A couple of musical brothers talk about the first iteration of 3rd Borough and their intentions going forward in its newest configuration.
Lebanese musician who sings in English talks about overcoming personal and physical hardships as he enters a new chapter of his musical career.
Boogaloo Lou talks about playing the blues in the ghetto and being a mentor to younger jazz cats.
Multi-faceted keyboardist talks about the origins of sound and his musical projects including Circles Around The Sun.
A deep dive into his upbringing in Los Angeles where he and his brother sought out and became part of the burgeoning experimental music scene learning from their elders which included Bobby Bradford, Julius Hemphill, Horace Tapscott, Sonship and Vinnie Golia.We explored the daunting landscape of modern-day touring, the people along the way who helped elevate his own original music and his concept of success in this life.
Who's to bless and who's to blame when it comes to the chronicling the frontiersman of music. Blessings go to Wayne Henderson and Herb Wong both of whom we lost recently as cats who played and wrote their asses off when it came to melodic invention. Much of the hoopla surrounding dance music in the 40 and 50 was being done in ballrooms. Duke Ellington and Count Basie leading crusades of young rabbits into urban theaters like Trenton where my guest is from. He learned under the tutelage of his father who was himself a big band leader just like The Skipper Henry Franklins father. Charles Anthony Williams had rehearsals at his house where his son could learn up close the strength of individual sound, knowing your role, knowing when to step outside that role, be a contributor an accompanist with Denny Zeitlin and The Crusaders, filling in for Ray Brown or showing up with Joe Farrell, Dakota Staton and Jon Lucien.His musical legacy is unquantifiable. Over the past 50+ years he has been expanding the musical palettes of both his comrades like Herbie Hancock and stretching the ears of active audiences from Dubai to Europe to The It Club.He has gone bop to be-bop, post bop to free music, soul funk to blues to driving gulf coast pocket magic. He is a mind reader...in that once he locks in - there is no time, everything around him is still there but with just a little light in contrast with the bombs my guest drops.He shows no signs of slowing down, more active than ever before. Buster Williams welcome to the JFS
Profound singer/songwriter talks about his relationships with Bones Howe and Bill Graham. Never Quit.
Studio shark and award winning sax player talks about playing with George Duke, the sonic difference between small and large venues and leading a life of authentic music. RIP
Multi-dimensional artist and motivational speaker talks about cutting his own musical path after years of trying to conform to the racket.
Singer/songwriter talks about coping with tinnitus while still cranking out new music.
Heavy Saxophonist talks about using adversity in his life to find his own individual sound on the bandstand.
Drummer and multi-dimensional cat talks about his musical life.
Profound double bassist talks about playing and using "radar" in a myriad of different musical settings.
Musical artist talks about incorporating old school 80's hardware into his songs and defining what success is for him in this life.
Nigerian born musician talks about growing up around the music of Fela Kuti and Jimmy Cliff and how he is now - after becoming a pharmacist, father and assimilated immigrant - able to pursue his own artistic path in America.
Profound beat maker talks about his early creations, leaving music all together to serve his country and finding out some 30 years later that his original grooves have inspired so many around the world including his idol Egyptian Lover.
Singer/songwriter who grew up around music in Las Vegas talks about the fine line between learning how to write songs in Nashville and still being able to channel his own authentic stories and messages.
Sound seeker and guitarist talks about how his band is cutting its own path in the budding original Chicago rock/psych scene.
Legendary manager of The Allman Brothers talks about cultivating his craft at American University in D.C.
Effortless drummer from Santa Barbara talks about the kind of music he likes to play and the intangibles needed when playing double drums in Grateful Shred.
George Ferreira
Jake, I understand that it's very difficult for English speakers to pronounce everything derived from Latin, such as (Brazilian) Portuguese, but João is pronounced Joe-ahn-o, spoken in a fast way, not Jaow. Thank you for your great interviews and real interest in music from all cultures.