Paradigms

“Legend has it that Celtic Monks used a specially prepared mixture of ashes obtained from the burning of the boughs of nine sacred trees – Alder, Ash, Birch, Elm, Hazel, Oak, Rowan, Willow and Yew. The use of the ash … More ...

Wayne Mcsweeney came to San Francisco, California, from Ireland in 1996. Being himself,  a person of conscience and curiousity, he sought out the Tenderloin where he found beauty and brokenness and humanity. It’s Christmas, a time where supposedly people remember, … More ...

Nightsong is John Reed, Jo Beth Young, and Ali Karim. Their new record is 16 songs inspired by the past to inform the present for a more deliberate and better future for humanity. The album release is December 21, Winter … More ...

CeCe Gable is a Jazz vocalist who has performed throughout the US, Europe, and Japan. Originally from Ohio, CeCe has moved around, spent time in Vermont, and eventually settled down in Reno, Nevada where she has been a featured Guest … More ...

Jim Kweskin has been an iconic figure on the music scene for decades! He grew up listening to the music of his time, Swing and Jazz and Folk, and went on to found the Jim Kweskin Jug Band. Kweskin has … More ...

Alba Careta is a jazz trumpet player, and a composer. She is from Catalonia, and has spent time in Holland studying music. Her recent record Alades is a triumph. Careta’s compositions, her playing, and the other players on the record, … More ...

Zen Zadravec is a composer and musician, tapping into his native creativity and channeling it through jazz. Have you ever met someone who speaks multiple languages? Zen, the multi-instrumentalist, speaks multiple musical languages. The new record is Human Revolution and … More ...

Dahlia Dumont is The Blue Dahlia. Raised in Brooklyn, a traveler and student of human nature, Dahlia writes, composes, sings and plays music that Is both light and solid. She explores styles from Post-war Pop to contemporary electronica. Dahlia is … More ...

Ruthless Cosmopolitans is a cathartic/parodic/prophetic response to the spiraling state of our nation, and the world. Music, poetry, performance and imagery are the mediums employed to spread this synaesthetic form of sympathetic magic. Word. Sound. Sign. Signal. ” – ruthlesscosmopolitans.com … More ...

Whether it’s the change of the seasons, a fun night to play, a ritual of grief and renewal, the thinning of the veils between the living and the dead, Dîa de los Muertos, whatever it means to you, the end … More ...

Brad Lauretti performs as This Frontier Needs Heroes, an interesting name which he will explain during the interview. The new record is Go With the Flow. Brad brings a country progressive folk sensibility to his music. The songs are about … More ...

Matt DeMerritt plays tenor, alto, and baritone saxes, flute, keyboards, and melodica. He’s an accomplished sideman and a composer in his own right. Matt has recorded his first album Fool’s Journey, bringing the symbolism and wisdom of Tarot to us … More ...

Betty LaDuke has been making art that addresses the human condition for seven decades! Her current works address many of our current social, political, and environmental challenges; tall wooden panels depicting various abstract and representational human situations, presented with bright … More ...

“Nsimbi is a Ugandan – American international award-winning duo formed by Ugandan hip-hop pioneer GNL Zamba and American world fusion artist Miriam Tamar.” – Nsimbimusic.com Miriam and Zamba join Baruch to discuss their musical mission, to connect people with culture … More ...

Kristina Train is a classically trained violinist. She’s a songwriter and singer who blends elements of classical music theory with a jazzy country sound and sensibility that sounds smooth, at times sultry, relaxing and stimulating at the same time. The … More ...

Kiki Valera is the oldest son of the famous La Familia Valera Miranda septet, a multi-generational traditional music group from Santiago de Cuba. Kiki, like most of his family, is a virtuoso. A multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, sound engineer and producer, … More ...

“Andrew Adkins’ new single, Vagabond Shoes was inspired by COVID-19 and written, recorded, and produced in his home studio in East Nashville while in quarantine. “Back in March much of Nashville was ravaged by a devastating tornado. We were in … More ...

In 2017 Thomas Muhammad produced a film Malcolm X: An Overwhelming Influence on the Black Power Movement!  The film is a brilliant and sensitive telling of the story of one of the United States’ most significant human rights activists. Through … More ...

Fantomaticos new single Boa Noite Porto Alegre “…presents a chaotic and troubled portrait of our times from the perspective of everyday experience in the capital of Rio Grande do Sul.” Fantomaticos is a Brazilian rock band. Their influences are many … More ...

Three-time Grammy Nominee Brady Rymer and UK BBC Folk Award Nominee David Gibb are musicians who discovered each other’s music and decided to collaborate. They make joyful music intended for all listeners, but especially children and families. Their new album … More ...

“ZANOV is one of the earliest musicians to start innovating in the world of electronic music. As early as 1976, he was composing in his home studio equipped with the now legendary synthesizers : the ARP 2600, the VCS 3, … More ...

Happy Sanchez is one of the founders of Los Mocosos, a San Francisco band in the tradition of now-defunct Aztlan Records, the first Spanish-language rock label in the country. Los Mocosos has a new CD All Grown Up featuring the … More ...

Angelina Llongueras, PhD is an actress, playwright, professor, researcher, and journalist. Angelina was on Paradigms in 2016 sharing her experience at Standing Rock, North Dakota, with the Water Protectors. She is from Catalonia, and in this episode explains some of … More ...

David Boswell is a Guitarist. Inspired as a child by The Beatles and Johnny Cash, David has matured into a skilled and talented composer and musician. His new record, his sixth, The Story Behind The Story, is a series of … More ...

Naima Shalhoub is a Lebanese Arab American vocalist, composer, performing artist, and educator based in the Bay Area. Her multidimensional work explores the borderlands of belonging, remembrance, freedom, and the expansive quality of the voice – its power for healing … More ...