Musicians for the World is a non-profit incorporated in the spring of 2020 to give free musical education to students in need globally. So far, they have over 150 students in Haiti, Peru, and Mexico. Bassist Adam Rowton reached out to me about doing an interview with him and co-founders Jesus Saenz and Kelley McGarry,… Continue reading 737: Musicians for the World
Author: Trevor Jones
736: Fumi Tomita on playing jazz and academia
Fumi Tomita just released a new album called Celebrating Bird: A Tribute To Charlie Parker. This new release from Fumi explores the ideas of Bird in a fresh and creative way. We dig into all kinds of topics, like what it was like growing up in New York City, Fumi’s move into academia and his… Continue reading 736: Fumi Tomita on playing jazz and academia
735: Chris Lightcap on forging a path in jazz
Chris Lightcap is a bassist and composer with over 80 album credits and six critically acclaimed albums of original music. Chris is known for his work with Marc Ribot, Regina Carter, Craig Taborn, and many other noted artists, and his 2019 album SuperBigmouth was listed by Rolling Stone in their Best Jazz of 2019 article.… Continue reading 735: Chris Lightcap on forging a path in jazz
734: Heidi Kay Begay of Flute 360 podcast
Heidi Kay Begay is the host of the Flute 360 Podcast as well as a flutist, teacher, and non-profit organizer. She and I connected to talk about all things podcasting, and she cross-posted this conversation on her podcast as well. We dig into content creation, daily and weekly routines, social media and marketing, email newsletters,… Continue reading 734: Heidi Kay Begay of Flute 360 podcast
733: Alan Lewine on Sephardic Treasures
I’ve had the good fortune to work with Alan Lewine on the International Society of Bassists board for several years, and his artistic journey has always seemed fascinating to me. The recent release of Sephardic Treasures, his latest album with his wife Ana María Ruimonte, was a good excuse to sit down and chat about… Continue reading 733: Alan Lewine on Sephardic Treasures