Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More!

Amanda Forsyth is a South African born, Canadian raised, Juno award winning, Rock Star cellist. She has been the principal cellist of both The Calgary Philharmonic and Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestras. She has been soloist on international tours with The Royal Philharmonic; English Chamber Orchestra; Seoul Philharmonic and Israel Philharmonic. She’s done multiple tours in Australia. In the...

Barry Bergman has been a key music industry figure over a long career including management, publishing, and advocacy. He played a key role in launching the careers of AC/DC, Meat Loaf and John Paul Young. He’s published over 400 songs that were recorded by artists like Cher, Michael Bolton, KISS and Joan Jett. Recently he was the Music Supervisor for the Documentary “Queen Mimi” by Yaniv Rokah.  M...

Mark Dover is a Grammy winning clarinetist and a member of Imani Winds. But like more and more artists these days Mark moves in many musical circles. Yes he’s been a soloist with the Atlanta, Baltimore, and Albany Symphonies, and the American Composers Orchestra. He’s also a member of the chamber ensemble yMusic. He’s performed at venues including Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, the Kennedy...

Marcia Milgrom Dodge is an acclaimed director and choreographer. She is a Tony, a Drama Desk and an Astaire Award Nominated Director & Choreographer for her 2009 revival of RAGTIME. She’s known for her work in major New York revivals, groundbreaking regional theater, and international spectacles. Her other works include LA CAGE AUX FOLLES; DISNEY’S BEAUTY & THE BEAST; EVITA; and FIDDLER ON THE ROO...

Christie Dashiell is a Grammy nominated vocalist and composer and she is really special. Her music touches upon jazz, R&B, gospel and soul. She’s got a beautiful, rich, clear tone. She was a semifinalist in the Thelonious Monk Institute’s International Vocals Competition. Her album, “Journey In Black”, was nominated for a 2025 Grammy Award and it was deemed a “Masterpiece” by Downbeat Magazine. My...

Bill Graham and Sid Bernstein were two of the greatest and most important rock music promoters of the 1960s.  Bill Graham had two legendary theaters, the Fillmore West in San Francisco and the Fillmore East in New York City. He introduced and cultivated so many of the major stars of the era including Santana, Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Country Joe and the Fish,...

Steve Lindsey is a wildly successful music entrepreneur. He’s a musician, songwriter, producer, publisher and record label owner. He started out working with the legendary producer Richard Perry on albums by The Pointer Sisters, Elton John, Luther Vandross, Chaka Khan, and Ray Charles. He’s gone on himself to produce artists like Marvin Gaye, Leonard Cohen, Aaron Neville, Celine Dion, Elton John a...

Gayle Levant is a remarkable musician. She has been a superstar harpist in records, television and film for more than 60 years. She’s played at the Academy Awards show for the past 31 years. Listen to this list of just a few of the artists she’s performed with: Liberace, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, Julie Andrews, Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, Lady Gaga and Paul McCartney. She’s Barbra Streisand’...

Bria Skonberg is a Canadian born, Juno award winning extraordinary trumpeter and vocalist. She’s a 10x Downbeat Rising Star, a Jazz at Lincoln Center Swing! Awardee, and the recipient of the "Legend" Award by the Society for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook. She’s been a featured artist at hundreds of festivals and stages all over the world, including the New Orleans, Monterey, Newp...

David Whitehill is an award-winning arts leader in orchestras and cultural organizations. He’s the Executive Director of Vermont’s Manchester Music Festival. He has led symphony orchestras in Asheville NC, Reading PA, and Bangor ME. His career also includes administrative roles with several symphonies and festivals. And he’s worked with artists ranging from Woody Allen and Linda Ronstadt to the Pr...

Larry Lelli is the King of Broadway. He is a Tony award winning freelance drummer and percussionist. He’s worked in over 40 Broadway musicals including “The Producers”, “Million Dollar Quartet”, “A Christmas Story”, “Come From Away” and “Sunset Boulevard”. He’s producing a new musical now called “Already Perfect”. He’s also performed and recorded with stars like Melissa Etheridge, The Mamas and th...

Will Healy is a pianist and composer who plays multiple genres of music including classical, jazz and hip hop. In 2023 he won the Leonard Bernstein Prize from the ASCAP Foundation. He has performed at venues like Jazz at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. His arranging credits include works for the New York Philharmonic and the Albany Symphony. He is the artistic director and founder of ShoutHouse,...

Danny Jonokuchi is an award winning trumpeter, singer and arranger. He’s arranged for Lady Gaga and for a number of artists who have been guests on this podcast including Nicole Zuraitis, Benny Benack III and Christian Wiggs, and he’s performed on two Grammy winning projects. He is the leader of The Danny Jonokuchi Big Band and he’s recorded several big band albums. My featured song is “The Gift”,...

