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Hilary Seabrook
Chatting with musicians, composers and producers across all genres, from jazz to classical, from folk to rock and everything in between. This all started with a Quincy Jones quote I came across by chance during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown: “Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old, shared a little of what he is good at doing." I'm so pleased to have interviewed - and will continue to interview - so many great musicians from around the world.
Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Pianist Beatrice Nicholas spoke to me just ahead of her appearance Upstairs at Ronnie Scott’s on 17 August.
Thanks to Beatrice for allowing me to play extracts from Black and Classical alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I met drummer Roan Anderson while at the Jazzahead! 2026 Trade Show and Festival in Bremen. We chatted then and it was great to have a proper conversation for this episode in the cafe at Kings Place in London.
Roan won the BBC Scotland Jazz Musician of the Year competition in 2025 and has already - just two years out of the Glasgow Conservatoire - been playing with lots of exciting new ensembles. There’s clearly great things to come in his musical future.
Thanks to Roan for allowing me to play extracts from his two latest singles - Swept Away and Emotionally Intelligent - alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
“My heart was still in Brazil” - it was a real pleasure to chat with composer and guitarist Mark Tonelli, following my review of his album Brasiliana.
Thanks to Mark for allowing me to play extracts from Brasiliana alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Sean Imboden has released Uncharted Realms, his second album for large ensemble. It was great to chat with him about the compositions and recording process.
Thanks to Sean for allowing me to play extracts from Uncharted Realms alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
It was great to be joined by sax player Alden Hellmuth just prior to the release of Tether. I reviewed her album just before our conversation and it captivated me straight away.
Thanks to Alden for allowing me to play extracts from Tether alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I’ve just come back from a weekend at Love Supreme 2026 and it was great to catch so many artists. You can read my reviews on the website. Along the way, I had a second chat with pianist Sultan Stevenson, who I featured on Harmonious World in April 2025.
Thanks to Sultan, you can hear the title track of his 2025 album El Roi alongside our conversation.
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For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Hilary Seabrook - writer, podcaster and musician.
You can find out more at Hilary Seabrook.co.uk, plus there’s a link in the show notes. You will also find there lots of album and gig reviews.
Season 24 was great and Season 25 promises more interviews with extraordinary musicians, some already recorded and more scheduled in for the next couple of months. I’m off to Love Supreme this weekend, and am looking forward to catching up with past guests and finding new ones.
Thanks once again to pianist Joe English for my theme tune, which you can hear now.
I’d like to thank some of my supporters - Matt, Richard, Alex, Duncan, Julie, James, Steven, Ciaran and Daryl.
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Don't forget the Quincy Jones quote that sums up why I do this: "Imagine what a harmonious world it would be if every single person, both young and old, shared a little of what he is good at doing."
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Vocalist Heidi Vogel joins me ahead of her 23 July show upstairs at Ronnie Scott’s and talks about her forthcoming album (review to follow in due course!)
Thanks to Heidi for allowing me to play extracts from her music alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I had the opportunity to interview Maestro Swafford in person and then attend a recording of his tone poem Late Autumn-First Snow at Abbey Road. The orchestra that day was formed from members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the marvellous Michael Shapiro. Our conversation includes some of Jan’s thoughts behind the composition, including the inclusion of the Robert Frost poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.
Thanks to Jan for allowing me to play extracts from Midsummer and River alongside our conversation. Jan gave us an insight into how he comes up with ideas for his music and their titles.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Peter Manning Robinson has become a regular piece of my life online, as we’ve connected on social media since our original chat in January 2021. Peter is a fabulous pianist, Emmy Award–winning and multi–BMI Award–winning composer and inventor of the Refractor Piano™. With his latest music, he’s going back to solo acoustic piano and it’s great to chat with him.
Thanks to Peter for allowing me to play extracts from Pure Heartbreak and Bent Out of Shape alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I’m joined for this episode by saxophonist, clarinettist and composer Jeff Lederer to discuss his latest album - There’s a Yearnin’ - this intensely interesting album is a historic first recording of long-buried works by Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman and Oliver Nelson.
Thanks to Jeff for allowing me to play extracts from There’s a Yearnin’ alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This episode celebrates Harmonious World's sixth anniversary with award-winning violinist Ariana Kim, who has a brilliant album out. uncommon thread: Exploring improvisation from Mozart to Macedonia came out just a few days after our conversation. Ariana’s work takes us from Western classical music and Americana, including world premiere recordings of compositions by Shane Shanahan.
Thanks to Ariana for allowing me to play extracts from uncommon thread alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
It was a real pleasure to speak to such an informed musician about her work - Ntjam Rosie is a Cameroonian-Dutch artist who really seems to have discovered her purpose and her sound. Her self-titled album is actually her ninth studio recording and it was fascinating to hear her thoughts on why now.
Thanks to Rosie for allowing me to play extracts from her self-titled album alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I first spoke to Todd Mosby in April 2021 and I was delighted to hear his latest album - American Heartland when it was released a few weeks ago.
Thanks to Todd for allowing me to play extracts from American Heartland alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This episode is unusual, in that Sara Karloff is not a musician. She is the only daughter of Boris Karloff, star of many films but famously the 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Sara will join composer Michael Shapiro in London on 25 October as his original score is performed in London together with a screening of Frankenstein: commissioned in 2001, it has been presented in over 75 sold-out productions worldwide. I travelled to Milan in November 2021 and the experience of hearing Michael’s music while watching such a genre-defining and ground-breaking film from nearly a century ago was extraordinary.
I chatted with Michael in October 2020, April 2021 and October 2024.
The music I’m playing alongside my conversation with Sara Karloff is from Michael Shapiro’s In the Light of the Sun, performed by members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Stathis Karapanos (flute). I was fortunate in being in the studio when this was recorded.
Enjoy Frankenstein and Michael Shapiro’s score, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Cadogan Hall.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This is the third episode featuring bassist Mark Wade - the first was in July 2020 and the second in person in April 2024.
It was great to talk in person again about Mark’s new album - New Stages - which I have also now reviewed. I also saw Mark live at The Cowshed a few days after our chat.
If you’d like to find out more about the courses and concerts at Benslow Music, click here.
Thanks to Mark for allowing me to play extracts from New Stages alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This episode is a special one for International Jazz Day, featuring a conversation with music business professional and agent AJ Haseley, who I bumped into a few months ago at Bill Laurence’s gig at Cadogan Hall.
AJ has a lot to share about contemporary British jazz, so enjoy listening to our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
While spending four days at jazzahead! In Bremen last week, I chatted with several musicians and you can hear extracts from those chats here. I have also started including transcripts, if you would prefer to read what we have talked about.
- This episode begins with a tiny clip of Sahad’s set, before our conversation begins. Sahad is from Senegal - a musician and an activist and it was so inspirational to chat with him.
- I spoke to Polish composer and singer Hania Derej in the conference centre itself, so I apologise for the background noise.
- Santa Sillere is a Latvian jazz vocalist and it was a pleasure to chat about her music, and especially her work with Latvian poets.
- Canadian trumpeter Rachel Therrien has a new album out called Mi Hogar and we chatted about her music in the conference centre.
- My chat with Martin Fabricius was another one where we caught up in the hustle and bustle of jazzahead! He’s a Danish vibraphone player and we had lots to talk about.
- I first came across another Danish musician, Kristoffer Rosing-Schow, when listening to the music of The Counterfictionals. I hadn’t realised that Kristoffer is responsible for the art behind that sextet and he shared some of that with me alongside our chat.
- My final guest took me back into the Radio Bremen recording studio to chat with Swedish vocalist Sara Alden, who has just released Force of Nature.
Thanks to the team at jazzahead! for giving me such great access to amazing musicians, and a huge thank you to Radio Bremen (and especially engineer and producer Michael) for allowing me to use their recording facilities for three of these interviews.
In the background of Sara Alden’s interview and my conclusion, you can hear Jasmine Myra’s soundcheck.
You can also read my reviews of the four days I spent listening to music on my website.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This was a delightful conversation with Countermeasure’s Aaron Jensen, on the recent release of their fifth studio album, Guest Sessions Vol II.
This is our second episode, following our original chat in August 2024.
Thanks to Aaron for allowing me to play extracts from Guest Sessions vol II alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Guitarist Tom Ollendorff joins me for a conversation as he is set to tour his 2025 album Where in the World around the world. I’ve heard him play with a number of different ensembles, including with Germana Stella La Sorsa and Tina Mildmay and it’s always a delight. I can highly recommend checking out one of his tour dates when he comes anywhere near you.
This is our second episode, following our original chat in June 2023.
Thanks to Tom for allowing me to play extracts from Where in the World alongside our conversation
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I was delighted to be joined by pianist and composer Eliane Correa, who is presenting Las Salseras: A Tribute to Celia Cruz at London’s Jazz Cafe, to celebrate the centenary of the legendary Cuban singer who inspired her. There are still tickets available for this one-off gig on Saturday 25 April.
Thanks to Eliane for allowing me to play extracts from Signo de Fuego alongside our conversation. You can hear more of her music on Bandcamp.
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This year’s Harmonious World episodes are stacking up fast and I’m delighted that there are so many brilliant musicians creating music and talking to me about it.
I was pleased to be recognised as one of the top 15 jazz podcasts by PodRanker.
Season 24 is already getting booked up with real musicians joining me for interviews.
I’m an independent podcaster and getting to gigs, spending time on interviews, editing etc takes a lot of my resources. If you’re able to help with just the price of a cup of tea once a month, please check out my Patreon site: the link is in the show notes and there are lots of goodies available as a thank you.
Please keep listening to Harmonious World and share, rate and review wherever you find me. It really does help.
For now, thank you for listening - especially those of you who I meet in real life or send me messages - and I hope you stay happy, safe and well.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I have wanted to chat with Terry Shaughnessy, AKA Earth-o-Naut, for several months. It was great to have a chat with him, particularly as his album This is Nowhere. This is Everywhere comes out at the end of May.
Earth-o-Naut is also in the running for one of the prized Jazz FM awards. Nick Pitts, Jazz FM and Magic Classical Content Director: “The nominees for 2026 perfectly capture the breadth of today’s thriving jazz landscape. In the last year, jazz as an artform has really broken ground and not only continued to innovate in its own creative universe but has also heavily influenced the mainstream music world with the likes of Ezra Collective and RAYE. It’s brilliant that our esteemed judging panel have recognised their talents alongside some of the new and established jazz artists who are making a massive impact across the community. Good luck to them all!”
Thanks to Terry for allowing me to play extracts from This is Nowhere. This is Everywhere alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Vocalist Aynur is preparing to visit Bristol (27 March) Birmingham (28 March), Edinburgh (30 March) Dublin (31 March) and London (2 April) to present her acclaimed album, Rabe.
Thanks to Aynur for allowing me to play extracts from Rabe alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I last spoke to saxophonist, vocalist and composer Kim Cypher back in 2024. Since then, she has issuedLIVE and Smiling, an album recorded at Cheltenham Jazz Festival and Peggy’s Skylight.
Kim is now preparing for an appearance at Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2026, which runs from 29 April to 4 May.
Thanks to Kim for allowing me to play extracts from LIVE and Smiling alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I chatted with Chilean saxophonist Melissa Aldana: her new ballads album Filin presents songs drawn from Cuba’s Filin music tradition and has just been released on Blue Note Records.
Thanks to Melissa for allowing me to play extracts from Filin alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
It was a pleasure to chat just last week to singer songwriter and lyricist Rachel Sutton. Her new album - Realms - is out on 33 Jazz Records at the end of March.
Thanks to Rachel for allowing me to play extracts from Realms alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For this episode, I’ve chatted with jazz legend Alyn Shipton. Alyn is a UK journalist and broadcaster, with the regular Jazz Record Requests show on BBC Radio 3. He is also a musician and we discussed his new release with Alyn Shipton’s New Orleans Friends - The Oxford Concert - which is due for release on 6 March 2026.
We also discussed our mutual friends and influences, especially across British jazz, including Adrian Cox, who I interviewed in 2025.
Thanks to Alyn for allowing me to play extracts from The Oxford Concert alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Joakim Milder has been the artistic director of the Norrbotten Big Band since 2013 and I’m looking forward to hearing the band play live at the opening concert of the Jazzahead! music festival in April. It was good to chat with him about his own musical background and also the collaborations that make the Norrbotten Big Band such an exciting ensemble.
For anyone intending to come along to Jazzahead!, you can get a sneak preview of the opening concert.
Thanks to Joakim for allowing me to play extracts from performances by the Norrbotten Big Band alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I first interviewed Sarah McKenzie for Harmonious World episode 21 in November 2020, when life was very different for us all. Now she has a new single out - City By the Bay - which is effectively the composer and singer’s love letter to San Francisco.
Thanks to Sarah for allowing me to play extracts from City By the Bay alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I was fortunate to be able to interview Jeff Beal in 2022 for episode 128 of Harmonious World and now we’re chatting about what he’s been up to since, and especially his new album.
Thanks to Jeff for allowing me to use clips from the two singles from New York Études, volume 2 - New Leaf and Nocturne - alongside our conversation. The whole album will be released on 27 March.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This conversation with Joachim Horsley gives an insight into the composer’s reimagining of Bach with rhythms from Africa and the Caribbean. His album Afro Bach comes alongside the work he does writing the music we hear on TV shows, combining inspiration from many styles of music.
Thanks to Joachim for allowing me to play extracts from Afro Bach alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
A few weeks ago, I was introduced to Joshua Josué’s new album - Broadcast to the Surf Ballroom - and reviewed it. Now I’ve had the chance to chat with him about what moved him to create this fascinating collection of tunes based around music left behind by Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens.
Thanks to Joshua for allowing me to play extracts from Broadcast to the Surf Ballroom alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I spoke to American conductor Garrett Keast first in 2021 and then in 2022 and it’s been a pleasure to chart the development of the Berlin Academy of American Music. It’s also interesting to hear about his other conducting work.
It was good to also talk about our mutual friend, pianist and composer Craig Urquhart, who I have met in person while visiting Berlin. He features as a guest in episodes from 2022 and then our live chat in 2024.
Thanks to Garrett for allowing me to play extracts from various BAAM performances alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Pianist Øystein Sevåg and I discussed his new album, Lacrimosa, which I reviewed a few weeks ago.
Thanks to Øystein for allowing me to use clips from Lacrimosa alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This seems almost the perfect soundtrack for the very end of 2025, chatting with award-winning contemporary composer David Lefkowitz. We discuss his latest album: Preludes and Fugues for Piano featuring 26 preludes and fugues performed by four leading new music pianists.
Thanks to David for allowing me to use clips from his Preludes and Fugues for Piano alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Pianist and composer Laurent Ziliani wrote Skybound as a musical tribute to his good friend, violinist and pilot Ben Powell. Not only is this a gorgeous track, but it really is a wonderful tribute: this conversation is a perfect one to air just before Christmas. Whenever you listen to this episode, I hope you enjoy it.
Thanks to Laurent for allowing me to use Skybound alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Jonathan Karrant’s latest album, Christmas Wish, sits nicely alongside his summer 2025 Live in Concert album, both of which feature the marvellous Joe Alterman Trio.
It was good to discuss music and these wonderful Christmas songs with Jonathan, and I’m grateful to him for allowing me to use clips from Christmas Wish alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I was joined in the Hermitage Road Coffee & Bagel Shop by sax player Alastair Penman, who chatted with me about his latest album, The Last Tree. We also discussed his new project - Sound Earth Collective.
Alongside our discussions about music, we also discussed the environmental issues that inform both of us. You can find out more on TreeApp, as well as Music Declares Emergency.
Thanks to Alastair for allowing me to use clips from The Last Tree alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Elisa Rumici and I were introduced by composer and conductor Michael Shapiro, friend of the podcast. You can listen to my earlier interviews with Michael here - in 2020, 2021 and 2024.
It was a joy to chat with Elisa about her piano playing and especially her new album - Rediscovering Gilda Ruta: A Transatlantic Pioneer of Music.
Thanks to Elisa for allowing me to use clips from Rediscovering Gilda Ruta: A Transatlantic Pioneer of Music alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Sax player Dom Franks chatted with me about his latest album - Duality 2 - with his StrayHorn ensemble.
Dom has great stories to tell and our chat weaves in and out of music, creativity, lockdown and much more.
Thanks to Dom for allowing me to use clips from both Duality vol 2 alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For this episode, I had a great chat with multi-instrumentalist Orphy Robinson, who I’ve always admired as a musician but also as an influence on the music business and education. Orphy is currently Artist-in-Residence at Cambridge Jazz Festival 2025 and we discuss how that happened, as well as lots of discussion of his background in music. Do check out the list of events happening and get along to hear some great jazz if you’re anywhere nearby.
This is a longer episode - let me know what you think about shorter or longer episodes.
