Edition #32 – Tom Nazziola answers 7 questions

1. Why are you a musician? I’ve been a musician since I was three years old. I can’t remember considering any other path….it simply feels like something I was meant to pursue. 2. Who are your musical inspirations? For a short list, I would say the...

Magic Mirror

Magic Mirror By Carol Albert Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal They say that you live only once. But when you read a good book or listen to a beautiful album, you’re treated to another life, another experience on which to draw, as you journey down your own road. Such is the...

Edition #30 – Madi Das answers 7 questions

1. Why are you a musician? Music has always been the language I have used to express myself in ways that words cannot describe. And because it is a language that transcends culture or identity in a way that creates emotional feelings in a way like no other artform. 2....

Edition #29 – Paula Boggs answers 7 questions

1. Why are you a musician? The teen me wrote a song with a lyric, “the gift is for those who use it well.” As a songwriter and performer I communicate best through the medium of music. I need to make it and am grateful others want to hear it. I also dig the whole...

Edition #28 – Brian Carter answers 7 questions

1. Why are you a filmmaker? First and foremost I consider myself a musician who uses film as a visual accompaniment to my music. I’m a story teller who uses whatever devices speak to me in a given moment. 2. Who inspired your creative journey? My dad is a...

Cuban Sketches for Piano

Leo Brouwer Cuban Sketches for Piano By Mariel Mayz Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal To know contemporary classical music is to know Leo Brouwer. An acclaimed Cuban composer, conductor, Brouwer has long been celebrated as a modern-day Mozart who has birthed an inimitable...

Edition #27 – Geoffrey Keezer answers 7 questions

1. Why are you a musician? I am a musician, most likely, because my parents were both music teachers. I grew up surrounded by musicians, music educators and students coming in and out of the house. And I discovered early on that I could express my thoughts and...

Edition #26 – Charu Suri answers 7 questions

1. Why are you a musician? Music is the universal connector: I find that music alone allows me the complete freedom of expression of human emotions and I feel completely at home. I also feel that based on my musical journey and heritage, I can meaningfully contribute...

Edition #25 – Eric Schorr answers 7 questions

1. Why are you a musician? The simple and only answer is I was born that way. At age three or four, I would play popular tunes by ear on my grandmother’s piano. The rest, as they say, is history — and destiny. The choice was made for me, for music is not a part of my...