The ProgCast With Gregg Bendian

Judge Smith - The ProgCast with Gregg Bendian

Tony Banks of Genesis (Part 2)

John Weathers of Gentle Giant (Part 1)

Fans of the band, Dr. Nerve will be quite familiar with the incredible musicality of pianist KATHLEEN SUPOVE. She is a champion of new music and has presented her multimedia series, "The Exploding Piano" as a way of reaching a wider audience with the music of Xenakis, Scelsi, Debussy, Eve Beglarian, and Randall Woolf, plus many others.  www.supove.com

Cecil Taylor Remembrance

Mike Clark

RICHARD SINCLAIR, bassist, guitarist, vocalist, is one of the founding fathers of Canterbury prog. What a pleasure to speak with him on The ProgCast about his time with Caravan, Hatfield & The North, Camel and of course, his solo music as well. https://richardsinclairsongs.bandcamp.com https://www.bendianmusic.com BONUS EPISODES AVAILABLE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/theprogcast Study Drums/Composition/Music with Gregg: https://www.bendianmusic.com GREGG BENDIAN is a percussionist/composer/producer/educator/podcaster from Teaneck, New Jersey. During his wide-ranging career he has toured internationally and recorded with Todd Rundgren, Jan Hammer, The Mahavishnu Project, Keneally-Bendian-Lunn, The Musical Box, John Zorn, Derek Bailey, Nels Cline, Cecil Taylor, Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman and Zoot Horn Rollo. On the academic front, Gregg develops and teaches courses in studio production aesthetics, music history, and composing/arranging at William Paterson University of New Jersey. For the Yale Oral History of American Music, he has contributed over 100 expansive interviews with major figures including Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Quincy Jones, Carla Bley and Steve Reich. Bendian is archivist/producer for the Bottom LIne Archive of historic concerts. Recorded over 30 years at the Greenwich Village venue, the series features discs by Jack Bruce with Billy Cobham, The Brecker Bros, Lou Reed/Kris Kristofferson, Pete Seeger/Roger McGuinn, and Doc Watson. An accomplished percussionist and a composer of over 200 works, he has created a body of innovative music for jazz, rock, percussion (solo and ensemble) and mixed chamber groups, which include his Interzone and Trio Pianissimo bands. Gregg's music is published by Iamuziks (ASCAP). Begun in August of 2020, The ProgCast explores the creative process and musical history of a diverse assortment of cutting edge artists. You can also find us on: SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/0x9bzb0... APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... www.greggbendian.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/0HBmV... https://www.bottomlinearchive.comhttps://guides.library.yale.edu/oham/... https://www.mahavishnuproject.comhttps://www.wpunj.edu/coac/department...

Derek Bailey: An appreciation and remembrance - The ProgCast with Gregg Bendian

Ralph Humphrey - The ProgCast with Gregg Bendian

Mahavishnu Project - The ProgCast with Gregg Bendian

John McLaughlin - The ProgCast with Gregg Bendian

DEREK SHULMAN of Gentle Giant opens up and spends some extra time with me to share his feelings on the underrated "Civilian" reissue, Gentle Giant as a live band, Kerry Minnear's genius, "So Sincere" deets, Derek's book announcement, Giant's huge impact on the hip-hop world, and I get to tell Derek what Giant meant to us all! If you join my Patreon, this is the kind of amazing extra stuff you'll have access to, so please consider joining to help support what we bring to progressive music fans at The ProgCast with Gregg Bendian.  BONUS EPISODES AVAILABLE ONLY ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/theprogcast

Morgan Agren

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MOHINI DEY is a virtuoso Bengali electric bass player who has worked with Marco Minnemann, Jordan Rudess, Zakir Hussain and Ranjit Barot among many others. We delve into Mohini's unique musical upbringing on the Mumbai scene and beyond, as well as her exciting solo and collaborative projects.  BONUS EPISODES AVAILABLE ONLY ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/theprogcast

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https://www.patreon.com/theprogcast JOHN "PUGWASH" WEATHERS (Part the second) hits The ProgCast! Gentle Giant's drummer/force of nature and my drumworld pal continues his discussion of the delicious details of Giant's entire oeuvre and we discuss the upcoming reissue of "Civilian." A gentleman and a squire, JPW is one of prog's mightiest heroes. PLEASE HIT OUR PATREON AND HELP SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS TO DELVE DEEPLY INTO PROG HISTORY! https://www.patreon.com/theprogcast

Glenn Alexander 

Bev Bevan