The ProgCast With Gregg Bendian

John Weathers of Gentle Giant (Part 1)

Glenn Alexander 

Bev Bevan

Gary Green of Gentle Giant

TIM SEISSER is the bassist for the incredible American prog unit, DISTRICT 97. Tim also has an incredible new album with his trio TS3, produced by Tim Lebevre. We talk about Tim's diverse musical background, all his very cool projects, and of course his work with D97. 

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JONATHAN SCHANG is the drummer/composer from Chicago prog rock wizards, DISTRICT 97. D97 is one of my favorite newer American progressive bands and their 10+ years on the scene have proven them to be one of the finest in the world. We discuss Jonathan and the band's history, their approach to long form composition, and D97's work with prog icon John Wetton.  SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www...

JAMES SINCLAIR is a conductor, musicologist, and world-renowned specialist in the music of American music icon, Charles Ives. Jim has devoted most of his life to restoring and recording Ives' scores for the Naxos label. He offers us many fascinating insights to the workings of Ives' music, as we delve deep into the genius of the godfather of contemporary American classical music.  SUPPORT US...

Jonathan Mover

DEREK SHULMAN (Part one)  DEREK SHULMAN is the powerhouse voice behind the incredible music of Gentle Giant. Derek and I celebrate Giant's unique splendour by marking the 50th Anniversary of their  "Three Friends" and "Octopus" albums (both prog masterpieces), plus the reissue of their final album, "Civilian". Gentle Giant are my favorite progressive rock band, and their work has stood t...

Andy Edwards

MATT STOBER, BEN & QUINN CONIGULIARO are all composer/musicians from the New York/New Jersey area. They make up 3/4ths of the instrumental group In-Dreamview. The members also have a vast web of related and interconnected projects as well, such as Sun Colored Chair, Wyxz, Wippy Bonstack, Eyeless Owl and many many more. The music they make is well informed by the progressive music of the past while...

https://www.patreon.com/theprogcast (Part 2 available for Patrons!)  THE SIGN OF 4 remains the most controversial project I've both produced & played on. PAT METHENY, DEREK BAILEY, PAUL WERTICO, and I met up in December of '96 to record some pretty wild improvisations - both live and in the studio - and it's one of the most extreme bits of music-making of my career. My pals at MakeWeridMu...

https://www.patreon.com/theprogcast (Part 2 available for Patrons!)   TONY BANKS, keyboardist/composer/Genesis mastermind joins me for an in-depth  discussion of Genesis' beginnings, his classical influences and favorite composers, lyric writing, the end of Genesis, and much, much more. This is Part One of our conversation. Part Two is available exclusively to my ProgCast Patrons, so ple...

RALPHE ARMSTRONG is one of the great bassists of jazz. He is beloved for his role in the last two versions of the mighty Mahavishnu Orchestra. We chat about Raphe's beginnings and his amazing career from the early days of jazz-rock to his current jazz outings.  Study Drums/Composition/Music with Gregg: https://www.bendianmusic.com GREGG BENDIAN is a percussionist/composer/producer/educator/po...

NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN joins me on The ProgCastt! From the moment I heard him on Mahavishnu's "Apocalypse," Narada became one of my biggest inspirations as a drummer - and later as a producer, and composer. Such an honor and an inspiration to speak with Narada about his musical life and to feel his incredible energy shattering The Wall of Zoom.

TERRY CHAMBERS is the drummer from XTC and he's back at The ProgCast to chat with me about his upcoming tour with EXTC - playing the classic catalogue in both the UK and America in the coming weeks. Plus: Terry and I look back at 40 years of English Settlement.

DENNIS CHAMBERS is truly one of drumming's greats. He's worked with Parliament/Funkadelic, John McLaughlin, Santana, Brecker Bros, Mike Stern, and John Scofield to name but a few.  Another fun and informative drummer hang on The ProgCast.

DANDU are a unique jazz trio from Denver CO. With Ben Weirich on keyboards, Sean Dandurand on bass, and Dylan Johnson on drums, Dandu's music is inspired by jazz, hip-hop and funk. Sort of Weather Report meets JDilla and Thundercat. At The ProgCast, we strive to bring you both the new and the classics. Check out DANDU at www.dandumusic.com

Dave Gregory XTC lightning round

GENTLE GIANT drummer JOHN WEATHERS is back for Part Two of our lovely chat about his studio and live work with one of the all-time greatest bands of progressive music. Our thanks to everyone who has supported The ProgCast in 2021. Lots of cool stuff coming in 2022. Next up: Dave Gregory of XTC!

JOHN "PUGWASH" WEATHERS (Part 1), drummer of progressive rock icons, GENTLE GIANT is my very special guest on this special 50th Episode of The ProgCast. John and I delve into the subtleties of what made Giant tick, and some of their key moments in progressive music history. Such a pleasure and an honor to chat with one of my all-time drumming heroes!

COLIN HODGKINSON is the quintessential pioneering British blues-jazz-rock bassist. He fronted the bass-driven band Back Door, and worked with a 'who's who' of BritRock, including Alexis Korner, Spencer Davis, Whitesnake, and Ten Years After. Particularly fun to talk about his  and my experiences working with the great Jan Hammer. Lots of history to cover with Colin!