Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris

Fun chatting in between sound check and show with the amazing UK jazz artist/saxophonist Hannah Horton Hannah Horton Sax at the EFG London Jazz Festival Toulouse Lautrec Venue with assistance from Women in Jazz Media   We spoke with Hannah about her new album “Inside Out” playing as a side musician with folks like Amy Winehouse, and her awesome solo career! To follow and or connect with the music...

(We apologies for the background sounds this was beyond our control. We have reduced as much as possible, and we hope you find this interview informative.) We sat down with French painter, workshop director, curator, Aurelie Freoua  at the  EFG London Jazz Festival   Toulouse Lautrec Venue  to talk about her art, her amazing art workshops, and being at the London Jazz Fest with our friends  Women...

Music Matters host Darrell chats with the amazing jazz/world music artist, writer, composer, multi-instrumentalist Lara Eidi at the Toulouse Lautrec Venue through Women in Jazz Media EFG London Jazz Festival This episode of Music Matters is sponsored by Switcher Studio To follow and or connect with the music of Lara Eidi, follow the links below: https://www. LaraEidiMusic.com   https://www.faceboo...

My special guest this time is Dean Bushala. He is a commercial and television Producer, Director and Cinematographer.  He has directed series for National Geographic, History and Discovery Channel.  He started his career designing and branding television networks in Europe. Listen in as Dean and I cover a lot of ground in our 1-hour fun and insightful chat. Dean explains how and why he got attract...

We had the opportunity to catch up with our awesome friend Ashaine White at this year's  EFG London Jazz Festival  to talk about her new album, writing, and podcast hosting with  Women in Jazz Media and working on the London Jazz Fest team! This episode of Music Matters is sponsored by Switcher Studio   To follow and or connect with the music of Ashaine White, follow the links below: https://www.f...

Listen in on episode 1 of our new season 4 -  to my recent fun podcast chat with my new friend Mr. LORDI. Speaking about the Globally known Finnish hard rock band and former Eurovision Song Contest winner Lordi We chat about their new multi-album box set release, songwriting, upcoming tour plans, tips for new aspiring hard rockers, and more!    Find out more about the band at their website: www. L...

My special guest on this episode is a music clearance and licensing expert - Kevin Magowan. Raised in Los Vegas, Nevada, he was fortunate enough to meet Elvis!  A born Rocker, as a young man Kevin made his way to Los Angeles, and started his career in the music business with the music publishing legend Al Gallico. Then he went on to Walt Disney Studios and worked for Evan M. Greenspan/EMG. INC in...

What a pleasure to chat with this legend of music. Let me ask you a question: What do Miles Davis, Luther Vandross, Sting, Roberta Flack, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, George Benson, Michael Jackson, David Sanborn, Vanessa Williams, and hundreds of other legendary artists and musicians have in common? Yes...they've all worked with Grammy Award-winning producer, keyboardist, composer, arranger, and...

I had such a fun time chatting with the legendary Randy Brecker from the amazing Brecker Brothers ! Such an awesome and long career, we covered a lot of ground. He's a very generous and gracious man, and he had me in stitches! Randy has had such an interesting life, his beginnings go back to being a founding member of Blood, Sweat, and Tears! His work with his brother and their band is legendary,...

UK Jazz artist/producer/journalist Fiona Ross chats about her new album, women in jazz, and the London Jazz Fest! All on Episode 19, Season 3. Fiona Ross is one of those people that I keep coming back to. Fiona is very inspirational and very much a role model of what is truly the meaning of success as a creative artist. I spoke with her from her London home the night after her 5th new album launch...

  Ralphi Rosario is an American house musician and founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group Hot Mix 5, which was formed in 1981. Ralphi is one of a small group that created what is now known as 'House Music' all around the globe. He shares many backstories and thoughts about all the various music industry names he's worked along-side and tells me some of the recent things he's been work...

Listen in on my great chat with singer/producer nice guy Michael Best, aka "Nitty Green", is a member of RIFF, an R&B/Pop vocal group from Paterson, NJ.   He's a true Entertainer, Singer-Songwriter, Vocal Producer, & Actor, with musical influences like Michael Jackson, Prince, Bobby Brown, Justin Timberlake, JayZ & Dr. Dre.   He first burst onto the music scene as a member of The group RIFF appear...