Thanks to Orphy for allowing me to use clips from both When Tomorrow Comes and The Vibes Describes, both on the highly prestigious Blue Note Records, alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I was joined in a central London coffee shop by pianist and composer Marco Cafolla to discuss his work with Mama Terra, Federation of the Disco Pimp and solo as Cafolla. Marco is all about collaboration, while taking absolutely responsibility for the quality of his playing, composing and producing.
It was a joy to chat with him about his impressive work, especially having seen him with Mama Terra at Love Supreme in July 2025.
The latest Federation album is Gratuitous and you will find my review of that online here.
In our conversation, Marco reveals the impending album from Mama Terra, which is expected in the spring.
Thanks to Marco for allowing me to use clips from both Mama Terra and Gratuitous alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Pianist and composer Erik Deutsch is a busy musician, famous particularly in recent years for his work with The Black Crowes. His new album, This Was Then, came out earlier in the summer and thanks to Erik for allowing me to use clips from it alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
It was an absolute delight to chat with Nigel Price in person just in advance of one of his gigs on his latest UK tour. Nigel's latest album with his Organ Trio is called It's On! and it was a delight to review both the album and the London album launch gig as well.
In our chat, Nigel also talks about his video, An Appeal from Grassroots Jazz.
Thanks to Nigel for allowing me to use clips from It's On! alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Thanks to Ludovico Einaudi, who I saw perform at London's Royal Albert Hall in July, I discovered the wonderful cellist Redi Hasa. His trio project with Rami Khalife (piano) and Bijan Chemirami (percussion) is called L'Antidote, and their self-titled album came out a few weeks ago. You can read my review of L'Antidote here.
It was a delight to chat with Rami and Bijan for this episode, and thanks to them and Ponderosa Music Records for allowing me to use clips from L'Antidote alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For this episode, I am joined by clarinettist Adrian Cox to discuss his latest trio album, Club Croco. Our conversation discusses Adrian's passion for New Orleans jazz and how he came to form this wonderful trio, which are currently on tour around the world.
Thanks to Adrian for allowing me to use clips from Club Croco alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For this episode, I am joined my composer Stephen Emmer to discuss his latest album - Mt Mundane. Reflecting Stephen's experiences with tinnitus and hearing loss, this is a fascinating and endearing collection.
Thanks to Stephen for allowing me to use clips from Mt. Mundane alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to episode 300 of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This is a major milestone for me and Harmonious World - only around 3% of podcasts reach 200 episodes - and I am delighted to feature my conversation with pianist Chano Dominguez and guitarist Ethan Margolis. Their new album is The Blues Around Us, which is out soon from Unifying Sounds.
Thanks to Chano and Ethan for allowing me to use clips from The Blues Around Us alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
My second conversation with pianist Oscar Rossignoli focuses on his album Levitations, which is an improvised performance recorded at the University of New Orleans Performing Arts Center.
Thanks to Oscar for allowing me to use clips from Levitations alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This episode brings a conversation with singer-songwriter Ola Onabule, whose new album - Proof of Life - with guitarist Nicholas Meier came out earlier in the summer. Ola was recently awarded Rising Star: Male Vocalist by Downbeat Magazine.
Thanks to Ola for allowing me to use clips from Proof of Life alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
It was a delight to chat with vocalist, violinist and composer Alice Zawadski. She was awarded Jazz Vocalist of the Year at the 2025 Jazz FM awards and I saw her perform at Watford Jazz Junction in May and at the Barbican in June. As we spoke recently, she's preparing for her appearance at the K-Music Festival 2025 with Korean ensemble Hilgeum. As well as discussing aspects of her music in general, we also spoke about the time she spent in South Korea as part of this latest collaboration.
Thanks to Alice for allowing me to use clips from her latest album - Za Gorami - alongside our conversation. That album features Fred Thomas on piano and Misha Mullov-Abbado on bass, who I interviewed back in August. We also touched on Alice's work with bassist Daniel Casimir, who I interviewed while at Love Supreme in July.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I chatted with Ukrainian musician and composer Artur Dotsiak, who is currently based in the UK. He was a top 20 finalist for the Trophee Mondial de l'Accordeon and is also recipient of the Ukrainian Presidential Scholarship for Excellence in Music and we discuss his desire to share a Ukrainian sound and spirit through his music.
Thanks to Artur for allowing me to use clips from his recent recordings alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For this episode I am joined by composer and pianist Doug Wyatt, whose new album - Days of Gypsy Nights - came out in the spring.
Thanks to Doug for allowing me to use tracks from Days of Gypsy Nights alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This is my third episode chatting with Matthew Detrick, one of the founding musicians of Apollo Chamber Players. You can listen to our earlier episodes from November 2021 and January 2023 to find out more about the work the ensemble is doing, especially in commissioning new work.
For this episode, we're discussing Ban: Stories of Censorship, which includes The Book of Names by Marty Regan, which includes narration by George Takei, who is so much more than the actor who portrayed Mr Sulu in Star Trek. You will find out why during our conversation.
The discussions around censorship and this fascinating music were particularly interesting as I have just finished reading James, by Percival Everett, which is a brilliant version of Huckleberry Finn. I can heartily recommend the book as well as this album.
Thanks to Matthew and the other members of Apollo Chamber Players for allowing me to use tracks from Ban: Stories of Censorship alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Released on 1 September, when autumn is definitely in the UK air, this episode features a discussion with pianist Ann Sweeten: she released Still a few weeks ago. As she explains in our conversation, she's already working on tracks for the next album, so watch this space.
Thanks to Ann for allowing me to use tracks from Still alongside our conversation, particularly ending our chat with Autumnal Breeze.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
It's a pleasure to discover artists when they're relatively new to the international music world, and for this episode I chatted with pianist Talon Smith about his new album Debut.
Thanks to Talon for allowing me to use tracks from Debut alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Saxophonist Dave Anderson and I began with a chat about his latest album - In Lieu of Flowers - and progressed to discussions about folk music and influences on jazz. We shared our mutual admiration for Maria Schneider and he introduced me to the 'Ernie and Bert' theory (you'll have to listen to find out more).
Thanks to Dave for allowing me to use tracks from In Lieu of Flowers alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This is another special episode, following one last August. In both, I speak to campers and tutors on the Great British Music Camp. This year - GBMC's 10th year - I was delighted to also chat with Ben Mark Turner, Musical Director on Miss Saigon and previously a tutor at GBMC, who visited us for a day.
I hope you enjoy listening to something of the magic behind this amazing camp that brings together musicians and young people.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Having met up with bass player, composer and band leader Misha Mullov-Abbado backstage at Alice Zawadzki's Watford Jazz Junction gig a couple of months ago, it was great to chat with him in the lobby of the Barbican Centre. Misha's latest album is Effra and we discussed the tracks, his band and some of the fascinating projects he has coming up.
Thanks to Misha for allowing me to use extracts from Effra alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I chatted with singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Fini Bearman in the lobby of the Barbican Centre, right next door to the Guildhall School of Music where she honed her craft and still helps others do the same. Fini's latest album is Last Night of the World and it was fascinating to discuss the inspiration behind her tunes, including the title track.
Thanks to Fini for allowing me to use extracts from Last Night of the World alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This episode features a conversation with pianist James Pearson about his work to help celebrate the centenary of the birth of Oscar Peterson. James's live shows are extraordinary and I highly recommend you track down one of his appearances, whether in his guise as house pianist at London's iconic Ronnie Scott's or elsewhere.
Thanks to James for allowing me to use extracts from Remembering Oscar Peterson alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
It was a great pleasure to chat for the third time with Jane Ira Bloom, who has just been named Soprano Saxophonist of the Year by Downbeat magazine. Her latest album is Songs in Space and you can listen to our other conversations here (January 2021) and here with Allison Miller (December 2021).
Thanks to Jane for allowing me to use tracks from Songs in Space alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Return to Electric is the new album from drummer Phil Haynes, and he joins me to discuss it, as well as the path that has led him here.
Thanks to Phil for allowing me to use tracks from Return to Electric alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Drummer and composer Ofri Nehemya joins me for an interesting chat around his solo debut album - Time Traveler, out now on Adhyaropa Records.
Thanks to Ofri for allowing me to use tracks from Time Traveler alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For this latest episode, I am joined by pianist Mark Gordon, who runs the Scarborough Jazz Festival.
Not only is the 2025 Festival running from 26-28 September, but there's also a Live Compilation CD available with recordings from 2024. Thanks to Mark for allowing me to use tracks from that CD alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I've just returned from Love Supreme 2025 and I had the delight of interviewing Fergus Quill, Pete Roth and Mike Pratt as well as Daniel Casimir.
I'll let them do the talking, but you can find out about their music as well as hear discussion of Ferg's Imaginary Big Band (read my review of them at Ronnie's here) Dan Coulthurst, Nico Widdowson (who I also heard perform at Watford Jazz Junction), Binker Golding and Camilla George.
The track you can hear at the start and end of this episode is the Harmonious World theme tune, composed and performed by pianist Joe English.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For this episode, you can hear my conversation with David Handler, who is a composer, violinist and club owner in New York City. His debut album - Life Like Violence - is out now on Cantaloupe Music. It's a fascinating collection of acoustic and electronic music that, as we discuss, is not for background listening.
Thanks to David for allowing me to share clips from Life Like Violence alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
The sun was shining and children were playing as I interviewed vocalist Becca Wilkins in London's Finsbury Park just a few days before the launch of her album Reverie.
It was a delight to bump into Becca (and her drummer Billy Pod, who I interviewed in 2022) last night at the Barbican, and we followed up this live chat about her album and all things musical and creative.
Thanks to Becca for allowing me to share clips from Reverie alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Enjoy listening to my chat with saxophonist and composer Cecilie Strange. Her album, Beech is the fourth in a collection that really exposes her quasi-classical compositions through storytelling.
Cecilie has two upcoming gigs in the UK with Sounds of Denmark - at London's Pizza Express on 25 September and the following day at Turner Sims in Southampton. Catch her if you can.
Thanks to Cecilie for allowing me to share clips from Beech alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
It was a huge delight to be joined live in my local coffee shop by pianist and composer Iain Farrington. As you will hear through our conversation, Iain has composed for and performed at some highly prestigious events.
We were chatting primarily about the forthcoming world premiere of Talk of the Town, which Iain has composed for Hitchin Chamber Orchestra to perform on 12 July at St Mary's Church as the orchestra celebrates its tenth anniversary. Click here to join us if you can!
Thanks to Iain for allowing me to share clips from some of his other compositions and performances.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For this episode, I was joined by Vonn Vanier, ahead of the release of his fascinating debut album Dawn.
Thanks to Vonn for allowing me to share clips from Dawn, which has a fascinating selection of styles and creativity.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
It was a real delight to chat with Ute Lemper: I was assistant to the Producer of The Wall: Berlin 1990 and Ute sang on stage for that performance. Her latest album is Pirate Jenny, a celebration of revolutionary composer Kurt Weill's 125th birthday this year.
If you get a chance to hear Ute sing live, please do take it - if you're in the UK, she's appearing at the Cadogan Hall on Friday 13 June and I hope to be in the audience.
Thanks to Ute for allowing me to share clips from Pirate Jenny and you'll want your headphones on to experience the delights of her voice(s)!
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I have known trombonist Dave Keech for several years and it's exciting to hear some of his own new music - his EP Tokyo comes out in October.
In our live conversation, Dave and I discuss the tracks and musicians on Tokyo and I hope you enjoy listening in.
Thanks to Dave for allowing me to share the single Americanology from the EP, which was released in April. Watch out for more singles to come!
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
As soon as I met Nicole Zuraitis last year, I knew she'd make a great guest and she proved me correct. There was so much to discuss and I hope you enjoy listening in to our conversation about music, her work with the marvellous Christian McBride and mutual friend Nigel Williams from JazzFM.
Thanks to Nicole for allowing me to play tracks from the Grammy-winning How Love Begins as well as the upcoming Siren Songs Volume II alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to International Jazz Day 2025 and a special episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
While at Claire Cope's album launch, I bumped into harpist and singer Tara Minton, who kindly agreed to be my guest on this very special day.
Tara is a great singer and harpist and she tells me in this episode about her composing in Mexico, for a new album which is set for release on 31 October 2025.
Thanks to Tara for allowing me to play tracks from her 2021 and 2022 albums Please do not Ignore the Mermaid and Two for the Road alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I was delighted that Quinn Sternberg got in touch with me directly to introduce his music. I was delighted to discover his new album Pleasant Returns and then to have the chance to chat to him about it. We also discussed his work with Oscar Rossignoli, who I interviewed in 2021.
Thanks to Quinn for allowing me to play tracks from Pleasant Returns alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For this episode, I discuss Bespoke Songs with soprano Fotina Naumenko. This new album features four works for soprano and mixed instrumental ensembles. The compositions were commissioned by the singer and feature the works for four composers, each based on lurics by female authors.
Thanks to Fotina for allowing me to play tracks from Bespoke Songs alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
It was a great pleasure to chat with pianist and composer Sultan Stevenson, discussing his engrossing new album, El Roi, as well as his nomination as Breakthrough Act of the Year in this year's Jazz FM Awards.
Sultan is out on tour, so do try to catch him when you can. And we're all keeping our fingers crossed for the announcement of the 2025 Jazz FM Awards later in April.
You can also listen to my conversation with sax player Soweto Kinch, who I interviewed at the end of 2023 and who appears on El Roi.
Thanks to Sultan for allowing me to play tracks from El Roi alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For the first episode in season 20, I am joined in conversation by pianist Chris Gall. We discuss his brand new album Impressionists Improvised, a solo piano exploration of works by Debussy, Ravel and Satie alongside some original tracks. This is a beautiful combination of classical music that many of us are familiar with, interpreted with improvisions by a brilliant pianist.
Thanks to Chris for allowing me to play tracks from Impressionists Improvised alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This episode features the highly talented jazz singer and songwriter Mette Juul. I interviewed her in September 2023 for episode 174, discussing her previous album Celeste. Her new album - Thank You & Other Stories - is essentially about luck. It´s also about how we are all connected and the significant impact we can have on each others' lives. She also sings about trying to accept some of the darker sides of life and embracing our imperfections.
Thanks to Mette for allowing me to play tracks from Thank You & Other Stories alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I was fortunate in meeting this week's guest - saxophonist and composer Matt Carmichael - before we spoke for the podcast. He was performing as part of Ensemble C with my guest from episode 263 Claire Cope and hearing him live and with a different group of musicians was fascinating. You can read my review of that gig here.
Thanks to Matt for allowing me to play tracks from his latest album - out on 28 March - Dancing with Embers alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
It's always good to speak to artists at the start of their musical journey - Emily Masser is still studying, while performing professionally around the UK. In this conversation, we discuss her album Songs With My Father, which is out now. There is a maturity to Emily's singing style that promises much and delivers in spades with her father on sax (hence the title) and an all-star rhythm section.
Thanks to Emily for allowing me to play tracks from Songs With My Father alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
A few months ago, I interviewed composer Peter Boyer in a second conversation, this time about his composition Rhapsody in Red, White and Blue. The man behind that recording - and the 50-state 'Rhapsody National Initiative' - is the fabulous pianist Jeffrey Biegel and it was a delight to interview him for this latest episode.
Thanks to Jeffrey for allowing me to play tracks from his many performances, as well as a clip from the opening of Rhapsody in Red, White and Blue alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to a special International Women's Day 2025 episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I'm delighted to be joined by pianist and composer Claire Cope - her Ensemble C has a new album out today, called Every Journey.
Thanks to Claire for allowing me to play tracks from Every Journey alongside our conversation. I hope you enjoy those tracks, and particularly Home, which ends the podcast and which really encapsulates that feeling of being where you feel most at home, or the people that bring that feeling.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Guitarist Pritesh Walia joins me today from California, to discuss his debut album - Hopetown. This is an impressive first album, with original compositions and an inventive arrangement of The Beatles' Blackbird, a clip of which you can hear as we discuss the tune.
Thanks to Pritesh for allowing me to play tracks from Hopetown alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
It's always interesting to talk to someone with a passion for a specific musical topic and I'm joined here by Thomas J Morris, who has an incredible history alongside some of the world's finest orchestras: his book Always the Music: How a Lifelong Passion Framed a Future for Orchestrasis well worth a read and we discuss some of the ideas within it.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For this episode, I was joined by bassist Adam Ben Ezra, who has a new album out at the end of February. Heavy Drops is a fascinating creative collection of ten original tunes that focus on the double bass.
Thanks to Adam for allowing me to share tracks from his album alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
It was a delight to chat with violinist and composer Petra Onderuf for this episode, and I love her new album - An Odd Time of Day.
Thanks to Petra for allowing me to share tracks from her album alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
From New Orleans, I'm joined for this episode by Barcelona-born jazz pianist Marina Albero. Her story is fascinating and her latest album - A Nomad of Sound - is gorgeous.
