Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman

Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman

por Leah Roseman
Sociedad y Cultura
Temporada 4

Guy Donis: Banjo Adventurer

Guy Donis grew up in Belgium, where he had fallen in love with the banjo and proceeded to dedicate his life to it. In this episode, he describes how he taught himself 5 string banjo, learned about Bluegrass, and expanded his musical horizons by collaborating with jazz and classical musicians. He immigrated to Canada many years ago, and is well-known in the Montreal music scene. He has toured Canada extensively with Notre Dame de Grass and other bands, and in this episode he talks about his newest project, the Montreal Bluegrass League, and a track from their latest album is included in this podcast. Some tracks from his two trio albums are also included earlier in this episode, in which you can hear Guy’s progressive jazz-influenced original music. Can you buy me a coffee to support this series? https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Thanks so much! Like all my episodes, the YouTube video, Transcript, and show notes are linked on my website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/guy-donis Guy Donis website: https://www.guydonisbanjo.com/ Sign up for my weekly newsletter to get access to Sneak Peeks for upcoming episodes: https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter Follow the podcast on my socials: https://linktr.ee/leahroseman Timestamps (00:00) Intro (02:03) Guy’s discovery of the banjo in Belgium (04:35) Tchestou Guy Donis Trio from Paroles d’arbre (04:40) banjo demo, evolution of bluegrass style (21:12) Béla Fleck (25:05) Paroles d’arbre album (29:16) title track from Paroles d’arbre Guy Donis Trio (33:51) Roots, Risks and Rêveries album Guy Donis Trio (35:33) Grenouillages Guy Donis Trio (36:36) Guy’s youth in Belgium, learning banjo (45:47) could you buy me a coffee to support this series? (46:26) the challenge of continuing to improve (47:29) Sam Bush (49:39) how Guy learned banjo and found his style (54:04) decision to leave Belgium (59:49) Tony Trischka, Béla Fleck, networking challenges, focus in playing (01:06:36) the Montreal Bluegrass League (01:14:59) career choices (01:19:46) teaching banjo (01:23:59) Guy’s banjo Nechville Phantom (01:29:49) the Montreal Bluegrass League album, intro to One Way Track (01:31:51) One Way Track with the Montreal Bluegrass League (01:34:05) love for winter in Quebec as an immigrant from Belgium (01:36:04) distractions of the internet (01:38:05) learning music therapeutic photo of Guy Donis: David Roseman
T4 · E4
27 ene 2024
1:39:56

Jeeyoon Kim: Building Beautiful Bridges

Jeeyoon Kim is a very special concert pianist who has opened meaningful connections to new audiences through her innovative concerts, albums, podcast, and now her book “Whenever You’re Ready”. You’ll learn how she sold out her Carnegie Hall debut recital without knowing one person in New York, without an agent or winning a competition. She’s generously shared 3 tracks from some of her albums that punctuate this episode. Her website is linked here: https://www.jeeyoonkim.com/about I was so honoured when Jeeyoon agreed to be part of this series, because I knew her wisdom, personal story and her music making would resonate strongly with you. Like all my episodes, you can watch this on my YouTube channel or listen to the podcast, and I’ve also linked the transcript to my website https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/jeeyoon-kim Please buy me a coffee to support this podcast? I really do need the help of my listners to keep this going: https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Here you can sign up for my weekly newsletter to get access to Sneak Peeks for upcoming episodes. https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter Timestamps (00:00) Intro (02:31) book “Whenever You’re Ready” (04:34) podcast “Journey Through Classical Piano” (08:26) intro to Brahms’ Intermezzo (11:28) Brahms Intermezzo op. 118, number 2 (18:04) Jeeyoon’s childhood in Korea (23:10) burnout challenges (26:48) decision to pursue Master’s in Pedagogy after Doctorate (30:28) please support this podcast (31:07) adapting teaching to each student (35:00) private teaching versus academic setting, creating your own path (39:46) Jeeyoon’s innovative concerts, 10 More Minutes crowdfunding and Carnegie Hall debut (53:07) Kapustin Concert Etude op. 40 number 6 Pastoral from Jeeyoon Kim’s album Sium (55:59) Sium project, 17 concert tour (01:02:42) Debussy (01:05:21) La plus que lente by Debussy from Jeeyoon Kim’s album Sium (01:09:49) the challenge of adapting to different pianos (01:15:14) Allen T. Brown, pairing photography and poetry with music (01:21:51) lifelong learning (01:25:15) surfing (01:31:35) great advice from David Bremmer
T4 · E3
20 ene 2024
1:36:19

