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Kate Kortum is a terrific 24-year-old jazz vocalist from Houston, Texas. She blends together bebop, blues, the Great American Songbook, and musical theatre. She’s got a fresh, contemporary take on jazz vocals. She’s performed at major venues including the Newport Jazz Festival, Birdland, the Blue Note, Dizzy’s, SXSW, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. She haș toured internationally and collaborated with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. She’s also a member of The Sunhouse Singers, a New York-based vocal trio. They’ve been featured in projects by Charlie Rosen, Christian Wiggs, and Benny Benack III, each of whom has been a guest on this podcast.  My featured song is “Mi Cachimber All Stars”, my recent single. YouTube link. —----------------------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Voices Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH KATE:www.katekortum.com —--------------------------------------- ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimber”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —-------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films   Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com    

Sam Harris is a superstar of Broadway, film and television. On Broadway, he received Tony, Outer Critic’s Circle and Drama Desk nominations for his work in Cy Coleman’s “The Life”. He received a Drama League Award and Drama Desk nomination for his role in “Tommy Tune’s Grease”. And he appeared in “The Producers”, “Jesus Christ Superstar” and too many others to mention. As a singer he’s a multi-platinum recording artist with 9 CDs. Rolling Stone Magazine listed him as one of the “Top 100 Greatest Vocalists of all Time.” He’s toured extensively and performed at Carnegie Hall, with the Boston Pops, and with Cyndi Lauper and Liza Minnelli. He supervised and directed segments of “Michael Jackson’s 30th Year Anniversary” at Madison Square Garden, and he co-wrote “Liza’s At The Palace” for Liza Minnelli, which won the Tony Award.  My featured song is my reimagined version of Dobie Gray’s “The ‘In’ Crowd” from the album PGS 7 by my band Project Grand Slam. Spotify link. —----------------------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Voices Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH SAM:www.samharris.com —--------------------------------------- ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimber”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —-------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films   Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com    

Spiderhorse are World Champion Beatbox Duo Chris Celez and Gene Shinozaki. They have been creating music for ten years together, expanding the capabilities of the human voice. They have been invited to perform all around the world. You gotta hear these guys! My featured song is “It’s The Beat” from the album The Queen’s Carnival by my band Project Grand Slam. Spotify link. —----------------------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Voices Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH SPIDERHORSE:www.spider.horse —--------------------------------------- ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimber”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —-------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films   Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com    

Natasha Paremski is a spectacular, highly acclaimed, concert pianist. She was born in Russia but moved to the U.S. and now lives in New York City. She has been praised for her musical sensibility and powerful, flawless technique. She’s won a whole bunch of prizes, she’s played all over the world, and with many different symphonies.  Natasha is also the Artistic Director of The New York Piano Society, which has a Special Concert on April 11, 2026 at Carnegie Hall. My featured song is “Ma Petite Fleur String Quartet”, my recent release. Spotify link. —----------------------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Voices Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH NATASHA:www.natashaparemski.com Carnegie Hall Concert:https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2026/04/11/Pianists-of-the-New-York-Piano-Society-featuring-SoHyun-Ko-and-Sydney-Lee-0200PM —--------------------------------------- ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimber”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —-------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films   Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com    

Jeff Silbar is an acclaimed songwriter. He’s best known for co-writing “Wind Beneath My Wings” for which he won a Grammy Award. The song became a mega-hit for Bette Midler. He’s been voted Nashville Songwriter of the Year. He’s also had hits with dozens of other artists including Kenny Rogers, John Cougar, Ringo, Dolly Parton and many others. My featured song is “My Love”, from the album Bobby M and the Paisley Parade. Spotify link. —----------------------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Voices Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH JEFF:www.jeffsilbar.com —--------------------------------------- ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimber”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —-------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films   Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com    

Summer Camargo is a spectacular, award winning, 24 year old trumpeter, composer and bandleader. She’s the youngest member of the Saturday Night Live house band, and she also plays in the Charles Mingus Big Band and Broadway’s Just in Time. Downbeat Magazine, the jazz bible, has dubbed her a rising star. She’s toured with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, performed at the Newport Jazz Festival, and collaborated with artists such as Jon Batiste and Wynton Marsalis. And she released her debut album in 2024. My featured song is “Child’s Play”, from the album Miles Behind. Spotify link. —----------------------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Voices Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH SUMMER:www.summercamargo.com —--------------------------------------- ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimber”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —-------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films   Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com    

