Today, the Spotlight shines On drummer and composer Devin Gray.

Like me, Devin is a born New Englander who made his way to Brooklyn, though unlike me, he splits his time between Brooklyn and Berlin.

Devin has performed with Spotlight On alumni Angelica Sanchez and Satoko Fuji, as well as a who’s who of the creative music scene: David Liebman, Sylvie Couvoisier, Tim Berne, Nate Wooley, and many others.

Our conversation ranged from Devin’s earliest exposures to music, his self-taught approach to drumming, genre divisions in music, local and regional art scenes, the different approaches to arts funding he’s encountered in the US and Europe, the appeal of creating an artistic universe of work, sincerity and authenticity, more.

Devin will be performing in Seattle in the next few days and I hope to continue our conversation then. Enjoy.

(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Devin Gray’s album Most Definitely)

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Dig Deeper

• Visit Devin Gray at devingraymusic.com
• Purchase Devin Gray’s Most Definitely on Qobuz or Bandcamp, and listen on Spotify
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• 7 Questions for Devin Gray
• Satoko Fujii: composing beyond the jazz spirit
• Melt All the Guns (feat. Ralph Alessi & Angelica Sanchez)
• Dig into this episode’s complete show notes at spotlightonpodcast.com

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