outreach of MSW Ministries, a 501(c)(3) organization.

Enjoy the podcast? Support the show with a one-time or monthly donation via PayPal (thank you!)What’s up podcast, today I’m bringing you my interview with trombonist Nick Finzer. In addition to being an active performer, Nick is a professor at University of North Texas, and is also the CEO of the record label Outside in Music. We discuss his upbringing in Rochester New York, the most important things he has his students focus on, what it’s like managing a record label, and a lot more. For more episodes please visit berniesbootlegs.comFind Nick:https://www.youtube.com/user/nfinzer2http://www.nickfinzermusic.com/http://instagram.com/nickfinzerFind Bernie:https://instagram.com/berniesbootlegs/https://twitter.com/berniesbootlegshttps://facebook.com/berniesbootlegsAbout Nick, courtesy of nickfinzermusic.com:"NICK FINZER …is one of the most dynamic musicians of the millennial generation. An award-winning composer, arranger, producer, educator and trombonist, Finzer is bringing the joy and power of Jazz to traditional fans and the most modern 21st century audiences. He’s on a mission to be a passionate voice defining the sound of Jazz in this age while also bringing street cred to the trombone with a bold, tight sound. Born into the musical world (Mom Sherry Finzer is an international flutist), Finzer developed a fascination for the music of Duke Ellington and found himself, in high school, performing at the annual Essentially Ellington competition of Jazz at Lincoln Center. It was then that he decided to pursue a life in music himself. His budding talent was recognized by Wycliffe Gordon who began a mentorship by writing four pieces for the young Finzer while he attended the Eastman School of Music. Nick went on to get his masters at Juilliard’s prestigious Jazz program where he was mentored by trombone legend Steve Turre. In 2011 Nick was the winner of the Eastern Trombone Workshop’s National Jazz Trombone Competition and was a finalist in the 2010 International Trombone Association’s Carl Fontana Jazz Trombone Competition. Two tracks appearing on Nick’s debut album “Exposition” (Outside in Music) garnered Finzer a pair of accolades: The prestigious American Society of Composers and Performers (ASCAP)’s Herb Alpert Award for young composers (2013 & 2015)Famed trombonist and mentor Wycliffe Gordon called Finzer “a new voice [in] the pantheon of upcoming trombone greats in the making” and added “Nick's CD is a glowing example of things to come.” When away from NYC, Finzer can be found touring the globe not only with his own projects, but as part of Anat Cohen’s Tentet, teaching workshops and masterclasses, and appearing with YouTube sensation Postmodern Jukebox. Finzer has joined the group on television, in viral videos with millions of views, and on tours across North America, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Finzer has performed at top jazz clubs, festivals and concert halls with Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the Newport Jazz Festival with Anat Cohen, Lucas Pino’s No Net Nonet, Ryan Truesdell's Gil Evans Project, the Grammy Award Winning Dafnis Prieto Big Band, Bob Stewart’s Double Quartet, Frank Wess, Terrell StaSupport the show (http://berniesbootlegs.com/support)

