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South African Guitarist Derek Gripper, From the 2025 New York Guitar Festival
Episode 224
Derek Gripper is a classical guitarist from South Africa who has somehow found a way to play West African music for the 21-string harp, or kora, on t…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Troubadour and Guitarist Steve Gunn Creates Sonic Landscapes, In-Studio
Episode 223
Guitarist Steve Gunn has established himself as a singer/songwriter and as an ace collaborator with artists like Hiss Golden Messenger and Kurt Vile.…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Clarinetist Michael Winograd Infuses Klezmer Traditions With Jazz
Episode 222
Klezmer music may have its roots in the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe, but it found a home here in NY in the 1920s and 30s, and the klezmer re…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
British Band Public Service Broadcasting Teaches History Lessons With 'The Last Flight'
Episode 221
The British band Public Service Broadcasting describes their work as "Teaching the lessons of the past through the music of the future", (Bandcamp). …
5 months ago
Cellist Rebecca Foon's Delicate Layers of Song on "Black Butterflies"
Episode 220
Rebecca Foon is best known as a cellist – she’s been a pivotal figure on the Montreal scene, playing with bands like Thee Silver Mt Zion and her worl…
5 months ago
Best of Soundcheck 2025, Part 2
Episode 219
Listen to music from South African-born, UK-based cellist and vocalist Abel Selaocoe; Hot Psychedelic Gnawa Blues By French-Moroccan band Bab L’ Bluz…
5 months, 1 week ago
Best of the Soundcheck Podcast 2025, Part 1
Episode 218
Hear music by Portuguese fado singer Carminho; Grammy-winning classical quartet Third Coast Percussion performing music written for them by the late …
5 months, 1 week ago
Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O, In-Studio (Encore Edition)
Episode 216
New York-based drummer and educator Matt Wilson has performed with and/or played on many recordings by other musicians - Joe Lovano, John Scofield, C…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Jazz-Leaning Donny McCaslin Band Grooves With Crunch, In-Studio
Episode 217
Saxophonist and composer Donny McCaslin has been playing with jazz luminaries like Maria Schneider and Dave Douglas, and leading his own band, for a …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Composer and Producer Kelly Moran's Prepared Piano Meets Electronica, In-Studio
Episode 215
New York-based classically trained composer and musician Kelly Moran’s music draws on everything from classical to dance to metal, but ends up soundi…
5 months, 3 weeks ago