Richard Maltby, Jr. is a Tony Award winning, and multiple Tony Award nominated, director and lyricist. He directed “Ain’t Misbehavin” in 1978 and “Fosse” in 1999. They are the only musical revues to win the Tony Award for Best Musical. His longtime professional partner is composer David Shire, and they still work together. Among his other credits he was co-lyricist for “Miss Saigon”, director and lyricist for “Baby”, and lyricist for “Big”. He’s even gotten several Grammy nominations including for “Starting Here, Starting Now”. His newest production with David Shire is called “About Time”, for which he’s the director and lyricist.  My featured song is “Tessa”, from the album East Side Sessions by my band Project Grand Slam. Spotify link. —----------------------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Voices Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH RICHARD:www.masterworksbroadway.com —--------------------------------------- ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimber”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —-------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films   Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com    

Sir George Martin was the Beatles’ extraordinary producer and the most acclaimed and celebrated music producer of the rock era. No one comes close to Sir George for the innovation and sheer perfection of his body of work. It’s almost an accident that he worked with the Beatles. Before meeting them he was in charge of EMI’s Parlophone label where he produced comedy and novelty acts like Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan. His introduction to the Beatles only came about after they were rejected by 17 other record labels. When he brought them in for an audition he was not very impressed, but he was intrigued by their energy and charisma. Sir George has said that in the beginning he was the master and they were the students, but in time this role reversed and they became the masters and he the student. This transformation was due to the genius of Lennon and McCartney and their constant pushing him to create more and different sounds and effects. It’s beyond discussion that the Beatles would not have been the Beatles without George Martin. From convincing Paul to use a string quartet on “Yesterday”, to his slowed down then sped up piano solo on “In My Life”, to his creation of a circus swirl on “Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite”, to his seamless combination of two takes at different speeds and different keys on “Strawberry Fields” - he truly was the 5th Beatle. He went on to produce a host of other artists and hits including Jeff Beck, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, America and Gerry and the Pacemakers. In his career, he produced 30 number-one hit singles in the UK and 23 number-one hits in the United States, winning six Grammys. Think about how lucky we were that fate brought together the Beatles and Sir George Martin. Together they changed the world. —----------------------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Testimonials Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimber”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —-------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films   Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com    

Bruce Miller is a celebrated composer and arranger for television and major recording artists. And he’s written music for politicians too. He wrote some of the best known TV theme songs including for “Frazier”, “Wings” and “Designing Women”. He’s worked with stars like Gladys Knight, Rod Stewart and Smokey Robinson. He created music for Bill Clinton’s presidential campaigns and for Hilary Clinton’s NY Senate race. And he’s written music for the G8 Summit. My featured song is “You Can’t Tell The Truth”, from the album Summer Of Love. Spotify link. —----------------------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Voices Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH BRUCE:www.brucemillermusic.com —--------------------------------------- ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimber”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —-------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films   Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com    

Michael Whalen is a 2x Emmy Award winning and 8x Emmy nominated pianist, composer, music supervisor, recording artist and producer. He’s widely recognized for his work in New Age, contemporary instrumental and television music. His songs have been streamed 1.5 billion times since 2015. He’s created music for commercials, TV and films and he’s released 46 albums. He’s collaborated with artists including Stephen Sondheim, Brian Wilson, Carole King and David Foster. My featured song is “Euphoria”, from my 1996 album Prisoners Of Love. Spotify link. —----------------------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Voices Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH MICHAEL:www.michaelwhalen.com —--------------------------------------- ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimber”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —-------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films   Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com    

Tamir Hendelman is an Israeli-American pianist and composer.  He has toured with drummer Jeff Hamilton. He’s recorded with superstars like Barbra Streisand, Natalie Cole and Paul McCartney. And he’s worked with Tierney Sutton and with Jackie Ryan, both of whom have been guests on this podcast. My featured song is “Sea Journey”, from my debut album Miles Behind. Spotify link. —----------------------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Voices Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH TAMIR:www.tamirhendelman.com —--------------------------------------- ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimber”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —-------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy Ravenscroft Kymera Films Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com    

