Paradigms

Joan Zen returns to Paradigms to share new music and talk about life in Montana. Last on the show 8 years ago Deborah and Jason have moved from The Bitterroot Valley, they are now based in Seeley Lake where they are building a home as they continue to perform regionally. The music, originals and covers in a rockin’ R & B folky bluesy style, is conscious dance and groove music which appea...

Mike Rivard started Club d’Elf 25 years ago.  Over 150 musicians have been part of the journey, creating healing trance music rooted in African traditions.  The new record is You Never Know . This music is deeply intentional. When you listen, allowing yourself to come to the music with your own intentions, you can encounter your own healing journey. Mike shares the history of the band and al...

Lili Haydn is a prolific artist, composing for film, TV, and making music with her band Opium Moon . A person of vision and conscience, Lili offers her inspirations to us with an open loving heart, which you can feel when you listen. One of Lili’s current projects is the score for the documentary film American Theocracy: The Rise of Christian Nationalism .  She recently scored the celebrated...

Sarah Aroeste and Chef Susan Barocas bring together food and music to create a multi-media cultural project celebrating Sephardic/Ladino food and music. The project, Savor , honors the women who carried these traditional recipes and songs forward, through the Spanish Inquisition, through the Holocaust, through centuries of diaspora and oppression, to the present. Created during the pandemic lockdo...

Jacques Schwarz-Bart is a saxophonist whose music will transport your mind to a place where the organicity of the music is palpable. His new record is The Harlem Suite .  This music is a paean to the Harlem of the not so distant past, when New York City north of Central Park was less gentrified, more raw and gritty; a tribute in Jazz. Jacque shares some of his personal story which is remarkable. ...

Matthew Alexander has been playing music most his life.  He writes and performs his own material.  His songs are very personal and relatable.  He is really a Folk Musician, he is one of, and plays for, the folks…you and me! He’s a super friendly guy with a positive perspective. Matthew’s new record is Midnight Dream Station , a collection of 13 songs about life, love, and the hum...

Roberto Lopez has released a new record Ritual .  Roberto is a virtuoso guitar player who brings together Latin, Jazz, and Rock to create music that will make you feel, and want to move! Joined by singers Flavia Nascimento and Adan de Dios , this music is celebratory! In the conversation with Baruch, Roberto describes how he came to music as a young child, and his evolution as a guitarist. Roberto...

Wally Ingram ,  Tom Freund , and  Stevie Blacke   are Spadei .  Their new record is Left Right Here . Wally, Tom, and Stevie, are all accomplished musicians who have played with so many musicians you listen to, you have heard all of their work already whether you knew it or not.  Among the many people he’s played with, Wally was a member of Timbuk3. Tom’s credits includes playing with...

Derek Vanderhorst is probably someone you’ve never heard of, but if you watch movies you have heard his work as a Sound Engineer/Designer/Mixer in films like Hidden Figures , No Country for Old Men , Terminator: Dark Fate , and many more. Derek experienced a life threatening health crisis a few years ago, which he faced full-on, and it transformed his life.  Now he is writing songs every day...

Silent films traditionally have live musicians playing along with the film.  Alicia Svigals and Donald Sosin have been working together creating music and performing along with silent films depicting the plight of Jews in Europe in the early 20th Century. The three films they have scored so far are City Without Jews , The Ancient Law , and Man Without A World . Alicia Svigals is a mover and shaker...

This episode focuses on discussion of the following: “ Earth is an integrated system of life. If we accept that premise then we must see ourselves as part of that web of life forms, all, ultimately, interdependent. With that in mind, how do we address the current state of humanity on Earth? What are the challenges humanity faces and how can we meet them successfully (sustainably) with respec...

Freebo is a folk, rock and blues icon, with over 45 years of recording and touring. If you’ve gone to concerts in the last 45 years and seen any of these folks, Bonnie Raitt in the 70’s and 80’s, CSN , Maria Muldaur , John Mayall , Ringo Starr , Dr. John , Neil Young , and more, you’ve probably seen and heard Freebo. He is still playing fretless bass, but now you’re j...

