Paradigms

Emie R. Roussel has just released a new record TERR with her trio, Nicolas Bédard on Contrebasse & basse électrique, and Dominic Cloutier on Drums. This record, made by good friends who have played together for years, is inspired by love of Earth, of friends, of life.  The music is lovely and surprising, passionate and surreal. Emie has a long relationship with music and with the piano, starti...

Jane Fallon has been making music for decades. Inspired by the magic of music itself and her fascination with words and meaning, Jane fashions songs with messages, exploring points of view, feelings, and events. Jane's latest album is Sweet Resilience and she has a new one coming out soon! The through line in Jane's music is a realistic optimism that revels in truth telling, not preaching, offerin...

Tara Fortier is a Canadian physicist, originally from Quebec, currently living in Colorado working as Project Leader in the Time and Frequency Division at National Institute of Standards and Technology . Tara does her best to answer a few of Baruch's Physics questions. Tara will be on Paradigms again so if you have questions for her please email baruch@paradigms.life Music by: Randy Hoexter , Asto...

Lewis Stubbs Junior has just released his first collection of original songs West Nashville Sky . A Nashville native, Lewis grew up with a musical Dad in a music city, He started playing guitar as a pre-teen and never stopped.  The music is bluesy rock with a tinge of country.  The songs are personal and relatable and pull no punches.  There's some pretty raw emotion in this music. Before this sol...

Katie Bull grew up in an artistic family surrounded by the music of brilliant players jamming in her living room. It is only natural that she would become an amazing musician herself. Katie's new record The Hope Etudes is a vibrant excursion into Katie's world of sound and meaning. The album is a collection of original songs with a few familiar songs interpreted through Katie Bull's mind and heart...

Ernest Aines started playing guitar as a child in Australia.  Songwriting came later, drawing inspiration from the Singer Songwriters of earlier decades. He's recorded an EP Already Found , an album Spiral Bound and a number of singles , and is currently working on his next recordings. Ernest has gone from busking in Melbourne to touring the US . Some shows are already sold out but you can still g...

David Coller has just released an album with long-time collaborator Diane Chodkowski When Summer Comes . David has been making music for most his life but disappeared from "the scene" some years ago, but now he's back! This is music in the folk tradition of the early to mid 20th century, with other colors and flavors that may surprise you. This is folk music for today! • David Collar on YouTube Mu...

Ron Wilkins and Rebecca Patterson have just released a record The Vigil and The Sleeping Giant from their project Trombocalists . The album includes a four-movement Covid Suite and four additional compositions.  This is big band music taken to a whole new level of consciousness! Both Rebecca and Ron are accomplished musicians and composers, involved with many musical projects from Broadway to Big...

While Sue Cahill has an extensive and accomplished background as a Bassist with The Colorado Symphony, and she is also into Jazz. Her new record Evanstonia is her first album of her own compositions. Sue is Professor of Bass at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music . She was Principal Bass of the Louisiana Philharmonic in New Orleans, has toured in South America and Europe, Canada an...

Kim Moberg has released her fourth album All That Really Matters , 8 original songs with 2 very personal covers.  In 2023 Kim released The Seven Fires Prophecy Suite for Humanity . Kim ancestry is Tlingit , which heritage informs her art. Both albums are intimate and deep. Kim is sharing powerful inspirations with us, it's worthwhile to spend time with this music. Music has been part of Kim's life...

Joe Troop & The Truth Machine have a new EP out, The Truth Machine 5 songs for right now, this week!  If you love bluegrass you'll enjoy this 5 piece ensemble of excellent players and their fun political humor and gravity, both. Check them out. Joe Troop has many musical projects going, another one is Larry & Joe , with Larry Bellorín from Monagas, Venezuela. • Joe Troop on YouTube Music b...

James Houlahan has just released his seventh album On a Wing a collection of mostly original songs, and two beloved covers, inspired by life! Since following his muse from Boston to Los Angeles some years ago, James has been making music and finding musical community, and now he and his partner have started a family!  All of this aliveness comes across in the music. This album has a theme which is...

