NILES meets NILE – the NILE RODGERS Interview
I interviewed Nile Rodgers in his tasteful apartment in New York City for my 2003 BBC Radio series, “Manhattan – The most musical island on Earth”. CHIC was the galloping guitar of Nile Rodgers and th...
24 Feb 202159min
DAVID CHESKY Interview
“I believe in the future”, says David Chesky, an internationally renowned composer/pianist respected in the Jazz and Classical worlds. He has written orchestral works, operas, ballets, chamber works m...
23 Feb 202127min
RICHARD CARPENTER Interview
The Carpenters are one of the best-selling music artists of all time with three number-one singles, five number-two singles, 15 number-one hits (Adult Contemporary) and 12 top-10 singles. They have so...
20 Feb 20211h
DANNY GOTTLIEB Interview
This short interview is a masterclass in drum technique and improvisation from a unique drummer. In 1998 I wrote and hosted a music series INSIDE IMPROVISATION for BBC Radio 2. I interviewed Grammy wi...
20 Feb 202117min
RANDY BRECKER Interview
In 2005, I wrote and hosted a series for BBC Radio 2, “Inside Improvisation”. The purpose was to explain the many facets of improvisation. I interviewed one of my biggest musical heroes, multi Grammy ...
19 Feb 202127min
TREVOR HORN Interview, March 2 2009
Trevor Horn is arguably the greatest record producer in the history of pop. I interviewed him when I was teaching at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford in 2009. This is an invaluable maste...
17 Feb 20211h 1min
MICHAEL McDONALD – LIVE!!! ft Laurence Cottle Big Band & Hamish Stuart
In May of 2003 I was asked to become Musical Director, Conductor, Arranger & Guitarist for Michael’s concert, broadcast by Radio 2 June 16, 2003. I was writing some songs with Hamish at the time and a...
16 Feb 202113min
MICHAEL McDONALD Interview - New Jazz Standards
This was probably my favorite interview, only because I was sitting on a piano stool next to Michael while he was singing in my ear, possibly the most beautiful sound on earth.
16 Feb 202118min