Thanks to Marina for allowing me to share tracks from her album alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
In this case, it's a clarinettist who also helps many of us hear more great music - Chris Newstead is festival director of the Watford Jazz Junction Festival. Chris goes through the many musical delights that are on offer from 10 to 18 May 2025 and if you're anywhere near London in that period, there will be something worth catching when you're free, so grab your tickets now.
Thanks to Chair of the Festival Orphy Robinson MBE, for providing one of his tracks - Chunky But Funky - to bookend my conversation with Chris. As part of the fundraising for the festival, Orphy is bringing musicians from the Royal Academy of Music to the Watford Pump House on 28 February, so get your tickets now!
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
It was a pleasure to interview Ineza, discussing her latest album, Women's Words, Sisters' Stories with pianist, composer and arranger Alex Webb and a great band. I first saw Ineza and Alex perform this repertoire back in October 2023 and you can read a review of that gig here. I've also reviewed the album here. This album also features Charlie Pyne on bass, whose own album Nature is a Mother is reviewed here (Charlie is on my list for a live podcast episode soon!)
Thanks to Ineza for giving me permission to play extracts from Women's Words, Sisters' Stories alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
In this episode, I chat with singer-songwriter Avery Hill about her latest album: The One Who Remembers. The art of storytelling is important to Avery and that comes across in her music.
Thanks to Avery for giving me permission to play extracts from her The One Who Remembers alongside our conversation.
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Happy New Year! Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This first episode of season 19 features a conversation with saxophonist and composer Emma Rawicz, who I saw twice at the end of 2024 - once with her own band at Kings Place and once at Ronnie Scott's with Laila Biali (who you can also hear on episode 246).
It was great to chat with Emma about her experiences as a musician and also about her forthcoming projects, particularly a duo with pianist and composer Gwilym Simcock. More of that to come!
Thanks to Emma for giving me permission to play extracts from her 2023 album Chroma alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
It is a real pleasure to end 2024 with this interview featuring Pete Chambers, journalist and curator of the impressive Coventry Music Museum. I'm a great believer in the need to both embrace the music that influences us and to celebrate emerging artists. Pete and I discuss both the historic place of Coventry in music but also the future: successful artists continue to come out of this part of the UK.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This conversation took place in the lobby of London's Kings Place concert hall and it was great to chat with Catriona Bourne about her jazz, classical and folk influences. Her debut album Triquetra came out in October and features her on harp, flute and voice, as well as writing, arranging and producing.
Thanks to Cat for allowing me to play clips of a couple of her tracks alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This episode offers something a little different - a snapshot of the world of songwriters and an insight into an international music competition. The International Songwriting Competition is an annual song contest that offers aspiring and established songwriters to have their songs heard in a professional international arena. Joe explains something of the aims and mechanics of the competition.
I'm delighted that Harmonious World has become one of the ISC's industry partners.
The track at the start and end of this conversation is the Harmonious World theme tune, performed by pianist and composer Joe English.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I can scarcely believe that I have reached 250 episodes (not my 250th guest, as there have been some duplications) but I am delighted that this special edition features guitarist, composer and singer Rosie Frater-Taylor.
I've seen and heard Rosie several times through 2024 and it was a delight that we finally got to chat about her background and her music, especially her latest album, Featherweight.
Please do sign up to Rosie's email newsletter to find out where you can hear her in 2025 - you won't be disappointed.
Thanks to Rosie for allowing me to play clips of a couple of her tracks from the Featherweight Deluxe version alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This conversation took place between sets at Cambridge Jazz Festival a couple of weeks ago, when Dennis Rollins was working as composer, conductor and artistic director with the Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra. It was a real pleasure to chat with Dennis and I hope we can fit in a more lengthy conversation in the near future.
His passion for education knows no bounds, and you can experience his wisdom wherever you are in the world at funkytrombone.com
Thanks to Dennis for allowing me to play clips of a couple of his tracks alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
I've known about Kim Cypher - sax player, composer and vocalist - for several years, but we've never actually met. It was a delight to chat with her about her new album, Catching Moments.
Thanks to Kim for allowing me to play clips of tracks from Catching Moments alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
With apologies for the background noise (including the sound-checking of Roberto's piano while we chatted a few feet away) this is the live chat I had with Cuban jazz pianist Roberto Fonseca. It was a real pleasure to chat with hijm and then to hear him play as part of London Jazz Festival.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For the third time, I enjoyed chatting with pianist, composer and vocalist Laila Biali, who has just released Wintersongs. I'm very much looking forward to catching up with Laila when she brings her tour to London next week.
Thanks to Laila for letting me play tracks from the album alongside our conversation and I hope you enjoy listening to them.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
It was a joy to chat with pianist Joel Lyssarides. His latest album is Arcs and Rivers, in collaboration with bouzouki player Georgios Prokopiou: as usual, this is a classy album from ACT Music. You can read my review of Arcs and Rivers here.
Thanks to Joel for letting me play tracks from the album alongside our conversation and I hope you enjoy listening to them.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
Although I don't usually mention Christmas until December, there are a couple of great albums out that will help us all get into the spirit of the season. My first features an old friend, trombonist, singer and composer Ashley Slater. His album Merry Jazzmas is out now and you can read my review of it here.
This is the second appearance for Ashley - the first was way back in April 2021 on episode 42.
Thanks to Ashley for letting me play tracks from the album alongside our conversation and I hope you enjoy listening to them.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For this epiosde, I was joined by drummer Tom Bancroft from Playtime, whose album Morse Code Through The Lights I reviewed a couple of weeks ago. It's a brilliant album and I hope you enjoy listening to our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This episode features an extended conversation with my dear friend Michael Shapiro, who I wouldn't know if it wasn't for an introduction from Crossover Media's Amanda back at the start of Harmonious World. As well as our previous two interviews in 2020 and 2021, I have spent time with Michael in Milan (where his Frankenstein score was performed) and several times in London. His musical passion, intellect and wit come across - I hope - in this latest episode.
Alongside our conversation, you can hear extracts from Michael's flute concerto In The Light Of The Sun , performed by my previous guest Stathis Karapanos.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For this episode, I interviewed jazz vocalist Patrisha Thomson about her recent album Wild is the Wind and especially about her extraordinary and inspirational project Imagine and Uplift.There is lots more in the pipeline from Patrisha - as we discuss - so please do keep an eye on her website for news!
Alongside our conversation, you can hear extracts from tracks from Wild Is The Wind.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For this episode, I interviewed bass player and composer Matt Booth. I spoke to Matt as part of Extended Trio in 2022 for episode 120 and it was good to chat with him this time about his own album of tracks, many of which were written during lockdown.
Alongside our conversation, you can hear extracts from tracks from Sun Prints.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For this episode, I interviewed singer, songwriter and pianist Philippa Healey. A successful and impressive performer on London's West End stage and in classical crossover, Philippa has new recordings out now that show her funky side. There's a humorous side to her lyrics and it was great fun to chat with her.
Alongside our conversation, you can hear extracts from Philippa's tracks.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For this episode, I interviewed Grammy-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin for the second time. The first was way back in August 2020, and she's been busy since then, creating wonderful music and working tirelessly with the Aspen Music Festival, which this year celebrated its 75th anniversary.
Sharon shared with me her album Live in Aspen, featuring her guitar alongside legendary sarod masters Amjad Ali Khan, Amman and Ayaan Ali Bangash, together with tabla virtuoso Amit Kavthekar. Alongside our conversation, you can hear extracts from the tracks from this fabulous album.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For this episode, I visited club owner Steve Rubie at the fabulous 606 Club in London's Chelsea. Steve is also a sax player, and I have known him for MANY years, since he kindly allowed me to practise in the basement club when it was originally on the Kings Road.
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Welcome to the trailer for season 18 of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For those of you who don’t know who I am, my name is Hilary Seabrook and I’m a writer, podcaster and musician (with a little teaching thrown in).
You can find out more about me on my blog - just search for Hilary Seabrook blog and you’ll find it, plus there’s a link in the show notes. You will also find there lots of album and gig reviews
Season 17 was another great one, and you can see a summary of it on my blog. In fact, you can see summaries of all seasons, so it’s easier to catch up with any of the episodes you may have missed.
Season 18 promises to deliver lots more great interviews with extraordinary musicians, with some already recorded and a few more amazing guests scheduled in for the next couple of months.
Thanks once again to Joe English for my theme tune, which you can hear now.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
For this episode, I interviewed flautist Stathis Karapanos, who has new music out now - both Hindemith's Complete Works for Flute and also Michael Shapiro's sublime 'In the Light of the Sun' concerto for flute and orchestra, recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road studios earlier this year.
Thanks to Stathis for allowing me to share clips from his recordings of 'Echo' for Flute and Piano, 'Enthusiasm' for Flute and Viola and 'Abundskonzert Nr2' alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.
This time, I am joined by award-winning vocalist Deelee Dube, who I chatted with in a coffee bar in South East London. It was a joy to find out about her musical journey and I hope you enjoy listening in.
Thanks to Deelee for allowing me to share some of her tracks alongside our conversation.
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Pianist Simon Mulligan joins me for the latest episode of Harmonious World. A transatlantic performer, Simon is British but lives in the United States. It was a delight to be introduced to him by friend of the podcast William Susman, and I interviewed Simon just around the corner from the 606 Club in London's Chelsea Harbour.
Thanks to Simon for allowing me to share some of his tracks alongside our conversation.
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For the latest episode of Harmonious World, I'm joined by pianist and composer Phil Merriman: his album The Roots Beneathcame out in the spring and it's a loely collection of tunes that sit somewhere between instrumental contemporary jazz and modern classical music.
Thanks to Phil for allowing me to share some of his tracks alongside our conversation.
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Saxophonist Bjorn Arko is extraordinary and - after hearing him play with legendary drummer Billy Cobham at Love Supreme in July - I tracked him down and asked for an interview. The latest episode of Harmonious World is the result.
Thanks to Bjorn, you can hear a couple of his most recent tracks alongside our conversation and he tells me there's a new album in the pipeline.
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The latest episode of Harmonious World features a conversation with pianist Norman Krieger, discussing his new album - Norman Krieger plays Gershwin. wIt's a stunning album and it was a pleasure to discuss it with Norman, particularly as it celebrates the centenary of Rhapsody in Blue.
Thanks to Norman for allowing me to include some clips from Norman Krieger plays Gershwin alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to Harmonious World where, as usual, I'm asking my guest to share some of what they're good at, in the hope of making the world more harmonious.
This time, I'm joined by accordionist Glenn Hartman, one of the founding members of the New Orleans Klezmer All Stars. Their new album - Tipish - is out now.
Thanks to Glenn for allowing me to include some clips from Tipish alongside our conversation.
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This was my second conversation with Danae Xanthe Vlasse, a composer who is simply extraordinary. Her album Mythologies won a Grammy in 2022 and now Mythologies II is out, featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, sopranos Sangeeta Kaur and Hila Plitmann, tenor Omar Najmi and pianist Robert Thies.
I was so fortunate in being present at Abbey Road studios when some of this album was recorded, thanks to Danae and Maestro Michael Shapiro, my dear friend who invited me along to see him conduct this magnificent music.
This conversation was a delight to record and I'm looking forward to travelling to New York at some point to see Danae again and hopefully experience this music on stage. Thanks to Danae for allowing me to include some clips from Mythologies II alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to a very special episode of Harmonious World, in which I speak to the team behind the Great British Music Camp, as well as tutors and campers. GBMC is a very special place and if the quality of recording is not always perfect, I make no apology for the background noise of young people having fun and making music.
GBMC is all about collaboration and creativity and I hope this helps you get a taste of how amazing the last week has been.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I'm joined by vocalist and composer Aaron Jensen to discuss his role as Artistic Director of Countermeasure and their latest album - Orchestral Sessions.
Thank you to Aaron for allowing me to play a selection of tracks from Orchestral Sessions alongside our conversation.
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As if it's not enough that Aleksi Glick has appeared twice already on Harmonious World (in 2020 and in 2022), but this episode features two separate interviews: one online a few weeks ago and then a brief chat over a cuppa in Cambridge earlier this week.
Aleksi and I had a good chat online about his latest album - World Traveler. Then in person I asked him the question that I'll now be asking of all my guests: "What piece of advice or learning would you share to make the world a little more harmonious?"
Thank you to Aleksi for allowing me to play a selection of tracks from World Traveler alongside our conversation.
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This is, coincidentally, the third in a series of episodes featuring past guests and it's been another fascinating opportunity to chat with a musician about their life and work both during and following the pandemic. With pianist and composer Craig Urquhart, I was able to actually discuss the album - Renewal - which was released in 2023 but written in 2022, around the time we spoke for the first time.
Although our first conversation was online, this one was live in a coffee bar in Berlin and it was such a delight.
Thank you to Craig for allowing me to play a couple of tracks from Renewal, and please do check out my blog, where there will be a review in coming days.
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Once more, I'm joined by a previous guest. This time it's pianist Marina Arsenijevic, who has an album out that celebrates her obsession with Chopin.
Marina and I discuss her recording technique, future works and - of course - her obsession with Chopin and how it resulted in this album: Chopin Obsession.
Thank you to Marina for allowing me to play a selection of the pieces recorded on this album - maybe you'll recognise some snatches.
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A delightful second episode with composer Peter Boyer: this time celebrating the release of his Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue on Naxos records, featuring Jeffrey Biegel (piano) and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Such a pleasure to chat with Peter and I hope you enjoy the brief snatches of the Rhapsody that he allowed me to use alongside our conversation. Please do listen to the whole piece, which celebrates the centennial of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
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It's incredible that my path has never crossed with that of Jeff Slate - we have mutual friends and musical experiences going back too long to calculate. It was a joy to chat with him about his album The Last Day of Summer, which is out now.
Alongside the conversation, you can hear extracts from The Last Day of Summer, and I hope you enjoy listening in.
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This is my second chat with record producer Dermot Rogers, around the new re-release of Louis The First from Irish guitarist Louis Stewart.
Alongside the conversation, you can hear extracts from Louis The First, as well as exciting news about plans for the future re-release of more work by this illustrious guitarist, who passed away eight years ago.
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Welcome to a very special episode of Harmonious World, with snippets recorded live at Love Supreme 2024.
Alongside random musings from around the site, you'll hear a conversation with British comedian Marcus Brigstocke, who is - he admits - a bit of an obsessive when it comes to jazz. He shares some interesting thoughts about the parallels between comedy and jazz.
I hope you enjoy listening to this brief introduction to Love Supreme - the largest green field jazz festival in the UK.
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This is the second episode featuring guitarist Rob Luft and - most excitingly - the FIRST Harmonious World episode recorded in front of an audience. The event was part of Hitchin Festival and I was delighted that Rob was able to join me in conversation and also that he played so much. The audience was thrilled, too.
I want to thank Rob, every member of the audience, Glyn and the team at Hitchin's Market Theatre, plus videographer Julian Newman-Turner, and you'll soon be able to view the video on YouTube.
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Welcome to season 17 of Harmonious World.
I hope that 2024 is a happy and healthy year for you all so far. Some of my guests and listeners are in parts of the world where that probably seems impossible, and I really hope that we see some progress in seeing a return to sanity and kindness everywhere.
For those of you who don’t know who I am, my name is Hilary Seabrook and I’m a writer, podcaster and musician (with a little teaching thrown in).
You can find out more about me on my blog - there’s also lots of album and gig reviews
Season 16 was a great one, and you can see a summary of it on my blog. In fact, you can see summaries of all 16 seasons on my blog, so it’s easier to catch up with any of the episodes you may have missed.
Season 17 is starting with my first episode in front of a live audience - TONIGHT!
I have also been using my theme tune, which you can hear now and was composed and performed by Joe English.
There are some amazing interviews already in the bag for the summer and I hope you enjoy listening to them every week . If you want to know in advance who I’m chatting with, you’ll need to subscribe! Another subscriber bonus is a cute key ring: there’s more merchandise on the way.
For now, please remember my reason for starting this podcast. In the words of the great Quincy Jones: “Imagine what a harmonious world it would be if everyone shared a little of what they’re good at.”
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Vocalist Cliff Beach released You Showed Me The Way earlier this year, paying tribute to the great American songbook, inspired by Ella Fitzgerald. He joins me here to chat about the album and beautiful original track - The Gift of the Blues - which features a stunning baritone sax line.
Thanks to Cliff for allowing me to play extracts from You Showed Me The Way
alongside our conversation.
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This is my second chat with pianist and composer Nicole Brancato and this one was in a (noisy) coffee shop in central London. It was great to chat with Nicole in person and find out more about the music she makes.
Alongside the conversation, you can hear extracts from High Voltage Wires, the single released late in 2023 by Nicole and her colleague Teagan Faran as part of their 'Persephone and the Phoenix' project.
