the Saint Disruption Podcast

On this episode of the Saint Disruption Podcast we debut "Lateef" a collaborative work between Haleh Liza Gafori and Shazad Ismaily. Gafori, world renowned Rumi scholar and performance artist shares her poem "Lateef." It is a work about the essential nature of gentleness. In their collaboration Ismaily, a legendary NYC based musician and mentor, provides a minimalist sonic backdrop, maki...

Saint Disruption Podcast hosts John Medeski and Jeff Firewalker welcome Jahman Hill and Oteil Burbridge for Part 2 to discuss their creative collaboration. WISDOM is the title of the finished audio piece which includes Oteil's thumping banjo bass paired with powerful poetry from Jahman, written to honor past freedom fighters such as Gil Scott-Heron. Hear stories that led these two down the path of...

Saint Disruption Podcast hosts Jeff Firewalker and John Medeski welcome Oteil Burbridge and Jahman Hill to discuss their collaborative creative project. FLOAT is the title of the finished audio piece which includes powerful poetry from Jahman which drove the creation of a matching soundscape driven by Oteil's thumping bass paired with melodic aquatic tones over rhythms recorded by Jeff Sipe . This...

PART 2 Guitar legend Vernon Reid and acclaimed composer and lyricist Brian Jackson join us for a deep dialogue with performance poet phenom Poetikah. This episode is about storytelling and the importance of music in the human experience. In this show we debut a collaborative music work created by Vernon and Poetikah called “Storyteller Nation.”  Poetikah - Thah Hurricane (Official V...

PART 1 Guitar legend Vernon Reid and acclaimed composer and lyricist Brian Jackson join us for a deep dialogue with performance poet phenom Poetikah. This episode is about storytelling and the importance of music in the human experience. In this show we debut a collaborative music work created by Vernon and Poetikah called “Storyteller Nation.”  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

Jeff Firewalker sits down with Voxmana to discuss consciousness, plant medicine, conscious death and healing-thru-music. Voxmana discusses their unique approach to creating inspiring music using a wide variety different approaches; from Natalia's transition from creating EDM with Thievery Corporation to defining how Intentional Dance Music (IDM) is defining Voxmana's future. Andrei reflects on the...

Jeff Firewalker sits down for a vibrant conversation with Randy Granger, a renowned artist, healer, and teacher. He uses vocals, interactions with rhythm, and Native flutes to breath into sound healing and music making. Randy honors ancient teachings by sharing with others. This interview features bonus material including extra dialogue and musical creation with Jake Mossman, a longtime friend and...

Multidisciplinary artist Gina Cornejo (she/they) is an Americana Peruana and Queer identifying creative. Aiming for a pinnacle of honesty to be revealed by curating intimate autobiographical theatrical performances for our collective healing, the mediums they specialize in are writing, immersive solo performance, and storytelling. For 17 years, claiming Chicago as her artistic home, Cornejo contri...

DJ Logic and Brian Jackson sit down with Jeff Firewalker to discuss the importance of understanding your roots, connections to creativity through nature, honoring your elders, and listening to the youth. Brian shares intimate stories from his era of making records with Gil Scott-Heron and DJ Logic talks about buying those same records in his learning years in an attempt to shape his own sounds. Fe...

During this episode, John Medeski sits down with Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Sipe and takes a deep dive into their early music adventures while performing with Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit . During this discussion, personal stories are shared regarding Col Bruce Hampton's uncanny clairvoyance, the role he played as an unlikely mentor, the art of taking a breath, and the shaping of...

The good folks from the highly respected No Simple Road podcast ( https://www.nosimpleroad.com ) are featured as guest hosts   to honor the power of poetry and music when brought together in the spirit of collaboration. Our aspiration is to provide a platform for young visionaries to share their works and engage in deep dialogue with thought-leaders of their choice.  In this pi...