Play It Like It's Music

039: Katya Diaz Welcome back! This is Play It Like It’s Music, I’m Trevor. Thanks for listening. On Wednesday, May 13 of 2020 music is not content, it’s connection. I’m super psyched for this week’s guest, and also next week’s. They come as a pair. Welcome to the two-parter for Break Out The Crazy, the amazing duo of Katya Diaz and Chris Hierro. This week, it’s all about Katya. Quarantine continue...

038: Time Travel with Artie Shaw [PRESS PLAY] Good morning! On Wednesday, May 6th of 2020 music is not content. It’s connection. Today I want to try something different, it's a continuation of the thing we did last week with Carmen McRae and I want to start doing more of it. We are gonna check out some raw tape of Artie Shaw , the big band legend. And yes, it’s posthumous. Mr. Shaw is no longer wi...

037: Angela Parrish She came to LA and lived in her car. But now she's a renowned, busily prolific singer, writer and producer. I’m very honored to have Angela Parrish on the show today. [photos by Shervin Lainez] This is Play It Like It’s Music, I’m Trevor. Thanks for listening. On Wednesday, April 29th of 2020, music is not content! It’s connection. I couldn’t be happier to present this show to...

036: Joe Matzzie Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music, I’m Trevor. Thanks for listening. On Wednesday, April 22 of 2020 music is not content! It’s connection. photo by Judith Ann Warren Still here, still playing. Trying to stay sane in all of this, and for me that means lots of cello. Meanwhile, we have a great guest today on the show. Joe Matzzie is a songwriter, guitarist and vocalist....

035: Tommy Fields Good morning! It’s Play It Like It’s Music, I’m Trevor. Thanks for listening. On Wednesday, April 15th of 2020 music is not content. It’s connection. I’m so glad you’re here, we are good here where I live. Thanks for asking. People are really suffering out there and I’ve been hearing stories from folks I know, folks I love, folks who know folks I know… For the ones out there affe...

034: Simon Petty Good morning. This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, April 8th of 2020 music is NOT content. It's connection. I'm here with the rest of planet Earth in the Club Quarantine with DJ @dnice , who you can hear in the background. I'm gonna make this quick: today in the booth I'm honored to be speaking with Simon Petty. Simon is an English singe...

033: Steve Jenkins Hey all you cool cats and kittens, it’s Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, the Day formerly known as April Fools’, music is not content! It’s connection. Today on the show we have this man: Steve Jenkins. Bass player. Steve gets us off to a great start by saying Music is “the power that we all draw upon, the way that we dance through life".”...

032: Rich Hinman Good Morning, we're back. This is Play It Like It's Music, I'm Trevor. Thanks for listening. On Wednesday, March 25th of 2020 music is not content! It’s connection. Do we need it now more than ever? You tell me. After you get your masks and your bleach wipes and your cans of beans, let me know. [photo by Robbie Jeffers ] Seriously, I am ready for everything… to be normal again. No...

031: Celia Chavez [photo by Jamie Thrower] Good Morning, this is Play It Like It's Music, I'm Trevor. Thanks for listening. On Wednesday, March 18th of 2020, music is not content! It’s connection. Here's all I'm going to say about the thing: Musicians are used to living on thin ice and having to improvise. It’s what we do best, and we are here to serve you. Creativity comes from courage, and vice...

030: Ro Rowan We might have had a lttle too much fun on this one, which is actually exactly why I do this. On Wednesday, March 11 of 2020, don’t get the coronavirus AND: music is not content, it’s connection. Enjoy a little cello rig rundown at the top of today’s episode, and a special space jam for you at the end. I am very cello happy at the moment, and it may show a bit. Meantime, Ro has a fasc...

029: Bisan Toron Ever wonder: when a singer probes so deep within that they get lost and unravel, what then? In this case, a completely unique sound is born. Bisan Toron opens up about her global journey, seven years of silence and her vocal creatures. [photo by Tony Herbas] Good morning! On Wednesday, March 4th of 2020 music is not content, it’s connection. *And if you like the show, please tell...

028: Artyom Manukyan Powerhouse on the cello. Composer, improvisor, bandleader. Let’s spend some time with one of today’s most exciting string players. This is Play It Like It’s Music, I’m Trevor Exter. Thanks for listening. Welcome back! On Wednesday, February 26th of 2020 music is not content, it’s connection. I’m so glad I got a good one in today with one of my favorite cello players, and I’m b...

027: Krystle Warren Good morning everyone. This is Play It Like It's Music, I'm Trevor, we're back, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, February 19th of 2020, music is not content. It's connection. You all are in for treat with today's episode. I'm going to keep the intro short so we can get right in to it. Krystle Warren is one of my favorite musicians, and she's highly influential too. I always...