In this special “wait, he’s not interviewing a jazz musician” episode, VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt took the show in a different direction. With a goal of exploring creativity in various fields, and expanding beyond the realm of jazz, he invited comedian Genevieve Rice (https://genevieverice.com/) to share questions and tangents with him. There is certainly much common ground between jazz and comedy: performance aspects, creative development of source material, rhythm and pacing, even improvisation. The wide-ranging discussions in this episode included how a one-time, open mic opportunity grew into a stand-up career for Genevieve, whether or not the writing of a particular joke is ever truly finished, and the impact motherhood has had on her comedy. Learn more about and listen to Genevieve Rice here:https://genevieverice.com/https://twitter.com/genevievericehttp://www.thankyouforbeingapodcast.libsyn.com/https://tastebuddies.libsyn.com/Learn more about some of the artists, programs, and other topics mentioned in the podcast here:Maria Bamford – https://www.mariabamford.com/Mark Cherry – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_CherryAnthony Desamito – http://www.anthonydesamito.com/Craig Ferguson – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_FergusonGilbert Gottfried – https://gilbertgottfried.com/Dana Gould – https://www.danagould.com/Jeff Libman – http://jefflibmanmusic.com/Patton Oswald – http://www.pattonoswalt.com/Paul F. Tompkins – https://paulftompkins.com/Ali Wong – https://www.aliwong.com/Oklahoma! (musical) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma!@ Midnight (series) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/@midnightDetroiters (series) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroiters_(TV_series)G.L.O.W. (series) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLOW_(TV_series)The Golden Girls (series) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_GirlsHorcrux – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_objects_in_Harry_Potter#HorcruxesMyspace – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyspaceArizona Suicide Prevention Coalition – https://www.azspc.org/Thanks for listening!PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & RATE THIS EPISODE!Website:https://www.valleyjazz.org/Social Media (Facebook):https://www.facebook.com/ValleyJazzCooperative/About The Host:Pianist/composer/educator Russell Schmidt has performed with such celebrated artists as Carl Allen, Michael Brecker, Eddie Daniels, Joe Lovano, Gerry Mulligan, Lucas Pino, Arturo Sandoval, and Clark Terry. Among his recordings as a leader are Anachromysticism (2012), which highlights Russell’s wide-ranging efforts as a jazz composer, Jazz Triptych, Volume I – The Sacred (2018), a collection of hymns and spirituals reimagined in the jazz language, and his most recent recording, the companion album Jazz Triptych, Volume II – The Secular (2019). After a distinguished career in academia, Russell joined Music Serving The Word in June 2014 as Coordinator of Education, founding MSW’s Valley Jazz Cooperative program in 2016. Previously, he served as Director of Jazz Studies at Bowling Green State University and the University of Utah. He was also a member of the Eastman School of Music jazz faculty, where he co-conducted the Eastman Studio Orchestra. A student of Rayburn Wright, Russell holds two degrees from Eastman.Find music from VJC Q&T host Russell Schmidt here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuao1b7Ztc7JNpUTzyorXDQ?The Questions & Tangents podcast is produced by Caleb Kilian for the Valley Jazz Cooperative, an outreach of MSW Ministries, a 501(c)(3) organization.

In this special Jazz Educators Panel episode, focusing on subjects of specific interest to music teachers and their students, VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt shared questions and tangents with artist-teachers Tito Carrillo (Associate Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Paul Ferguson (Director of Jazz Studies at Case Western Reserve University).Shortly after the 2019 Highland/ASU Jazz Festival (at which Tito served as an adjudicator, clinician, and performer), they got together to discuss preferred pedagogical approaches and examine trends and tendencies found with their current students. Among the topics considered: the differences between a practice mindset and a performance mindset, the educational benefits of free improvisation, and even the value of a more tactile learning experience.Learn more about Tito Carrillo here: https://music.illinois.edu/faculty/tito-carrilloLearn more about Paul Ferguson here: http://paulfergusonmusic.com/Learn more about some of the artists mentioned in the podcast here:Count Basie – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_BasieWayne Bergeron – https://www.waynebergeron.com/Bob Brookmeyer – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_BrookmeyerMiles Davis – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_DavisSammy Davis, Jr. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Davis_JrDuke Ellington – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_EllingtonQuincy Jones – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_JonesThad Jones – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thad_JonesJoe Lovano – http://www.joelovano.com/Wynton Marsalis – https://wyntonmarsalis.org/Sammy Nestico – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_NesticoBuddy Rich – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_RichMaria Schneider – https://www.mariaschneider.com/Wayne Shorter – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_ShorterHorace Silver – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_SilverThanks for listening!PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & RATE THIS EPISODE!Website:https://www.valleyjazz.org/Social Media (Facebook):https://www.facebook.com/ValleyJazzCooperative/About The Host:Pianist/composer/educator Russell Schmidt has performed with such celebrated artists as Carl Allen, Michael Brecker, Eddie Daniels, Joe Lovano, Gerry Mulligan, Lucas Pino, Arturo Sandoval, and Clark Terry. Among his recordings as a leader are Anachromysticism (2012), which highlights Russell’s wide-ranging efforts as a jazz composer, Jazz Triptych, Volume I – The Sacred (2018), a collection of hymns and spirituals reimagined in the jazz language, and his most recent recording, the companion album Jazz Triptych, Volume II – The Secular (2019).After a distinguished career in academia, Russell joined Music Serving The Word in June 2014 as Coordinator of Education, founding MSW’s Valley Jazz Cooperative program in 2016. Previously, he served as Director of Jazz Studies at Bowling Green State University and the University of Utah. He was also a member of the Eastman School of Music jazz faculty, where he co-conducted the Eastman Studio Orchestra. A student of Rayburn Wright, Russell holds two degrees from Eastman.Find music from VJC Q&T host Russell Schmidt here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuao1b7Ztc7JNpUTzyorXDQ?The Questions & Tangents podcast is produced by Caleb Kilian for the Valley Jazz Cooperative, an outreach of MSW Ministries, a 501(c)(3) organization.

VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt has known pianist/organist/composer Michael Kocour for more than a dozen years. A nationally-renown educator, Mike is the Director of Jazz Studies at Arizona State University. Additionally, he is a recording artist for Origin Records, releasing a solo piano album, East of the Sun, on that label’s OA2 imprint earlier this year. In early summer, Mike sat down with Russ to partake in spirited, engaging discussions on jazz, music education, and the nature of creativity. In this second of two podcasts together, they discussed the sometimes-random nature in discovering one’s passions and influences, the deeper truths revealed on vinyl records, and even the lengthy path to be travelled just to join a school’s “stage band”. Learn more about Michael Kocour here: http://www.michaelkocour.com/ https://herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/profile/michael-kocour Listen to Michael Kocour (solo piano) perform his composition Winter’s Spell here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3ceKy9Y0aU Listen to Michael Kocour (organ quartet) perform his composition Chunky here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SXXrTByxyI&list=OLAK5uy_nftb9Vv4HNX37Li27g2dv1_aiCC6ItNHw Purchase Michael Kocour’s recordings for the Origin Records/OA2 label here: http://originarts.com/oa2/artists/artist.php?Artist_ID=138 Learn more about some of the artists, authors, venues, and recurring sitcom characters mentioned in the podcast here: Jamey Aebersold – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamey_Aebersold Michael Brecker – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Brecker Tina Brooks – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Brooks Jerry Coker – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Coker Chick Corea – http://chickcorea.com/ Joe Daley – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Daley_(musician) Keith Emerson – https://www.keithemerson.com/ Bill Evans – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Evans Joel Frahm – https://joelfrahm.com/ Benny Golson – https://www.bennygolson.com/ Herbie Hancock – https://www.herbiehancock.com/ Alfred Hitchcock – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock Scott Joplin – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Joplin Wynton Kelly – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynton_Kelly Gladys Kravitz – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bewitched_characters#Gladys_Kravitz Brad Mehldau – https://www.bradmehldau.com/ Roger Miller – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Miller Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart Lewis Nash – https://www.lewisnash.com/ Herbie Nichols – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Nichols Oscar Peterson – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Peterson Clarke Rigsby – https://tempestrecording.com/ Antonio Salieri – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Salieri David Sax – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sax Craig Taborn – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Taborn McCoy Tyner – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCoy_Tyner Rayburn Wright – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayburn_Wright The Nash – https://thenash.org/ Thanks for listening! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & RATE THIS EPISODE! Website: https://www.valleyjazz.org/ Social Media (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/ValleyJazzCooperative/ About The Host: Pianist/composer/educator Russell Schmidt has performed with such celebrated artists as Carl Allen, Michael Brecker, Eddie Daniels, Joe Lovano, Gerry Mulligan, Lucas Pino, Arturo Sandoval, and Clark Terry. Among his recordings as a leader are Anachromysticism (2012), which highlights Russell’s wide-ranging efforts as a jazz composer, Jazz Triptych, Volume I – The Sacred (2018), a collection of hymns and spirituals reimagined in the jazz language, and his most recent recording, the companion album Jazz Triptych, Volume II – The Secular (2019). After a distinguished career in academia, Russell joined Music Serving The Word in June 2014 as Coordinator of Education, founding MSW’s Valley Jazz Cooperative program in 2016. Previously, he served as Director of Jazz Studies at Bowling Green State University and the University of Utah. He was also a member of the Eastman School of Music jazz faculty, where he co-conducted the Eastman Studio Orchestra. A student of Rayburn Wright, Russell holds two degrees from Eastman. Find music from VJC Q&T host Russell Schmidt here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuao1b7Ztc7JNpUTzyorXDQ? The Questions & Tangents podcast is produced by Caleb Kilian for the Valley Jazz Cooperative, an outreach of MSW Ministries, a 501(c)(3) organization.

VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt (Director, Valley Jazz Cooperative) has known pianist/organist/composer Michael Kocour for more than a dozen years. A nationally-renown educator, Mike is the Director of Jazz Studies at Arizona State University. Additionally, he is a recording artist for Origin Records, releasing a solo piano album, East of the Sun, on that label’s OA2 imprint earlier this year. In early summer, Mike sat down with Russ to record a Q&T podcast. Their far-ranging discussion was engaging and abundant, so much so that the conversation has been split into two separate podcasts, the second of which will be made available later. But in this, the first of two podcasts together, Mike and Russ addressed the potential dangers a sabbatical can bring, talked about an unlikely mentor for the study of Brazilian music, and even found a point at which Oscar Peterson and Johnny Costa intersect. Learn more about Michael Kocour here: http://www.michaelkocour.com/ https://herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/profile/michael-kocour Listen to Michael Kocour (solo piano) perform his composition Winter’s Spell here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3ceKy9Y0aU Listen to Michael Kocour (organ quartet) perform his composition Chunky here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SXXrTByxyI&list=OLAK5uy_nftb9Vv4HNX37Li27g2dv1_aiCC6ItNHw Purchase Michael Kocour’s recordings for the Origin Records/OA2 label here: http://originarts.com/oa2/artists/artist.php?Artist_ID=138 Learn more about some of the artists and/or concepts mentioned in the podcast here: John Campbell – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Campbell_(jazz_pianist) Tony Caramia – https://www.esm.rochester.edu/faculty/caramia_tony/ Johnny Costa – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Costa Joe Daley – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Daley_(musician) Bill Evans – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Evans Red Garland – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Garland Don Grolnick – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Grolnick Ian Hobson – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Hobson Toninho Horta – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toninho_Horta Antonio Carlos Jôbim – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B4nio_Carlos_Jobim Wynton Kelly – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynton_Kelly Jim McNeely – https://www.jim-mcneely.com/ Nicole Pesce – http://www.nicolepesce.com/ Oscar Peterson – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Peterson Bud Powell – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Powell Marlene Rosenberg – https://www.marlenemusic.com/ Akio Sasajima – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akio_Sasajima Wayne Shorter – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Shorter Art Tatum – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Tatum McCoy Tyner – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCoy_Tyner Rayburn Wright – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayburn_Wright Schillinger System (or Schillinger Method) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schillinger_System Learn more about the Valley Jazz Cooperative and VJC Q&T host Russell Schmidt here: https://www.valleyjazz.org/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuao1b7Ztc7JNpUTzyorXDQ? Thanks for listening! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & RATE THIS EPISODE! Website: Link - valleyjazz.org Social Media: Facebook - @ValleyJazzCooperative New Here? Pianist/composer/educator Russell Schmidt has performed with such celebrated artists as Carl Allen, Michael Brecker, Eddie Daniels, Joe Lovano, Gerry Mulligan, Lucas Pino, Arturo Sandoval, and Clark Terry. He has also served as a keyboard soloist with more than 30 professional orchestras, including performances with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center and the San Francisco Symphony. Among his recordings as a leader are Anachromysticism (2012), which highlights Russell’s wide-ranging efforts as a jazz composer, Jazz Triptych, Volume I – The Sacred (2018), a collection of hymns and spirituals reimagined in the jazz language, and his most recent recording, the companion album Jazz Triptych, Volume II – The Secular (2019). After a distinguished career in academia, Russell joined Music Serving The Word in June 2014 as Coordinator of Education, founding MSW’s Valley Jazz Cooperative program in 2016. Previously, he served as Director of Jazz Studies at Bowling Green State University and the University of Utah. He also held faculty appointments at Northern Arizona University, the University of North Carolina–Asheville, and the Eastman School of Music, where he co-conducted the Eastman Studio Orchestra. A student of Rayburn Wright, Russell holds two degrees from Eastman. The Questions & Tangents podcast is produced by Caleb Kilian for the Valley Jazz Cooperative, an outreach of MSW Ministries, a 501(c)(3) organization.

VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt (Director, Valley Jazz Cooperative) has known jazz composer/arranger/educator/trombonist Paul Ferguson for 35 years and has recorded with him off and on for the past two decades. Paul is the Director of Jazz Studies at Case Western Reserve University. He is also the Artistic Director of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, one of the leading professional big bands in the Midwest. Paul is a nationally-renown writer for large and small jazz ensembles, and is a former recipient of the Gil Evans Fellowship in Jazz Composition. In the midst of performing a series of concerts together in Arizona in mid-April 2019, Paul sat down with Russ to record a Questions and Tangents podcast. (Paul also recorded a second podcast, joined by trumpeter Tito Carrillo, which will be released at a later date.) Their free-flowing discussion encompassed the emotional heft of musical memory, the serendipity of finding the right teacher at the right time, and even consideration of the overriding cultural ethos permeating northeast Ohio. Learn more about Paul Ferguson here: http://www.clevelandjazz.org/About/Meet-the-Orchestra/Name-of-Person https://music.case.edu/faculty/paul-ferguson/ http://paulfergusonmusic.com/ Listen to the Paul Ferguson Jazz Orchestra perform his composition Fortune Teller here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS9BPgIpYHA&list=PLeGvpurj2XRDNOYHKUfBosheV9tpN8DPD&index=10&t=0s Purchase Paul Ferguson’s Encounter recording here: https://www.amazon.com/Encounter-Paul-Ferguson/dp/B00NR85C9G/ref=sr_1_6?qid=1558478876&refinements=p_32%3APaul+Ferguson&s=music&sr=1-6 Learn more about some of the artists and/or 19th century German philosophers mentioned in the podcast here: Bill Dobbins – http://sonsofsound.com/artist/bill-dobbins/ J.J. Johnson – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._J._Johnson Sergei Rachmaninoff – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SergeiRachmaninoff Jack Schantz – http://www.clevelandjazz.org/About/Meet-the-Orchestra/Jack-Schantz Maria Schneider – https://www.mariaschneider.com/ Arthur Schopenhauer – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArthurSchopenhauer Gunther Schuller – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GuntherSchuller Igor Stravinsky – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IgorStravinsky Billy Strayhorn – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BillyStrayhorn Bill Watrous – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BillWatrous Rayburn Wright – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RayburnWright Lyric Opera of Chicago – https://www.lyricopera.org/ Porgy and Bess (review of 2014 LOC production) – https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-lyric-opera-chicago-porgy-bess-review-20141118-column.html Learn more about the Valley Jazz Cooperative here: https://www.valleyjazz.org/ Listen to music by VJC Q&T host Russell Schmidt here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuao1b7Ztc7JNpUTzyorXDQ? Purchase recordings by Russell Schmidt here: https://www.amazon.com/Russell-Schmidt/e/B001LHCGMG/digital/ref=ntt_mp3_rdr?_encoding=UTF8&sn=d Thanks for listening! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & RATE THIS EPISODE! Website: Link - valleyjazz.org Social Media: Facebook - @ValleyJazzCooperative New Here? Pianist/composer/educator Russell Schmidt has performed with such celebrated artists as Carl Allen, Michael Brecker, Eddie Daniels, Joe Lovano, Gerry Mulligan, Lucas Pino, Arturo Sandoval, and Clark Terry. He has also served as a keyboard soloist with more than 30 professional orchestras, including performances with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center and the San Francisco Symphony. Among his recordings as a leader are Anachromysticism (2012), which highlights Russell’s wide-ranging efforts as a jazz composer, Jazz Triptych, Volume I – The Sacred (2018), a collection of hymns and spirituals reimagined in the jazz language, and his most recent recording, the companion album Jazz Triptych, Volume II – The Secular (2019). After a distinguished career in academia, Russell joined Music Serving The Word in June 2014 as Coordinator of Education, founding MSW’s Valley Jazz Cooperative program in 2016. Previously, he served as Director of Jazz Studies at Bowling Green State University and the University of Utah. He also held faculty appointments at Northern Arizona University, the University of North Carolina–Asheville, and the Eastman School of Music, where he co-conducted the Eastman Studio Orchestra. A student of Rayburn Wright, Russell holds two degrees from Eastman. The Questions & Tangents podcast is produced by Caleb Kilian for the Valley Jazz Cooperative, an outreach of MSW Ministries, a 501(c)(3) organization.

"VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt (Director, Valley Jazz Cooperative) has known jazz trumpeter/composer/educator Tito Carrillo for more than twenty years and has had the privilege of sharing a bandstand with him periodically during that time. Tito is a leading musician on the Chicago jazz scene and an Associate Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In the midst of performing a series of concerts together in Arizona in mid-April 2019, Tito sat down with Russ to record the very first Questions and Tangents podcast. Their wide-ranging conversation delved into the relationship between performing and teaching, the importance of musical communication, the nature of creativity, and even the value of liner notes in this digital age. Learn more about Tito Carrillo here: https://music.illinois.edu/faculty/tito-carrillo Listen to Tito Carrillo perform Thelonious Monk’s Rhythm-a-Ning here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5xNdzbFM5g Purchase Tito Carrillo’s debut recording, Opening Statement, here: http://originarts.com/recordings/recording.php?TitleID=82603 Learn more about some of the artists mentioned in the podcast here: Clifford Brown – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Brown Ryan Cohan – http://ryancohan.com/ Celia Cruz – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celia_Cruz Miles Davis – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Paquito D’Rivera – https://paquitodrivera.com/ Jon Faddis – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Faddis Kenny Garrett – http://www.kennygarrett.com/ Adolph “Bud” Herseth – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Herseth Freddie Hubbard – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Hubbard Wynton Marsalis – https://wyntonmarsalis.org/ Nicholas Payton – http://www.nicholaspayton.com/ Tito Puente – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito_Puente Claudio Roditi – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Roditi Woody Shaw – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Shaw Willie Thomas – https://www.jazzeveryone.com/ Immanuel Wilkins – http://www.immanuelwilkins.com/music Miguel Zenón – https://miguelzenon.com/ El Gran Combo – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pell%C3%ADn_Rodr%C3%ADguez#El_Gran_Combo Purchase recordings by Russell Schmidt here: https://www.amazon.com/Russell-Schmidt/e/B001LHCGMG/digital/ref=ntt_mp3_rdr?_encoding=UTF8&sn=d Thanks for listening! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & RATE THIS EPISODE! Learn more about the Valley Jazz Cooperative here: valleyjazz.org Listen to music by VJC Q&T host Russell Schmidt here: YouTube Social Media: Facebook - @ValleyJazzCooperative New Here? Pianist/composer/educator Russell Schmidt has performed with such celebrated artists as Carl Allen, Michael Brecker, Eddie Daniels, Joe Lovano, Gerry Mulligan, Lucas Pino, Arturo Sandoval, and Clark Terry. He has also served as a keyboard soloist with more than 30 professional orchestras, including performances with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center and the San Francisco Symphony. Among his recordings as a leader are Anachromysticism (2012), which highlights Russell’s wide-ranging efforts as a jazz composer, Jazz Triptych, Volume I – The Sacred (2018), a collection of hymns and spirituals reimagined in the jazz language, and his most recent recording, the companion album Jazz Triptych, Volume II – The Secular (2019). After a distinguished career in academia, Russell joined Music Serving The Word in June 2014 as Coordinator of Education, founding MSW’s Valley Jazz Cooperative program in 2016. Previously, he served as Director of Jazz Studies at Bowling Green State University and the University of Utah. He also held faculty appointments at Northern Arizona University, the University of North Carolina–Asheville, and the Eastman School of Music, where he co-conducted the Eastman Studio Orchestra. A student of Rayburn Wright, Russell holds two degrees from Eastman. The Questions & Tangents podcast is produced by Caleb Kilian for the Valley Jazz Cooperative, an outreach of MSW Ministries, a 501(c)(3) organization.

OverHere - It's Tuesday Lunch featuring Lucas Pino and Abe Perlstein

Lucas Pino's That's a Computer is Out Now! | OverHere with Nick Finzer

The summer is almost over and the pace at which new albums are being released is picking up... This week we focus on a few new gems, including two remarkable tributes to Thelonious Monk, the mighty "Work: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Monk" (in six volumes!) by Miles Okazaki and the idiosyncratic "The MONK: Live at Bimhuis" by Miho Hazama with the Metropole Orkest Big Band. Ah... and new works featuring John Scofield, Bill Frisell, Steve Cardenas, Manu Codja and Charlie Hunter (and of course Miles Okazaki) for all the guitar hero worshippers out there! The playlist includes also: Emile Parisien, Steve Coleman, Mopo, Walking Distance feat. Jason Moran, Judy Niemack, Skúli Sverrisson, Don Cherry, Rob Dixon, Lucas Pino and Marcin Wasilewski. Detailed playlist available at: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&playlist=7480#here

a conversation with Lucas Pino about his jazz education experience