The Jake Feinberg Show

A continuation of inspirational creation. 

Where Love’s A Grown Up God

“Stay With Us” By Miroslav Vitous At Lenny's On The Turnpike I played with Cannonball Adderley. He wanted me to come on tour with his band. It was not possible because I did not have a green card so I couldn't travel. Coming from a communist country if I left the United States I would not be allowed to reenter. I had previously played with Cannonball in Vienna in 1966. At that time I met Walter Bo...

What I am is a natural communicator who has been able to blend my interpersonal skills with technology and new media to give a platform to jazz and those who learned from the original masters of the music. What I am is a listener and facilitator who has developed an unmatched comradery with the musicians. (See Audio Clip 1) My enthusiasm, natural curiosity, and love for the artistry and the music...

My guest today is a Romantic Warrior from the city of brotherly love he roams the streets with his upright bass aware of the sounds of Philadelphia. Northern Soul, Folk Blues and Jazz. He turns the corner to the earl Theatre where Wilbur Ware and James Garrison and Reggie Workman held it down for Sonny Rollins John Coltrane and Jimmy a Health. My guest marinated in this Philly Groove which taught...

“Finding Your Mate” By Steve Swallow “Love is irrational - the electric bass grabbed me by the neck and there it was. It’s been a long learning process to get the electric bass to respond under my hands in a way that integrates it within the jazz rhythm section with a drummer who’s playing “ding, dic a ding” on the cymbal instead of “boom, boom, Chak.” Its definitely a life’s work, I had no choice...

“Wander Away” By Steve Swallow “Sonny Clark was around when I first came to New York. His touch on the piano would just melt your heart in an instant, he was a magnificent player and absolutely incapable of ordering his life to the extent that you could say, “Sonny, I’ve got a gig for you, you have to be at Birdland Tuesday at 9pm.” It was absurd that he would make that, but he showed at the sessi...

"You had to be a jack of all trades....I had the reputation for being a good drummer." Growing up in Cincinnati Jimmy Madison could look across the river and see "King Records," the recording home of James Brown. When he befriended David Mathews in his teens it began a musical collaboration with Brown. Jimmy played with "the funkiest man alive" in the late sixties and early seventies. As I was goi...

This interview is an absolute gem! This man is such an underrated musician and I don’t doubt that Jeff Porcaro was influenced by Ed, especially with the one-handed 16th feel. (Maybe Ed got turned onto that by James Gadson?) The musical lineage of these studio greats is off the scale in terms of achievement, they are forgotten heroes but in no way irrelevant today. These guys have left time capsule...

An opportunity to talk to an ethnic group of students about what they need to do in order to carve out their place in Western Society. This was one of the better "trips" I have had recently on this Roller Coaster ride called life. Thanks to JC and all the dirt farmers out there.

Frequent Flyer Miles , White Like Me , Summertime , Joe Beck , Song For Wounded Knee , Agnewistic , The Jake Feinberg Show

This one's for my Uncle Larry. Be-bop and Roses.

Mike Clark is best known for his work with Herbie Hancock on the Headhunters. He and Paul Jackson roomed together in Oakland and turned into one of the most formidable rhythm sections in the world. Still, Mike is from the Art Blakey school of jazz and he loves to swing. So much so that continues to hold it down with the likes of Mike Wolff, Scott Hamilton and plays at clubs in Detroit like "The Ma...

New Jersey native Barry Miles starting playing drums at age 3. He quickly transitioned over to the piano and was playing with Woody Herman in the late 60s. To put it in perspective his dad served as his agent when he was 13. By the early seventies he had already cut two massive albums with Pat Martino, John Abercrombie and his brother Terry Silverlight (who was 14 at that time). He also played a s...

I left Tucson I did some great interviews with some Sennheiser 441s and an IPhone. One of these was with Ernie Watts who is one of the most legendary saxophonist's of our lifetime. He played with Oliver Nelson, Cannonball Adderley, Joe Henderson, Buddy Rich, Frank Zappa and Steely Dan. His move to Los Angeles coincided with Motown's move from Detroit to Southern California so he played a ton of Rn...

Daughter of Neal Cassady talks candidly about her dad, what is what like to live with him and how he always wanted to please mom. A true Merry Prankster

I sat down with Ndugu prior to my departure to LA. It was one of those conversations where I felt like as long as I set screens, boxed out and was in the right place Ndugu would get me the ball. His intellect is undeniable and his passion for creation and getting acknowledged for creativity is paramount. We talked about leadership, mentoring, collaboration, teamwork and "music as a meal." The back...

I was joined by the legendary drummer Dick Berk. We had a ball. He was Billie Holiday's last drummer and his stories about how she took care of him when he was a seventeen hear old on the road are really stunning. Dick was also the drummer on the song "Manuel Deeghit" which we cranked really loud. Long live Cal Tjader......and 1/2 a mile from Tucson by the Morning Light

Steel City, Booker Ervin, Tommy Turrentine, Cal Tjader, Manuel Deeghit,

"Don't Categorize" By Duke Ellington  by Nat Hentoff My oldest friend in music, Charles Mingus, never used the word jazz. He said, I play "Mingus music." Duke Ellington who I got to know when I was quite young and was my mentor never used the word "jazz." He didn't like terminology. He gave me a lesson when I was very young. He said, "don't categorize the music. Dont use terms like "cutting e...

A continuation of our discussion about rhythm and how it morphs over time.

Iconic drummer talks about getting his Swahili name from Mtume.

Iconic youngest Heath brother talks about his older brothers Jimmy and Percy and growing up playing with his elders like Lester Young and Shirley Scott

This is an historic landmark in the first quarter of Jake Feinberg's radio career. 79 year old Mickey Roker appeared on my show in a pre-recorded interview that will air 7/2/11. He is one of the greatest jazz drummers of all time. He played with Duke Pearson on all those classic Blue Note Sessions, he was Dizzy's personal drummer throughout the seventies as well as the Pablo sessions. He funked ou...

Microtonal Blues Band , Spirit of 1976 , Frank Sinatra , 700 percussive instruments , The Jake Feinberg Show