The Jake Feinberg Show

Saxophonist from The Pyramids talks about playing spiritual music and developing new musical vocabulary on the bandstand. 

John Santos is a great Latin percussionist. More importantly he is a leading advocate and spokesman for multi-ethnic music. A 5 time Grammy award winner John has boycotted the Grammy's and their sponsors this year because they have removed the categories for Latin Jazz, Traditional R&B, Contemporary Jazz, World Music, Native American, Cajun/Zydeco, Hawaiian, Contemporary Jazz, Instrumental Roc...

Legendary vocalist talks about playing with George Duke at the Half Note in San Francisco and how the arts can bring people closer together.

RnB singer talks about coming up in the age of sweet soul music and getting signed to ABC Records. 

Original Merry Prankster and painter of the Furthur Bus talks about an alternative path towards peace and existence. 

Iconic roots singer talks about her upbringing with a father who was a Baptist preacher and a mother who was Cherokee Indian. 

Great folk/rock bassist talks about finding his own voice on the instrument with brother Bernie and Tom Petty. 

Vocalist and band leader talks about her willingness to make herself vulnerable on the bandstand in order to find her own voice.

Divine singer and bandleader talks about finding her own voice amidst a sea of other vocalists. 

Brilliant session and live drummer talks about the nuances of science and spirit within the context of spiritual music.

Ira Gitler is one of those transcendental figures in the history of music. He grew up with Dizzy and Charlie Parker and was writing linear notes for Bob Weinstock's fledgling record label - Prestige Records. He also co-authored The Encyclopedia of Jazz with Leonard Feather. His devotion to the music and the soul's of the musicians always outweighed his own art and this selfless promotion of inform...

Authentic musician and songwriter talks about the challenges of breaking through in an age when artist development is non-existent. 

World musician and yogic practitioner talks about finding her voice through sacred mantra and authentic expression on the bandstand or in theatre. 

Venerable folk/rock drummer talks the intuitive groove. 

Humble guitarist talks about his musical existence during COVID. 

Guitarist from Dub Syndicate and Black Uhuru talks about finding the groove in reggae music. 

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Late reed player talks about the venerable Berkeley jazz club which has since resurfaced in Baltimore.  

Ever heard of Jug? Gene Ammons along with Sonny Stitt? Maybe Willis  Jackson or Red Holloway. These cats were mercenaries on the band stand counting off Cherokee at some ridiculous tempo that would separate the common artist from the professional. Take a trip down to Jim and Andy's and you just might see my guest with Al McKibbon or Cal Tjader playing Afro Cuban melodies with Ray Barretto, or...

Brilliant banjo player talks about making it in the Southern California live music and studio scenes. 

The guitar, the apparatus, the mode of communication chosen by my guests. One of them came from over seas after cutting his teeth, honing his chops and getting lit in the progressive music scene of England. The other growing up in suburban Long Island which at the time was veritable cow country compared to today's population explosion. Both my guests came of age before interconnection, when indivi...

Slide trumpeter talks about creating and innovating in the moment on the bandstand and the many elders he has learned from. 

Explosive fusion drummer talks about playing with Barry Miles and Pat Martino. 

Avant-garde drummer talks about his involvement in the New York City art and music scene in the 1970's and 80's.