It was such a pleasure to chat with Nicole, thanks to an introduction from our mutual friend, composer William Susman.
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I'm joined by pianist and composer Avishai Darash to discuss his latest album - Between Hope and Despair.
Avishai and I chat about all things musical and even touch on physics and frequencies.
Thank you to Avishai for allowing me to share tasters of tracks from Between Hope and Despair alongside our conversation.
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Join me in conversation with renowned International jazz guitarist Rob Luft - the first episode recorded live in front of an audience.
I've recorded episodes with Rob before and it's fantastic that he can be my first guest in front of a live audience here in Hitchin. Rob is a truly international musician and he'll be bringing his guitar along. The evening will be a great opportunity for people to see how a podcast episode is recorded and hear Rob's story alongside some of his music.
Join us! You can buy your tickets here
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Vocalist and composer John Korbel joined me online to talk about his latest album Falling Feels Like Flying. This is a collection of songs written by John and they mark the collaboration with keyboardist and producer Mark Falchook. It feels like songs that John just had to write and perform.
Thank you to John for allowing me to share tasters of tracks from Falling Feels Like Flying alongside our conversation.
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Happy fourth anniversary to Harmonious World - four years of chatting with musicians and connecting with listeners around the world.
For this special episode, Lois Deloatch and I chatted online, but I'm hoping to head across to the United States to meet her and other musicians in person. It was a really inspirational conversation that covered her new album - Love Always - but also life, music and the world.
Love Always is a wonderful album that crosses genres and includes Lois's versions of Amazing Grace and Lift Every Voice and Sing, as well as wonderful original tracks.
Thank you to Lois for allowing me to share tasters of tracks from Love Always alongside our conversation.
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I sat with pianist and composer Bill Laurance in his studio in South London to discuss his new album with The Untold Orchestra - Bloom. Out now on ACT Music, this is a fascinating work of this classically-trained and virtuoso member of Snarky Puppy.
Bill's work combines quasi-classical composition, using the orchestra as a rhythm section in places, and his wonderful improvisation, and our conversation takes us all around Bloom, lockdown and life as a Snarky Puppy.
Thank you to Bill for allowing me to share tasters of tracks from Bloom alongside our conversation.
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I was joined by Greek lyre virtuoso Theodore Koumartzis, who not only plays and creates, but he's also knowledgeable on the music of Ancient Greece. He's the visionary behind the pioneering Museum of Ancient Music Instruments, Seikilo, in Thessaloniki.
Theo is a creator and collaborator at heart and he has worked with many musicians around the world, including the marvellous Danae Xanthe Vlasse.
Thank you to Theo for sharing tracks alongside our conversation.
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Drummer Clark Tracey has a collaborative soul and he has brought his quintet to work with up and coming singer Emily Masser - he explains why in this conversation.
Emily's talent as a singer is clear from the opening bars of Introducing Emily Masser, the new album from the Clark Tracey Quintet. Clark explains how he first became aware of this new voice and how the album was conceived.
Thank you to Clark for sharing tracks from the album alongside our conversation.
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I was excited when I was granted an interview with Darius Brubeck but it rapidly became clear that there was so much more to talk about than his talented father, probably one of the most famous jazz musicians in the world.
A new film, coming to a screen near you soon, Playing the Changes - Tracking Darius Brubeck shows Dave Brubeck's eldest son as he transforms jazz education in South Africa and the global social impact of jazz.
Alongside the film is Darius's autobiography - co-written with his wife Catherine - Playing the Changes: Jazz at an African University and on the Road. The book is a fascinating read for anyone with a passing interest in the history of jazz in our times, and how South Africa has dealt with its cultural significance and incredible musicians.
Apart from anything else, the book and the film together tell an incredible story of people sharing what they are good at and it was a real honour to talk to Darius.
Thank you to Darius for also sharing tracks from the newly re-mastered and re-issued album by The Jazzanians We Have Waited Too Long and I hope you enjoy listening to some clips from tracks from this fabulous 1988 sample of South African jazz, as encouraged and promoted by Darius and Catherine Brubeck.
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For International Jazz Day 2024, I am joined in conversation by harpist Alina Bzezhinska. Her home is wherever she finds herself and she is inspirational in her jazz and in her attitude to life.
Altera Vita is out now, and it's a wonderful album featuring Alina's harp with co-musical-conspirator Tony Kofi.
Thank you to Alina for allowing me to share tracks from Altera Vita alongside our conversation, and I hope you enjoy listening to them.
To help Alina in raising funds for the people of Ukraine, visit her Bandcamp page.
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The latest episode of Harmonious World takes me (virtually) to Croatia. Thanks to an introduction from previous guest William Susman, I chatted with Iva Ljubicic Lukic from the band Glazbene staze.
The band's new album is Pierrot Project Op 1 and brings a real introduction to the rare pierrot ensemble. Please take some time to listen to this music from Croatia that crosses all bounds of genre.
Thanks to Iva for sharing tracks from the album.
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It's all about the jazz festivals at the moment - so much great live music around. This week, I chat with Tobie Medland, who has curated the Gypsy Jazz Festival of London. There are some great acts announced for 6-12 May 2024.
Thanks to Tobie for providing some excellent tracks to hear alongside our conversation, in case you're unsure what Gypsy jazz sounds like.
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If you like jazz, you should get along to Watford Jazz Festival, 12-19 May 2024.
If you don't know much about jazz (yet), do the same.
I had a chat with founder and festival director Chris Newstead, who ran through all the delights on offer this year, so if you can, you should pop along to see some of the great acts appearing in Watford.
The Harmonious World theme tune you can hear at the start and end of our conversation was composed and performed by pianist Joe English.
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We start season 16 of Harmonious World with another in-person conversation, This one was with bassist Mark Wade, who first appeared on the podcast in 2020, at the height of the pandemic.
It was great to chat with Mark in the wonderful setting of Benslow Music.
Thank you to Mark for chatting with me before he started tutoring and performing across Europe, and for allowing me to share tracks from True Stories alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to season 16 of Harmonious World.
I hope that 2024 is a happy and healthy year for you all so far. Some of my guests and listeners are in parts of the world where that probably seems impossible, and I really hope that we see some progress in seeing a return to sanity and kindness everywhere.
For those of you who don’t know who I am, my name is Hilary Seabrook and I’m a writer, podcaster and musician (with a little teaching thrown in).
You can find out more about me on my blog - there’s also lots of album and gig reviews
Season 15 was a spectacular one and the statistics for listeners are quite extraordinary. I’ve had some amazing guests, including China Moses, Jeff Atmajian, Joey Alexander, Tim Boniface, Didier Recloux and Mark Lockheart.
I have also been using my theme tune, which you can hear now and was composed and performed by Joe English.
There are some amazing interviews already in the bag for April and more planned for the rest of Season 16 and I hope you enjoy listening to them every week . If you want to know in advance who I’m chatting with, you’ll need to subscribe! Another subscriber bonus is a cute key ring: there’s more merchandise on the way.
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Welcome to a special Easter episode of Harmonious World with sax player and Chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge, Tim Boniface.
Although I set out to discuss Tim's latest composition - jazz suite Psalter: Themes for Peace - we also discussed his Christmas suite The Infant and The Eight Words, an Easter suite that you can hear extracts of alongside our conversation.
Thank you to Tim for chatting with me in his tranquil study at Girton, and for allowing me to share tracks from the album alongside our conversation.
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This is my second episode with Paul Edis (the first is here), and this time he's joined by sax player Vasilis Xenopoulos to discuss their forthcoming quartet album Feels Like Home.
This album reminds me of the ethos behind Harmonious World itself, in that it's about all of us working to try to make the world a better place - no matter where we call home.
I hope you enjoy our conversation, including the extra section at the front where Paul and I catch up about the impact of lockdown, which can sometimes seem so unreal now. Thank you to both Paul and Vasilis for spending time with me, and for allowing me to share tracks from the album alongside our conversation.
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Subscriber-only episode
It's been too long in the making, but here's a Subscriber Special episode.
March has already been a great month for Harmonious World, with lots of new listeners.
I'd like to thank all my subscribers for your support - if you haven't already received it, your key ring is in the post! There will be more merchandise coming soon and you'll be the first to know about it.
Meanwhile, don't forget about my blog, where I review gigs and albums that aren't always linked to a specific Harmonious World episode.
Please do let me know what you enjoy listening to: I have conversations booked in through April. Many of them are in person, which is a process I am really enjoying.
Look out for a very special International Jazz Day episode on 30 April, featuring jazz harpist Alina Bzezhinska.
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Discussing jazz composition and performance with drummer Gustavo Cortinas proved so much of why I love recording episodes of Harmonious World. Gustavo is from Mexico City, living in Chicago and influenced by jazz and classical music from around the world.
Live in Chicago is a stunning album that Gustavo describes as a snapshot of his musical journey.
Thank you to Gustavo for spending time with me, and for allowing me to share tracks from the album alongside our conversation.
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This, the 200th episode of Harmonious World, is somewhat self-indulgent, as it features a conversation with Dan Jennings, broadcaster and host of the podcast Desperately Seeking Paul, who interviewed me back in lockdown. You'll hear in our conversation why it's self-indulgent and why it appears on the 40th anniversary of the release of The Style Council album Cafe Bleu.
You can read the Guardian article we refer to in our chat.
Thank you to Dan for spending time with me, and I hope you enjoy listening in to our conversation. The music at the start and end is the Harmonious World theme tune, from pianist, composer and bandleader Joe English.
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Welcome to my special International Women's Day 2024 episode, featuring a coffee-shop conversation with singer songwriter and radio presenter China Moses.
China kindly allowed me to feature a couple of the tracks from her China Moses & The Vibe Tribe EP from 2021, which I hope give you a taste of her amazing vocal talents. Listen to her show on JazzFM to hear more of her own great taste in music.
Thank you to China for spending time with me, and I hope you enjoy listening in to our conversation.
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For the latest episode of Harmonious World, I am joined by sax player, composer and educator David Bixler to discuss his latest album, The Langston Hughes Project Volume 1.
As part of the conversation, David introduces the Langston Hughes poem Mother to Son, which is simply stunning and probably an inspiration for us all.
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My conversation with composer Didier Recloux was in a noisy coffee bar, but I hope you can hear our chat clearly - it was fascinating.Didier's latest album is Monsieur Linh and his Child and the first single - First Walk - is out today (28 February 2024).
We also discuss Didier's links with Zeinab Badawi and her BBC World series The History of Africa Part 1 and 2, for which he composed the soundtracks.Thanks to Didier for joining me in conversation and for sharing tracks from Monsieur Linh and his Child alongside our chat. I'm now very much looking forward to reading the book.
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It was a great pleasure to have a conversation with classical pianist Burkard Schliessmann: his album Live & Encores is out now.
If you love classical solo piano, this is the album for you. If you haven't explored the music of Bach, Chopin, Mendelssohn and Schumann, then this is a fabulous starting point.
Not only is this great music, performed brilliantly, the recording quality is outstanding using Dolby Atmos high-definition audio.
Thanks to Burkard for joining me in conversation and for sharing tracks from Live & Encores alongside our chat.
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I really enjoy these live chats and the background noise adds some atmosphere - this time it's a chat with sax player, composer and band leader Mark Lockheart in London's Barbican Centre.
Mark's latest album - Smiling - is out on Edition Records at the end of March and you can hear a couple of tracks from it.
Thanks to Mark for joining me in conversation and for sharing tracks from Smiling alongside our chat.
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Pianist Jim Clayton has unleashed his vocals on the latest album Look Out! and in this conversation he explains why.
This conversation was a joy and - once again - I was reminded why I decided to start this podcast nearly four years ago - there's a sense of people like Jim in this episode simply sharing why they do what they do. And it helps us all understand music a little better.
Thanks to Jim for joining me in conversation and for sharing tracks from Look Out! alongside our chat.
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Pianist and composer Joey Alexander has recently released his seventh album - Continuance - and he joined me to discuss it.
We chatted just hours after he finished a five show run at New York's Birdland to officially launch the album. He's an interesting young man and a truly phenomenal pianist and composer.
Thanks to Joey for joining me in conversation and for sharing tracks from Continuance alongside our chat.
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I met arranger, orchestrator and composer Jeff Atmajian at Abbey Road studios in November, while visiting past guests on the show Michael Shapiro and Danae Zanthe Vlasse. He kindly agreed to be interviewed by me in person, so we met in Islington when he was finishing a recording for the TV show 'Call the Midwife'.
Jeff is intensely interesting and finding questions to ask him was a breeze. He's worked on many film scores and those for some of the best-known film and TV composers. The tracks you hear at the start and finish of the show are from 'Creation: Once Upon All TIme' by Carol Schuller Milner, but there are numerous tracks I could have selected.
Thanks to Jeff for sparing time to join me in the conversation and sharing the tracks alongside our chat.
I hope you enjoy listening to our chat and the background noise isn't too much of a distraction: this conversation really was a joy.
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Pianist and composer David Lopato has interesting stories to tell together with his diverse, fascinating collection of tracks on Short Stories.
Thanks to David for sparing time to join me in the conversation and discussing the tracks alongside our chat.
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This was a delightful conversation and I'm glad to be able to share it with you at the very start of 2024 and season 15 of Harmonious World.
Singer Lucy-Anne Daniels is very much one to watch and I can highly recommend you search for a gig where you can hear her sing and watch her own the stage.
Although it's a great honour for me to be able to interview some titans of music, I'm really going to seek out new artists like Lucy-Anne (and composer of my Harmonious World theme tune, Joe English) to promote. You can watch a video of her performing with fellow musicians from the Birmingham Conservatoire.
Watch out for my new blog feature of upcoming gigs - mostly UK but anything that looks interesting and especially those that feature past or future guests.
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Welcome to a brief trailer for season 15 of Harmonious World. It's really just an excuse to wish you - listeners and guests - a very happy and healthy 2024.
Thanks to pianist and composer Joe English for my theme tune.
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As a fitting end to 2023 and an amazing Season 14 of Harmonious World, I was delighted to be joined by Colorado-based sax player Drew Zaremba. Two of my closest (albeit most distant geographically) friends live just a few miles from Drew and I have happy memories of visits to that part of the world.
Drew's latest album is Reunion - a big band celebration that brings the joy so important to Drew. I hope you enjoy our conversation and manage to check out the whole album.
Thanks to Drew for allowing me to play extracts from Reunion alongside our conversation.
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I was joined in conversation by Ben Brown and Dominic Conway from Malleus Trio: their new album On/Off is out now and if you like some of the jazz crossover acts like Keith Jarrett and Sons of Kemet, you'll love this album.
On/Off is the trio's third album, but they've been around since 2007 and there's a collective maturity about their music - drums, tenor and bass - that brings a subtlety and collective interplay that is joyous.
Thanks to Malleus for allowing me to play extracts from On/Off alongside our conversation.
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Violinist Benet McLean has released Green Park on Sea Mammal Records and he joins me to chat about his music, the album and life in general.
Benet has appeared alongside many great names as a pianist and now he's returning to his first instrument - violin. He has an inspirational group of musicians in his band and these tracks allow them all to shine. You'll get a flavour of the album here, but try to listen to the whole thing when you can.
Thanks to Benet for allowing me to play extracts from Green Park alongside our conversation.
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Having met saxophonist Soweto Kinch at Ladbroke Hall a few weeks ago, I was delighted that he agreed to join me in conversation.
Soweto is more than a great musician, as evidenced by his album White Juju(recorded live at the Barbican in November 2021 with the London Symphony Orchestra) and I hope that comes across in our conversation. The music conveys so much about the pandemic and other major issues of our times. I cannot recommend it highly enough and if you have the chance to hear Soweto play, please do so.
Thanks to Soweto for allowing me to play extracts from White Juju alongside our conversation.
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It was a delight to interview bassist Christian McBride for the latest episode. A real delight. You can probably tell.
Christian has worked with so many great musicians and we discuss his work with just a few of them (and the eight Grammys he has been awarded), including Sting, Dee Dee Bridgewater. We also talk about some of the tracks on Prime, his album that was released earlier in 2023.
You can catch Christian with some of his musical friends at the Village Vanguard, as we discuss. Alternatively, check out some of his videos and you can see what I meant about the concentration that goes alongside the fun.
I hope you also enjoy the first playing of the new Harmonious World theme tune, composed and performed by Joe English.
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In the latest episode, I am joined by Canadian singer songwriter David Deacon, to discuss his fifth album - Good Day Good Night.
A collection of original tracks, this album also features David's version of the Bob Dylan classic Knockin' on Heaven's Door and we discuss his inspiration and where life has taken him.
Thanks to David for allowing me to play tracks from Good Day Good Night alongside our conversation.
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This is a long episode, because Bill Harrison and I had so much to discuss - his former career as a bass player, his book and his work as a psychotherapist. If you're a musician, there are some insights into how we work, and if you're not, those insights might help you understand us better.
