It's pretty cool to live in a place that has a venue where you can see 50 free concerts a year. That place for us is Levitt Pavilion Dayton, and my guest of honor is their Executive Director, Lisa Wagner. How do they make sure the concerts are diverse? How much work does it take to put on a show at Levitt? How in the world can they afford to deliver 50 concerts without charging for admission? You'll learn the answers to these questions in this episode.
…la manière oú j'ai changé la manière de penser que j'avais, ça s'est fait en parallel avec… j'ai commencé à penser en anglais…
Ce fois, je parle avec Maxime Cholley en français. Il est batteur professionel qui vient de Savoie, mais qui habite maintenant en New York. Il se considère un citoyen du monde. Comment est-ce qu'il a pris la décision de venir aux Etats-Unis pour étudier la musique? Qu'est-ce que c'était son défi avec la langue anglaise? Qu'est-ce que c'est son but primodial dans la musique…
Read moreThe perfect first New York experience of looking at a place that doesn't make any sense…
Maxime Cholley is from Savoie, but his travels in music have taken him to Berklee in Boston, to New York, and now he plays all over the world. (In fact, today, as this episode gets released, Maxime is on tour in India.)
You'll learn how Maxime got started playing drums in this conversation, as well as what it's like being a professional musician in New York City. What was it like adjusting to the different pace of life…
Read moreany kind of music that has space for improvisation, I would consider to be jazz in a way, and I do love that kind of music a lot
It's nice to have a fellow bass player on today's episode! Meet Brazilian born and New York based bassist Marcelo Maccagnan. You'll learn why he chose b ass as an instrument, and what led him to the United States. How do the sounds of Brazil influence his compositions? What styles of music does Marcelo play? Who are some current bassists that we should check out? You'll also…
Read moreLet me tell you a tale of blunder, confusion, and woe. I procrastinated when it came to editing my conversation with Brenda Carsey, but it was going to get done in the early afternoon, and everything was ok. I'd have this episode up and out, ready to tell folks to go listen to Brenda's new album Cognizance on January 9th anywhere you stream music. I'm in my DAW, working on the file, and I clicked the wrong thing... I couldn't see exactly what it was, but strange things were happening, so I tried to cancel…
Read moreCara Van Thorn is an Austin, Texas based new swing jazz fusion sort of nineties alternative band that just plays whatever we like to hear...
I'm sure you're wondering why this lovely lady is in a room in this nice dress whilst being surrounded by musicians in their underwear. Well, there's a lot to wonder about Cara Van Thorn, this eclectic band from Austin. This band was founded by active musicians in the metal and punk scenes, and they came together to create a style of music that has more in…
Read moreI loved parker ben parker right from the first song the first time I heard them way back in the 1990s. My guest on this episode, Marc Aiello, played guitar in that band. Those of you around the Dayton music scene will especially appreciate this episode. If you're any sort of music fan, you'll probably like this as well, as it's simply two music enthusiasts talking about the thing they love.
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five seven five music - Marc's publishing company
J'ai pas choisi en fait. Je dirais que c'est plutôt la musique qui m'a choisie moi...
because it's what's in my heart, it's what I love...
Becca is French, originally from Nantes. She has lived in the United States for a little over twelve years now. You'll see right away that she has a deep passion for music that comes spilling out of her. Becca radiates joy and enthusiasm. Since I happen to speak French, we meander between French and English during our chat. In fact we talked for over three hours…
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