Nani Vazana has been making music for much of her life, first as an instrumentalist and then as a singer and songwriter.  Nani grew up speaking with her grandmother in Ladino, the nearly-extinct language of the Sephardic Jews. This led to learning traditional songs in Ladino and her 2017 record Andalusian Brew . Always interested in growing as a person and as an artist, Nani eventually started wri...

Natalie Bogwalker and Chloe Lieberman have written a great book The New Natural Food Garden: A Comprehensive Guide to Growing a Bountiful Harvest with Less Work, in Partnership with Nature . Having worked and gardened and taught gardening together for years at Wild Abundance , this book was an organic next step. This book is a significant contribution to the body of work on sustainability, an impr...

John Clay has just released his first album, after decades of playing and recording with other peoples' bands.  This very intentional collection of songs brings us the sounds of talented friends playing beautiful music together. The title About Time refers not just to John finally making a record but to the reality of life on Earth, it's about time we humans learn to co-exist peacefully, so we can...

Rafe Pearlman is a human who creates magical healing spaces with poetry and music, and friends.  His personal story is archetypal.  Out of his life experience and who he is, Rafe brings us Kanu which is a story cycle; songs and narrative that give us a taste of the power of nature as source, friend, and healer. Kanu is available to download and as a physical CD, but it is also available as a beaut...

Doctor Nativo has released a new record Barriokandela a collection of songs that are intended to celebrate and explore our shared human journey. The music is juicy and alive! These songs invite us to feel our common humanity and to share that with our fellow humans. Doctor Nativo grew up steeped in music, and now he plays big festivals as well as in the street.  He's living true to his mission, ma...

Javier Jara has been working on his latest album for a number of years, and it is now done!  Our Rhythms, Our Voices is a collection of 12 songs, each the story of a real person, honoring Latin Americans for their contributions to The United States, while also exposing the scapegoating and oppression Latin Americans experience in the United States, especially in recent years from prominent politic...

Serious Child is the artist name of Alan Young, who discovered music later in life and now travels around the UK performing original songs.  His latest record is What Lies Beneath , 12 original songs about life. Alan also produces other artists and, with his partner Kate, runs a not for profit musical venue in the UK, Petworth Sessions . Serious Child offers songs that reflect personal experience...

Kray Van Kirk has a new record,  Empire which is a heartfelt collection of songs addressing the current state of things.  These poems are to the point, reminding us of our mythic past as we contend with how to intentionally create a sustainable and just future for humanity. Kray is on an interesting journey of conscience which he shares with us in the conversation with Baruch. Both scientist and a...

Teresa Tudury has stories to tell!  She is known for her musicality and her humorous wit. A traveling musician for decades, Teresa has spent time with Janis Joplin, Leonard Cohen, Rickie Lee Jones, Charlie Musselwhite, Dave Clark and many more. Teresa's most recent record is Perhaps You've Heard Of Me 11 original songs both serious and amusing, with a thread of human foibles and beauty connecting...

Diane Coll is a prolific writer and composer. On her new album Strangely in Tune Diane continues to explore her own musicality, electrically rockin' her folk roots, with lush vocal arrangements and songs that speak to the current state of humanity. This is Diane's fourth visit to Paradigms, and her fourth record since 2022. And while Diane is creating all this great music she is also a Licensed Pr...

Gilmar Gomes has just released his first solo album 11:11 after touring with Enrique Iglesias for many years. Gilmar is originally from Brazil but has been living in the US for over 25 years, making music with great artists like Angelique Kidjo , Harry Belafonte , Shakira , Rihanna , Meshell Ndegeocello , and more. This new record is a collection of sounds that bring light and gravity together. Gi...

Jeff Lofton has released a new album of original and well known songs exploring the essence of Texas,  ATX Rhythm . Some of these songs may not have seemed like Jazz pieces until Jeff played them. Jeff Lofton is originally from South Carolina where he got his start as a musician.  Now he's part of the Austin Jazz Scene. He is not only a talented player but a Jazz Scholar, learning from other great...

Wesli has released a new record which is truly epic. Makaya is a collection of songs from and about Haiti, in the many styles of Haitian culture from traditional to modern. The history of Haiti is rife with exploitation from colonial powers, and still to this day Haiti is a sacrifice zone where violence and political instability serve the interests of those who seek to exploit the country for natu...