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Revisiting The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (From the Archives, 2019)
Episode 191
The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble is a musically free-ranging band of brothers from the south side of Chicago. Their music draws from funk, funky jazz, Afr…
1 year ago
Rumbo Tumba Crafts Argentinian Electro-Traditional Music, In-Studio
Episode 192
Rumbo Tumba is the project of the Argentine musician Facundo Salgado, who uses a looping station and a battery of handmade, traditional South America…
1 year ago
Bill Frisell & Skúli Sverrisson Live at the 2025 New York Guitar Festival
Episode 190
From the 2025 New York Guitar Festival, hear music from legendary American jazz guitarist Bill Frisell and Icelandic bass player Skúli Sverrisson, wh…
1 year ago
Homegrown Brooklyn Bluegrass From Cole Quest & The City Pickers
Episode 189
Cole Quest & The City Pickers are a bluegrass band from Brooklyn, and if that surprises you, well, the fact is New York City has had a long, strong b…
1 year ago
Soundcheck Special – “Blues Is the Roots”
Episode 188
The Soundcheck Podcast series offers up music from recent sessions, all revolving around The Blues –at the root of so much popular music, and where t…
1 year ago
Wry and Lyrical Balladeer Ron Sexsmith, Solo, In-Studio
Episode 187
Canada’s Ron Sexsmith is a songwriter whose fans include Elvis Costello, Elton John, Paul McCartney, and a few other folks who know a thing or two ab…
1 year ago
Songwriter Cass McCombs Addresses the Mundane and the Mythic
Episode 186
Distinctive songwriter Cass McCombs takes a broad view of the American experience – from the mundane to the mythic. His new songs from a wide-ranging…
1 year ago
Omar Sosa Trio Goes Outside the Box, In-Studio
Episode 185
Pianist and composer Omar Sosa draws on his own Afro-Cuban heritage, American jazz, and spiritual and meditative practices from around the world to c…
1 year ago
Plainspoken Texas Troubadour Rodney Crowell Lives for the Moment
Episode 184
“Failed bull-rider turned seminal songwriter” (Red Light Management), native Texan Rodney Crowell is considered to be one of the chief architects of …
1 year ago
Guitarist Mary Halvorson and Drummer Tomas Fujiwara, From the 2025 New York Guitar Festival
Episode 183
From the 2025 New York Guitar Festival, listen to a live set by the adventurous guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson along with drummer/composer Tomas F…
1 year, 1 month ago