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This is an Encore Presentation of Robert’s January 2025 interview with Classical Music Superstar JoAnn Falletta. For 25 years JoAnn has been the Music Director and Conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. She was the first female conductor in the United States of a major symphony orchestra. She’s a Juilliard graduate. She studied with Leonard Bernstein. She’s a 2x Grammy winner.  My featur...

Gilad Cohen is an acclaimed composer, performer and theorist in concert music, rock and theater. He plays piano, bass guitar and guitar. In the last year alone his music has been performed in over 40 concerts around the world including in France, Spain, Austria, Lithuania, Canada, Japan and the U.S. He’s won multiple competitions. And he’s a Pink Floyd SuperFan! My featured song is my reimagined v...

Ksenija Komljenović is a celebrated Serbian percussionist and professor. She was the first woman in Serbia to earn a doctorate in percussion, and she currently is the percussion department chair at the University of North Carolina. She won the International Percussion Competition in Luxembourg and she has performed across Europe, Asia and the U.S. including at Carnegie Hall. And she is the co-foun...

Woody Platt is a Grammy Winning guitarist and singer and a founding member of the Steep Canyon Rangers, the celebrated contemporary bluegrass band. They have collaborated with comedian and banjo player Steve Martin. Now a solo performer, Woody’s song, “One Last Goodbye”, co-written with Barry Bales, was the most played bluegrass song in 2022. His new single is called “Toe The Line”.  My featured s...

Allison Bumsted is a Teen Magazine Queen and a Beatles SuperFan! On the teen magazine side she’s the author of the book “TeenSet, Teen Fan Magazines, and Rock Journalism: Don’t Let The Name Fool You”. And on the Beatles side she’s written about fandom and the Beatles. She has a Masters Degree in the Beatles. And she even went to live in Liverpool, England for a time. Her work has been published in...

This SPECIAL EPISODE introduces my new single “THE CUT OF THE KNIFE”. It’s the last of the four new singles that I’ve released monthly beginning in March. The first was “Rough Rider”, the second was “Moon Shot”, and the third was “Day At The Races”. I wrote “The Cut Of The Knife as a kind of homage to Dave Brubeck, the revered American jazz pianist. His saxophonist, Paul Desmond, wrote a song call...

This is an Encore Presentation of my January 2025 interview with Pop Star Bonnie McKee! She’s a Singer, Songwriter and Performer. She’s written 10 #1 Singles in the US or the UK which have sold over 30 million copies. She and Katy Perry have written mega-hits together including “California Gurls”, “Teenage Dream” and “Roar”. The latter was nominated for Song Of The Year. She’s also written hits fo...

This is an Encore Presentation of my October 2024 interview with Amanda Warner a/k/a MNDR, who is a Grammy Award winning Electro-Pop artist, songwriter and producer. She’s featured on Mark Ronson’s hit “Bang Bang Bang”. Her debut album Feed Me Diamonds was named a Top 10 pop album by Spin Magazine. Her credits include Kylie Minogue, Rita Ora and Carly Rae Jepsen. One of her songs is featured in an...

Jason Vieaux is a Grammy Winning Classical Guitar Superstar. He’s been called “Elite”. He’s performed as a soloist with over 100 orchestras and he plays with the Escher String Quartet. And he’s the head of the guitar department at the Cleveland Institute Of Music. On top of this he’s also a fan of Jazz Fusion, metal, rap and hip hop. My featured song is “Studio One” from my album Play by my band P...

Buck Johnson is a Singer, Songwriter and Multi-Instrumentalist who tours with Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band, Aerosmith, The Joe Perry Project and The Hollywood Vampires (Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper, Joe Perry). He’s also toured with the Doobie Brothers. As a songwriter he co-wrote Carlos Santana’s hit song “Just Feel Better” and he had a bunch of country hits with the band Whiskey Falls. My featured...

Daniele Cordisco is an acclaimed Italian Jazz Guitarist and Composer. He has recorded with many artists including The Maestro, Ron Carter. He’s performed at festivals and clubs in the United States, Japan and Europe. He’s also a guitar instructor and teaches at the renowned Master Programs at Siena Jazz. My featured song is my cover of Miles Davis’ “Nardis” from the album Miles Behind by The Rober...

This is an Encore Presentation of my February 2025 interview with Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, who is remarkably accomplished in two different careers. In the first he’s a legendary World Class guitarist who’s known for his work with Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers and many others. In the second he’s a world renowned expert in Counterterrorism and Missile Defense with a top level Government security clear...

