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Jonathan Shank of Terrapin Station Entertainment: From Mickey Hart to Peppa Pig

by Lawrence Peryer
February 10, 2024

Today, the Spotlight shines On music impresario Jonathan Shank, the CEO and Founder of Terrapin Station Entertainment.Jonathan is known for his instincts and successes in sniffing out unique opportunities in under-served spaces in the live entertainment industry, creating business successes in categories and markets often overlooked by the large corporations that dominate so much ...

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Brendan Grey (Super Duty Tough Work): Hip-Hop's Liberation Through Hedonism

by Lawrence Peryer
February 3, 2024

Today, the Spotlight shines On multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator, and performer Brendan Grey of the Canadian hip-hop group Super Duty Tough Work. In addition to his duties as MC, drummer, and band leader, Brendan has become a sought-after performance, session, and touring drummer. Super Duty Tough Work delivers to the feet and the ...

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Susan Alcorn: Nueva Canción on Pedal Steel

by Lawrence Peryer
January 27, 2024

Today, the Spotlight shines On the innovative pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn.While Susan got her start playing in country & western bands in Texas, she has taken the pedal steel into new and uncharted territories, exploring 20th-century classical music, improvisational jazz, and various world musics.On her latest project, CANTO (Relative Pitch Records), ...

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Kris Davis: Defining Jazz's Vanguard

by Lawrence Peryer
January 20, 2024

Today, the Spotlight shines On Grammy-winning pianist and composer Kris Davis. Kris joined us in the wake of the September 2023 release of her album Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic Records). Live at the Village Vanguard is the second release from her band Diatom Ribbons, an adventurous quintet featuring drummer Terri ...

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Angelica Sanchez: Jazz Keys and Nighttime Creatures

by Lawrence Peryer
January 13, 2024

Today, the Spotlight shines On pianist and composer Angelica Sanchez, who joined us late last year to discuss her latest record, Nighttime Creatures (Pyroclastic Records).Since moving to New York from Arizona in 1994, Angelica has collaborated with artists including Wadada Leo Smith, Paul Motian, Richard Davis, Tim Berne, Ben Monder, and many others.

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Adam Rudolph: Conjuring Music’s Global Essence

by Lawrence Peryer
January 6, 2024

Today, the Spotlight shines On composer, improviser, and master percussionist Adam Rudolph. A global performer--and global citizen--Adam has been called “a pioneer in world music" by the New York Times. With dozens of recordings to his credit, he joined us upon the release of Timeless (Meta Records) from his percussion group, Hu: Vibrational.

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Ibrahim Maalouf: a Conversation on Harmony, Heritage, and Hope

by Lawrence Peryer
December 30, 2023

Today, the Spotlight shines On trumpet virtuoso and international superstar Ibrahim Maalouf. Ibrahim is exactly the type of artist we love hosting on the podcast--sensitive, open and unwilling to be limited by genre or expectations. His work mixes jazz, pop, classical, electronic, Middle Eastern, and African influences into a cosmopolitan sound all his own. ...

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Roberto Di Gioia + Max Herre: Web Web’s Experiments in Electronic Jazz

by Lawrence Peryer
December 28, 2023

Today, the Spotlight shines On Roberto Di Gioia of the German Jazz supergroup Web Web and his group's collaborator, the songwriter and producer Max Herre. WEB WEB's fifth album is also their second with Max, appropriately titled, WEB MAX II (Compost Records). This is an exciting, genre-bending album that includes appearances from Los Angeles-born ...

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James McKeown: Hawksmoor’s Kosimiche Hauntology

by Lawrence Peryer
December 24, 2023

Today, the Spotlight shines On James McKeown, the Bristol, UK-based artist who releases music under the name Hawksmoor. James first created Hawksmoor five years ago, inspired by the six 18th-century churches in London designed by architect Nicholas Hawksmoor. Described as 'English Baroque' in style, these buildings are large, foreboding, and even Gothic in nature. ...

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Eric Hilton: from Thievery Corporation to Corazón Kintsugi

by Lawrence Peryer
December 2, 2023

Today, the Spotlight shines on downtempo electronic music godfather and Thievery Corporation co-founder Eric Hilton. Eric joined us a few weeks after the September release of Corazón Kintsugi (Montserrat House), his album with longtime Thievery vocal collaborator Natalia Clavier. Eric produced, arranged, and played the majority of the instruments on the 9-track ...