Meaningful Musical Conversations
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We are pleased to announce that this is our first episode where our guest plays live music on the show. Our guest this episode is a Native Californian. He began playing piano at age four, soon transitioned to guitar, bass guitar and by age 14, decided on eight stringed guitar as his primary instrument. Our guest is a full time musician, primarily playing solo gigs on his eight string guitar, with which he simultaneously plays bass, chords, melody and fills. He has a passion for the blues, which is evident in all of his playing. He writes and performs originals and creates unique arrangements of cover tunes, embracing a wide variety of genres from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, to today’s music. We are so pleased to welcome our guest, a hard working musician with incredible chops, Nate Lopez! We are al is our first episode where we are recording an artist playing live.
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Episode 20 Kendrick Freeman: Drummer, Percussionist & Teacher, Developing Your Personal Voice, Haitian Polyrhythms, Clarifying Misconceptions about Vodou, Healing and Presence.
Marc Farre: Singer/Songwriter and Guitarist, The Craft of Songwriting: Where do Songs Come From? The Value of Self-Discipline and Perils of Perfectionism, Being Your Own Benefactor.
Episode 18 Ken Cook: Professional Pianist, Composer, & Beloved Jazz Faculty Member at Sonoma State, Improvisation and Free Play, Dirty Little Secret between Instrumentalists & Vocalists Unpacked.
Episode 17 Nancy Hayashibara: Life as a College Piano Accompanist, Comic Relief: Cultivating Well-Being Through Drawing Comics & Creating Variety Shows, Thriving as a Gay, Female Musician.
Episode 16 Briony Greenhill: Vocal Improvisation - Surrendering to the Fountain of Creativity, Earth-Based Spirituality & Healing, Paradigm Shift - From Fear & Trauma to Nourishment & Belonging.
Episode 14 Mimi Pierce: A Parisian Chanteuse and Her Band, SonoMusette, The Long Road Back; Recovery from Vocal Injury, Bee Keeping.
Episode 13 Stephanie Ozer: A Love Affair with Brazilian Jazz, Music & Spirituality, All Love: Joys & Challenges of Parenting a Child on the Autism Spectrum & Tips for Neurotypicals.
Episode 12 Stella Heath: The Artistry, Nuts & Bolts of Being a Working Singer & Band Leader, Bandjango Collectif, Growing up as a Bi-Racial Child, The Billie Holiday Project.
Episode 11 John Simon: Improvising in a Jazz Combo; Listening, Responding, Leaving Space, The Art of Accompanying a Vocalist, Moog Synthesizers & the Early Days of Electronic Music.
Episode 10 Brodie Cumming: A Teacher and a Student, Ups and Downs of a Career in Music as a Guitarist, Composer and Teacher, Meaning and Purpose in Music and Life.
Episode 9 Reed Maidenberg: The Meandering Odyssey of a Musician and His Day Job as Audio-tech, Sound Engineer, Singer/Songwriter and Recording Artist.
Episode 8 Skyler Stover: Learning Bass - In School and Out of School, Touring Europe, Connecting with the Spirit of a Loved One through Music.
Episode 7 Devi Daly: The Healing Power of Singing, Sound Orchard, Owning your Creativity, Creating Community.
Episode 6 Neil Angelo Fontano: Gigging and Enjoyment, Overcoming Stage Fright & Social Anxiety, the Pleasures of Food.
Episode 5 Paul Olguin: Life and Tales of a Session Player Bassist, Touring, For the Love of Music, Wisdom from a Teacher.
Episode 4 Michael Fortunato: The Art of Entertaining, Relationship between Performer and Audience, Innovation in Music and Life, Musicians as Community Leaders.
Episode 3 Dena DeRose: Life as a Master Jazz Pianist & Vocalist, Learning the Language of Jazz, A Symbiotic Relationship - Touring the World Performing & Teaching.
Episode 2: Lisa Stano; Living Life to the Fullest, Songwriting and Lyric Writing Tips, A Common Bond; Lisa & Jill on Losing a Brother to AIDS.
Episode 1: Hosts Jill Minyé and Daniel Townsend get to know each other in the first episode of Meaningful Musical Conversations.
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