Vivi Vassileva is a Musical Dynamo! She’s a virtuoso German percussionist. She’s played as a soloist in chamber ensembles and with various orchestras. She uses classical instruments and also instruments from Africa, South America and Asia, and even things like utensils and recycled garbage! She has been celebrated for her technical perfection and her virtuosity and her agility and power. One revie...

This is an Encore Presentation of my October 2024 interview with Cory Wong, an extraordinary guitarist and performer. He plays jazz, rock and funk. He plays with Vulfpeck, the incredible funk band. He’s played with The Fearless Flyers. And he also packs concert venues and festivals with his Cory Wong band. He commands the stage, jumping, strutting and dancing. He’s performed with Dave Koz, Dave Ma...

This is an Encore Presentation of my January 2025 interview with Mark Lettieri, a 5x Grammy winning guitarist, composer and producer. He is a Master of instrumental music. He’s a member of Snarky Puppy and The Fearless Flyers, a Vulfpeck adjacent band, along with Cory Wong. He’s recorded with Eryka Badu, David Crosby, The Jacksons, 50 Cent and many others. And he’s released 9 albums as leader. Mar...

Amit Peled is a renowned Israeli-American cellist and conductor who has made a remarkable transition from growing up on a Kibbutz in Israel to becoming a Superstar Cellist and a Professor of Music at Johns Hopkins University. He’s performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Wigmore Hall and the Seoul Arts Center among many others. He’s released over a dozen recordings and start...

Scott Williamson is an acclaimed and in-demand Nashville based drummer, producer and mixer. He’s been in Nashville nearly 36 years. He’s worked with just about everyone including Blake Shelton, Alice Cooper, Reba McIntyre, Bob James and many others. My featured song is “Annie And Leni” from the album Bobby M and the Paisley Parade. Spotify link . --------------------------------------------- The F...

Matt and Kari Landry are the husband and wife duo who play saxophone and clarinet and who are the founders of the Akropolis Reed Quintet, the Grammy winning chamber ensemble. The Akropolis is a nonprofit venture run by Kari and for which Matt is the artistic director. The group has been together for 16 years and has premiered and commissioned over 200 works by living artists and composers. The Akr...

Melissa Manchester is a Musical Superstar and Grammy winning singer, songwriter and actress. Her career has spanned over 50 years. She’s written and recorded a number of hit records starting with “Midnight Blue” (1973) which she wrote with Carole Bayer Sager. In 1980 she was the first artist in the history of the Academy Awards to have, and to perform on the show, two movie nominated theme songs....

This is an Encore Presentation of my July 2021 interview with Lee Sklar, one of the most revered and recorded bass players of the rock era. He has recorded and toured with so many iconic artists since the 1970s including James Taylor, Carole King, Jackson Browne, Billy Cobham, Toto and Phil Collins to name just a few. He’s definitely on the Mount Rushmore of rock bassists.  My featured song is “St...

This is an Encore Presentation of my November 2021 interview with David Bedford, premier Beatles historian and expert, and Liverpool tour guide. David is from Liverpool, England - the hometown of John, Paul, George and Ringo - and is considered one of the world’s foremost Beatles experts. He’s written books on the Fab Four, gives Beatle tours in Liverpool, and had a prominent role in the documenta...

Shy Carter is a Country Music Superstar. He’s a Nashville based 2x Grammy nominated songwriter, producer, rapper and singer. He’s written hit songs in Pop, R&B and Country for Keith Urban, Meghan Trainer, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Charlie Puth, Rob Thomas and Sugarland. His latest hit was recorded by Jelly Roll. My featured song is “Day At The Races”, my latest single. Spotify link . ---------------...

Jennifer Stumm is a celebrated violist. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Berliner Philharmonie, the Kennedy Center and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw  among many others. She’s done solo tours in Ireland and the UK, and she’s won a number of competitions. She’s the founder of Ilumina, a Brazil based artist collective. And she’s a speaker with her own TED talk. My featured song is “Aches and Pains...

Dennis Weinreich has had outstanding careers in film and music. In film he won two Academy Awards and worked with Orson Wells. In music he’s been the Musical Director, engineer or in production for a Who’s Who including Michael Jackson, Duran Duran, Procol Harum, Jeff Beck, Queen, Supertramp and Jack Bruce of Cream. My featured song is my reimagined version of “I’m So Glad”, which became a hit for...

This Special Episode presents excerpts from “PGS 7”, Robert’s acclaimed 2019 album, which the critics hailed as “A Masterpiece”, “Brilliant”, “Awesome” and “Thrilling”. This album followed 2018’s “Trippin”, which went to #1 on Billboard. The album captures Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam, at the top of their game and features the phenomenal Ziarra Washington on vocals. Robert’s songs featured in...