Listen in on my chat with Terry Hale, bassist for over 45 years with the legendary George Strait and the Ace In The Hole Band! On Episode 18, Seasons 3 of Music Matters Podcast.   Such a nice humble man with so many great stories, he’s the guy that actually hired George for their band many years ago!   Here is a direct link to Terry Hale's consummate Country & Western Discography - https://www.dis...

I had an awesome podcast chat this week with gold and platinum drummer musician Manny Kellough, long-time drummer and lifelong friend of the legendary Billy Preston! A great guy, with amazing stories! Amongst the many well-known musicians that Manny knows, he shares with the listeners about his close friendship with Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones drummer, and George Harrison of the Beatles. So...li...

Listen in on episode 16, season 3 of Music Matters with our fun new chat with globally known Gaga tribute artist Tierney Allen from her home in Las Vegas! Tierney was recently featured in TIME magazine!  Darrell and Tierney talk about her beginnings, living and working in Las Vegas, her viral social media posts on TikTok , and more! Find her on TikTok @ vegasladygaga - Music Matters is sponsored b...

Our new Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris chat is with the awesome singer-songwriter  Seth Turner and The High Desert Drifters directly from his home in Las Vegas! We talk about Seth’s busy schedule as a pro musician, his approach to songwriting, upcoming projects, and more on Episode 15 of Season 3!   Music Matters is sponsored by our friends at Switcher Studio  with support from  Shure   S...

Listen in on my fun recent informative chat with Editor In Chief, podcast producer, voice-over artist, Nigel J. from his home in rural France! Today we hit 150K downloads - AWESOME :) We talk about the influence and healing power of music on humans, the current state of things in the global music community, and more! You can find Nigel J. at Music Tribes Unite ! Music Matters Podcast is sponsored...

It was a real pleasure to re-connect with Drummers - David Segal and Joe Hardy after first meeting at the NAMM show, and recently for Pizza in Las Vegas. Both their individual and collective strength, attitude, and work at Can Do Musos are very inspiring for me. I hope you also receive something from listening to this 30 min podcast. For context - below is the Can-Do Musos Motto, and the meaning o...

UK R&B/Soul singer Ashaine White joins me from her home in London to talk about her new release, being a busy vocalist in the UK, working as a music journalist, and much more... Ashaine brings the musicality back into singing with her nods to jazz harmony and a spell-binding but moody approach to Neo-soul. Inspired by the likes of Jeff Buckley, Lianne La Havas, and D'Angelo,  Ashaine describes her...

(screengrab from the original live stream using Switcher Studio IOS App)    Our new Music Matters podcast chat with amazing UK jazz vocalist Beverley Beirne from her home in England! We chat about her just-released album "Dream Dancer" produced by the legendary Jason Miles Music and her amazing cast of top London session musicians that join her in this exciting release! MusicMattersPodcast.com is...

On this episode of Switcher Chats is my good friend Christa Renwall - what a powerhouse lady, multi-talented and passionate in helping other artists realize their full potential.  Her natural ability to mentor and seek out tangible rock-solid action plans, and witnessing the devastating impact Covid 19 emergency has brought on the Finnish arts sector, has led Christa to continue her advocacy by ch...

Reggie Washington was both raised and started his musical career in New York. Now he is globally known as a consummate bass player, bandleader, composer educator, mentor, and a man that has followed his heart in love. Living in Brussels, Belgian with his wife and three daughters.  It was really great fun to spend quality time with him chatting about many things that you don't normally hear. Listen...

I was looking forward to chatting with Rebecca, especially about her new debut album 'Love Life Choices' - Although having listened to her singing and knowing some of her musical family histories. It becomes all apparent why she sounds so polished for her age. Having active encouragement from an uncle - Steve Angel the drummer who played with Jimi Hendrix. Plus, Rebecca's mom and dad, Linda and De...

(screengrab from the original live stream using Switcher Studio IOS App)  My good friend in London, UK - Fiona Ross, and I had a chance to catch up.  Mostly, I wanted to share with all of you how totally amazing this multi-talented individual is, and for you to hear it directly from Fiona with some prompting from me. She tends to rave on about new and upcoming musicians - constantly encouraging an...

(screengrab from the original live stream using Switcher Studio IOS App)  When Nigel J. and I started this podcast project, we set out to achieve 100K downloads. We thought it might take 12 months? We've managed this 100K milestone in 6+ months with just 35 podcast shows and an Apple Listener rating of 4.6 of 5 Stars on nearly 800 comments. And hit a Global audience of 57 countries in March 2021....