Harmonious World

Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious. Check out the incredible line-up for the 606 Club’s 50th anniversary and I hope you enjoy listening in to this special episode featuring conversations with 606 club owner Steve Rubie, as well as the superb guitarists Jim Mullen, John Parricelli, Nigel Price and...

Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious. Renowned gayageum player Kyungso Park joined me to discuss the forthcoming K-Music Festival and her performance on 29 October at the Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room with Swedish bass player Björn Meyer. We also discussed her latest album - Time of Water . Thank...

Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious. Suzanna Lam - AKA SLAM - joins me for this episode, exploring Sunday , her latest work in a cinematic retelling of Handel’s Passacaglia . Thanks to Suzanna for allowing me to play extracts from Sunday alongside our conversation. Get in touch to let me know what...

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 : you will also find there lots of album and gig reviews. Although I have had a difficult few months in my personal life, Harmonious World has continued to grow, with more and more listeners - now in 160 countries, so we really are creating a global community amo...

Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious. Live conversations are always such a joy and this one with composer and conductor Odaline de la Martinez - in a cafe in Brighton - was simply wonderful. Editing it for the podcast has reminded me of the great topics we covered and I hope you enjoy listening to...

Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious. For this live episode, I was joined by organist, pianist, conductor, composer, arranger, choir master and teacher Rufus Frowde . Our conversation was also streamed on the Hitchin Creative YouTube channel, thanks to great work by Lucid Dream Pictures . It was gr...

Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious. There’s nothing quite like interviewing a guest in person, and this time it was an absolute delight to chat in London with prolific composer Alexander Zhurbin. Thanks to Alexander for allowing me to play extracts from his piano concert and symphonic work Verete...

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 was joined by Marc Palladino, drummer and venue boss of Palladino’s Jazz and Blues Bar - now becoming the best location to experience live jazz in Cardiff. Marc is brother of award-winning songwriter, producer and bassist Pino Palladino. The...

Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious. One of my favourite venues in London is Kings Place , and this week I’m joined by their jazz programmer Hannah Hutton. Last week’s chat with Matt Carmichael was just ahead of his upcoming appearance with the Kings Place Jazz Orchestra. Thanks to Kings Place upc...

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 sax player Matt Carmichael back in March 2025 and it was great to speak with him again as he prepares to release his new album - Held in the Dark . Matt is beginning the new season at London’s Kings Place on Sunday 20 September , with the Kings P...

Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious. Composer, arranger and saxophonist Tobias Hoffmann focuses on the relationship between composition and improvisation. His latest album - Innuendo - is an exciting collection of tracks performed by the Tobias Hoffmann Jazz Orchestra. Thanks to Tobias for allowin...

Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious. I spent last week in the company of more than 100 young people and staff, all playing music and getting involved with the Great British Music Camp . This podcast features conversations with a few of them and I hope you get a flavour of what the week is all abou...

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. Get in touch to let me know what you think! Than...

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...

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. Get in touch to...

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. Get i...

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 convers...

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 . Than...

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’...

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. Get in touch t...

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 Mich...

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...

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...

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...

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 fascin...