Thanks to Bill for allowing me to play two of the tracks from his life as a bass player alongside our conversation.
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With a focus on grief, and how we survive it, Paramorph Collective have released All we're made of is borrowed. My discussion with the musicians responsible - An Laurence and Kim Farris-Manning - focuses on this dynamic work that brings together fascinating creative and some complex concepts.
Paramorph Collective combines a tonal range and extraordinary combinations of instruments and voices in what promises much for their musical future.
Thanks to An and Kim for allowing me to play extracts from All we're made of is borrowed alongside our conversation.
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Completely by chance, the episode follows nicely from last week's. Instead of American compositions, though, this time it's French music performed by award-winning Vietnamese American pianist Quynh Nguyen.
Quynh has gathered together some of the finest compositions of Germaine Tailleferre into a delightful album - The Flower of France.
Thanks to Quynh for allowing me to play extracts from The Flower of France alongside our conversation.
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For this week's episode of Harmonious World, composer, organist and percussionist Joseph Bertolozzi joins me to discuss his album Tower Music (Musique de la Tour), which samples the sounds of the Eiffel Tower and creates music.
Although this is experimental classical music, it is not a difficult listen and the whole time there is something of the resonance of the Tower itself throughout.
Thanks to Joseph for allowing me to play extracts from Tower Music alongside our conversation.
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This is a very special episode of Harmonious World.
I am joined by pianist Gadi Stern, who is one third of the Shalosh Trio. Gadi was speaking to me from Jerusalem, just hours after the start of a particularly violent and tragic escalation in the war.
There are no words to properly thank Gadi for sharing his story and that of tthe trio's album - Tales of Utopia. You can sense something from the incident in the middle of the episode. Thankfully, we were able to continue and all was well.
Shalosh are intending to continue with their plans to tour this album so please keep an eye open for news of their dates.
Thanks to Shalosh for allowing me to play extracts from Tales of Utopia alongside our conversation.
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This episode of Harmonious World features pianist Matthew Whitaker, who is set to perform at his alma mater - The Filomen M D'Agostino Greenberg (FMDG) Music School. This is his way of giving back to a unique organisation which has helped him so much along his journey as a pianist.
Matthew's album Connections was conceived during the pandemic and it bears witness to a difficult time in all our lives, and to the people who have always helped him through. It's all about the connections we make.
Thanks to Matthew for allowing me to play extracts from Connections alongside our conversation, and if you're in Manhattan on 17 October, please do get yourself a ticket to the FMDG concert.
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Thank you for subscribing to Harmonious World and I hope you enjoy this month's special round-up of what has been happening in my own harmonious world.
I apologise for the lack of music - a track is on its way and will hopefully be ready for the October special episode.
Please let me know what you enjoy about this podcast - and what you want more (or less) of.
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This episode of Harmonious World was particularly easy to record. Pianist Joshua Espinoza's trio album Songs From Yesterday is delightful and insightful, and chatting to him about it was easy.
It's a shame this is a podcast, rather than a video, because Joshua's face lit up when I asked him about performing and recording with his band mates Kris Monson (double bass) and Jaron Lamar Davis (drums). I think you can hear something of that joy in his voice when talking about the experience.
Thanks to Joshua for allowing me to play extracts from Songs From Yesterday alongside our conversation. The album is out this week, so do please enjoy it.
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You may have never heard of Sherri Chung, but you have almost certainly heard some of her music on the film and TV shows we all watch from time to time. We had a fascinating chat about her background and how she composes within the confines of visual media.
If the quality is occasionally a little less than perfect, it's because Sherri was in her car - she's a busy woman. Alongside her composition, she was recently elected the first female governor of the Television Academy's music branch - the people who award the Emmys.
Thanks to Sherri for allowing me to play extracts from her scores for Gremlins and Based on a True Story alongside our conversation.
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'Celeste' is the new album from acclaimed Danish jazz singer, songwriter and guitarist Mette Juul. This is a collection of classic standard tunes you will recognise and some original tracks which will take your breath away.
Mette and I had a conversation about the choice of tracks and her storytelling alongside Mike Moreno (guitar) and Lars Danielsson (cello, celeste, kalimba, melodica, cymbals, double bass).
Celeste is out on Naxos-Prophone records on 10 November 2023.
Thanks to Mette for allowing me to play extracts from Celeste alongside our conversation.
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Melodic Collective is guitarist Chris Allard's latest project, in which he works with John Turville (piano), Robbie Robson (trumpet), Oli Hayhurst (bass) and Will Glaser (drums). Their self-titled album is out now on Perdido Records and it's a quasi-live album which delivers a classy, cohesive jazz quintet.
I spoke to Chris last year alongside pianist Ross Stanley for episode 136 of this podcast and saw them perform their album Tortuga live at London's 606 Club. This new project promises more great things live and please watch out for a review of the album's official London launch.
Thanks to Chris for allowing me to play extracts from Melodic Collective alongside our conversation.
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Freddie Bryant played in the Upper West Side as a small child and grew up on its streets. His song cycle really is a Love Story to these streets and playgrounds. In our discussion, Freddie tells the story of the poetry and the music and how it all came together.
This is a poignant album and it tells a different story about an area of New York some of us have seen in films through the decades but that Freddie knows personally. His poetry and music have a dynamic interplay that tell a tale of his home, reflecting on homelessness and the dark side of gentrification.
Thanks to Freddie for allowing me to play extracts from Upper West Side Love Story alongside our conversation.
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I promise you'll love this episode with singer Sara Shiloh Rae and The Sondheim Project - Sara wasn't dismayed when I said that she and the band Bluebird Junction had "taken Broadway and moved it into the middle of nowhere."
This really was a great discussion. Sara is a classically-trained singer with opera and concert hall credentials, but there's something joyous and blues-infused about this approach to some classic Sondheim tracks. We had a blast discussing it.
Thanks to Sara for allowing me to play extracts from The Sondheim Project alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with composer and pianist Tania Giannouli.
Tania's latest album - on Rattle Records from New Zealand - is called Solo and it's her first completely solo release. It's a beautiful collection of tracks composer and improvised by Tania. We spoke just a few weeks after I had visited her homeland of Greece and it brought back lots of memories for me, although the music itself is quintessentially international.
Thanks to Tania for allowing me to play extracts from Solo alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with composer, and vocalist Elina Duni. Elina's latest album is A Time To Remember- out now on ECM Records.
Elina's album of stunning original tracks and jazz standards features guitarist Rom Luft, Matthieu Michel on flugelhorn and Fred Thomas on percussion and piano. Our conversation touches on the composition process of these tracks, which came out of the isolation of the pandemic and travels to the Sinai Desert and the Red Sea.
Thanks to Elina for allowing me to play extracts from A Time To Remember alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with composer, arranger and pianist Scott Dunn. Together with vocalist Claire Martin, Scott has released I Watch You Sleep, a tribute to Sir Richard Rodney Bennett.
It was wonderful to chat with Scott about this album and working with Claire Martin and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and commemorating the 10th anniversary of the death ofSir Richard Rodney Bennett. We discuss the arrangements and the recording, as well as how the tracks were selected - some by Bennett himself and some tunes that he particularly enjoyed himself.
Thanks to Scott for allowing me to play extracts from I Watch You Sleep alongside our conversation, especially the incredible reimagining of It's Only A Paper Moon, which is definitely my favourite track.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with guitarist Tom Guarna, whose latest album - Reimagine - features some really delightful reworkings of classic guitar tunes.
Our conversation delves into the skills of the various musicians involved in the album, as well as the choice of tracks and the approach Tom took to the arrangements.
Thanks to Tom for allowing me to play extracts from Reimagine alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with pianist Michele Tozzetti, who has released an album of piano music by Niels Wilhelm Gade, who is sadly largely under-appreciated with a global audience.
This album features the collections Aquarelle, Phantasiestucke and the Sonata in E minor. There's a huge range of short, stand-alone pieces and the more challenging Sonata, which took the composer 15 years to complete.
This was a fascinating conversation and please do listen to the whole album if you can. Thanks to Michele for allowing me to play extracts from his album of the piano works of Niels Wilhelm Gade alongside our conversation.
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Impossible as it seems, this is the first episode of season 13! I must apologise for the sound quality in places - it's rare for these virtual conversations to have difficult connections.
Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with mandolin player Sam Day Harmet from Astroturf Noise, in which we discuss their latest album - Blazing/Freezing - and their recent tour of the UK.
This was a fascinating conversation and Blazing/Freezing is an excellent album to listen to, crossing almost every genre that you can imagine.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with guitarist, composer and bandleader Steve Banks. Our discussion is all around his new album - Emboldened - which he is currently playing around the UK with his extraordinary quintet.
This was a fascinating conversation and please do listen to the whole album if you can - Steve and I discuss many of the tracks in our conversation, but the entire collection is worth a listen. Please do try to get to see Steve if you're in the UK.
Thanks to Steve for allowing me to play extracts from Emboldened alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with pianist Nic Gerpe, in which we discuss The Makrokosmos 50 Project.
The Makrokosmos 50 Project is out now and it features the 12 original movements of Georg Crumb's Makrokosmos Volume 1 for solo piano, followed by the new collection of 12 movements inspired by the former, each one crafted by modern composers.
Thanks to Nic for allowing me to play extracts from The Makrokosmos 50 Project alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with UK guitarist Tom Ollendorff.
Open House is out now and I hope you enjoy listening to our conversation and clips from some of the tracks. Tom is touring this album in the UK now and he can also - frequently - be seen and heard alongside other rising stars of the jazz world.
Thanks to Tom for allowing me to play extracts from Open House alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with Pete Johnston from Stranger Still.
The Songs Which Are is out now and I hope you enjoy listening to our conversation and clips from some of the tracks. We get into some fairly deep conversation about what it means for music to 'sound' Canadian and the intricacies of the relationships between the UK, the States and Canada itself. We come to no conclusions, except that this music is both charming and challenging.
Thanks to Pete for allowing me to play extracts from The Songs Which Are alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with Erika Angell and Roisin Adams from Beatings Are In The Body. Erika and Roisin are joined in the ensemble by Peggy Lee and their experimental music is adventurous.
The trio's self-titled album is out next week and I hope you enjoy listening to our conversation and clips from some of their tracks.
Thanks to the trio for allowing me to play extracts from Beatings Are In The Body alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with pianist Kevin Toney. Kevin's musical story is fascinating - beginning with lots of hard work. You can listen to our discussion of his time with The Blackbyrds and working with Donald Byrd.
Kevin's latest album is called An Evening with Kevin Toney and Friends and it includes tracks composed by the man himself, as long with a careful selection of jazz standards. Alongside Kevin and some very prestigious friends is his hugely talented daughter Dominique Toney. You can hear her sing on a couple of the clips in this episode and watch this space: I'm hoping to persuade her to join me on a future episode.
Thanks to Kevin for allowing me to play extracts from An Evening with Kevin Toney and Friends alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with harpist Yolanda Kondonassis. It is a great honour to be featuring this conversation in the run-up to America's celebration of all things to do with mothers on 14 May - Mothers Day.
Yolanda's latest single is a striking composition by the great Cuban virtuoso and composer Arturo Sandoval. Wildflower is a celebration of Kondonassis's own mother and is a supplemental track to her 2022 album Five Minutes for Earth.
Thanks to Yolanda for allowing me to play extracts from Wildflower alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with singer, pianist and composer Adina Luumu. Adina is a hugely talented musician and it was great to be able to chat to her just a few weeks after International Women's Day.
Adina's latest album with her band Luumu is Elephant Love Song, including 10 original songs that each tell a story tied together by a deep sense of loss and dedication to a dear friend who passed away before the album took shape.
Thanks to Adina for allowing me to play extracts from Elephant Love Song alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with composer Stanley Silverman. Alongside many, many hugely successful composing and performing projects. Stanley is also cited as the inspiration for the character Bruno in the film 'Fame' - based on his time at New York's highly-prestigious High School for the Performing Arts.
Stanley's new album - In Celebration - is out now on UK record label Signum Classics. It features his two piano trios and includes a guest appearance from Sting, alongside the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson trio.
Thanks to Stanley for allowing me to play extracts from both piano trios alongside our conversation.
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A brief introduction to Harmonious World.
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For now, hear about how this podcast started and a little about the plans for the future.
May's episode will be significantly longer and will include music, but this first trial is, at least, a start.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with drummer, percussionist and composer Tristan Banks.
Tristan's new album - View From Above - is out now on Ubuntu Music, featuring saxist Paul Booth, pianist John Crawford and Davide Mantovani on bass. Our conversation wends its way around the tracks on the album itself, touring live and the state of the UK gig industry. Tristan's also manager of the Verdict Jazz Club in Brighton and we touch on all things to do with live performance in this episode.
Thanks to Tristan for allowing me to play extracts from View From Above alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with Ofra Harnoy and Mike Herriott. The pair have recently released Portrait, which features a brand new recording of their favourite operative music, arranged for cello and trumpet (with a host of additional large ensemble work thrown in.
Portrait is a wonderful album and you can hear extracts from three of my favourite tracks to give a sense of the craft and musicianship of both Ofra and Mike.
Thanks to Ofra and Mike for allowing me to play extracts from Portrait alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with Dermot Rogers, who has recently been involved in a project to remaster the work of guitar giant Louis Stewart.
Just released is a remastered Out On His Own, which shows Stewart's virtuosity and lyrical genius. Executive Producer Dermot Rogers talks about discovering the master tapes of the album, which was originally released in 1977. The new edition includes three previously unreleased tracks and the physical version includes several previously unseen photos of Stewart.
Thanks to Dermot for allowing me to play extracts from Out On His Own alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with cellist Karlos Rodriguez from The Catalyst Quartet.
This is my second conversation with members of the quartet - the first was with viola player Paul Laraia for episode 39, back in the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now the quartet is onto the third volume of Uncovered, where they highlight the works of rarely-played black composers.
During our conversation, Karlos hints at the content for a proposed volume 4!
Thanks to Karlos and The Catalyst Quartet for allowing me to play extracts from Uncovered alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with trumpeter and writer Muneer Nasser.
Chatting with Muneer was fascinating and we could have gone on for hours, but for more, you'll just need to read his book - Upright Bass: The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser. You can also listen to Muneer's album - A Soldier's Story - and hear more of this great music.
Thanks to Muneer for allowing me to play extracts from A Soldier's Story alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with Dudley Raine IV and Nicole Brancato, co-directors of Seven Hills Chamber Music Festival.
Thanks to our mutual friend, composer William Susman, this is the first episode to feature a conversation with a music festival - and this one sounds amazing. I do hope you enjoy listening to us talking about the beautiful setting, as well as the music and musicians involved.
Thanks to Dudley, Nicole and Bill for allowing me to play extracts from recordings from the festival alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with vocalist and composer Vivienne Aerts.
There's a real delight in Vivienne's latest album, which is released today and recognises International Women's Day and coincides with the UK's Women's History Month. Typuhthang is an extraordinary album and I hope you enjoy hearing about it.
Thanks to Vivienne for allowing me to play extracts from Typuhthang alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with Andrew Burashko from the Art of Time Ensemble.
The Ensemble's latest album features live recordings of fresh arrangements of songs by Leonard Cohen. In our conversdation, Andrew and I discuss the making of the album, the post-Covid years and the joy of performing these wonderful songs.
Thanks to Andrew for allowing me to play extracts from Songs of Leonard Cohen alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with composer and clarinettist Derek Bermel.
Derek's latest album includes compositions for a range of ensembles and soloists and the first track I feature is Derek himself on clarinet. Intonations is a wonderful album.
Thanks to Derek for allowing me to play extracts from Intonations alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with Grammy award-winning Ukrainian-American pianist Nadia Shpachenko.
Nadia's latest album features works by composer Lewis Spratlan, who sadly died just a few days before this episode came out. He leaves a marvellous legacy and this album in particular contains some of his stunning works, created for Nadia. The title track is Invasion, a piece written in just a few days following Russia's initial attachs on Ukraine in February 2022.
Thanks to Nadia for allowing me to play extracts from Invasion alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I chat with violinist Rachel Barton Pine.
Rachel's fascinating album Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries is a real delight and I hope you enjoy listening to the snippets you can hear. Find out more about the project we discuss and learn more about music by black composers.
Thanks to Rachel for allowing me to play extracts from Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I chat with soprano Nanette McGuinness from Ensemble for These Times.
I've been listening to the E4TT album The Guernica Project and we discuss the individual movements of Guernica, as well as the other fascinating tracks.
Thanks to Nanette and E4TT for allowing me to play extracts from The Guernica Project alongside our conversation. I apologise for the incorrect listing of the tracks - the start is actually 'Mi corazon se ha dormido' by David Garner and the final one is the fourth movement from David's song cycle. Now you have to listen to the whole album to get the correct tracks!