J. Walter Hawkes: Adventures in Music

J. Walter Hawkes is a 4-time Emmy-winning composer for the PBS series Peg + Cat and Wonder Pets, is a renowned jazz trombone player, and also performs as a jazz vocalist, ukulele player, and pianist. As a young man, he survived a horrible accident which changed the course of his life. We talk about this and his mentors including the legendary Slide Hampton, how he got into composing for Blues Clues, and many hilarious and heart-warming personal stories. Those of you who listened to my episode with Pat Irwin will remember his album Wide Open Sky with Walter, and we’re featuring two pieces from that album in this episode along with an impromptu performance of Cole Porter’s Get Out of Town. Walter’s love of adventure really comes through in this conversation, and it’s really inspiring to hear how he’s built such an interesting career in music. You can use the timestamps (listed below) to navigate, and like all my episodes, you can listen to this on your podcast player, watch the YouTube video, or read the transcript, all linked here to my website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/j-walter-hawkes Pat Irwin episode: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/pat-irwin J. Walter Hawkes website: https://jwalterhawkes.com/about Can you buy me a coffee to support this channel and this podcast? https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Please do sign up for my newsletter to get access to Sneak Peeks: https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter DeWitt Fleming with The Hot Sardines: https://youtu.be/Va68n60B3js?si=ida_ujyhVvRXG_iJ The February video on Walter's YouTube is here: https://youtu.be/XJOeV0mVcgA?si=IZpS8B1MzXa6CEUV My Linktree with social media links: https://linktr.ee/leahroseman Timestamps: (00:00) Intro ( 01:45) Wide Open Sky album with Pat Irwin, story of February and old family film (10:17) February (12:06) the story of the accident (24:05) please support the podcast! Buy me a coffee? Thanks! (24:43) intro to For a Dance (26:03) For a Dance from Wide Open Sky (29:44) piano, The Hot Sardines (32:32) North Texas experience (39:40) Emmys, composing for children’s tv Peg+Cat, Wonder Pets, Blues Clues (48:49) ukulele stories (01:00:00) intro to Cole Porter’s Get Out of Town (01:00:50) Get Out of Town by Cole Porter (01:02:55) Nora Jones, career regrets, dealing with stagefright (01:14:33) Slide Hampton, Carnegie Hall Jazz Band (01:22:29) early NYC days, traditional jazz scene (01:26:24) memorization skills (01:28:31) electronics, old computers, instruments (01:35:40) importance of mentorship, Duncan Goff, Jerry Ball, Sol Yaged, balancing his career between playing and composing (01:45:42) how Walter started composing for Blues Clues, how the accident affected his career
T4 · E2
13 ene 2024
1:48:48

Jennifer Roig-Francoli: The Art of Freedom

Welcome to Season 4 of Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman. For this first episode in 2024, I welcome the violinist, author and coach Jennifer Roig-Francoli. We talk about her newly released book, Make Great Music with Ease!: The Secret to Smarter Practice, Confident Performance, and Living a Happier Life, and her Art of Freedom Method which incorporates the mind-body skills of the Alexander Technique. This episode also features excerpts from her solo violin album, Solo Con Spirito, with music of Kreisler, Enescu and Bach. Jennifer had the opportunity to study with Nathan Milstein, Josef Gingold and Stanley Ritchie and has had an interesting career as a performer, including with Appollo’s Fire. We talk about performing barefoot at Carnegie Hall, travels to India, and in Jennifer’s words” how you do one thing is how you do everything”. I myself have been very influenced by different mind-body practices like the Alexander Technique, and the power of thought to help me address habitual tensions in my own life has really helped me, and I trust this inspiring and helpful episode will be of help to you, both musical performers and not, because the content of this discussion addresses universal challenges for all of us. This conversation is punctuated by some excerpts from Jennifer’s solo album, and I hope you’ll listen to the whole album which you’ll find both on streaming services, or better yet for purchase on her website: https://artoffreedom.me/meet-jennifer/ Like all my episodes, you can watch this on my YouTube channel or listen to the podcast, and I’ve also linked the transcript to my website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/jennifer-roig-francoli Here you can sign up for my weekly newsletter to get access to Sneak Peeks for upcoming episodes: https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter I have had several interviews talking about some of the same issues as this episode. My interviews with Julie Lyonn-Lieberman, Madeline Bruser, Stephen Nachmanovitch, Derek Gripper and Daniel Ramjattan will be good places to start if you missed any of those. Finally, I’m an independant podcaster, and I truly need the help of my listeners to keep this project going: https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman photo of Jennifer Roig-Francoli: Tina Gutierrez Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (04:16) album Solo con Spirito! Celebrating 50 (05:27) excerpt from Kreisler’s Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice (07:07) excerpt from Enescu’s Sarabande (07:47) Stanley Ritchie (10:03) Jennifer’s studies at Indiana University, learning baroque violin (12:58) Apollo’s Fire (15:11) studies with Nathan Milstein (18:43) Alexander Technique and Primal Alexander touch-free approach (32:58) please support this series! Thanks. (33:15) the importance of transitions and mindset, performance anxiety, The Art of Freedom Method (41:43) music education, pressure from teachers, competitiveness in the music industry (46:36) excerpt from Ysaye’s Ballade (46:34) challenges in parenting for musicians (52:44) music education, letting go of the focus on goals (58:41) excerpt from Bach’s Chaconne (01:00:12) performing barefoot (01:02:56) decisions around pitch and more for Solo con Spirito (01:07:25) How you do one thing is how you do everything (01:11:32) India meditation retreat Amma’s ashram (01:16:31) connections made through Art of Freedom online coaching
T4 · E1
6 ene 2024
1:22:49
Temporada 3

