131 – Matt Jorgensen: Juggling Roles, Making Art for Art’s Sake, Playing and Writing Authentically
Matt Jorgensen was born and raised in Seattle and caught the jazz bug in high school. It sent him to New York in 1992 to study at the recently formed New School, after which he worked around town unti...
30 Aug 20171h 13min
130 – Bob Breithaupt: Teaching at the University Level, Creating & Managing a Diverse Workload, Drawing From Experiences When Teaching
Robert Breithaupt is a veteran of over 40 years in music, as a performer, arts administrator, educator, author, musical contractor, entrepreneur, and visionary in the arts. Breithaupt has performed in...
23 Aug 20171h 16min
129 – Steve Fidyk: Laying a Foundation with Soph & Morello, Wrapping Up a 26-Year Army career, Putting Family First
Steve Fidyk’s career has been a balance between military service in the Army Field and Army Blues bands, civilian life as a member or leader of various creative projects, and academia as an author, cl...
16 Aug 20171h 21min
128 – Seth Rausch: Drumming for Keith Urban, Recording with Little Big Town, Creating Unique Sounds in the Studio
Originally from upstate New York, Seth began playing drums at the age of three. By age nine, he was sitting in with local bands and even backing up his elementary school choir. He’s been in the Nashvi...
10 Aug 20171h 14min
127 – Justin Chesarek: Rustbelt Roots, Branching Out from Jazz, Leaving a Gig on Good Terms for the Future
Justin Chesarek has lived in Atlanta for almost a decade, where he has played with various jazz artists including Gary Motley,Joe Gransden, and singer/songwriter Sam Burchfield. Justin also teaches at...
1 Aug 20171h 34min
126 – Kyle Wilkerson: Touring with Maddie & Tae, Composing for T.V. Film, Creating Honest Relationships
Kyle Wilkerson is a well-versed and highly versatile drummer/percussion and film composer based out of Nashville, Tennessee. He has played/toured/recorded with many national artists and bands such as ...
26 Jul 20171h 27min
125 – Rafael Pereira: Playing with Janelle Monae, Bringing Brazil to Atlanta, Growing Up On Samba Tradition and Pop Records
Rafael Pereira was born and raised in Sao Paolo, Brazil. As a kid he began playing piano, guitar and percussion, and along with his brother, fell in love with the traditional Samba and Choro music of ...
19 Jul 201759min
124 – Brian Ferguson: Drumming for Texas Artist Cory Morrow, The Importance of Subtleties & Nuance, Clinic Touring for Dixon Drums
Brian Ferguson is a studio and live Musician/Drummer/Producer based in Austin, Texas. He began playing drums and percussion at the age of 10 and has never looked back. A consummate student of the inst...
12 Jul 20171h 9min