John Metcalfe was born in New Zealand but he’s been British based for years. He’s a celebrated arranger, composer, producer and violist. His music is a unique combination of classical, pop, electronica and who knows what else. He’s worked with Andrea Bocelli, Blur, Peter Gabriel, George Michael, Coldplay and U2. He’s a member of the classical Duke Quartet. He’s also been part of the Durutti Column...

Camila Cortina is a terrific Cuban-born pianist and composer. She combines her Afro-Cuban heritage with jazz, classical, and world music. She has performed internationally at festivals in the U.S., Latin America and Asia, collaborating with artists like Paquito D’Rivera, Miguel Zenón, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Dianne Reeves. Her work “Bravura” premiered at London’s Barbican Centre. She won the Du...

Ellen Williams is a Welsh soprano and composer and she specializes in classical and classical crossover music. She’s performed at major venues including Royal Albert Hall and the London Palladium, and for King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. She shared the bill with Il Divo and sang at the wedding of Sir Bryn Terfel. Her records have been at the top of the Classical Charts. And her rendition of...

Lana Love is a Pop Princess and a Star. Just wait till you hear her stuff. She’s a classically trained pianist, dancer, singer-songwriter and actress and she’s got a background in musical theater and opera. She was a contestant on “The Voice” where she was picked for John Legend’s team. She’s had roles in shows like HBO's The Rehearsal, and her credits include tours as a Disney princess. She’s bee...

This episode features the World Premiere “live” performance of “Ma Petite Fleur String Quartet”, my recent release, performed by Dave Eggar & Friends on The WDVX Blue Plate Special radio show in Tennessee on December 23, 2025. The featured musicians are Will Shaub on violin 1, Sean Claire on violin 2 , Josh Ulrich on viola, and Dave Eggar on cello. This work is a classical arrangement of my jazz b...

Rowan Ricardo Phillips is an acclaimed American poet and writer. He’s the author of several books, including the poetry collection “Silver”, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and “I Just Want Them To Remember Me: Black Baseball In America”. He is also the author of the poetry collections The Ground, Heaven, Living Weapon and When Blackness Rhymes With Blackness. He’s also a sportsw...

Grace Park is an extraordinary violinist who is celebrated for her artistry, passion and virtuosity. She’s both a soloist and a chamber musician. She was the winner of the Naumburg International Violin Competition. She’s performed with Yo-Yo Ma. She’s played at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall and many other venues. And She’s the recently appointed Concertmaster of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. My fe...

Yaniv Rokah is an Israeli-Portuguese-American filmmaker best known for his award-winning documentary “Queen Mimi”, featuring Zach Galifianakis and Renée Zellweger. The film won Best Documentary at multiple festivals and was shown on Netflix. He also directed the award winning short film called “Black Hat” and a full-length documentary called “Follow Me”, with an original score by cellist Inbal Seg...

Jonathan Miron (violin) and Philip Sheegog (cello) are ARKAI, a Grammy nominated, award winning, electro-acoustic duo. Their stuff is a mixture of classical, contemporary and New Age. Acoustic, electric, percussive. They’re total cutting edge. They say that they’re like an IMax Experience and I agree. They both graduated from Juilliard. They’ve performed at Carnegie Hall, the Lakers NBA Playoffs,...

Sabbath Perez is a wonderful jazz vocalist and composer. She grew up in Cologne, Germany, the daughter of Gabriel Perez, award winning Argentinian composer and saxophonist. Her songs combine Argentine rhythms, Impressionist harmonies and improvisational jazz. She made her first recording at age 12. She has performed with the WDR Big Band, the Frankfurt Radio Big Band, the Cologne Contemporary Jazz...

Ryo Okumoto is a Japanese keyboard star, best known for his work with the prog rock band Spock’s Beard. This guy is wild. His look, his enthusiasm. Just check out some of his videos. He’s performed and recorded with a number of stars including Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Asia and Eric Burden. My featured song is “Moon Shot”, my recent single featuring Mark Lettieri on guitar. Spotify link . —-----...

Otmaro Ruiz is a Venezuelan-born pianist and arranger in jazz and world music. He’s collaborated with Arturo Sandoval, Robbie Robertson, John McLaughlin, and Steve Winwood among others. He received a Grammy nomination for his arrangement of “The Girl From Ipanema". He’s recorded with Jimmy Haslip and Abe Laboreal, was in a band with Simon Phillips, and toured with Randy Brecker and Bill Evans. My...