Paradigms

Lorraine Klaasen and Mongezi Ntaka have just released an album of music Ukubonga (Gratitude) , a collection of songs from the Southern Africa’s Township music songbook. It’s beautiful music with a message of life! “Lorraine Klaasen, the daughter of legendary South African Jazz singer Thandie Klaasen , is one of the few South African artists who have preserved the classic sound of...

Scott Hongell has been making music since he was a small child, and music has been a thread throughout his life.  He’s not a rock star nor is he trying to be one.  Scott’s music is his way of sharing life experiences in order to inspire and encourage others. Scott works as a personal trainer and he works for the US Postal Service, as well as writing songs which he records and performs...

Cosy Sheridan returns to Paradigms after 12 years, and 6 albums! A lot has happened in Cosy’s life since 2010. We’re catching up, discussing life’s changes, and listening to music. Cosy Sheridan has been on the American folk music scene for over 30 years. She’s traveled and toured, and runs Moab Folk Camp , a music camp in Moab, Utah, every summer! In 2021 Cosy released her...

Dan McCarthy has appreciated the work of Hunter S. Thompson for many years. This inspired Dan to find a way to musicalize Thompson’s words. The result is Some Jaded, Atavistic Freakout , a jazz concept album that is unique both in terms of how the music was composed, working with a cypher which Dan developed and discusses in the interview, and the experience it offers. Hunter S. Thompson&#82...

Elexa Dawson has released a new song Speak Again as a follow-up to her debut album Music is Medicine .  Elexa is a songwriter and performing artist who is inspired by her life experience and her relationship with the land.  Her latest song offers perspective on how we communicate and how our relationship with the land and with each other informs our communication. Elexa is currently embarking on t...

Aimée Allen grew up listening to jazz and singing.  As a young adult Aimée made her way to Paris to study music, and it is there she started performing professionally. Aimée has since traveled the world bringing her own stylings to well known standards, and performing her original songs. Love and the Catalyst , Aimée’s fifth record, is a combination of a few covers and mostly original songs...

The Supplicants are David Boyce , Richard Howell , David Ewell and Sameer Gupta .  They’ve released a new album Formless .  Recorded in one day, this record is an  invitation to a 2-hour musical journey through the imaginations of the players, and you. Continually exploring the themes of co-creativity and music as alchemy, these four players, on bass drums and two saxophones, are engaged in...

Jeff Rupert returns to Paradigms after 5 years to share about his new record with The Jazz Professors inspired by Pablo Picasso called Blues & Cubes . The Jazz Professors are all accomplished artists who also teach.  They are Jeff Rupert on saxophone, Dan Miller on trumpet, Per Danielsson on piano, Bobby Koelble on guitar, Richard Drexler on  bass, and Marty Morell on percussion.  Sadly Dan Mi...

Dan Storper , founder of Putumayo World Music , joins Baruch to talk about the new Putumayo record which he co-curated with Linda Ronstadt . The album, Feels Like Home , is a collection of songs from Ronstadt’s life, performed by a variety of artists, which is the companion album to Linda Ronstadt’s new book of the same name. Dan tells us about how this record came to be, how the songs...

Roy T. Anderson returns to Paradigms to talk about his most recent documentary film project African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey . Roy was on the show in 2015 talking about his film Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess . Roy T. Anderson is an award winning stuntman, appearing in over 200 films.  He also makes documentaries about significant figures in the history of Afric...

Ernesto Cervini is a drummer and composer who has just composed and produced a new record called Joy .  The music is inspired by a series of mystery books featuring Chief Inspector Gamache written by Louise Penny .  Amy Cervini , Ernesto’s sister and frequent musical collaborator, worked closely with Ernesto on this record.  Both Ernesto and Amy join Baruch for a spirited conversation about...

Lucy Kaplansky has released her 8th record Last Days of Summer , a collection of songs written during lockdown with some great covers for good measure. Lucy has been making music for decades, writing songs and collaborating with wonderful players. This new record resonates with a vibrant strength and ethic of empowerment and resilience.  With excellent musicianship and production, and Lucy’s...

