Paradigms

Michael Marra and bandmates brother Dan Marra, Cameron Hamilton and Nathan Coats comprise Oran Ra . The band has released a new album Live from Nowhereland . Michael joins Baruch and shares his inspirations, musical and otherwise, and some of his personal story.  Michael's music is expansive and bold, drawing from exposure to a rich variety of music from an early age, and a human life replete with...

Olya Prohorova of Fugu Dugu talks about their new album Bucky Wanko and The Legend of Baba Yaga just released as the band is about to embark on a northeast US (and one show in Canada) tour. The album title says it, this is a story involving a powerful mythic figure and a human.  The music is energetic, invoking a range of emotions and images.  You will move to this music whether it's tapping a fin...

Grammy winners Opium Moon have released another glorious album, The Time Has Come , a 10 piece cycle inspired by and offered with love and hope for the family of humanity. This four-piece ensemble has been coming together for the last decade creating luscious intentional vibrations and sending them out into the world. Lili Haydn has been an artist for her whole life, mostly but not only with the v...

Red Spirit Singers have released a recording of traditional and new songs. Land of the Sun (Ute Nation Utah) brings Pow Wow rhythm and intention to songs both ancient and new. A.J. Kanip, Daniel Cesspooch and Grammy winner Ian Brennan talk with Baruch about this record, focusing on a few of the songs, some ancient and some recent; their meanings, and the role of the music and the drum in Native Am...

Charlton Singleton is a Grammy-winning Trumpeter, Composer, and Band Leader.  One of his musical ventures is as part of the group Ranky Tanky who have just released a new record This Village . Ranky Tanky is Kevin Hamilton on Bass, Quiana Parle Vocalist, Clay Ross playing Guitar and Vocals, and Charlton Singleton on Trumpet and Vocals. Ranky Tanky "draws on the living well of Gullah music from the...

Jeremy Green hails from Toronto, Canada where he's been playing music for much of his life.  Inspired by music, Jeremy has been exploring genres and writing his own songs.  He's given himself permission to play what he wants rather than what others expect and it's led him to a joyful musical career. The new album In Motion is a celebration of guitar grooves. If you love the instrument it'll thrill...

Mélisande is a musician from Quebec where she was exposed to lots of different kinds of music growing up. Always listening to her own inner music, Mélisande has become a performer who electrifies audiences and gets people moving! Sur la même longueur d'onde is the new album bringing together elements of traditional Quebecois and Acadian music with modern beats and synthesizers, the result is a ric...

Larry Vellani is part of a community of musicians called Mebanesville , and they've just released an album of songs by the prolific and wonderful Si Kahn , with a couple of Larry's in the mix as well.  ICE Fishing in America is a collection that speak to the current political situation in the United States, like immigration, the manufactured trade war with Canada, the attempts to rename parts of t...

Lynn Hollyfield has been making music for many years, sharing personal stories and experiences in order to communicate about life with other humans. Her newest album Diving In is an exploration of thoughts and feelings about what is happening in the world today. Some of the songs are about the hard things and some of them are about beauty and aliveness. Lynn is on a mission to bring people togethe...

Frederico Forte aka Frederico7 offers a musical magical journey of integration and celebrating the human experience, inspired by living in different places, with an innate sense of sacred theater that started in childhood,  is driven by rhythms and harmonies that take the listener along for a ride! This record Brasileirôu is an inspired piece of art, from the lyrics, music, and musicianship, to t...

Lance Cowan has been writing songs for many years, but worked mainly as a publicist for other musicians.  Now he's released his third album The Air That You Breathe , 11 songs about living in this world. Lance knows a lot of great musicians, some of whom are on this record, songwriting and playing; Janis Ian , David Mallett , Karen Leipziger , and more. Lance travels around, performing, bringing m...

Basya Schechter leads Pharaoh's Daughter an ensemble that has just released an album Song of Desire which is a new approach to The Song of Songs which is an ancient text that addresses human love and divine love. The music is a truly exciting encounter inspired by this revered poem, focused through the lens of the person that is Basya, her experiences and perspectives. This art is moving and color...

