The Jake Feinberg Show

  Pony Poindexter , Miles Davis , Jon Hendricks and the Blues , Stripping of the Arts The Jake Feinberg Show

Master saxophonist talks about his musical roots in Dallas and becoming fully ensconced in the fertile Bay Area jazz scene. 

Explosive Hammond B-3 organist talks about playing the officers clubs in England with John McLaughlin.

How far is it to the end of the Universe? Maybe you'll get their by the Marakesh Express or swung into Oblivion. The Universe is mind expanding and so is pure jazz which mixes all musics in an improvisational fire storm that incorporates European Classical and The only art form this country has ever had- African Swing Music. My guest today is one of the heaviest keyboardists of all time. He took a...

Spiritual jazz guitarist talks about his guru Sri Chimnoy and learning to make a cheap Indian meal for the disciples and going on tour with Mahavishnu Orchestra

Don’t Let The Dragon Eat Your Mother.....

Coming to America: "I came here at the invitation of Tony Williams. Who even today, nobody plays like Tony. The closest drummer to Tony today is Cindy Blackman. I'm over there in Europe. Lets not equate the European Jazz scene with the American Jazz Scene. Today there's a lot more balance between the two continents but in the sixties it was America. You have no idea, since I was fifteen all I drea...

People talk about the British Invasion as "The Beatles..." That the Beatles encouraged original song writing and individuality. They also are given credit for introducing Indian Music and polyrhythms  to our humble land. But what about those who don't sing on McLemore Ave or croon like James Taylor but rather play melodic invention. The fusing of all genres of music before there was any idiom...

My guest today is a lover, leader and life giver of music. The decisions that he makes correlate to art and relationships because you must have intimate relationships with cats to make real music. Cats like Dino Danelli who came up playing swing music with the likes of Lionel Hampton. My guest was part of The Rascals. A rock quarter that produced jukebox hits that the ladies could bob their heads...

efore interconnection and the mass marketing of music you had regional music. Music that was created in the real time with definitive characteristics of certain parts of the country and its rhythms. Some had urban feels like The Chicago Shuffle and the beat of Dixieland or the fact that a tuba played the baseline. My guest today is responsible for creating a piece of regional American Music. One o...

In the context of the live music experience it is imperative that your focus remains on listening and improvising off your bandmates. It's beyond the music, it's a focus that should be able to take those with small musical pallets and take them on a ride with their own sailin shoes through a journey of music of the Americas. By that I mean Congo Square, Dixieland, Bayou Funk, Jam Based, roadhouse...

I've interviewed a number if guitarists on my program. Cats like Kenny Burrell who were making up the rules with Donald Byrd and Elvin Jones in Detroit. Locked in a pocket of communal musical connection the same way my guest can hit flurries of notes that have you flying and showing you the way. Regional Music in the Americas was rampant in Appalchia, Chicago Blues, Gulf Coast, and the North Bay S...

With my back against the wall I pulled out a 1984 dicta phone and a 2011 iphone and recorded a legendary interview with George Duke. The recording came out extremely well and please note the sequence in part II where I can clearly be heard heading over to the record player to drop the needle on "Black Messiah." We didn't always talk the "King's English" but the camaraderie was instant and shown th...

Why was the book written was to set the record straight? This is important because at one time post Jim Morrison there was a a harmony between Manzarek, Kreiger and my guest....like a spear they blazed through and became a band of melodic invention with studio cats like Ray Neopolitan Charles Lloyd, Bobbye Porter Hall and all the other ships with sails. Who do you think scouted this talent? Who do...

Swing Your Ass Off , Bill Goodwin , Buddy Rich , RIOT , Thelonious Monk , Charlie Parker , Dizzy Gilespie The Jake Feinberg Show

Stud drummer talks about defying the hands of time and still being able to pass along the timeless rhythmic knowledge he has gathered along the way.  Charlie Parker , Max Roach , Cymbals , I'm A Player , CFSD , Subbing , Ted Dunbar , Richard Davis

When I began to interview my heroes in jazz I started my search in the time period I loved most, the early 1970s. The guys I have pursued; Martino, Ndugu, Upchurch and Maupin are individuals who were already established but hit their groove in the early seventies. They had their role models, Lloyd Price, Hampton Hawes, Eric Gale and Horace Silver but mat this point there was a clear passing of the...

Magical drummer talks about his musical upbringing, playing himself, and how adversity has made him stronger and more resilient.

Part of the Neville Brothers Cyril talks about growing up in the pressure cooker of New Orleans, his time spent with brother Aaron at Catch A Rising Star and the rhythm of the drum.

Brilliant inventive guitarist talks about expanding his sonic pallet and collaborating with the late great Walter Becker

A further discussion about creating in the moment authentic song and dance, being hunted as a model and learning to love herself and trust in authentic musical collaboration. 

Along the way on this bus to never never land The spirits have helped bring me closer to my native seed. The ability at @ 32 years old to begin to harness my passion for music with my broadcasting prowess. This is not to say that the journey has not been winding, laborious and full of lessons. Still, there are moments when you realize what your doing is painting a picture of Americana. Mexico is t...

Jazz/Rock drummer talks about fusing jazz aesthetics into the prog rock band Chicago. Deeply ensconced and always paying homage to his jazz mentors

Sound seeking guitar player talks about trying to be himself on the bandstand while creating spiritual music and collaborating with like minded cats

Gifted pianist talks about her formative trips to India discovering transcendental meditation and south Indian classical music.