Mohamed Assani: Sitar and Tabla, History and Innovation

This podcast is also a video on my YouTube and the transcript is also linked to my website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/mohamed-assani Today’s guest is the genre-defying sitarist and composer Mohamed Assani. In this conversation a couple of compositions from his album Wayfinder are featured. Wayfinder incorporates a range of stylistic influences, including South Asian Classical, Middle Eastern, jazz, funk, Western Classical, ambient & electronic music. It was produced by Juno and Emmy nominated producer Adham Shaikh and in the show notes you’ll find links to the complete music videos and to his albums. Mohamed is also a wonderful educator, based in Vancouver Canada, also teaching online, and I’m so grateful to him for being so gracious in agreeing to demonstrate on both sitar and tabla some basics of these instruments, and of stylistic elements in South Asian music, for this episode. I’m an independent podcaster, and I truly need the help of my listeners to keep this project going. https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Remember you can sign up for my weekly newsletter to get access to Sneak Peeks for upcoming episodes: https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter This is the final episode for Season 3, and season 4 launches January 6th, so do check out episodes you may have missed from the first 3 seasons: https://www.leahroseman.com/about Mohamed Assani website: https://www.mohamedassani.ca/about/ Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:37) Mohamed’s path in music, South Asian music and history (08:56) introduction to the sitar with musical examples (13:34) history of the sitar, the Mogul rule (20:20) tabla, rhythm in South Asian music (25:28) tabla demonstration (28:51) please support this podcast (29:31)music education (32:12) Wayfinder album, Lullaby for Guli, Transit (41:07) Solace, understanding beat cycles (49:58) the intuitive versus analytical (51:28) Shahbaz Hussain tabla player (54:06) Aga Khan 80th birthday concert (56:22) reflections on learning music and self-development
T3 · E43
16 dic 2023
1:03:17

Ceara Conway: Roots and Wings

Ceara Conway is an Irish contemporary vocalist and visual artist, and this episode features music from her album CAOIN as well as excerpts from some of her other projects. I find Ceara’s curiosity about so many important topics around arts and culture really inspiring and this conversation circled around to her explorations of different languages and cultures as well as her rootedness as an Irish speaker. She has had many interesting commissions dealing with history, illness, grief, and the natural world. She uses traditional and contemporary song, performance and visual art to explore social issues such as the ecological crisis, migration and feminist concerns. She also spoke to me about some of her roles working with the Clare Arts office with artists with disabilities, and how she started her career as a glassblower in Rome and how her upbringing has helped her navigate the world as a freelance artist. Like all my episodes, this is also a video and the transcript is also linked to my website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/ceara-conway Can you support the podcast with a virtual coffee? https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Thanks so much! I need the support of my listeners to keep this going. https://www.cearaconway.ie/about photo: Julia Dunin photography Are you curious about upcoming episodes? Sign up for my newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter Timestamps (00:00) Intro (02:36) Ceara’s background, the album CAOIN (17:03) Anach Cuain (18:10) more about CAOIN An Caoinea dh (20:52) singing in different languages, Oumou Sangaré (23:56) Ceara’s childhood (27:56) support this independant podcast! (28:35) glassblowing, start in art and music, Matthew Noonan (33:03) books (35:28) Veriditas project (41:23) Plant Chant (43:01) Clare Arts Office Embrace arts and disability program (49:18) CAOIN, intro to Seoith í n Seothó (51:59) Seoithín Seothó (56:00) Georgian song, choirs (1:01:40) Dochas (1:06:17) Hanna Tuulikki, corncrake (1:09:05) Time to Say Goodbye (1:13:14) Irish language (1:16:50) new projects
T3 · E42
9 dic 2023
1:21:54

