Brendan’s guest for our season one finale is five-time Grammy winner, Victor Wooten. Wooten hit the worldwide scene in 1990 as a founding member of the super-group Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Victor has also become widely known for his own G

Call Him Dr. Leslie B. Dunner

Mar 1st, 2022 48m 19s

Brendan is joined by Dr. Leslie B. Dunner, director of the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra, as well as interim music director of the South Shore Opera Company and resident conductor of New Jersey’s Trilogy Opera Company. He won a Pulitzer Pr

Daniel Roumain: Racism as a Virus

Feb 15th, 2022 28m 12s

Brendan is joined by Daniel Roumain: composer, performer, educator, and social entrepreneur. He has worked with artists from Philip Glass to Bill T. Jones to Lady Gaga; appeared on NPR, American Idol, and ESPN; and has collaborated with the Syd

The Legendary Billy Childs

Feb 1st, 2022 44m 21s

Our guest today needs no introduction: he’s jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor, and multi-Grammy-award-winner Billy Childs. Brendan and Billy talk about how he relates (and does not relate) his Black identity to his music, the spir

Bryan Young: Music as a Universal Language

Jan 18th, 2022 36m 30s

Brendan is joined by Bryan Young, touring bassoonist and co-founder of the Poulenc Trio, for a conversation about his experiences as a Black classical musician and tech entrepreneur, the ways he was initially discouraged from pursuing classical

My Best Friend, Ian Hargis

Jan 4th, 2022 33m 45s

Brendan is joined by his bestie: musician and educator Ian Hargis. They’ve been through a lot together: weddings, births, jobs, you name it. They chat about their shared history, favorite teaching moments, and how their respective races may hav

Noshing with Nina Kennedy

Dec 21st, 2021 39m 45s

Brendan is joined by the legendary pianist, conductor, filmmaker, and writer Nina Kennedy. They talk about everything from her early years as a prodigal young musician to the importance of making room specifically for Black musicians under the

Ken Ford: The King of Strings

Dec 7th, 2021 46m 17s

Brendan is joined by “the king of strings” himself, Mr. Ken Ford! Strap yourself in, because this dude is the real deal. Ken tells all about his unlikely path from IT guy to full-time musician, “faking it till you make it,” and the importance o

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COMING DECEMBER 7TH: How Music Can Save Your Life

Nov 10th, 2021 2m 33s

Brendan Slocumb, musician, educator, and author of the upcoming novel “The Violin Conspiracy” is here to tell you how music can save your life— it certainly saved his.

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