Kevin Smeltzer has surprised himself by making this amazing record Fabricated Worlds,  a collection of songs, a variety of sonic experiences inspired by Life behind the mask.  What is it to be one's authentic self in this world?  How do we avoid and embrace our own realness? The music is complex and pretty exciting, influenced by music from the 70's and 80's, ranging from danceable to contemplativ...

AurallaurA has just released a new record The Critique of Capital: An Engaging Revue . Thirteen songs, mostly originals, exploring themes of culture, relationship, and community. Laura Chu Wiens has been making music for much of her life.  This is her second record, sharing her own compositions, invoking the cabaret of 1930s Shanghai.  These songs offer a juxtaposition of past and present that is...

Mayday! is the new album from George Mann and Si Kahn .  Si has a career as a songwriter, performer, and labor union organizer and activist spanning more than half a century. George has spent decades writing and performing. He's been a journalist, a union organizer, and  regularly does shows in veteran's homes and retirement homes. Mayday! is a collection of ethically strong, musically fun, smart...

Emie R. Roussel has just released a new record TERR with her trio, Nicolas Bédard on Contrebasse & basse électrique, and Dominic Cloutier on Drums. This record, made by good friends who have played together for years, is inspired by love of Earth, of friends, of life.  The music is lovely and surprising, passionate and surreal. Emie has a long relationship with music and with the piano, starti...

Jane Fallon has been making music for decades. Inspired by the magic of music itself and her fascination with words and meaning, Jane fashions songs with messages, exploring points of view, feelings, and events. Jane's latest album is Sweet Resilience and she has a new one coming out soon! The through line in Jane's music is a realistic optimism that revels in truth telling, not preaching, offerin...

Tara Fortier is a Canadian physicist, originally from Quebec, currently living in Colorado working as Project Leader in the Time and Frequency Division at National Institute of Standards and Technology . Tara does her best to answer a few of Baruch's Physics questions. Tara will be on Paradigms again so if you have questions for her please email baruch@paradigms.life Music by: Randy Hoexter , Asto...

Lewis Stubbs Junior has just released his first collection of original songs West Nashville Sky . A Nashville native, Lewis grew up with a musical Dad in a music city, He started playing guitar as a pre-teen and never stopped.  The music is bluesy rock with a tinge of country.  The songs are personal and relatable and pull no punches.  There's some pretty raw emotion in this music. Before this sol...

Katie Bull grew up in an artistic family surrounded by the music of brilliant players jamming in her living room. It is only natural that she would become an amazing musician herself. Katie's new record The Hope Etudes is a vibrant excursion into Katie's world of sound and meaning. The album is a collection of original songs with a few familiar songs interpreted through Katie Bull's mind and heart...

Ernest Aines started playing guitar as a child in Australia.  Songwriting came later, drawing inspiration from the Singer Songwriters of earlier decades. He's recorded an EP Already Found , an album Spiral Bound and a number of singles , and is currently working on his next recordings. Ernest has gone from busking in Melbourne to touring the US . Some shows are already sold out but you can still g...

David Coller has just released an album with long-time collaborator Diane Chodkowski When Summer Comes . David has been making music for most his life but disappeared from "the scene" some years ago, but now he's back! This is music in the folk tradition of the early to mid 20th century, with other colors and flavors that may surprise you. This is folk music for today! • David Collar on YouTube Mu...

Ron Wilkins and Rebecca Patterson have just released a record The Vigil and The Sleeping Giant from their project Trombocalists . The album includes a four-movement Covid Suite and four additional compositions.  This is big band music taken to a whole new level of consciousness! Both Rebecca and Ron are accomplished musicians and composers, involved with many musical projects from Broadway to Big...

While Sue Cahill has an extensive and accomplished background as a Bassist with The Colorado Symphony, and she is also into Jazz. Her new record Evanstonia is her first album of her own compositions. Sue is Professor of Bass at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music . She was Principal Bass of the Louisiana Philharmonic in New Orleans, has toured in South America and Europe, Canada an...

Kim Moberg has released her fourth album All That Really Matters , 8 original songs with 2 very personal covers.  In 2023 Kim released The Seven Fires Prophecy Suite for Humanity . Kim ancestry is Tlingit , which heritage informs her art. Both albums are intimate and deep. Kim is sharing powerful inspirations with us, it's worthwhile to spend time with this music. Music has been part of Kim's life...