WIESTWORLD is an exciting, entertaining, hilarious, and educational look at the world of the arts and beyond. Hosted by multi-Grammy-nominated trombonist/composer/author and cartoonist Steve Wiest. Each show has a character all its own with unique topics that quite often include a major guest from the arts. Check it out today and join the party!
The great Steve Turre returns for a full length in-depth discussion of his music and composing. Trombone, shells and all the fixin's. We get into the legendary Lightning Round where I choose a bunch of tracks, play them for YOU to enjoy and then Steve talks about what went into each one...the behind-the-scene's "Director's Cut" if you will. Join me and Steve as we hold court, hang out, and otherwise hobnob...
It's time to hang with the great Steve Turre! Trombonist/Composer/Leader/Shell Artist, Steve is a treasure in the world of jazz trombone! I've known Steve for awhile now and can tell you that he is a real force of nature. Constantly on the move and ever moving forward artistically, there is SO much to cover with this man's oeuvre. And cover it we DID! So I broke it all into two parts. This first part is all about Steve, his beginnings, his journey as an artist, his time at Saturday Night Live, and lots of other stuff! Let's go talk with Steve Turre...
On this episode we feature a rising star in the trombone firmament, Melissa Gardiner! A truly soulful and exciting trombonist, composer, bandleader, and educator who the great Curtis Fuller describes in this way: "technically creative and emotionally powerful. Her improvisation is inspiring and motivating for the listener, and she draws you in with a raw expression that directly relates to life experience." I think that sums it up quite well! In jazz, we all search for a recognizable persona that is all our own, that is the mission. Melissa has done that already and has a limitless future ahead of her. Join me as we hang out and discuss all aspects of her development, influences, lead playing concepts and lots more! Here's Melissa's website: https://www.melissamaymusic.com/ And here is a couple of the videos we discuss: Melissa Gardiner In Her Own Words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIy-qJpKN0o "Bump" from "Empowered" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1RiO5VTrwQ Vulfpeck, Live at Madison Square Garden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv4wf7bzfFE&t=3072s
The Bones Malone show! Tom is one of the legends in our business, having played with EVERYONE out there, appeared on THOUSANDS of TV and Radio broadcasts, films, etc as a performer, multi instrumentalist, composer-arranger, Bones has enjoyed one of the most AMAZING careers in music EVER...and he is still going strong. Join us as we go deep into his development, his approach to the horn and his STELLAR career. This one is HUGE fun folks!
