Take 6 Still Spreads the Love After Four Decades
Show Notes:Host Steve Roby sits down with Claude McKnight, founding member of the legendary a cappella group Take 6, ahead of their four-night residency at SFJAZZ. With 10 Grammy Awards, 10 Dove Award...
5 Aug 24min
Steven Bernstein’s Gumbo Homecoming
Steven Bernstein, the Berkeley-born trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, joins host Steve Roby for a wide-ranging conversation about five decades of musical exploration, his upcoming SFJAZZ residency,...
2 Juli 37min
John Beasley From Invisible Piano to Unlimited Miles
Pianist, composer, and arranger John Beasley joins host Steve Roby for an in-depth discussion about his extraordinary career, his new album Invisible Piano, and an upcoming all-star Miles Davis centen...
4 Maj 32min
Resilience, Roots, and the Road Ahead: A Conversation with David Weiss
Jazz trumpeter and composer David Weiss joins host Steve Roby for a wide-ranging conversation about a life built on music. From his early days in Queens, where he absorbed hard rock, fusion, and Europ...
30 Apr 51min
Sweden's Queen of Swing Comes to SF Jazz
Show Notes:In this episode of Backstage Bay Area, host Steve Roby sits down with Swedish jazz sensation and multi-instrumentalist Gunhild Carling — a trombonist, trumpeter, flautist, harpist, bagpipe ...
25 Apr 27min
Marcus Shelby Celebrates Miles Davis
Episode SummaryHost Steve Roby sits down with Bay Area bassist, composer, and bandleader Marcus Shelby to discuss his upcoming SF Jazz performance, a tribute to Miles Davis's landmark 1949–50 sessions...
23 Apr 37min
Daniel Ho’s Many Roads to SFJAZZ
Podcast Show Notes:On this episode of Backstage Bay Area, Steve Roby speaks with Daniel Ho, a six-time Grammy-winning musician, composer, producer, and slack key guitarist, ahead of his upcoming appea...
20 Apr 39min
Aaron Diehl Finds the Space Between
Show NotesPianist Aaron Diehl joins Backstage Bay Area to discuss the early musical influences that shaped his voice, his deep connection to Mary Lou Williams, and his work bringing her Zodiac Suite b...
18 Apr 25min
