The Turnaround Podcast

Amy is joined by one of D.C.'s foremost generational talents — multi-instrumentalist, activist, and bandleader Alex Hamburger. She will perform throughout this weekend (March 29-30) in residence at the Washington Women in Jazz Festival. Buy tickets at StrangeWomanRecords.com . This episode was recorded in November 2023. The Turnaround Podcast is a production of Strange Woman Records and Lyla Jenif...

Culture-bearer, historian, and vocalist... Dr. Karen wears a lot of hats in D.C. She sits down with Jess and Amy at the Washington Women in Jazz Festival for an hour of live music and conversation. Our deep and unyielding gratitude to Dr. Karen Wilson-Ama’Echefu for joining us. More on Dr. Karen at drk-echefu.life . Special thanks to the National League of American Pen Women for hosting us at...

Amy sits down with legendary D.C. bassist Karine Chapdelaine for a wide-ranging conversation on jazz, education, past gigs, travel, motherhood, creativity, fruit, and much more. Karine's album is out now on Strange Woman Records! The Turnaround Podcast is a production of Strange Woman Records in Washington, D.C. Hosted by Amy K Bormet and Jessica Boykin-Settles. Amy K Bormet, executive producer. L...

At our podcast launch party, Jess and Amy sat down to chat and play music with the esteemed Dr. Leigh Pilzer live at Tonal Park Studios in Takoma Park, Maryland. Leigh's new album Beatin' the Odds is out now on Strange Woman Records, and as mentioned in the interview, a lead sheet for "Lin" is available in the latest issue of The Turnaround Magazine. Purchase both at StrangeWomanRecords.com today....

On the third episode of The Turnaround Podcast, co-hosts Jessica Boykin-Settles and Amy K Bormet welcome local drummer extraordinaire Angel Bethea. A first-call drummer on the D.C. scene, Bethea has appeared at numerous Washington Women in Jazz events over the past decade, including the festival's trip to St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. Like both of our hosts, Bethea is an alumnus of the Duke Ell...

Biggi Vinkeloe: http://biggivinkeloe.org/ Amy Melissa Reed: https://sites.google.com/view/amymelissareed/ Strange Woman Records: https://strangewomanrecords.com On the second episode of The Turnaround Podcast, co-hosts Jessica Boykin-Settles and Amy K Bormet welcome Biggi Vinkeloe and Amy Melissa Reed. Vinkeloe (based in Sweden) and Reed (based in California) have both contributed to The Turnaroun...

On the first episode of The Turnaround Podcast , co-hosts Jessica Boykin-Settles and Amy K Bormet discuss their shared backgrounds in D.C. including their time at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Howard University, and the Washington Jazz Arts Institute; their experiences as women in the jazz scene, including their recollections of the first years of the Washington Women in Jazz Festival; and, f...

Get excited for our upcoming podcast with Amy K Bormet’s original theme for the new show, “Baby Blues.” Available October 11!