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This is a bumper episode of Harmonious World featuring my conversation with the truly inspirational composer Amanda Lee Falkenberg.
We discuss her recording of The Moons Symphony with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by the marvellous Marin Alsop and the London Voices.
I make no apologies for the length of this episode - I just couldn't cut it short.
Thanks to Amanda for allowing me to play extracts from The Moons Symphony alongside our conversation.
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This episode of Harmonious World begins with sax player Timo Vollbrecht and his quartet - Fly Magic - playing Happy Happy from their latest album, Givers & Takers. The ensuing conversation with Timo explains a little about that track, the album as a whole, playing with Fly Magic and their plans for the future.
Tour dates are appearing in both America and across Europe, so keep an eye out for an appearance near you.
Thanks to Timo for allowing me to play extracts from Givers & Takers alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to another fascinating conversation with an artists who knows exactly what she's doing and who produces music of which she is justifiably proud. Acantha Lang is fairly new to the London music scene, but she's already making her presence felt.
In February, Acantha is supporting Roachford on a UK tour and you really don't want to miss a show near you.
If the UK is too far to travel, there are lots of videos to enjoy, including originals and brilliant, cut-down cover versions. Also, do check her out on social media.
Thanks to Acantha for allowing me to play extracts from three of her most recent tracks alongside our conversation.
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This is another repeat conversation for Harmonious World, as musicians around the world continue to produce exciting new music. My guest for the first episode of 2023 is violinist Matthew J Detrick, who is discussing his project Apollo Chamber Players.
The latest album from Apollo Chamber Players is Moonstrike, featuring music composed by Jennifer Higdon, Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate and Pierre Jalbert. You can hear my previous conversation with Matthew in episode 82 and with Jerod in episode 68.
Thanks to Matthew for allowing me to play extracts from Moonstrike alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to 2023! I hope it brings us all immense happiness and more peace that most of us found at times in 2022.
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The latest episode of Harmonious World - the last one for 2022 - features my second conversation with guitarist Yuri Liberzon. I hesitate to call him a classical guitarist and you'll hear why.
This second conversation takes us on a journey through the works of composer Konstantin Vassiliev and Yuri's album of Vassiliev's guitar works that cross genres and include elements of contemporary classical, jazz and traditional Russian folk music.
Thanks to Yuri for allowing me to play extracts from his latest album alongside our conversation.
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Coincidentally, this interview with American conductor Garrett Keast appears exactly a year since our last episode together. 27 December seems to be our anniversary! In this conversation, we catch up on some of the exciting plans for the Berlin Academy of American Music in 2023 (and 2024 ....).
This second conversation gives me the chance to feature more of the music form the BAAM 2021 album Transatlantic.
Thanks to Garrett for allowing me to play extracts from Transatlantic alongside our conversation.
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I'm catching up on some of the great conversations I've had in recent weeks: this time it's another duo - songwriters Dizzy and Fay.
The website includes lots of videos and links to their album - Hooked - which is beautiful.
Thanks to Dizzy and Fay for allowing me to play extracts from Hooked alongside our conversation.
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Piano and guitar duo Ross Stanley and Chris Allard joined me for the latest episode of Harmonious World.
Their album - Tortugas - came out in July and it's been a delight to listen to in preparation for this conversation.
To hear the whole album (and some extra tracks), join us all at London's 606 Club on 24 January.
For those of you wanting to catch up on Ross's work with Trish Clowes that we discuss, you can find out more about their duo here.
Thanks to Chris and Ross for allowing me to play extracts from Tortugas alongside our conversation.
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I'm joined by Greek drummer, now based in London, Billy Pod for the latest episode of Harmonious World.
I've been loving listening to Billy's latest album - Quintessence - and it was a pleasure to chat with him.
Thanks to Billy for allowing me to play extracts from Quintessence alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with guitarist and composer Peter Janson.
Getting To Here is a collection of self-penned tracks and arrangements of classics (including Chick Corea's Spain) featuring Peter on solo jazz guitar.
Thanks to Peter for allowing me to play extracts from Getting To Here alongside our conversation.
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I hope you enjoy this episode of Harmonious World as much as I enjoyed the conversation. Drummer and composer Peter Kogan has produced a stunning album and it was a pleasure to chat with him.
Just Before Midnight features a selection of ensembles with Peter at the core and you really need to hear the whole collection of tracks to get a full sense of the breadth of the playing from all involved, and the compositions of Peter himself.
Thanks to Peter for allowing me to play extracts from Just Before Midnight alongside our conversation.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends. In one of my favourite episodes, you can hear me this time in conversation with pianist and composer Marina Arsenijevic.
We discuss Marina's Serbian American background and especially one of her most recent compositions and recordings, the absolutely wonderful Tesla Rhapsody.
Thanks to Marina for allowing me to play extracts from Tesla Rhapsody alongside our conversation.
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In a highly topical episode, Harmonious World this time features a selection of music, including one piece composed by Peter Boyer to remember the fallen during the First World War.
Peter's fourth album of orchestral music features the London Sympony Orchestra in a selection of his works, including Balance of Power.
Thanks to Peter for allowing me to play extracts from his orchestral worksalongside our conversation.
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As this episode of Harmonious World begins, you can hear the piano of Ammiel Bushakevitz and the simply extraordinary voice of American tenor Timothy Fallon, who joins me for this conversation.
Timothy and Ammiel's latest album - Crepuscolo - is a collection of the songs of Ottorino Respighi. Our conversation ranges across the album, Timothy's background, Vienna and his award-winning collaboration with Ammiel.
Thanks to Timothy for allowing me to play extracts from Crepuscolo alongside our conversation.
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The latest episode of Harmonious World features composer, producer and performer David Vito Gregoli.
David's latest album is a collaboration with double Grammy winner Ricky Kej. Wild Monsoon is an eclectic, mesmerising collection and this is an interesting discussion of how the music came into being.
Thanks to David for allowing me to play extracts from Wild Monsoon alongside our conversation.
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I was delighted to discuss the album 'The Paper Lined Shack' for this episode of Harmonious World with composer Jeff Beal.
The two collections - The Paper Lined Shack and Things Unseen - are disparate but beautiful compositions and somewhat cinematic. My discussions with Jeff Beal cover the composition, recording and his musical background. I hope you enjoy listening in.
Thanks to Jeff for allowing me to play extracts from The Paper Lined Shack and Things Unseen alongside our conversation.
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For this episode of Harmonious World I am joined by sax player Derrick Michaels and bassist Zachary Swanson: two-thirds of Trio Xolo.
If you're unfamiliar with free-flowing improvisation, the Trio Xolo latest album - In Flower, In Song - is a great place to start. The combination of bass, percussion and sax brings a sense of music that captures the moment in which it is performed. I enjoyed discussing the album with Derrick and Zachary and hope you enjoy listening in.
Thanks to Trio Xolo for allowing me to play extracts from In Flower, In Song alongside our conversation.
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The first episode of season 10 of Harmonious World features an interview with pianist and composer Ben Raznick.
Ben's latest album - Birds of a Feather - includes classic piano tracks alongside some original compositions. Our conversation includes much about his music and a slight deviation into discussion of Denver, the city Ben currently calls home and where the album was recorded.
Thanks to Ben for allowing me to play extracts from Birds of a Feather alongside our conversation.
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I'm grateful to pianist Ben Raznick for asking me about my sax playing. I thought it would make an interesting trailer for season 10, which starts this week.
The first guest for season 10 will be Ben, talking about his new album Birds of a Feather. In this trailer, you can hear his composition Barcelona Tango-Rag, which feels like it should be my new theme tune!
First, you can hear a brief update of my life as a sax player, including mention of both NYJO and The Style Council.
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Not only have I interviewed composer and pianist Ross Lorraine for the latest episode of Harmonious World, but I was fortunate enough to attend the album launch and hear these songs performed live.
Heart of Mine features some extraordinary musicians, including singers Claire Martin, Ian Shaw and Luca Manning. My conversation with Ross discusses the composition process, as well as how delighted Ross is with the interpretations of his songs by this impressive cast.
Thanks to Ross for allowing me to play extracts from Heart of Mine alongside our conversation.
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The latest episode of Harmonious World features a conversation with pianist and composer Darren Litzie.
My Horizon is Darren's debut album and it includes a selection of original tracks and especially the beautiful standard I Have Dreamed. If you're fortunate enough to be in Fairfield, Connecticut in October, you can catch the album launch.but meanwhile, I hope you enjoy our conversation.
Thanks to Darren for allowing me to play extracts from My Horizon alongside our conversation.
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If you're reading this while listening to the opening, I hope you are enjoying the wonderful music of violinist Pei-Wen Liao and pianist William Goldstein. This conversation really is about them sharing what they're best at - the concept at the heart of Harmonious World.
Pei-Wen and Bill's album is Brushstrokes: The intersection of Art and Music. In essence, this is composition in real-time, and each piece of music is then linked (after the recording) to an art work in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The composition process is fascinating and I hope you enjoy our conversation.
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There's another UK artist in this episode of Harmonious World, as I speak to dynamic and creative pianist Gareth Williams.
Gareth's latest album is Short Stories and it features some more legendary musicians on a thought-provoking collection of original and jazz standards. Our conversation took place in the heat of July and the rain is pouring as I'm editing this, but the music seems to fit with whatever season and weather surrounds us.
Thanks to Gareth for allowing me to play extracts from Short Stories alongside our conversation.
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This episode of Harmonious World sees me in conversation with singer songwriter and producer Gavin Holligan.
Gavin's album I Need A Song is out now and only available direct from the artist. In our conversation (along with contributions from a playful cat) we discuss his background, his joy of writing with a purpose and experimentation as an independent artist.
Thanks to Gavin for allowing me to play extracts from I Need A Song alongside our conversation.
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From the modern classical solo piano compositions of the last episode, I am joined for this episode of Harmonious World by Extended Trio. Their style of jazz draws upon their varied musical influences and this album is very much the fruit of the Covid-19 pandemic.
My discussions with Oscar Rossignoli, Matt Booth and Brad Webb cover their third album - Without Notice - together with their backgrounds and their musical influences, with some fascinating insights into the music and culture of New Orleans.
Thanks for the trio for allowing me to play extracts from two of the tracks alongside our conversation.
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This episode was a total delight - not only did I get to interview the pianist Nicolas Horvath, who is a Steinway Artist and a fascinating musician, but we were also discussing the compositions of William Susman. Bill and I chatted for episodes 16 and 31 of Harmonious World and he was generous enough to introduce me to Nicolas (virtually, at least).
These compositions on Quiet Rhythms Book 1 are stunning and Nicolas plays them with panache. Listen to the album if you can, but I hope you enjoy listening to the extracts you can hear before and after our conversation.
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Harmonica player Mathias Heise has brought his Quadrillion project back with an amazing album that is just so full of joy. It was great to talk to him about the album, lockdown and the delight in getting back to playing in front of a real audience.
Quadrillion is Danish jazz fusion at its finest, with fascinating harmonies that cheat the ear, alongside complex melodies and hard-hitting grooves.
Thanks to Mathias for a great chat and for allowing me to use clips from Quadrillion alongside our conversation.
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When I organised my interview with cellist Matt Haimovitz, Primavera II the rabbits had just been released. Now there's also Primavera III the vessels to add to the original Primavera I the wind.
This is all just part of the massive Primavera Project, which will eventually include 81 world premieres for solo cello. Our conversation covers the inspiration behind the compositions, the recording process and what's coming next for the project. There are some remarkable videos to watch, too.
Thanks to Matt for a fascinating conversation and for allowing me to use clips from Primavera II the rabbits alongside our conversation.
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Acclaimed British jazz pianist Kit Downes joins me for the latest episode of Harmonious World. He's representing fellow trio members Petter Eldh and James Maddren to discuss their latest album, Vermillion.
Thanks to Kit for a fascinating conversation and for allowing me to use clips from Vermillion alongside our conversation.
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This is the second episode with guest Aleksi Glick, who I first spoke to in December 2020. He joins me this time on Harmonious World to discuss his solo album - Guitar and Me - which is out now.
Thanks to Aleksi for a fascinating conversation and for allowing me to use clips from Guitar and Me alongside our conversation.
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Grammy-winner Danae Xanthe Vlasse joined me on Harmonious World to discuss Mythologies, which honours her own heritage with a collection of works inspired by Ancient Greek myths.
Thanks to Danae for a fascinating conversation and for allowing me to use clips from Mythologies alongside our conversation.
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After two years, it was great to interview cellist Inbal Segev about the third volume of her 20 for 2020 project that delightfully expands the repertoire with a set of brand new compositions.
In our conversation, we discuss 20 for 2020 Volume 3 and the new work that Inbal is doing, including a planned trip to London in October.
Thanks to Inbal for allowing me to use clips from 20 for 2020 Volume 3 alongside our conversation.
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Singer Emma Smith has a lot to say - both musically and in the fascinating interview you can hear here.
Meshuga Baby is an extraordinary album, featuring several beautifully arranged standards and four tracks penned by Smith and pianist Jamie Safir. This conversation was a total delight and a great way to launch season 9 of Harmonious World.
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In a change of focus, the latest episode of Harmonious World is not about a new musical release, but rather a book on the topic of the music business. It's a second conversation with trombonist and Outside In Music founder and CEO Nick Finzer.
Create, Connect, Repeat is a fascinating book that provides a career strategy of building a live in a creative industry - any creative industry. In our conversation, Nick and I discuss the ways in which connect with your audience have changed and can be capitalised on by artists.
Thanks to Nick for allowing me to use clips alongside our conversation from one of my favourite tracks of his - Evolutions of Perspective - which is musically and conceptually spot on for this topic.
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This episode of Harmonious World features a conversation with banjo virtuoso John Bullard, in which we discuss his 24 Preludes for Solo Banjo by Adam Larrabee.
The Preludes were commissioned by John and each one has a very different character. In our conversation, we discuss the order, which runs musically through Volume 1 and we have to wait for it to come full circle at the end of Volume 2, when that is released. In this work, John is aiming to expand the banjo's classical reach.
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While walking the streets of Paris at the end of May and beginning of June, I recorded a couple of brief excerpts. Nothing to do with music, but a little bonus. I may do more of these, but I won't be posting them on social media - well done if you found it and I hope you enjoy listening to these few minutes.
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I was joined by Italian guitarist and composer Simone Gubbiotti for the latest episode of Harmonious World.
Underdogs is both the name of the new album and the trio that includes bassist Davide Liberti and drummer Paolo Franciscone. The album includes soulful and frenetic jazz - something for everyone.
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British pianist, songwriter and arranger Alex Webb joined me in this latest episode of Harmonious World after I had heard the launch of the rather marvellous British Standard Time.
There's lots to love about this album, not least the collection of fine UK musicians playing Alex's arrangements of some fine tunes by a wide variety of British songwriters.
Thanks to Alex for allowing me to use clips from British Standard Time alongside our conversation.
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Classical guitar has always felt a little strange to me, but I've now been introduced to the work of Jasmin Lacasse Roy and the chance to chat with him has completely changed my view.Jasmin's latest album - Meteores - pays homage to Montreal's Mile End district and each of the ten tracks tells a different story and adds a little more perspective and colour.
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The latest episode of Harmonious World features Simeon Davis.Simeon has a new album coming out soon, but for now, you can listen to the first single - Eden - as a teaser. We discussed the album and Simeon's path from growing up in South Africa to returning to his original homeland of America to study and work in music.
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I was joined for the latest episode by cellist Jennifer Kloetzel.Jennifer's latest album - Beethoven : The Conquering Hero - is already one of my favourites of 2022. A stunning collecting of the great composers 'complete' works for cello, this three-album set includes five sonatas for Cello and Piano, three sets of variations and the Horn sonata for which the composer wrote a cello part. We had a lovely discussion about how Beethoven experimented with the instrument and the stunning results.
Thanks to Jennifer for allowing me to use clips from the album alongside our conversation.
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Composer Sean Friar and Michael Mizrahi from NOW Ensemble joined me to talk about their new collaboration on Before and After.This latest album is about enormous ideas and our own small place in the larger rhythm of the world, yet it is musically intimate. NOW Ensemble features flute, clarinet, double bass, piano and electric guitar and our conversation includes interesting debate about the genre of this music - and whether genre matters anyway.
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Singer songwriter Sheila Simmenes joins me for this latest episode of Harmonious World, sharing her experience of writing an album, recording in Brazil and Norway, and then finding the right producer to polish it ready for release.
Love Was Easy blends a multitude of musical sounds from Sheila, who is well-known as a songwriter for international artists.
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I was pleased to be joined by conductor Gisele Ben-Dor for a chat about her latest album Cien Anos, which features the music of Piazzolla and Bandoneon player, arranger and composer Juanjo Mosalini.
