The Jake Feinberg Show

Pianist and organist talks about being on the bandstand with Frank Rosolino at 21 a harrowing encounter with Ike Turner and his early studio work with Earthquire.

I have long sought after Chester Thompson. The guy moved from Ok. City to San Francisco to live the gypsy life. After night gigs at "Jack's on Sutter" and the Fillmore District he was back in a San Francisco bank singing "Your Still A Young Man," which he late busted out with East Bay Funk outfit Tower of Power. He lived among the people and saw how Bill Graham would weave these tremendous multi-r...

The foundations of a human being begin within their home. The education, the adherence to a craft and not overcompensating with blind faith. My guest today had a bed rock in his home and it is because of his mother that he is where he is today. Part of The JFS is to promote inclusivity as it relates to parents and their relationships with their kids. I do this by talking to musicians like my guest...

Acclaimed drummer, pianist and band leader talks about his career on the bandstand. 

Wishin and Hopin' The sanctified churches in the south lent themselves to a Afro-Centric form of appreciation for their deity. The first modified drum kits were in the sanctified churches with sticks and tambourines and maybe even an electric guitar. The gospel hymns were infectious and spoke of celebration, hope and spirit. The preachers were often pugnacious and speaking to a congregation that w...

Decorated blues guitarist talks about his early lessons with Tommy Bolin in Boulder, Co and his touring experiences with Kingfish.

My Brain is on a Subway as I head into the vortex of living the live…..do you practice what you preach on stage? Do you remember the cats who accompanied you into battle when the album is credited, or because of insecurity do you take all the credit? These are obviously things that each musician has to deal with in his or her own individual way. My guest today is someone who has gone up against it...

Radiant healer steeped in wisdom and cosmic consciousness talks about her fortunes in life and how she considers everyone a teacher. 

Cosmic drummer and artist talks about being a team player in the modern music era to stay in the game and thrive as a human.

Indelible Tulsa drummer talks about his early musical influences and the evolution of the band Teegarden and Van Winkle.

Stellar pianist and band leader talks about finding his own individual sound as a jazzer on the bandstand. 

Aphrodisiacs By Stanley Clarke "When I got into Scientology I was very close to becoming a serious drug addict. I could always get a jump on things when things were going a little to the left. Since I was very young I was always someone who would pull the plug on something before it went over the line. I was not at a good place. I was not feeling good physically and I was too young not to be feeli...

Brilliant and ethereal pianist talks about her psychic and telepathic abilities on the bandstand. 

Explosive and highly inventive guitarist talks about his philosophies as they relate to playing improvisational music and what he learned from gigging with cats like Alan Dawson and Miles Davis 

All around badass producer and guitarist from Texas talks about living the musical dream.

Saxophonist talks about his journey towards musical salvation with his peers and as a teacher. 

Resilient and boundless musicians talks about his days as a hang gliding instructor and his musical bond with Little Steven Van Zandt.

Discussion revolving around songwriting, meeting Cass Elliott and the ebbs and flows on and off the bandstand. 

Musical director of the Saturday Night Live house band and original Blues Brother talks about his musical upbringings in South Carolina and his constant pursuit of greatness in composition, arranging and playing.

Unheralded musician talks about the long and winding road of his melodic existence, trusting in the pull of the universe and his relationships with equally cosmic cats on and off the bandstand. 

Good Leaders are hard to find these days in Public Life. Transcendent figures like Pope Francis make you again realize in the power of the spirit and love. My guest is a transcendent leader in the world of music. He has had a positive impact on so many lives. Recycling Reusing being resourceful in the face of adversity. Most importantly making bread for his family and breaking bread with his bandm...

"Saved My Life" By Carmine Appice "I played a few burlesque houses but our manager was connected to the Mafia. Those guys you see in the movie Goodfellas, we used to know Henry Hill. We used to know Paulie (The Don). They all used to go to my managers club. In the movie the club that was burned down was my managers club, "The Action House." They burned it down to collect insurance and then rebuilt...

Multi-dimensional guitarist talks about the different musical worlds he dwells and thrives in. 

Print journalist originally from Kansas talks about her own career and how the newspaper industry has changed over the last half century.

Show Tunes ​ by Steve Kimock ​When I arrived in California, there were people around who made comparisons between my playing and Jerry’s playing. I just wasn’t that familiar with his playing. I was doing my best to sound somewhere in between Roy Buchanan and Steve Howe. I didn’t relate to “the Garcia thing” as an influence until much later, when I realized how much influence in certain areas we sh...