026: Alfred Rutherford, Jr. We’re back! This is Play It Like It’s Music, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, February 11th of 2020 Music is not content. It's connection. I've been going through it a little bit, like ya do. It's kind of grounding for me to check in with you all every week. It keeps me aligned with what I'm doing but mainly also the why. We can lose track of the Why so easily. Thank...

Episode 025: Max Lilja That’s the captain himself. Founding member of Apocalyptica, cellist at large currently working on his 4th solo album, multimedia artist and composer for video games, films, a Finnish radio drama based upon The Excorcist, he also tours with operatic metal star Tarja Turunen. Max Lilja is a quiet killer on the cello and also one of the people moving the state of the art forwa...

Episode 024: Cormac Bluestone Good morning! This is Play It like It's Music, I'm Trevor. Thanks for listening. We are back. On Wednesday, January the 29th of 2020, music is not content, it's connection.* *and if you like the show, please tell a friend! My friend Cormac Bluestone does it all: music, comedy, casting, directing, coaching, you name it. But he’s not a typical slasher, he’s got a unique...

Episode 023: Simone Giuliani Good morning! This is Play It like It's Music, I'm Trevor. Thanks for listening. We are back. On Wednesday, January the 22nd of 2020, music is not content, it's connection.* *and if you like the show, please tell a friend! My friend Simone Giuliani is an Italian musician, film composer, arranger, record producer and music director based in Los Angeles and Manhattan, Ne...

022: Kevin Chown The Carpet of Confidence It's Wednesday, January the 13th of 2020. *if you like the show, please tell a friend! Before we hit you with today’s interview I'd like to hip you to the premise of this show, because you should know what we stand for around here. It came to me in a flash as I was finishing last week's episode with Mike. Ready? Here it is: "Music is not content. It's conn...

Play It Like It's Music 021: Earspasm Good morning! In today’s edition: Michael Lowenstern of Earspasm [Photo by Peter Gannushkin] It's Wednesday, January the 8th of 2020. This is Play It Like It's Music, thank you for listening * *and if you like the show, please tell a friend! We're hanging today with a totally unique, and uniquely advanced player and citizen. Michael Lowenstern, a completely wo...

OK, it's a new year, new decade. Goodbye teens, hello 20's! Got a good one to start you off today: In This Episode: ANN COURTNEY [photo my Omar Kasrawi) My 20's were a freakshow, but that's a tale for another day. PRESS PLAY because we made it through, we're here now, this is Play It Like It's Music, the show is back, I'm Trevor Exter and thanks for tuning in! If you know me at all, you know I've...

Today we visit John Newcott, composer and singer.  Goes by the stage name NewK.  Like many, I first knew him as a Marketing guy for Universal and Verve Forecast back in the 90s, but as happens with all first impressions I later had to seriously expand the slot I’d originally allocated to him in my mind.  The guy has a long history as a musician and composer as well as a deep love of the art which...

We got a good one today, so settle in. I went to Greenpoint to hang out at the home of Chris Morrissey. Bass player, singer, guitarist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He’s literally everywhere, you can hear him on records by Sara Bareilles, Mark Guiliana, Dave King, Jim Campilongo, Lucius, Ben Kweller, Andrew Bird. But his own, original music will blow your mind. I get a Radiohead-like thrill...

Good times today, because we’re hanging out with master drummer Damon Due White. The guy’s been around the world with everybody: Harry Belafonte, Shemekia Copeland and a long list of others. He and I did a bunch of James McBride gigs together in France and Mississippi. Solid cat with a heart of gold. Let’s dive in. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers...

GREGG AUGUST is the man of the hour on the bass. He’s played with Ray Barretto, Ornette Coleman, Paquito D’Rivera, Arturo O’Farrill, James Moody, The Chico O’Farrill Big Band, The list goes on. As a classical bassist he frequently performs with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, The Mark Morris Dance Group, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and the American Composer’s Orchestra. He’s also a faculty member...

Kiku Collins has established herself at the heights of pop, jazz and R&B. She has performed with everybody: Beyonce, Michael Bolton, Jill Scott, Train, Gloria Gaynor, Carole King, Sza, Sam Moore, Esperanza Spalding, Queen Latifah, Trombone Shorty, Smokey Robinson, Keb Mo, Lea Delaria, Paul Shaffer, The Manhattan Transfer, Buddy Guy, Faith Evans, Ciara, Ben E. King, Janelle Monae, Patti LaBelle, Sh...