Christopher Briscoe has been taking photographs for most of his life and has published a number of books of photos. The new book is The Child on the Train : And Other Stories in War-Torn Ukraine , photos taken during Chris’s journey to Ukraine a few weeks after the Russian invasion in 2022. The photos and accompanying writing tell bits of stories of some of the people enduring this latest at...

In this episode we feature the author of the new book American Metaphysical Religion: Esoteric and Mystical Traditions of the New World . Ronnie Pontiac is a musician, producer, and scholar. He worked as Manly P. Hall ’s research assistant, screener, and designated substitute lecturer for seven years. Ronnie is a founding member and primary guitarist of Lucid Nation , executive producer of the doc...

Kaston Guffey and Nick Pankey are My Politic . With over a dozen albums under their belts, their new one is Missouri Folklore: Songs & Stories From Home , a collection of songs that explore the human condition in the geographical region from whence Guffey and Pankey hail. The new record stands in sharp contrast to their previous record Short-Sighted People In Power which is a political powerho...

Wayne Maureau is a drummer, a composer, and a band leader.  He hails from New Orleans where he has been part of the music scene for most of his life. His new record At the Water’s Edge is a double fantasy, two different trios playing Wayne’s compositions. The discussion includes talking about the music of course, but also looking at the disasters of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the C...

Dawn Drake is back to talk about her recent music and life.  The last few years have brought significant changes to many of our lives and to Dawn as well. Dawn Drake released a number of singles over the last few years. We’re listening to those and some of her earlier work as well. Dawn has gotten into making videos for her songs.  Here’s her YouTube Channel @TheDawnDrake with music vi...

Pat Guadagno is an interpreter of songs.  He’s been making music for most of his life.  Pat tours regularly, playing with local musicians wherever he goes. Pat’s new record 1964 is a collection of songs from that year; iconic music that heralded shifts in consciousness, changes in perspective, newly energized activism and social change movements. Pat and Baruch discuss the music, inspi...

William Carn plays trombone, composes, and is a faculty member at the  University of Toronto Jazz Studies program. His new record is Choices . William talks about his musical journey, inspirations, and the changes in perspective he is experiencing along the way. The new record is inspired by specific recent events in William’s life, so the mental/emotional journey the record offers is very m...

Darmon Meader composes, writes songs, plays saxophone, and sings. His new record Losing My Mind features his singing.  The songs are mostly familiar, with inspired new arrangements, and a couple of original tunes.  When someone makes music as an offering to the hearts and minds of listeners, you can feel it when you listen. This record is an uplifting response to our current challenges including p...

3D Jazz Trio consists of Jackie Warren on piano, Amy Shook on bass, and Sherrie Maricle on drums.  Their latest record is 9 to 5 which is a collection of mostly familiar tunes, some original material, and it is so much fun to listen to!  If you’d like some toe tapping swing-around-the-room music to lift your spirits and to share with friends, this is for you. Baruch talks with Amy, Sherrie a...

Phil Kosdan has been a political-philosopher ever since he graduated NYU in 1971 as a Sociology major. He works as an Acupuncturist/Chinese Herbalist . Kosdan also holds a M.A. in Psychology from Vermont College. He’s been married for 34 years and has two step-daughters and now 3 granddaughters. Phil’s son succumbed to Cystic Fibrosis when he was 28. Phil ponders, discusses, and writes...

Curtis White has been writing for his whole life, fiction and non-fiction.  His most recent book is Transcendent art and dharma in a time of collapse . “In Transcendent, celebrated cultural critic Curtis White, asks what Buddhism will look like in the future. Do we want a secular Buddhism that looks like corporations and neuroscience? Or do we want a Buddhism that still provides refuge from...

What happens when a person decides to live their life making the world a better place for everyone? Gary Feuerstein is a person you’ve probably never heard of, but he’s led an interesting life, always in service to others through work as a carpenter and as an engineer, working with the US Deptartment of State as well as private organizations. In the interview you’ll hear about ho...

Paradigms offered up 51 episodes in 2022, each featuring a person or persons engaged in exploration of the human condition through a variety of means; creative expression and the arts such as music film literature, science, supporting refugees, saving animals, and more. In this episode we’ll hear music selected from artists featured on Paradigms in 2022.  These songs may remind listeners of...