Introducing Follow Your Dream Reflections - a new feature of the podcast where from time to time Robert shares observations drawn from his many conversations with remarkable creative artists. After more than 725 conversations with artists from around the world, Robert has begun to notice certain patterns about creativity and the artistic life. Here are the first two Reflections. #1: The Self-Starters. In this Reflection, Robert discusses one of the most striking patterns he has observed: how many great artists are self-starters who discover their passion and pursue their craft from a very young age. #2: The Virtuous Creative Loop. In this Reflection, Robert describes what he calls the virtuous creative loop — the idea that conversations with artists can lead to relationships, collaborations, and new creative work. In other words, conversation becomes connection, connection inspires creativity, creativity leads to new art, and that new art is then shared globally.  —----------------------------- CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPTS OF THESE REFLECTIONS        

Hi everybody, and welcome to our 5th Anniversary celebration! I started this podcast during the pandemic when musicians like me could neither perform nor even rehearse. I needed something creative to do, and someone suggested to me that I should start a podcast. But I had no idea what that was. I had never even listened to one.But the more I looked into it the more I thought why not give it a shot. I had no audience and no guests, but I did have an idea - to encourage people to follow their dream, just as I had followed my youthful music dream later in life.So on March 21, 2021 I aired my first show. My guest was “Cousin Brucie” Morrow, America’s most famous radio personality, a friend of mine and a true National Treasure. Bruce introduced the Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1965! And from there I was off to the races.The show started to catch on and grow. It took two years to get to 1 million downloads. Today we’re at 4.5 million downloads with listeners on every continent in 200 countries! I’ve now released over 725 episodes. My guests are all world class creative artists - musicians, actors, authors, directors, photographers, storytellers, even poets. My interviews are conversations, with humor and respect. And I’m pleased to say that some of my guests have become musical collaborators with me as well, which is the icing on the cake.I want to thank you, the audience, for making this show so popular.  I look forward to year 6. As I like to say, keep on rockin - and we’ll see you in the next episode.—-----------------------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Testimonials Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimber”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —-------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films   Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com    

Zahili Gonzalez Zamora is a Cuban pianist, composer and bandleader. She graduated from Cuba’s National School of Music and then moved to Canada. She spent 6 years in Asia playing in Macau. She’s also a graduate of Berklee Music School. She and her Afro-Cuban trio, MIXCLA, have performed at the Monterey and Montreal Jazz Festivals and other venues. She is a winner of the Duke Ellington Award and the Wayne Shorter Award. My featured song is “Take Me”, from the album PGS 7 by my band Project Grand Slam. Spotify link. —----------------------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Testimonials Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ZAHILI:www.zahilizamora.com —--------------------------------------- ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimber”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —-------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films   Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com    

Amanda Ekery is a Grammy nominated, Syrian-Mexican, multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer. She combines music, research and jazz into her compositions and performances. She has collaborated with a wide range of people including historians, artists, engineers and bakers. She has performed at the Portland Jazz Festival, the Panama Jazz Festival, and The Kennedy Center among others. Her latest release, Árabe, is informed by her Syrian and Mexican shared history and culture on the El Paso border, and it comes along with essays in a 60 page art book with the history and stories behind each track. She’s a winner of the ASCAP Herb Alpert Composers award and the Jazz Hero Award for her gender equity work with El Paso Jazz Girls, her nonprofit organization. My featured song is “It Don’t Matter”, from the album East Side Sessions by my band Project Grand Slam. Spotify link. —----------------------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Testimonials Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH AMANDA:www.aekerymusic.com —--------------------------------------- ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimber”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —-------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films   Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com    

Iris Bergcrantz is a wonderful Swedish jazz and folk singer and composer. She’s been nominated for a Swedish Grammy and a Danish Music Award. She is the leader of her own band which has released four albums. She’s performed on Swedish TV and at the Rochester Music Festival. She’s also a member of the Swedish á capella folk music group Akervinda.  My featured song is “The Captain Of Her Heart”, my reimagined version of the Double hit from the album Play by my band Project Grand Slam, featuring Judie Tzuke on vocals. Spotify link. —----------------------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Testimonials Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH IRIS:www.irisbergcrantz.com —--------------------------------------- ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimber”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —-------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films   Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com    

