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Easy Jazz Spotlight is produced by the popular soft jazz Internet radio station, Easy Jazz FM, featuring conversations with today's jazz music creators. We talk with jazz musicians, composers and historians about jazz music and its role in this chaotic world. Listeners will gain an appreciation for the genre and how it can contribute to their sense of well-being.
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- Dan Brubeck · 1 h 12 min · Säsong 7 Avsnitt 4Dan Brubeck is a renowned jazz drummer and a member of one of America’s most notable musical families. He is the son of legendary American jazz icon Dave Brubeck and the rhythmic…
- From Instrumentals to the Spoken Word - Deepspawn_Logic · 1 h 11 min · Säsong 7 Avsnitt 3After going through a period of loss between 2018 and 2020 in which her grandmother, mother, other people close to her - and even her dog - all passed away, jazz artist…
- Focused and driven, with a calm smile: Ron Carter · 45 min · Säsong 7 Avsnitt 2He's the most recorded jazz bassist in history. Ron Carter, also known as "maestro" has won three grammy awards and was part of Miles Davis's "Second Great Quintet" from 1963 to…
- "There's the bitter, there's the sweet" - the emotionally charged music of Halie Loren · 1 h 9 min · Säsong 7 Avsnitt 1Award-winning jazz singer and songwriter Halie Loren was raised listening to the Great American Songbook from her mother's record collection. She started writing songs at age 13…
- "I was too shy to sing" - Juno Award Winner Bria Skonberg · 53 min · Säsong 6 Avsnitt 9Canadian trumpeter, vocalist and songwriter Bria Skonberg has been described as the "shining hope of hot jazz" by the New York Times and "one of the most versatile and imposing…
- The "Sheer Will and Daring" of Jazz Impresario Cory Weeds · 55 min · Säsong 6 Avsnitt 8Known as the hardest working man in the jazz business, saxophonist and entrepreneur Cory Weeds successfully ran his own jazz club for 14 years. Downbeat Magazine acknowledged…
- 50 Years on the Bass - Rick Kilburn · 1 h 10 min · Säsong 6 Avsnitt 7Rick Kilburn of Vancouver, British Columbia has enjoyed a 50-year career as a jazz bassist. Over the years, Rick has worked with the top names in jazz - including Dave Brubeck…
- We're Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time) - Clayton Hill from Trooper · 24 min · Säsong 6 Avsnitt 6Clayton Hill is a Canadian rock drummer best known as a long-time member of the iconic Canadian rock band Trooper. In this animated interview - Hill tells our host, Ken Boyd…
- American Jazz Singer / Songwriter Halie Loren · 1 h 4 min · Säsong 6 Avsnitt 5Halie Loren is an international, award-winning jazz singer/songwriter. Her multi-genre and multi-lingual musical blend across her ten albums to-date has earned several national…
- Award-winning Canadian Saxophonist, composer and music educator Christine Jensen · 44 min · Säsong 6 Avsnitt 4Award-winning Canadian Saxophonist, composer and music educator Christine Jensen has led a distinct voice to the creative jazz scene for the last twenty-five years with her large…
- R&B/Hip-Hop artist Chlo · 15 min · Säsong 6 Avsnitt 3Introducing "Chlo", an R&B/Hip-Hop artist from New Westminster, British Columbia whose unique tones and bold energy light up every stage she touches. Chlo says she learned, from…
- Canadian Jazz Star Laila Biali · 1 h 27 min · Säsong 6 Avsnitt 2She's one of the biggest jazz stars in Canada who performs worldwide. Multi-award winning Laila Biali is a singer, pianist and host of a national CBC music show (called Saturday…
- KK The Drummer · 1 h 2 min · Säsong 6 Avsnitt 1Kelvin Harrison, known as KK the Drummer, took to the drums like a fish takes to water. In this interview with host Stefan Zaichkowski, KK (who has recorded with a range of major…
- Can't Get a Job as a Jazz Artist? Start a Jazz Club! · 1 h 5 min · Säsong 5 Avsnitt 9Al and Erica Wong had trouble getting jobs as musicians. So they decided to just open up their own jazz club and hire themselves! That's exactly what they did and their new club…
- Great Jazz with Varying Styles from AFJP · 1 h 5 min · Säsong 5 Avsnitt 8AFJP stands for "Annam's Family Jazz Project" - a Quebec-based jazz band created in 2014 when four passionate musicians met at University. Led by composer Annam Nguyen, the band…
- The Amazing Piano of Søren Bebe · 56 min · Säsong 5 Avsnitt 7Danish jazz pianist Søren Bebe started playing the piano at age 9 but stopped shortly thereafter because he says “I found it boring.” Thankfully for us, Soren went back to the…
- Jazz Singer Angela Verbrugge says Live Your Dreams Now · 25 min · Säsong 5 Avsnitt 6Years ago, BC jazz singer and composer Angela Verbrugge moved west from Ontario to pursue an acting career in Vancouver. She would then end up in a car accident, get lost in a…
- Castella - From Boardroom to Stage · 29 min · Säsong 5 Avsnitt 5In this edition of Easy Jazz Spotlight, host Britney Dea speaks with California award winning vocalist and song writer Castella. The jazz, soul and R&B performer talks about: her…
- The Amazing Fluteman - Darryl Evan Jones · 1 h 29 min · Säsong 5 Avsnitt 4He describes himself as a soul singer who can't sing. But "Fluteman" Darryl Evan Jones of Memphis, Tennessee is one incredible jazz artist who plays the flute in a style that…
- The Amazing Yosef Gutman Levitt · 1 h 3 min · Säsong 5 Avsnitt 3He desperately wanted to be a jazz artist, moving to New York City. But bass guitarist Yosef Gutman Levitt (originally from South Africa) found that success doesn't come easily…