EmmoLei Sankofa: Morse code and Living Creatively

Like all my podcast episodes, you can watch the video on my YouTube and the transcript is linked here as well: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/emmolei-sankofa EmmoLei Sankofa https://www.e-sankofa.com/ is a an American composer, producer, musician, and artist whose work spans music, visual media, and fine art. Detailed show notes below with timestamps! You can sign up for my weekly newsletter ⁠https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter⁠to get access to Sneak Peeks for upcoming guests on my website ⁠https://www.leahroseman.com/about⁠ where you can explore past episodes and support the show through my Ko-fi page: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman⁠ My socials are in my Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/leahroseman⁠ In this episode we focused on EmmoLei's original music for Hulu's The Other Black Girl, the film score for Three Ways and her project Geometry, and we talked about her unique use of Morse code in her compositions, and the benefits of limitations in creative work. I asked her about her experiences in HBCU marching band culture, at the Savannah College of Art and Design, and being part of a positive community of mentors and peers through the Composers Diversity Collective. With her background as a percussionist and her use of Morse code, I was interested to hear about her creative process, and also about some of her visual art projects and collaborative installations. EmmoLei’s discography encompasses many albums and singles, and often integrates soul, jazz, classical, and rhythm and blues. Her single, Don’t Fight, was included on Adult Swim’s OPUS compilation album. EmmoLei has collaborated with many award-winning filmmakers, and through her creative audio company, Bèl Son, has worked with brands like Nike, Buzzfeed and Kamala Harris for the People. At the beginning of this episode, we dig into EmmoLei’s unique score for The Other Black Girl, which I watched and recommend. It’s based on a best-selling novel by Zakiya Dalila Harris, and the show is an edgy thriller that’s a social commentary with humourous twists, and shines a light on the expeirence of Black women in corporate America, specifically in the publishing industry. Here's the link to the official Triangles Video (which is excerpted in the episode) ⁠https://youtu.be/5YGSMD547VE?si=1LS-y6EoFKP-SqGA⁠ Timestamps: (00:00) Intro(03:01) The Other Black Girl(11:49) using Morse code in EmmoLei’s compositions(17:10) marching band culture HBCU(20:52) SCAD Sound Design Masters(23:25) please help support this independant podcast!(24:04) Mentors and mentoring, the Composers Diversity Collective(33:37) African diaspora, Sankofa(36:33) Emmolei’s instruments and creative process(44:44) visual art, trip to South Africa(56:26) Geometry, filmmaking, producing(01:00:49) Three Ways(01:04:13) The Other Black Girl, Tonality vocal group, graphic scores(01:12:23) In Pursuit of Silence(01:17:30) EmmoLei’s well-rounded musical background
T3 · E41
2 dic 2023
1:23:32

Kirsten Agresta Copely: multi-style Harpist, Composer, Arranger

Welcome to Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman: This podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, or as a video on my YouTube. This week’s episode is with the award-winning GRAMMY-nominated harpist and composer Kirsten Agresta Copely. The video and transcript are linked on my website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/kirsten-agresta-copely Kirsten has had a really diverse career, starting with rigorous classical training as a young child, an illustrious career as an internationally touring solo harpist, and then a contrasting career performing with pop and rap icons such as Beyonce, JayZ, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys and so many more famous artists, lots of studio work, and as a composer and arranger. In this wide-ranging conversation we talked about dealing with grief, ways of dealing with stress and anxiety, and many insights from Kirsten’s unique path through the music industry, including as an educator and mentor. Very shortly after we recorded this episode, Aquamarine was nominated for a GRAMMY award for Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album. Kirsten has shared several tracks from Aquamarine and some of her other projects that are excerpted in this podcast, and if this music draws you in, please click on the link to her website: https://www.kirstencopelymusic.com/ Could you support this independant podcast with a tip? https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Follow the podcast on social media, all those links are on the top of my Linktree: https://linktr.ee/leahroseman photo: Joseph Cartright Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:57) clip from I Am Water (03:15) the creation of Aquamarine, Kirsten’s mother (06:41) Kirsten’s musical education (09:32) intro to Naids (10:12) clip from Naids (11:06) production of Aquamarine (13:12) Kirsten’s development as a harpist, career choices (19:57) please support the podcast! (20:35) the isolation of being a harpist, career advice (24:44) clip from Aquamarine (26:58) high school in Michigan, Star Age piano music (29:28) clip from Threads Star Age piano music (30:46) Nashville scene, move to Brooklyn (34:44) Suzanne McDonald (36:41) intro to Into the Mist (37:50) Into the Mist (41:46) dealing with stress, movivation for creating New Age music, Kirsten’s mother’s death (46:30) Tanzania trip witnessing the Great Migration (48:27) the Sphere Las Vegas (52:16) performing with Beyoncé for President Obama (54:12) Live 8, playing pop arrangements (57:47)how a pedal harp works (01:04:01) different aspects to Kirsten’s career: soloist, different albums, arrangements (01:06:40) clip from Kirsten’s arrangement of Radiohead’s Creep (01:08:10) arranging for harp (01:10:00) mentoring younger musicians, career advice
T3 · E40
25 nov 2023
1:16:04

