Paradigms

Brooklyn Raga Massive is a musical cultural community of people committed to the musical form “The Raga” which is the main paradigm of Indian Classical Music.  Neel Murgai and David Ellenbogan , two principles in BRM, join Baruch to share new music, In D , and to explain the Raga as a form, and to invite others to participate in Brooklyn Raga Massive. Aditya Prakash returns to Paradigm...

Meet The Tiptons Sax Quartet (minus their drummer Robert Kainar ) Amy Denio , Jessica Lurie , Sue Orfield and Tina Richarson .  Each an accomplished musician/composer/educator in their own right, they’ve been playing together for decades, and they have a new record out Wabi Sabi  which is upbeat and jazzy and really fun! Originally they were called The Billy Tipton Memorial Sax Quartet , so...

Michaeleen Doucleff, Ph. D. works as a correspondent for NPR’s Science Desk.  In 2015 she was part of the team that won a George Foster Peabody Award for their coverage of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. She holds a Doctorate in chemistry. Doucleff’s new book, a New York Times Bestseller , is Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happ...

Duncan Reed returns to Paradigms to share his new record The Road Part I . It’s a collection of songs inspired by places Duncan has visited on his travels.  The music is poignant and beautiful. The Road Part II will be out around the end of the year. Duncan treats us to a live mini-concert and tells us about the songs. which range in subject from World War I to Britains stone circles. Duncan...

Alexander McCabe is a saxophonist and composer. Originally from Boston, he’s made his life in New York City since the 1980s. He’s a regular on the Jazz scene, but he has also played in the Ska band Mephiskapheles, toured with Ray Charles, and composes for film and television. The new record I’d Prefer is a wonderful collection of original songs that feel familiar and comfortable....

The Americana soul artist / activist Lilli Lewis, known as the Folk Rock Diva, ushered in 2020 curating Folk Alliance International’s Louisiana Red Hot Records Roots & Rhythm Showcase as Label Manager and A&R Head, and is spearheading FAI’s new “Committing to Conversation” cultural equity, race and social justice initiative. – LilliLewis.com Lilli Lewis returns to Paradigms to share...

Debbie Aung Din Taylor is one of the principals in Proximity Designs , founded in 2004 with the commitment to bring social interest design to Myanmar’s underserved rural families. Debbie explains to Baruch what Proximity Designs has been working on and how their projects are changing lives, in the areas of Farm Tech, Agronomy, Finance and Research. This interview recorded on January 18, before the...

In 2018 John Redmon and Thomas J. Dawson, Jr. teamed up to record a fresh and new jazzy version of What a Wonderful World arranged by Dawson. Next thing you know they have recorded a whole album Honoring Louis Armstrong . The record is a beautiful tribute and a musical feast of memories and classic songs. Great music! What does it mean to give tribute to an artist? John, Thomas, and Baruch have a...

Steven Keene is paying attention to what he perceives, and writing songs. Born in Brooklyn, Steve came up through the club and café scene in Greenwich Village in the 1990’s. Steve has recorded a number of records. The new one Them & Us offers perspective on current cultural challenges, along with the universal theme of relationships and love. Steve and Baruch discuss the album, the meani...

“In Fermentation as Metaphor , Sandor Ellix Katz — bestselling author and James Beard Award winner—meditates on his unique art and work, drawing fascinating connections between microbial communities and aspects of human culture: politics, religion, social and cultural movements, art, music, sexuality, identity, and even our individual thoughts and feelings. ” – wildfermentation.c...

Andy Desmond was a rocker who played with many of the great Rock’n’Roll artists of the 20th century; Fleetwood Mac, Fairport Convention, Hall and Oates, Randy Newman, Ry Cooder, and others. Then something happened and he discovered a different path. Andy Desmond became Miten , and devoted his life and his music to spirituality. Together with partner Deva Premal he embarked on a journey...

“Legend has it that Celtic Monks used a specially prepared mixture of ashes obtained from the burning of the boughs of nine sacred trees – Alder, Ash, Birch, Elm, Hazel, Oak, Rowan, Willow and Yew. The use of the ash in ceremonies was important, but for the monk, the collection of the individual woods was an act of worship in itself. ” – mattsteady.com Matt Steady is a mult...