Steven Keene returns to Paradigms to share some new music and to talk about the current state of the human condition. The new music is topical and powerful.  Soon is a moving look at what’s been happening and what we are hopefully moving towards. Wicked Messenger is a song about Covid.  Both are on Steven’s new record coming out at the end of this month. Steven’s inspirations are...

The Playing For Change Band has a new self-titled record out!   The music is joyous and energetic, drawing from numerous musical traditions.   Playing For Change is all about inspiring people to connect through music. Founded by Mark Johnson and Whitney Kroenke , the organization brings musicians together from around the world.   Money raised goes towards building schools and getting instruments i...

Jocelyn Jones grew up around artists. She spent her early life in the company of all manner of creatives, in her family and her community, eventually following the path of acting and then becoming a well regarded acting teacher. Jocelyn’s new book Artist: Awakening The Spirit Within is an engaging melange of memoir and workbook, with a hefty dash of philosophy. The personal stories will draw...

Sergio Pereira returns to Paradigms to share his newest record Finesse , a collection of songs that will calm and relax you, while infusing you with life force and light! Composed and recorded during lockdown, Finesse brings together (virtually) a group of accomplished musicians playing Sergio’s compositions, many recorded their parts in their own homes. Sergio and Baruch discuss the music,...

Kabir Sehgal , and brothers Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash , have come together to create a new record Sand And Foam: Music Inspired by Kahlil Gibran . All three musicians are accomplished in their own right. Together, with guest musicians Claudia Acuna on vocals, Tivon Pennicott on sax, Caliph rapping, Oran Etkins on saxophone, Malini Aswathi on vocals, and Sudha Raghunanthan also on voc...

Esbe is a London-based musician, however her music is inspired by her North African and Eastern European heritage, as well as British folk, Jazz, and Indian classical music. Esbe returns to Paradigms with a new record I Might Be Dreaming , 10 songs from her imagination. Esbe also makes physical art which can be seen at art fairs around the UK, and on all her album covers. Baruch and Esbe discuss h...

Eljuri is back on Paradigms to preview her new high energy amazing record Reflexión . The full album hasn’t been released yet (it drops September 30, 2022) but we are lucky to have three of the new songs and a conversation with Eljuri, always interesting and inspiring. Cecilia Villar Eljuri is originally from Ecuador but has spent much of her life in New York City. Eljuri is known for her gu...

Dan Navarro has released a new record Horizon Line , 10 songs from before and during pandemic. In the spring of 2021 Dan hit the road for his first cross-country drive in many years, writing songs, inspired by the human condition. Dan’s love of music is visceral, it comes from deep inside him.  As you listen to his music, allow yourself to feel it in your body.  That will bring you closer to...

Rafael Greco is a composer and multi instrumentalist performer from Venezuela. He played for years with multi Latin Grammy winners Guaco and has recently released his debut album  Dice Que Vive (Signs Of Life) . This collection of original songs offers stories with fantastical tones, as well as very real memorials to those who lost their lives or their homes due to the political situation in Venez...

Araceli Poma and Matt Geraghty are Afro-Andean Funk and they have just released their first album The Sacred Leaf . This project and this music bring together Afro-Andean culture with other African and Caribbean musical traditions as well as electronica and contemporary jazz.  The songs on the new album are personal, some of them are also political.  The message is one of inspiring unity and heali...

Dan Jacobson grew up in Denver, Colorado, with his mothers parents close by, both survivors of the Holocaust in Europe during WWII. Dan’s grandfather Steve was born in a small village in Romania before the war, but the war came and his life was profoundly affected.  He is one of 2 family members to have survived the concentration camps, and he escaped from Auschwitz days before the liberatio...

Grimaldo del Solar and Sylvia Falcón , both from Peru, have come together to create PUNKU , the eponymously titled debut of their collaboration.  The music blends traditional Andean rhythms, instruments, and melodies, with contemporary electronica and Rock/Rap styles, creating a powerful fusion. Drawing from ancestral  musical DNA, and using technology to capture and recreate magical musical momen...

Dean Cycon is the founder of Dean’s Beans , whose mission statement is a model for ethical, socially responsible, Earth friendly business practices. After 30 profitable years working with an ethical business model, Dean is retiring and turning the company into an Employee Owned Co-operative. Dean returns to Paradigms after 13 years. He has a lot to share about how Dean’s Beans has grow...