Peter Hum and Steve Boudreau: Jazz Piano Duo

This week’s episode is a special double episode with the jazz piano duo of Peter Hum and Steve Boudreau, who have recently released their album Nonlinear Blues. Peter and Steve performed three of their original tunes for this podcast and we’ve also included some of their other compositions from their respective discographies, and in terms of the conversation, it was a wide-ranging dialogue with interesting insights from their contrasting careers, Peter primarily as a music and food journalist, and Steve as an educator and performer across many different styles. We got into restaurant culture, how to memorize music, and the importance of encouraging creativity and individuality. At it's core, this is an episode very much about the importance of supporting and encouraging each other. Please check out the links to their websites linked below and on my website https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/peter-hum-and-steve-boudreauwhere you will find linked the video version of this episode, the transcript, and you can sign up for my weekly podcast newsletter and get access to Sneak Peeks for upcoming guests. If you’re a jazz lover, I have featured a lot of wonderful jazz musicians and have well over 100 episodes to explore. Below you'll also find detailed Timestamps to navigate the episode! https://steveboudreaumusic.com/ https://peterhum.com/ Please support the podcast here: https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman photo: Curtis Perry Timestamps (00:00) Intro (02:23) jazz piano duo (10:25) intro to Irreversibly (11:35) Irreversibly (14:49) Steve Boudreau weekly online concerts, all of Monk’s tunes (20:42) Peter Hum’s journalism career, Herbie Hancock (24:52) please support the podcast (25:28) Peter’s father, debut recording A Boys’ Journey (29:26) Steve Boudreau learning and teaching different styles, Hindustani music (33:14) intro to Nonlinear Blues (35:44) Nonlinear Blues (41:27) tips on memorizing music, jazz ensemble skills (48:46) F8-Bit game console music (52:57) audio clip F8-Bit band (54:46) Peter Hum food critic, restaurant industry (59:44) intro to Bursting the Bubble, pandemic concerts (01:03:43) Bursting the Bubble (01:09:27) Ordinary Heroes album Peter Hum (01:13:54) Spare Hearts Peter Hum ensemble (01:23:27) Steve Boudreau George Gershwin (01:26:35) Gershwin Prelude 1 Steve Boudreau jazz trio (01:28:44) Steve Boudreau solo albums (01:30:50) positive habits (01:36:18) encouraging creativity in students, ease in writing
T3 · E39
18 nov 2023
1:41:57
Temporada 1

Alexis Chartrand: Fiddling, Groove and Ornamentation

There’s such a fascinating variety to a life in music; and this series features wonderful musicians worldwide with in-depth conversations and great music, with over 100 episodes to explore. For this week’s episode I was able to add some additional music to a special re-release with fiddler Alexis Chartrand who has shared 3 tracks for you to listen to. His Bandcamp and socials are linked below; so please go buy the tracks or albums if you like what you hear! Alexis talks very thoughtfully and about his background as a son of dancers, both groove and ornamentation in different traditional styles of fiddling, his explorations of tone colour with baroque violin, and some of his musical influences and inspiration. Like all my episodes, this is available wherever you listen to podcasts, the video of the original episode is on my YouTube, and the transcript is also linked to my website where you can sign up for my weekly podcast newsletter and get access to sneak peeks for upcoming guests. https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e5-s1-alexis-chartrand-fiddler Support the podcast with a tip? https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Thanks! Alexis Chartrand on Bandcamp: https://alexischartrandnicolasbabineau.bandcamp.com/ https://alexischartrandcolinsavoielevac.bandcamp.com/album/le-tranino Alexis Chartrand Social Media Linktree: https://linktr.ee/agchartrand?fbclid=IwAR28jaMhfGM2bO0-2rfbDxF81CYchtj9oGMYIKUyJ3VkZNdSKgE2cV3fMLU
T1 · E5
11 nov 2023
1:01:51
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