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Conic Rose
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the spotlight shines on the German electronic jazz collective Conic Rose. Members of the group who joined our talk included Trumpeter Konstantin Döben, keyboardist Johannes Arzberger, bassist Franziska Aller and guitarist Bertram Burkert. All come from diverse musical backgrounds, with their individual projects including work with artists like arena-filling German pop star Clueso ...
Bart Wirtz and Emiel van Rijthoven of WAAN
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the spotlight shines on musicians Bart Wirtz and Emiel van Rijthoven who perform and record together under the name WAAN (Dutch for 'Craze'). WAAN have a new record, Echo Echo (Sonar Kollectiv), out on February 24, 2023. If you are a fan of Floating Points, BADBADNOTGOOD, Ezra Collective or any of the other ...
Concert Promoter Danny Scher
by Lawrence Peryer
In this episode...Spotlight On host Lawrence Peryer chats with long time concert promoter, Danny Scher. Danny had an illustrious career working with legendary concert promoter, Bill Graham but as a younger man, at the start of his career, booked Duke Ellington and Vince Guaraldi. As a high school student in Palo Alto, CA, Danny Scher came ...
Richard Brent Turner
by Lawrence Peryer
Richard Brent Turner is Professor in the Department of Religious Studies and the African American Studies Program at the University of Iowa. He is the author of Soundtrack to a Movement: African American Islam, Jazz, and Black Internationalism (NYU Press). Soundtrack to a Movement examines the link between the revolutionary Black Islam of the ...
Dave McMurray
by Lawrence Peryer
Saxophonist Dave McMurray stops by Spotlight On to talk about his career, the music scene in his native Detroit, his long history with musician, producer and executive Don Was, his work and relationship with Geri Allen and more. McMurray has performed with a stunning roster of legendary musicians, including B.B. King, Nancy Wilson]}, {{m: Herbie Hancock, ...
Marissa Licata
by Lawrence Peryer
With over 15 years of classical violin training, and her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music, Marissa Licata proved her natural versatility on her very first audition for Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull—winning the lead violin position on his 2006 US tour. She would go on to join Jethro Tull for ...
Don Slepian
by Lawrence Peryer
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 ...
Jeremy Rose
by Lawrence Peryer
Saxophonist-composer Jeremy Rose leads a multi-dimensional career spanning a dozen releases of original music with collaborative and solo projects across the world, including The Earshift Orchestra, Jeremy Rose Quartet, and The Vampires. Rose is also the founder and director of the Earshift Music record label and festival and has performed at festivals, venues, and concert halls ...
Markus Reuter
by Lawrence Peryer
Markus Reuter is a music producer, composer, performer, and creative educator with international credentials and a vast discography. Reuter's work as a recording artist, solo performer, and collaborator spans (and frequently fuses) electrophonic loop music, contemporary classical music, progressive and art rock, industrial music, world jazz, jazz fusion, pop songs, and pure improvisation. Over ...
