Jazz Articles about Don Slepian

About Don Slepian

Radio & Podcasts

Don Slepian, AEOLUS, Les Paul, Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, Chick Corea and more

by Lawrence Peryer
May 7, 2026

This episode originates from Kona, on Hawaii's Big Island, and the music follows suit. Every track this hour has some connection to the region: made in Hawaii, recorded in Hawaii, or inspired by Hawaii.We move through mid-century exotica and lounge, contemporary slack-key and ukulele, as well as a few surprises. It's a portrait of a musical geography, from 1949 to the present.Playlist Lawrence Peryer [mic break] 00:00 Don Slepian “March of the Spirits" from Electronic Music ...

Radio & Podcasts

Don Slepian

by Lawrence Peryer
December 17, 2022

Born into a scientific family, music technologist Don Slepian showed both musical and technical talent early in life. He was a tester on the early internet as a member of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Synthesizer Soloist with the Honolulu Symphony and Musical Director of the Honolulu Theater For Youth. He has been presented by WNYC's “New Sounds" in New York's Lincoln Center and performed at the Pompidou Center in Paris. He is currently living in the Pocono ...

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Album Review

Don Slepian: Sea of Bliss

Read "Sea of Bliss" reviewed by John W. Patterson

by John W. Patterson
February 1, 2001

Go back, go way back to . . . 1980! Yes that’s right, 1980. This is what I call extremely innovative, satisfying, cutting edge, ambient space music for 2001 and go figure — Slepian crafted this over two decades ago!Three bliss-laden streams of synth textures, trickling crisp sounds, drones, bass echoes, mid range arpeggios, upper register washes, electronic palettes beyond the limit of words will completely wrap you in another world and transport your psyche into deepest contemplative ...