Cien Anos is a wonderful album and it was fascinating talking to Gisele about the lack of exposure for Latin American music and how this album was recorded.
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After an unintentional hiatus, Harmonious World is back with saxist Viktor Haraszti.
Viktor has just released his first album - Equanimity - and it's well worth a listen. I hope you enjoy our conversation as well.
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It is with great pleasure that I present this, the 100th episode of Harmonious World. I joined composer, conductor and educator Malcolm Singer in his studio to interview him in real life. I'm so grateful to Malcolm for giving me that opportunity and to our mutual friend Michael Shapiro for effecting the introduction.
Malcolm and I sat in his studio chatting and listening to some of his music and I hope you enjoy listening to his insights.
Thanks to Malcolm for allowing me to use clips from the album alongside our conversation and for sharing a selfie or two (which you can see on my social media feed).
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Pianist Craig Urquhart joined me virtually for the latest episode of Harmonious World. His composition Lamentation for flute and strings began episode 91, when I interviewed Garrett Keast.
This time, Craig and I discuss his latest album of solo piano works - Dreams Remembered.
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My conversation for this episode of Harmonious World is with singer songwriter Donna De Lory.
Donna's latest solo album - Gone Beyond - is described as a meditative masterpiece and it was very interesting to discuss it with her.
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This Valentine's Day features a very special conversation with pianist Pete Malinverni.
On The Town - Pete Malinverni Plays Leonard Bernstein is a wonderful album, featuring a stunning jazz trio and some of the world's most beautiful tunes. We discuss the making of the album, when Pete met Leonard and all things pandemic and music. It's a long episode, but for a very good reason, and I hope you enjoy listening to this fascinating conversation.
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The violin and piano duo Opus Two brings sparkling music and they joined me for some sparkling conversation - albeit across the miles.
Opus Two's latest album is an arrangement of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music: Suite for Violin and Piano from the pen of veteran Broadway composer Eric Stern. This is a lovely release and it was a pleasure to discuss it with violinist William Terwilliger and pianist Andrew Copperstock.
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The stunning harp of Tara Minton begins this episode, as the harpist and I discuss her latest album and the joy of working with musicians such as here duo partner bassist Ed Babar and producer, bassist and arranger Geoff Gascoyne.
On Two For the Road, we hear Tara and Ed in their own contribution to the the Great American Songbook and the modern British jazz canon. Gascoyne and Babar's contributions are evident and this is a wonderful album that is definitely on my 2022 favourites list, even at this early stage of the year.
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In a rare twist to the usual format for Harmonious World, I was not speaking to either the performer or the composer of the album I had been listening to. This time, I was speaking to renowned conductor JoAnn Falletta on her work to bring the performances of pianist Claudette Sorel to the listening world.
Claudette Sorel Rediscovered is a double DC showcasing the late pianist in solo works and American concertos, all taken from her out-of-print recordings. This was a labour of love for Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Music Director JoAnn Falletta and it was fascinating to discuss Sorel, the music and the process of bringing this music to life once more.
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For the latest episode of Harmonious World, I was joined by singer songwriter Kira Velella.
Kira's latest single is You Light Me Up, which is probably what we all need right now, as we approach two years of pandemic and lockdowns. You can find Kira on Bandcamp, along with many of my other guests from past episodes.
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The first Harmonious World episode of season 7 - and 2022 - features composer and pianist Paul Edis.
The Still Point of the Turning World brings Paul's stunning composing and performing zeal to this debut album on Lateralize Records. We had a great chat about how Paul came to release this album and something about what the future holds.
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Conductor Garrett Keast joined me for a delightful conversation about music, Berlin and specifically the debut album from the Berlin Academy of American Music.
Transatlantic is a wonderful album and I highly recommend it for the dedicated classical music fan and for those looking for something new to listen to. There's new and more traditional American compositions, including Copland's Appalachian Spring and Stravinsky's Dumbarton Oaks.
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My interview for this Christmas special is with Daniel Hyde, Musical Director of The Choir of Kings College Cambridge. The choir's album - In the Bleak Midwinter - reflects the extraordinary Christmases of both 2020 and 2021.
The next tracks I discuss in this episode are a variety, all released in time for Christmas this year and I hope you enjoy the work of these artists:
- Sancta Nox: Christmas Matins from Bavaria from the Seminarians of Wigratzbad
- The Mass by Patrick Cassidy
- More Honourable than the Cherubim by PaTRAM Institute Male Choir
- Winter Tales by Various Artists
- Boogie Woogie Santa from Lyn Stanley
Thanks to all these amazing artists for allowing me to use clips of their tracks in this special Christmas episode. Please do let me know which tracks you enjoyed the most.
Merry Christmas to you all.
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I was delighted to be joined by soprano sax player Jane Ira Bloom for our second interview alongside her collaborator, drummer and percussionist Allison Miller.
Tues Days is the pair's album of improvised sax and drum duets recorded in March and April 2021. The music is both rhythmic and lyrical, displaying a very clear exploration of their productive Tuesdays playing together.
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Orchard starts and finishes this week's episode of Harmonious World, as I discuss the writing and recording of the track with writer and radio host Binnie Klein.
Binnie's brand new collaborative project is very exciting and includes a video for Orchard, which features the voice of Australian artist Tartie.
Thanks to Binnie for allowing me to start and finish this episode with the single alongside our conversation.
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This week's episode starts with a composition by my guest, John Finbury and the glorious bass of Christian McBride.
John has three singles out now - Look at What a Mess You Made of Me, Boulevard and Ring the Bells, the latter of which was composed in memory of the late, great, Chick Corea.
John talked through the composition and recording process behind each of the tracks and it was a fascinating conversation.
Thanks to John for allowing me to play extracts from the three tracks alongside our conversation.
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This episode of Harmonious World features talented singer, lyricist, writer and arranger Ami Oprenova.
Ami's album - Precious Days - brings together a huge range of musical influences. It owes something to Ami's time with gypsy swing group Coco 'n' the fellas, as well as jazz, swing and blues. All with a bit of European folk music.
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I'm joined by the hugely talented and inspirational pianist Craig Taborn for the latest episode of Harmonious World.
Shadow Plays is out now on ECM records and is produced by the prolific Manfred Eicher. Recorded at the Wiener Konzerthaus on 2 March 2020, this is a real musical moment in time and you can hear Craig and I discuss the start of the pandemic as he experienced it at the end of a fractured tour that nevertheless produced this wonderful album.
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I was joined by sax player and composer Jon Gordon for the latest episode of Harmonious World.
Jon's latest album is Stranger Than Fiction - a fabulous collection of tracks that reflect something of Gordon's response to the crises facing us in the world around us. This conversation was a joy and I hope you enjoy listening in.
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Award-winning composer and pianist Matthew Puckett joins me for this episode of Harmonious World.
Before I Go is a wonderful soundtrack to a new movie of the same name. Matthew has worked with director Eric Schaeffer on several of his films and their creative partnership continues with this beautiful soundtrack.
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This episode of Harmonious World features a conversation with violinist Matthew Detrick, who is also Artistic Director of the Apollo Chamber Players.
Apollo Chamber Players are a busy group of musicians who are working on a whole series of fascinating musical projects, including the album With Malice Toward None which came out in August. We barely scratched the surface in our chat, but I hope it gives a little insight into their creativity and remarkable music.
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Another fascinating conversation for Harmonious World, this time with pianist RIOPY.
This was a great pleasure, to both interview RIOPY and, indeed, listen back to our conversation in editing this episode. His album, Bliss is out now and I hope you enjoy listening to the clips I'm including.
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I hope you'll enjoy listening to my conversation with violinist Hideko Udagawa.
Nostalgic Russia - Hideko's latest album - is out now and features some of the most gorgeous pieces written for violin and piano, and transcriptions of two pieces that were originally written for solo piano. We discuss all this and more and I hope you enjoy listening.
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I hope you'll enjoy listening to my conversation with pianist and composer Lisa Swerdlow.
Lisa's latest single is All Is Not Lost and we discuss that, together with her Coming to America concerto, which is also available now. Lisa is a beautiful pianist and these compositions have a great deal to offer, both musically and philosophically.
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Another delightful and hugely talented guest on Harmonious World and this time it's bassist, Marc Johnson.
Marc's latest album, Overpass, is out now on ECM Records. and I hope you enjoy listening to the sample of the tracks on the podcast. It's a fascinating album and beautiful music - some standards and some originals.
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Welcome to season 6 of Harmonious World. I can't quite believe that I've been doing this for so long, nor that I'm getting so many listeners now. I'm grateful to all of you.
I've been looking back at my previous episodes, listening to some of the music and I have really spoken to many, many extraordinary musicians.
I am particularly looking forward to spending some time listening to some of them in person - October and November are getting busy with gigs already.
There are some great conversations coming up in season 6 and I hope you continue to enjoy listening in.
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With apologies for the quality of this interview, where technology between the UK and Russia wasn't always reliable, but this is nevertheless a great interview with an outstanding sax player, Igor Butman.
We had a fascinating discussion about his music and the bridge he is constantly building between Moscow and New York. His new album - Only Now - is available now. I cannot recommend it highly enough and I hope the two tracks I've included here give some indication of the quality you'll enjoy. And if you have ever considered a trip to Moscow, this time next year will be the time to go, when Igor is set to help celebrate 100 years of Russian jazz with a concert at the renowned Bolshoi Theatre on 1 October 2022.
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Another blast from my past - I discovered on interviewing guitarist Chris Standring that we were undoubtedly in the same room or on the same stage in the past.
His album - Wonderful World - is out now and it's a delightful collection of jazz standards accompanied by stunning strings. We discussed my two favourite tracks - Green Dolphin Street and Autumn in New York - and it's great to play extracts from both to accompany our conversation. I hope you enjoy listening to our chat, especially as we deviate into name dropping our mutual friends.
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It was such a joy to interview singer Carmela Rappazzo for the latest episode of Harmonious World.
Love and Other Difficulties is a wonderful album (including pianist Oscar Rossignoli, who was a guest on episode 69) and it was a pleasure to discuss it and New Orleans in general with Carmela.
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This latest episode features composer, arranger and sometime keys and bass player Sacha Puttnam.
Out shortly is Sacha's album Spirit of Cinema with the Classic Film Orchestra. This is a superb collection of Sacha's compositions that pay homage to just a few of David Puttnam's superb films. This was a great conversation - there's a lot to learn about Sacha's approach to music.
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One of the joys of hosting this podcast is the artists I'm discovering and Patricia Barber is definitely a great new find to add to my list.
With not one, but TWO albums out now, there's lots to discover, alongside Patricia's amazing back catalogue. Higher is a collection of original tracks, while Clique collects together some of the standards Patricia is used to adding to her set, as she explains during our conversation.
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In a delightful conversation with cellist Bion Tsang, we explored some of the reasons for Bach's long-lasting appeal.
Bion has just released a double CD collection of Bach's cello suites. Alongside Bion's own undeniable talent, the sonorous, rare Stradivari cello combine with the acoustics of the Bastyr Chapel, Seattle to produce a wonderful album.
Thanks to Bion for allowing me to play extracts from the albumalongside our conversation. You can hear the Prelude from Suite no 1 in G major at the start, and the Gigue that finishes Suite no 6 in D major at the end.
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For this episode of Harmonious World, I chatted with pianist Tim Chernikoff.
Tim's debut trio album - Pieces of Sanity - is out on 24 September and it's well worth a listen. beautiful original tracks by Tim himself and covers of Wayne Short and Chick Corea tracks, as well as the stunning Till We Die by Rodgers and Hart.
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The latest episode of Harmonious World features my interview with bassist David Arend from the musical collective Alchemy Sound Project.
Afrika Love is Alchemy Sound Project's third album and it features five tracks that individually and collective tell a story worth listening to.
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Pianist Oscar Rossignoli joined me for the latest episode of Harmonious World.
Inertia - Oscar's debut solo album - is a collection of original works and improvisations. It is a tribute to so much of the last year, and not least the passing of Chick Corea and the Covid-19 pandemic. But it is, above all, a collection of beautiful solo piano works that are original composition and improvisations.
Thanks to Oscar for allowing me to play extracts from the albumalongside our conversation.
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When I interviewed Jerod Tate for this episode of Harmonious World, we discussed everything from Greek Mythology, folk traditions within classical music to the colonisation of Mars.
Jerod's latest album is the stunning Lowak Shoppala (Fire and Light), which features a libretto that depicts Chickasaw culture and history. There's narrators, soloists, the Chickasaw Nation Children's Chorus and Nashville String Machine. All conducted by the composer.
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In a change of direction, this episode of Harmonious World features an interview with the remarkable Dr Christina Teenz Tan, who co-created the Lim Fantasy of Companionship for Piano and Orchestra.
Recorded at London's Abbey Road studios, the project was inspired by Drs Tan and Lim's earlier 'ALAN the Musical' and it is both stunning music and a wonderful concept. You'll need to listen to our conversation to understand the story and the music!
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This episode of Harmonious World features Marion, from the rather wonderful Marion & Sobo Band.
You'll love the infection music of Histoires, their new album which is out now. It's a mixture of jazz improvisation, impressionism, chanson and Balkan music. All combined with a spirit of joyful exuberance.
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When I interviewed drummer and composer Ulysses Owens Jr, little did I know that he was about to return a call to an old friend of mine, the supremely talented trumpeter and band leader Guy Barker MBE. It's a small world.
Ulysees's new big band album is out now on Outside In Music and you should definitely take a listen to it. I finish the podcast with an extract from the title track - Soul Conversations - but start with my favourite track from the album - John Coltrane's Giant Steps.
The conversation also turned to Ulysses' work as an educator, and especially his non-profit organisation, Don't Miss a Beat.
Thanks to Ulysses for allowing me to play extracts from the albumalongside our conversation.
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Grammy-nominated violinist Curtis Stewart joined me for the latest episode of Harmonious World.
His new album - Of Power - conveys much that history needs to know about the Covid-19 pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement and what it means to be alive in 2021.
I'm tipping this for a Grammy nomination, but, as Curtis and I discuss in our conversation, the category it would sit in would need much discussions. Fundamentally classical, Of Power combines elements of improvisation and electronics alongside Stewart's own stunningly virtuosic violin playing.
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I had the immense pleasure of speaking to pianist, composer, band leader, educator and truly inspirational Arturo O'Farrill for the latest episode of Harmonious World.
Virtual Birdland brings to your ears 10 compositions from over 50 online concerts recorded from the safety of the musicians' homes during the pandemic. This album is a sure-thing for a Grammy in 2022 and it brings to life some of the wonderful music performed regularly at Birdland by O'Farrill's Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.
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The latest episode of Harmonious World features an interview with trombonist and bandleader Nick Finzer.
Cast of Characters is the recording of a live set recorded immediately prior to the pandemic in March 2020. It's a beautiful collection of compositions and such a delight to hear a band playing live in front of an appreciative audience. If you're fortunate enough to live on the East Coast of the United States, you could even be part of that audience in the coming weeks.
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Thanks to Andrew Burashko from Art of Time Ensemble (who features in episode 52), I managed to have a conversation with Gavin Bryars, a British composer I have long wanted to interview.
It was a delight to speak to Gavin and I have also managed to book my ticket for his concert in as part of Cambridge Summer Music Festival.
We managed to discuss Gavin's background in music as well as several of his compositions and I hope you enjoy our conversation.
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This is a double interview - I spoke first to Brazilian percussionist Mauro Refosco, and then we were joined by American drummer Joey Waronker. Together, they make up JOMORO.
Blue Marble Sky is a fascinating album, not least because it comes from rhythm-driven minds. Both Joey and Mauro have played with some incredible artists and this album features some great guests.
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The latest episode of Harmonious World features an interview with Matteo Finali, guitarist and band leader of Final Step.
The fifth album from Matteo's band is Disconnections and it's well worth a listen. It has been described as post-Miles electric jazz, but if that means nothing, just know that this is funky and full of energy. Probably what we all need right now.
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I was delighted to interview Jane Roman Pitt for the latest episode of Harmonious World.
Jane has written and performed several albums of lullabies, and we were specifically talking about an earlier one - Midnight Lullaby. Although we tend to think of lullabies as useful for getting babies to sleep, there's more to the musical form than that, as Jane and I discuss.
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The first full episode of season five features Swiss pianist and composer Nik Bartsch.
This was a fascinating interview, around Nik's playing and his new album - Entendre. I've selected two tracks to begin and end the podcast and I hope they give you a flavour of Nik's playing, which beautifully and profoundly confounds ideas of composition, interpretation and improvisation. Entendre is well worth a listen.
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Welcome to season five of Harmonious World!
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It was a pleasure to interview East London sax player Sam Braysher for the latest episode of Harmonious World.
Sam's second album is called Dance Little Lady, Dance Little Man and Sam explained where that title came from, as well as how he selected the tracks.
