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THIS IS SUMMIT WEEK! Three Summits featuring some of the world's best Saxophonists, Bassists and Drummers. Today is SAXOPHONE SUMMIT with: John Helliwell, former member of Supertramp, one of the greatest bands of the rock era. They dominated the charts in the 1970s with their album “Breakfast In America” which sold over 20 million copies.  Fred Lipsius, the saxophonist and an arranger for Blood Sw...

Ira Ingber is a celebrated guitarist and singer-songwriter. He’s played with Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, J.D. Souther, Karla Bonoff, Jennifer Warnes and Andrew Gold. He’s had a long association with Van Dyke Parks. He played on the “Midnight Run” movie soundtrack. On TV he’s played on “Battlestar Gallactica”, “The Walking Dead” and “Outlander”. His latest album is There Goes My Compass by Baring All,...

Mackenzie Phipps is an up and coming Country Music Star. She’s become a fixture throughout the southeast United States singing the National Anthem at various sporting events, fairs, festivals and honky tonks. She’s been featured in Forbes, People.com and Jesus Calling among others. She was named “Future Star of Tomorrow” by the North American Country Music Association. Her new single is “Pick Your...

Roman Robinovich is an acclaimed classical pianist and visual artist. Originally from Uzbekistan, he emigrated to Israel and then to the United States. His playing has been called “eloquent”. He has been praised by the New York Times for his “uncommon sensitivity and feeling.” He’s a winner of the Arthur Rubenstein International Piano Master Competition. He’s performed throughout the United States...

Kerry Marx is a superstar guitarist. He’s the Musical Director for Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry and an in-demand studio musician. He’s played with a Who’s Who including Taylor Swift, Johnny Cash, James Taylor, John Legend and Steven Tyler. He’s toured extensively with Don McLean. His TV work includes the Billboard, Academy of Country Music and American Music Awards shows, American Idol and Miss Amer...

Dom Flemons is known as “The American Songster”. He’s a songwriter, a multi-instrumentalist, a Grammy winner and an Emmy nominee. His repertoire covers over 100 years of American Roots Music including country, folk, bluegrass, Americana and Blues. He plays the banjo, guitar, quills and rhythm bones. And he’s a slam poet too. My featured song is “Bourbon Street” from the album Summer Of Love 2020....

Welcome to the WORLD PREMIERE of “SOSTICE”, my new single. It’s a rockin’ track with an Old School Vibe. It’s been called “Stunning!”, “A Gem!”, “Magnificent!” and “5 Stars!”. The track features my Project Grand Slam bandmates: Tristan Clark (guitar), Guillermo Barron (percussion), Baden Goyo (keys), Joel E. Mateo (drums) and Alex Blade Silver (sax), with guest Marc Irwin on organ. And yours truly...

Sola Akingbola is an incredible Nigerian-born UK musician. He’s the composer for the hit CBS sitcom “Bob Hearts Abishola” for five years. He’s also the percussionist for the Grammy Award winning band Jamiroquai. And he’s written scores for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Othello. He’s performed alongside Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones and David Bowie. He received the BMI Best Film...

Joe Forno was the manager of The Band, one of the greatest groups of the rock era, after “The Last Waltz” from 1986 to 1994. He’s the author of the book “Levon’s Man: Woodstock, the Death of Richard Manuel, and my Decade Managing The Band”. The book focuses on the town of Woodstock, NY, a haven for musicians and artists including Bob Dylan, and tells the story of the triumphs and tragedies during...

Amanda Warner a/k/a MNDR 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 ad for the Google 6 phone. She’s toured with Duran Duran. She has a s...

Lacy J. Dalton is a renowned Country and Americana singer and songwriter. She’s been called “Country’s Bonnie Raitt”. When she started out she was crowned the Top New Country Female Vocalist of the Year. Her signature song is “16th Avenue” and she had a worldwide hit with “Black Coffee”. She’s collaborated with Willie Nelson and recorded with George Jones and Glen Campbell among others. My feature...

Madeline Bocaro is a rock and roll journalist and author of the definitive Yoko Ono biography called “In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe Of Yoko Ono”. The book has received the blessings of Sean Ono Lennon, Elliot Mintz, a close friend of Yoko’s, Pattie Boyd, George Harrison’s former wife, and Mark Lewisohn, the Beatles biographer. Madeline has also contributed to books and documentaries about D...