This is a tribute to Bert Kaempfert, German orchestra leader and songwriter who was responsible for some of the biggest and most important songs of the pop era, including signature hits of Frank Sinatra and Wayne Newton. And he had a major impact on the career of the Beatles too.Kaemphert was born in Hamburg in 1923 and studied at the Hamburg School of Music. He formed an orchestra and had his first hit in 1960 with “Wonderland By Night”, which turned him and the orchestra into international stars. In 1961 he launched the recording career of the Beatles when he produced a song called “My Bonnie” for Tony Sheridan and hired the Beatles as the backing band. At the same session he recorded the Beatles first singles, “Ain’t She Sweet” sung by John Lennon, and “Cry For A Shadow”, a song composed by John and George Harrison.Kaempfert composed the music to “Strangers In The Night” for Sinatra. Jimi Hendrix worked a bit of that song into his solo in “Wild Thing” at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. And Kaempfert wrote the music for the song “Danke Schoen”, which to this day is Wayne Newton’s best known song.Kaempfert also wrote the music for the song “L-O-V-E” which was a hit for Nat King Cole, and “A Swingin Safari”, which became the theme song for “The Match Game” on TV. —----------------------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Testimonials Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimber”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —-------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films   Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com    

Tony Trischka for over 50 years has been considered one of the best and most influential roots music banjo players. His playing has inspired generations of bluegrass and acoustic musicians.  He’s a 3x Grammy nominee and he’s released seventeen solo albums. His latest is a tribute to Earl Scruggs, featuring Billy Strings and Vince Gill, which was nominated for a Grammy. He’s recorded and performed with Earl Scruggs, Pete Seeger, Steve Martin, John Denver, The Allman Brothers and Miley Cyrus to name just a few, and he’s played many times at the Grand Ole Opry as well as at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center and Madison Square Garden. My featured song is “The Cut Of The Knife”, my recent single. Spotify link. —----------------------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Testimonials Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH TONY:www.tonytrischka.com ----------------------------------------- ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimber”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —-------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films   Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com    

Joe Iconis is  a celebrated musical theater writer and performer, and a musician. In theater he’s been nominated for a Tony Award, four Drama Desk Awards, two Outer Critics’ Circle Awards, and he’s the recipient of a Jonathan Larson Award and a Richard Rodgers Award. His musical, “Be More Chill”, played on Broadway, in London and in Tokyo. His new show is called “The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical”. He is the author of a number of plays including “Love in Hate Nation”, “Broadway Bounty Hunter”, and “The Black Suits”. In music, his group, Joe Iconis & Family, performs at venues like 54 Below in NYC, and he’s recorded a number of cast albums. My featured song is “The Night Was A Mystery” from the album Summer Of Love 2020 by my band Project Grand Slam. Spotify link. —----------------------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Testimonials Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH JOE:www.mrjoeiconis.com ----------------------------------------- ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimbrer”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —-------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films   Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com    

“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is Robert’s new single. It’s an expanded version of “Mi Cachimber”, Robert’s recent release, a tribute to his father, Bert Miller, who played the trumpet and who loved Latin music.This All Star version adds two spectacular players into the original lineup. They are Camila Cortina, an extraordinary Cuban born keyboard star, and Xito Lovell, a Panamanian trombone star. Both of them previously were guests on this podcast and they graciously added their talent into this project.Camila and Xito are added to the original lineup consisting of Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorns, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section with Baden Goyo on piano, Joel E. Mateo on drums, Guillermo Baron on percussion, and Robert on bass.   CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —----------------------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries! Click here for All Episodes  Click here for Guest List  Click here for Guest Groupings  Click here for Guest Testimonials Click here to Subscribe  Click here to receive our Email Updates Click here to Rate and Review the podcast —---------------------------------------- ROBERT’S RECENT RELEASE: “MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert’s recent release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars. CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINK CLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS —--------------------------------------- Audio production: Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films   Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast: Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com   Follow Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, and his music: Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com