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The latest episode of Harmonious World features UK singer Jo Harrop.
After a critically acclaimed album - Weathering the Storm - with guitarist Jamie McCredie, Jo's next album is due out in the autumn and it promises much. The first song from the album is If I Knew and it's released now. Our conversation covers both albums, lockdown, gigs and especially the prospect of 'Jazz On a Summer's Day' at the Cadogan Hall on 5 June. Click here to book your seat for the live stream.
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It's not just because Richie Hawley is a great clarinettist and has some fascinating ideas and techniques for bringing music to our ears, but this was a great conversation for the latest episode of Harmonious World.
Richie's latest album is with pianist Conor Hanick. A Gentle Notion includes the clarinet sonatas of Aaron Copland, Jennifer Higdon and Pierre Jalbert, together with Joan Tower's stunning Wings.
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There's a great story behind Drew Angus's latest single - Made to Love You. We discuss Drew's background. lockdown, and how the song got written in this episode of Harmonious World.
Apart from a catchy tune that might become your ear-worm for the day, there's some beautiful cello in this arrangement, too.
Thanks to Drew for allowing me to play the start and end of Made to Love You.
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Andrew Burashko is a pianist and Artistic Director of the Art of Time Ensemble, which fuses high art with popular culture, exploring where classical music intersects with an array of other styles of music.
I thoroughly enjoyed the imaginative and inspirational tracks on the Art of Time latest album - Ain't Got Long. I'd highly recommend this as a download and there are videos to watch, too!
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The latest episode of Harmonious World features a brief but fascinating interview with guitarist Ryan Michael Richards.
Ryan's latest album is More Than Time, and it features Ryan's beautiful guitar playing and compositions, but also renowned musicians like Premik Russell Tubbs, Michael Manring, Jully Haley and Charlie Bisharrat. The album is produced by Will Ackerman, with co-production, mixing and mastering by Tom Eaton.
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In a double interview, I chatted with conductor Tom Hammond and composer James Francis Brown, co-Artistic Directors of Hertfordshire Festival of Music.
Tom and James give some insights into this year's festival, which runs from 4-10 June 2021. Principal Artist is Chloe Hanslip and Featured Living Composer is Judith Weir CBE, Master of the Queen's Music. This is an exciting - if challenging - festival and there's lots in store for music lovers in Hertford and across the county.
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This time on Harmonious World I'm joined by composer and pianist Carl Lord.
If you're in need of relaxation, you won't go far wrong with Carl's latest album, Stillness, which brings moments of peace. In our conversation, Carl talks about the writing and performance of these tracks, and goes into detail on two of the tracks that are featured.
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I was delighted to be joined for this episode of Harmonious World by pianist and composer Lynn Tredeau.
Lynn's latest album - A Quiet Path - is out now and it features a collection of reflective tracks that somehow sum up the fragility of life as it has changed in the last twelve months or so. All the music is composed, performed and produced by Lynn.
Many thanks to Lynn for allowing me to feature clips from A Quiet Path alongside our conversation.
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This episode of Harmonious World features composer Craig Hella Johnson, who is also Artistic Director of Conspirare.
Conspirare have a new album out, called The Singing Guitar. It details an unusual musical journey combining voices, guitars, cellos and women's stories.
Many thanks to Craig and Conspirare for allowing me to feature clips from The Singing Guitar alongside our conversation.
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Another of my heroes allowed me to interview him. This time it's sax player Joe Lovano.
Joe tells tales about playing in London, with some true legends of the international jazz world. We could have gone on for hours and there's a false ending, followed by more insights into his new album - Garden of Expression - which features pianist Marilyn Crispell and Carmen Castaldi on drums. No bass player. It's a beautiful sound and the track West of the Moon which closes this podcast is ethereal and spellbinding.
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Acclaimed guitarist Todd Mosby joins me for the latest episode of Harmonious World.
We all need perspective right now, and there's a lot of that in Todd's latest album - Aerial Views . Todd's comment about creating music that musicians will love to perform on is very apt and I finish with Aether, one of my favourite tracks of 2021.
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The latest episode of Harmonious World features an interview with composer, poet and singer Lara Solnicki.
Lara's latest album - The One and the Other - is out now. It features a cinematic array of tone poems and jazz performances that are inspiring and exciting,
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Christian Loffler is a composer and artist and it was a pleasure to interview him for the latest episode of Harmonious World.
Parallels is a fitting, 21st Century tribute to Beethoven, and it was released to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the composer. Our conversation explores Loffler's reworking of performances recorded in the 1920s after he was invited to experiment with the Deutsche Grammophon Shellac project.
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The latest episode of Harmonious World features a duo interview with Ashley Slater and Hattie Snooks.
Ashley and Hattie are collaborating on a number of musical projects and it was great to catch up with them, especially as I have known Ashley since (as he reminded me!) 1979. As the duo Queen Mab, Ashley and Hattie are releasing the album Roll With The Punches and this episode features clips of three tracks from it.
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I was delighted to be joined for a second conversation with composer Michael Shapiro.
We discuss Michael's 'Peace Variations for solo violin', performed by Tim Fain. Our conversation expanded to include several other works from this prolific and extraordinary composer. I am still waiting for the chance to see Frankenstein accompanied by Michael's orchestral score, and the next couple of years will bring his new opera, based on Isaac Bashevis Singer's The Slave.
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For this episode of Harmonious World, I spoke to Dean Tsur, a sax player who is usually based in New York but found himself in lockdown in Israel.
Dean's latest album - Live From Lockdown - is out now and if you're looking for a straight-ahead jazz album, you won't go wrong with this one. It has some great tracks on and I start the episode with a clip from my favourite - I Loves You Porgy.
Many thanks to Dean for allowing me to feature clips from Live From Lockdown alongside our conversation.
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Welcome to season 4 of Harmonious World.
I have so many great interviews lined up, that I'm aiming for two episodes a week, starting tomorrow - 2 April 2021.
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This episode of Harmonious World features violist Paul Laraia from Catalyst Quartet.
The Catalyst Quartet has a new album out now - the first in a series of their 'Uncovered' project. This one features the work of little-known composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
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This episode of Harmonious World features singer Lisa Reagan from Shunia.
Lisa joined me to discuss Shunia's latest self-titled album of chants and music, filled with Sanskrit chants, Latin prayer, ancient poetry and exquisite orchestration.
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I confess to being a little star-struck this week on Harmonious World. I interviewed a hero of mine - sax player Ernie Watts.
You may not be familiar with Ernie's name, but you will certainly have heard his playing: the man's discography is extraordinary. His latest album - Home Light - came out in 2018 and features his quartet. It's a great jazz album, and I had to finish our conversation with the end of the title track. You'll hear why.
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I'm joined for this episode of Harmonious World by Hailey Brinnel, trombonist and singer.
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles is Hailey's joyous album with touches of New Orleans jazz and a lot of fun. In fact, our interview has a lot of laughter - the editing process removed some, but I left a little in so you can see how much fun we had, talking about the album, music and lockdown.
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The latest episode of Harmonious World features an interview with composer, pianist and bandleader Jorn Swart.
Jorn's latest project is Hello Future, an album featuring his trio - Malnoia. The album launch starts on 13 March and will allow listeners to experience the music, the accompanying short stories and even the live videos from the trio's last tour before lockdown.
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In the latest episode of Harmonious World, I am joined by three-time Grammy-winning violinist Hilary Hahn.
Hilary and I discuss her latest album - Paris - which includes Chausson's Poeme, Prokofiev's Concerto for violin and orchestra and the world premiere of Rautavaara's stunning Deux Serenades.
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The latest episode of Harmonious World features a conversation with producer, composer, flautist and pianist Nicholas Gunn.
Nicholas has just released his latest album - Sound Condition. In our conversation, Nicholas talks about the transformational power of music and explains to me what he means by the term 'sound condition'.
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Renowned Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov joins me for this episode of Harmonious World.
His latest album - Silver Age - is a brilliant collection of works by Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Scriabin. In our conversation, Daniil gave a real insight into why these pieces form the basis of Russia's Silver Age and the importance of Sergei Diaghilev, as founder of the Ballets Russes.
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My first podcast with extracts from the composer's music. With grateful thanks to composer William Susman, I hope you enjoy our conversation.
The new album - 'A Quiet Madness' is available now, featuring three piano pieces, a piano and violin duet, a series of seven scenes for four flutes and a solo accordion piece that was composed as a response to Hurricane Katrina.
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Another fascinating discussion that I hope you will enjoy. For this - episode 30 - I was joined online by composer, pianist and inventor of the Refractor Piano(TM), Peter Manning Robinson.
'Double Helix' is out now, and it contains two CDs of music that I think you will love. If you can, please do look at Peter's website and watch some of the beautiful videos.
In our conversation, we discussed the album, Peter's amazing history as a musician, and being vegan. To find out more about him and to watch those videos, click here.
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I was joined by American saxophonist and composer Jane Ira Bloom for episode 29.
Jane's new album - 'Some Kind of Tomorrow' - features improvisations with bassist Mark Helias. The tracks were recorded through 2020 as the musicians' responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. "We just had to play - to connect with each other across a distance in whatever way we could," said Jane.
Our conversation was fascinating and I hope you enjoy it. The album is available now on bandcamp.
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Episode 28 features an interview with my second Grammy-nominated guest of 2021, composer Luna Pearl Woolf.
'Fire and Flood' is nominated for Best classical compendium and we now have to wait until 14 March to find out if it's successful. Even the nomination is a huge accolade for this wonderful album. There's lots of laughter, and discussion of growing up playing clarinet in band, which is how I, too, start my much less significant musical career. This was another joyful interview and I hope you enjoy it.
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The first episode of Season 3 (and 2021) features an interview with composer Richard Danielpour.
Richard has had a productive lockdown, composing prolifically and working hard on a new opera, which he hopes to finish in 2021. This interview focuses particularly on 'The Passion of Yeshua', which is a stunning oratorio. The recording has been nominated for three Grammys - Best engineered album - classical; Best choral performance; and Best contemporary classical composition.
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Happy New Year!
I have some great musicians lined up for season 3 and I wish you all the very best for 2021.
The first episode will appear on Monday 4 January 2021.
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For the last episode of 2020, Hilary interviewed mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital.
Avi has a new album out - 'Art of the Mandolin' - which feature music composed specifically for the instrument. There are some stunning performances and this is a great album to end 2020 with. Avi was the first mandolin soloist to be nominated for a classical Grammy, and you can hear why for yourself.
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It was Beethoven's 250th anniversary when Hilary interviewed pianist Jeni Slotchiver.
'American Heritage' is Jeni's latest album and it's a stunning collection of 18 pieces of American music of all genres, with influences from folk, jazz, blues and gospel. It's a launch pad album - you can follow any number of routes into some really fascinating American composers.
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Hilary interviews pianist Robin Spielberg.
Listen to Robin's latest album - her 20th - if you can. It features some beautiful classical pieces reimagined. My favourite is undoubtedly 'Skater's Waltz'.
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Hilary interviews guitarist and bandleader Aleksi Glick.
Aleksi's two latest singles with band Snack Cat are available now and we discuss 'Breaking Point' and 'Fight or Flight', as well as the pandemic, looking forward to live shows and how the band got its name.
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Hilary interviews classical guitarist Yuri Liberzon.
Yuri has just released an album that collects his expressive interpretations of three of JS Bach's violin sonatas. This is a stunning album, and our conversation was fascinating about the complexity of Bach's compositions and the implications for a performer..
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Hilary interviews pianist and composer Sarah McKenzie.
There's a brilliant story behind Sarah's latest compositions, produced in lockdown in the UK, while Sarah was stranded at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The fantastic 'Schneller!' has four trumpets interweaving, performed by the magical Kenny Rampton and then the sublime 'Waiting Here For You' features more outstanding musicians from around the world. Hear Sarah tell the story of those recordings and more.
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Hilary interviews award-winning singer-songwriter Laila Biali.
Laila has just won an impressive SOCAN award for her songwriting, to go alongside her 2019 JUNO and her latest single is 'Both Sides Now' in honour of Joni Mitchell's birthday at the beginning of November.
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Hilary interviews award-winning soprano Elyse Anne Kakacek
As well as entertaining the world on social media and her neighbours from her open windows, Elyse has released her new album - Formless - of Dvorak songs.
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Hilary interviews pianist, composer, band-leader and amazing jazz accordionist Ben Rosenblum.
Ben's third album - Kites and Strings - is just released, featuring a stunning sextet and special guests.
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Hilary interviews composer and conductor Michael Shapiro.
There's a good chance that I'll be jumping on a plane as soon as such things are possible again - this time to see the operatic version of Michael's film score to the original film of Frankenstein.
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Hilary interviews composer William Susman.
William's latest album - Scatter My Ashes - is out now and there's a new one due out shortly, so take some time to listen.
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Hilary interviews pianist, composer and podcaster Chad Lawson.
Chad's approach to piano playing, neo-classical music and mental health made for a fascinating chat and I hope you enjoy it.
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Hilary interviews singer-songwriter and guitarist Toby Jepson.
Toby was lead singer of Little Angels, with whom Hilary appeared on stage (and on video) in 1991. After 29 years, this is their conversation about Toby's career, lockdown and what the future might hold.
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Hilary interviews Grammy-Award winning composer and bandleader Maria Schneider.
Not only is Maria a hugely talented composer, but she's also passionate about the impact that the data-hungry digital world is having on our lives. Her latest double album, Data Lords is out now on Artist Share. Please do listen to it after you've heard our conversation.
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Hilary interviews drummer Kenrick Rowe.
You may not recognise Kenrick's name, but you have almost certainly heard his playing, as he's one of the UK's go-to drummers. He has most recently been heavily involved in the outstanding All About Eve soundtrack by PJ Harvey and The Specials' number one album Encore. Kenrick's experience extends across genres, including reggae, pop, funk and jazz and lockdown has given him the opportunity to compose and record more, so watch this space for more appearances.
Kenrick talks about the excellent work being done by State of Trust and Notting Hill Carnival and his own current and upcoming performances with them.
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Hilary interviews internationally-acclaimed guitarist Sharon Isbin.
Sharon is one of the finest guitarist in the world and her two latest albums - Affinity and Strings for Peace - feature some stunning original compositions. Our chat over-ran our time slot, and we could have gone on for hours.
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Hilary interviews Italian jazz pianist Marco Marconi.
Marco's gig at The Pheasantry on London's Kings Road in March was my last gig before lockdown. It was great to be able to chat with him online and to find out more about his background. I hadn't realised that Gerry Mulligan had been a pivotal musician for him, as he was for me..
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Hilary interviews New York bassist Mark Wade.
It was great to chat with Mark, who I met on 3 February at Benslow Music, when he was playing with Hitchin's very own jazz pianist Marco Marconi. In our conversation, Mark explains his unusual journey as a bass player, and his latest album - Songs from Isolation.
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Hilary interviews jazz guitarist Rob Luft.
Listen to my conversation with Rob, where we cover life under lockdown, the future of live music and our mutual dislike of the 'shuffle' function.
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You can find the videos Rob talks about on YouTube.
My review of 'Life is the Dancer' appears on KindofJazz.com.
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Hilary interviews renowned cellist Inbal Segev.
Inbal's latest album is a marvellous performance of two cello concertos, composed exactly 100 years apart - Elgar's immediately after the First World War and Anna Clyne's DANCE composer just a few months before the Coronavirus pandemic changed the world. The recording features the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop at Air studios in September 2019.
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Hilary interviews Mike Paul-Smith, musical director of Down for the Count.
The band Down for the Count plays swing music and has appeared at Ronnie Scott's and venues around the UK. Their latest project is an EP recorded entirely in isolation - with musicians in the UK, France and the United States - during lockdown, with 50% of the proceeds going to help the vital work of mental health charity, Mind.
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Hilary interviews the hugely successful soprano, Anne Sofie von Otter.
With Anne Sofie in Sweden and me in the UK, this was a great privilege. I had heard the PBO and Caroline Shaw album we talk about several weeks ago, and I was delighted to have this opportunity to interview the star soloist.
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Hilary interviews composer, pianist and violinist Ros Gilman.
After meeting Ros on social media several months ago, this was the first chance for a proper chat. We cover lockdown, composition, and how a Russian ended up in London, via Vienna.
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Hilary interviews virtuoso violinist Niv Ashkenazi.
It's an exploration of lockdown, Niv's album 'Violins of Hope' and our hopes for some future London performances.
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Hilary interviews Canadian singer/songwriter Laila Biali.
We talk about 'Out of Dust', her brilliant cover version of Gregory Porter's 'Take Me To The Alley' and all things musical in and out of lockdown.
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An introduction to Harmonious World - coming soon.
Don't forget the Quincy Jones quote that sums up why I do this: "Imagine what a harmonious world it would be if every single person, both young and old, shared a little of what he is good at doing."
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