Evan Shinners is a celebrated pianist, clavichordist and electronic music composer. He performs as WTF Bach, specializing in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. He’s also the host of the WTF Bach Podcast. My featured song is Augustin Hadelich’s rendition of Bach’s E Major work from Partita. Spotify link . --------------------------------------------- The Follow Your Dream Podcast: Top 1% of all po...

Cory Wong is 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 Matthews and Jon Batiste among many others. My featured song is “...

3rd ANNIVERSARY SHOW! I'm rebroadcasting our three anniversary shows! This is our third one from March 2024 featuring different and unique guest promos by a slew of guests who appeared during that year:  “Cousin Brucie” Morrow, America's favorite air personality; John Lodge of the Moody Blues; Ted Nugent; Al Kooper of Blood Sweat & Tears; Gary Puckett of the Union Gap; Suzi Quatro; Tony Orlando; W...

2nd ANNIVERSARY SHOW! I'm rebroadcasting our three anniversary shows! This is our second one from March 2023. It features stories and vignettes from a host of guests who appeared during that year:  Jeremy Clyde of the iconic duo Chad and Jeremy; Peter Asher of the British Invasion duo Peter and Gordon; Rock Photographer Bob Gruen; Suzi Quatro; Kenny Jones of the Small Faces; Bruce Belland of the F...

1st ANNIVERSARY SHOW! I'm rebroadcasting our three anniversary shows! This is our first one from March 2022. I started the podcast in March 2021. It was the depths of the pandemic. Musicians like me could neither perform nor even rehearse. I needed to find a creative outlet and someone suggested that I should look into starting a podcast. I had no idea what a podcast was; I had never even listened...

Doug Yeager joins me for a special Folk Music Extravaganza. He has had a long affiliation with American folk music and folk artists. He has produced television shows and concerts including the PBS Concert Special “Woody & Me” about Woody Guthrie, and he serves on the board of the Folk-Americana-Roots Hall of Fame. He has worked with and managed a number of iconic folk artists including Odetta, Ric...

Augusta Palmer is a documentary filmmaker and scholar. Her newest film is “The Blues Society”, about the 1960s Memphis Country Blues Festival and the blues revival in Americal. The film won Best Feature Documentary at the Oxford Film Festival. She also directed the short film “Order My Steps” about an incarcerated woman reaching out to her estranged daughter. The film debuted in Rwanda at the Wome...

Akira Tana is an acclaimed jazz drummer. He formed the band TanaReid with bassist Rufus Reid, and they sometimes add pianist Kei Akagi and call themselves the Asian-American Jazz Trio. He’s played with a host of superstar musicians including Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, Ruth Brown and Lena Horne.   My featured song is “No One’s Fool” from the album PGS 7 by my band Project Grand Sl...

Cindy Cashdollar has been called the Wonder Woman of the Dobro, Lap Steel Guitar and Steel Guitar. She’s a 5x Grammy winner for her work with Asleep At The Wheel. She’s played with Paul Butteerfield and with Levon Helm and Rick Danko of The Band. She’s performed with Bob Dylan, George Strait, Willie Nelson and others. Her latest album, Waltz For Abilene, features a slew of great guest artists incl...

Bruce Sudano is a singer-songwriter who was with the group Brooklyn Dreams along with Joe “Bean” Esposito. He was married to superstar Donna Summer for many years and managed her career. He wrote hits for her, Dolly Parton and others. He co-wrote “Ball Of Fire” with Tommy James, and he wrote music for the film “American Hot Wax”.  My featured song is “(It Happened One) Carroll Street” by The Rober...

Michael Stephen Brown is an award winning classical pianist and composer. Hailed by the New York Times as “a leading figure in the renaissance of performer-composers”. He’s performed as a soloist with many orchestras. He frequently tours with cello partner Nicholas Canellakis, and has performed with world famous violinist Pinchas Zuckerman. As a composer he recently premiered a symphonic work call...

Evan Bogart is a true music man. He’s written hit songs for so many artists including Beyonce, Rihanna and Britney Spears. He helped to discover Eminem and Maroon 5. He’s the Chair of the Grammy Songwriters Wing. He co-owns a music rights ownership company. And he’s the son of Neil Bogart, the legendary music titan who ran Buddha and Casablanca Records. My featured song is “All Of The Time”. Spoti...

Chris Conway is an eclectic multi-instrumentalist musician who plays in any number of genres including New Age, Relaxation, Celtic, World Music, Jazz, Piano, Ambient and Electronic. He’s played with Peter Tork of The Monkees and members of Jethro Tull, and opened for Richie Havens and Jefferson Starship. My featured song is “Euphoria” by The Robert Miller Group. Spotify link . --------------------...