Wayne Mcsweeney came to San Francisco, California, from Ireland in 1996. Being himself,  a person of conscience and curiousity, he sought out the Tenderloin where he found beauty and brokenness and humanity. It’s Christmas, a time where supposedly people remember, at least for a day or two, to be kind, to share, to help those in need. In 2020 United States we are still under the shadow of se...

Nightsong is John Reed , Jo Beth Young , and Ali Karim. Their new record is 16 songs inspired by the past to inform the present for a more deliberate and better future for humanity. The album release is December 21, Winter Solstice, 2020. “The songs of The Peasants’ Revolt show that the lot of peasants varied across the country. The songs give an insight into the fabric of medieval society....

CeCe Gable is a Jazz vocalist who has performed throughout the US, Europe, and Japan. Originally from Ohio, CeCe has moved around, spent time in Vermont, and eventually settled down in Reno, Nevada where she has been a featured Guest Artist with the Reno Jazz Orchestra, the Reno Philharmonic, the Reno Pops and the Carson Symphony. CeCe’s new record More Than A Song is a soothing bright liste...

Jim Kweskin has been an iconic figure on the music scene for decades! He grew up listening to the music of his time, Swing and Jazz and Folk, and went on to found the Jim Kweskin Jug Band . Kweskin has lived in community most of his life. One of the children raised in that community is Samoa Wilson who has become a singer. Jim and Samoa have been making music together since Samoa was a child. Now...

Alba Careta is a jazz trumpet player, and a composer. She is from Catalonia, and has spent time in Holland studying music. Her recent record Alades is a triumph. Careta’s compositions, her playing, and the other players on the record, offer fresh music with depth and a lot of energy. Angelina Llongueras joins Baruch for an update on events in Catalonia, and an exciting announcement! Music by...

Zen Zadravec is a composer and musician, tapping into his native creativity and channeling it through jazz. Have you ever met someone who speaks multiple languages? Zen, the multi-instrumentalist, speaks multiple musical languages. The new record is Human Revolution and the name says it all. Zen is interested in humanity, in our progress, in where we get stuck and how to get unstuck; how do we cho...

 Dahlia Dumont is The Blue Dahlia . Raised in Brooklyn, a traveler and student of human nature, Dahlia writes, composes, sings and plays music that Is both light and solid. She explores styles from Post-war Pop to contemporary electronica. Dahlia is an anthropologist. The discussion between Dahlia and Baruch looks at the United States, the current state of the social contract between people, what...

Ruthless Cosmopolitans is a cathartic/parodic/prophetic response to the spiraling state of our nation, and the world. Music, poetry, performance and imagery are the mediums employed to spread this synaesthetic form of sympathetic magic. Word. Sound. Sign. Signal. ” – ruthlesscosmopolitans.com Jon Madof and Eden Pearlstein (aka ePRHYME) join Baruch for a spirited conversation about art,...

Whether it’s the change of the seasons, a fun night to play, a ritual of grief and renewal, the thinning of the veils between the living and the dead, Dîa de los Muertos, whatever it means to you, the end of October is significant in many traditions.  In this episode of Paradigms we hear from songwriters before we hear their witchy magical soulful and very personal songs. There’s also...

Brad Lauretti performs as This Frontier Needs Heroes , an interesting name which he will explain during the interview. The new record is Go With the Flow . Brad brings a country progressive folk sensibility to his music. The songs are about the human condition, and he doesn’t pull any punches with his messaging. As soon as you start to listen you will hear the inspirations of Woody Guthrie a...

Matt DeMerritt plays tenor, alto, and baritone saxes, flute, keyboards, and melodica. He’s an accomplished sideman and a composer in his own right. Matt has recorded his first album Fool’s Journey , bringing the symbolism and wisdom of Tarot to us via jazz music. Matt is a person who explores consciousness through various forms of meditation practice. Matt and Baruch’s conversati...

Betty LaDuke has been making art that addresses the human condition for seven decades! Her current works address many of our current social, political, and environmental challenges; tall wooden panels depicting various abstract and representational human situations, presented with bright and earthy colors. Betty talks about her work, her motives, and how she sees her art and art in general as part...

“Nsimbi is a Ugandan – American international award-winning duo formed by Ugandan hip-hop pioneer GNL Zamba and American world fusion artist Miriam Tamar.” – Nsimbimusic.com Miriam and Zamba join Baruch to discuss their musical mission, to connect people with culture and with each other. Their new record is self-titled Nsimbi . As life partners and musical partners Zamba an...