The Jake Feinberg Show

Legendary pianist being interviewed at his home in Brooklyn, NY from January 2018

Stone jazzer and iconic studio musician talks about overcoming adversity early in his life that helped shape who he became as a person and player. 

Funky Hammond B-3 player talks about the opportunities to carve out an identity in a record based industry. 

“Congratulations, You’ve Practiced A Lot” By Cris Jacobs  I took a few lessons when I first started out, with some guys who spun me up and sent me on my way. After that I did lots of shedding in the bedroom and lots of listening. I’ve never been one to shun away from the theory, and the language and learning, but I was never a music school guy. From the beginning I was drawn to the improvisat...

Drummer and leader talks about overcoming adversity in his life to become a stronger person and player. 

Legendary bassist and human being talks about all the different paths of his muscial life. 

Soul searching singer talks about his distinguished professional music career. 

Original member of Country Joe & The Fish talks about life on the bandstand when music dictated our culture. 

Dynamic Bay Area soul singer talks about coming up at a time of regional musical growth in Oakland and beyond. 

Freddie Hubbard - tpt; Bill Watrous - tbn; Hubert Laws - fl; Sonny Rollins - ts; Rahsaan Roland Kirk -ts, manzello; McCoy Tyner - pno; Chick Corea - keybds; George Benson - gtr; Stanley Clarke - bs; Lenny White - dr; Airto -perc, Weather Report

Drummer for Peter Tosh and Bob Marley talks about his responsibilities as a time keeper. 

Versatile drummer talks about making all the records he played on feel good. 

Guitarist, bandleader and music aficionado talks about the different tributaries of his musical journey. 

Bandleader talks about the ebbs and flows of life during Covid and his musical philosophies as it relates to making his latest record. 

Blazing guitarist in the Sons of Champlin talks about his peers like John Cipollina and Jerry Miller. 

Blazing horn player talks about the impact black musicians had on his playing. 

Preserving and promoting the iconic music festival 50 years later with two drummers who performed there. Live from The Brava Theater in San Francisco from July 2019

Drums interlude from a live Grateful Dead performance at the Rockpalast in Germany.  3/28/81

Interview on early incarnation of MTV. 

Part of Us by Ray Neapolitan ​In the music community I was involved in, there was no discrimination, there were no barriers. I don’t remember playing an event or with a band where there were a lot of social comments. ​We looked up to the black musicians; they were always a part of us. Especially growing up in Chicago—those guys were my idols. We never held fear or prejudice in our neighborhoods, o...

​ How Can You Turn Us Down? ​ by Bob Barsotti ​In 1985 we went to Ventura County Fairgrounds with The Dead. There were a lot of people outside the show that didn’t have tickets, and that caused a bunch of problems. A bunch of condo owners had people sneaking naked into their swimming pools. They wanted to stop it and there was a general consensus in town that there were too many drugs and they sho...

Roots music singer/songwriter talks about her need for liberation on the bandstand. 

Cosmic Merry Prankster talks about the open road of life with Ken Kesey and Ken Babbs. 

Prolific double bassist talks about his career from the clubs of Chicago to the studios of Los Angeles. 

Blazing electric guitarist talks about working in the studios in Chicago with The Soulful Strings.