Edition #40 – Ian Brennan answers 7 questions

1. Why are you a musician? There was never any choice. It was all I wanted to do ever, from as far back as I can remember. And that has been a mixed blessing, at best. 2. Who are your musical inspirations? The voices of people who are kind and humble. Adrien Kazigira,...

Edition #39 – Gernot Wolfgang answers 7 questions

1. Why are you a musician? I first knew that I wanted to be a musician when I heard a great local jazz guitarist in Innsbruck, Austria. He turned me on to guitarists like Jim Hall and Wes Montgomery, which reinforced my desire. At the time I wasn’t able to verbalize...

Edition #38 – Jim Berkenstadt answers 7 questions

1. Why are you a music historian? I am actually a music historian (Beatles, Nirvana, Garbage, Traveling Wilburys); a consultant to TV and Movies (Beatles Get Back; George Harrison: Living in the Material World) and a multi-award-winning, best selling author of...

Edition #37 – Javon Jackson answers 7 questions

1. Why are you a musician? My parents have a lot to do with it. I always heard music in the house. We ate food with music, we cleaned the house with music…..and the music was largely jazz music. 2. Who are your musical inspirations? My many musical inspirations...

Edition #36 – John Beasley answers 7 questions

1. Why are you a musician? I am a third generation musician. Music was everywhere in my house. I was carted to rehearsals, concerts and lessons from the time I can remember. So, I fell in love with making music at an early age! 2. Who are your musical inspirations? My...

Edition #34 – Joe McCarthy answers 7 questions

1. Why are you a musician? Music has been my lifelong mission. It is who I am. 2. Who are your musical inspirations? My inspirations come in many forms, primarily from forward thinkers who strive to create outside of the box with success, people who are honest and...

Chant For Our Planet

Chant For Our Planet By Marco Pignataro Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal From murmuring brooks to the eruption of scalding magma, sound is ubiquitous on our planet. What is more, according to satellite data — scientists theorize that sound waves may have been present...