The Jake Feinberg Show

Unheralded musician and band leader talks about playing the Fillmore District with King Pleasure and Merl Saunders. 

Profound pianist talks about his days studying with Allaudin Mathieu and how he found his singular voice playing for interpretive dance and ballet.

Fiery young keyboardist talks about living with his bandmates in LA and playing music beyond genre.

Dynamic flowing drummer talks about her life on the road with Color Green.

Profound multi-instrumentalist and producer talks about growing up in a musical household and how he has carved out his own path on the bandstand and in the studio.

 Once there was a band called the Blue Velvets. Saul Zantz didn't like the name and made them change it. They eventually settled on Creedence Clearwater and the Fantasy label hit gold. Ed Bogas was hired soon there after and became one of the lead producer and arrangers for all the jazz cats under contract. The funny thing was that he knew next to nothing about jazz. He attributes much of his success to Cal Tjader who had recently resigned with the label. Cal led him by the hand and eventually they sang lines back to each other. A true baptism by fire and some great stories.....

Last Bolero in Berkeley,

JF

Long time buddy of the GD keyboardist talks about the late great man he knew.

Longtime friend of the Grateful Dead keyboardist talks about their friendship before and after the GD.

Keyboardist and drummer talks about his current musical projects and what inspires him to remain on the seekers path.

Wife of the late Stan Getz talks about her recollections of their cosmic and at times turbulent existence.

Discussion with a master musician about the phenomena of sound and his album Solar Eclipse.

Profound musician from Nigeria talks about his introduction to rhythm in the Celestial Church and making his mark as an Alternative Afro-Beat band leader.

Mystical singer and spiritual guide talks about overcoming adversities in her life, her musical journey and finding ultimate inner happiness through her spiritual practices.

Meditation guide and healer talks about the regenerative qualities of a mindfulness practice and how this has anchored her during difficult times. 

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Jamaican bassist with deep roots in all styles of music talks about his willingness to record with no typical studio conventions and the genuine relationships he has built over his still young yet expansive career.

Bop Vibraphonist talks about his musical encounters with the giants. 

Versatile wind player talks jamming with Dyke & The Blazers in Phoenix, at The Experience with Jimi Hendrix and the band Pollution.

Venerable and selfless band leader talks about moving to Santa Cruz with his band (from Detroit) and playing with Steve Marriott.

Versatile and dynamic bass player talks about the impact The Grateful Dead had on his musical POV. A modern-day conversation about a musician who hustles in order to sing for his supper.

Transitions are part of Life. You move in and out of collaborations with artists, lovers, and job opportunities. But the genesis of transition stems from the beginning. The fruitful years of hearing new sounds and adding your own accent. The roots of creativity, work ethic and brotherhood.

Part of the goal of the Jake Feinberg Show is to reconnect those who played together in the beginning with a shared conception and goal. The idea of being dedicated to their instruments and holding obligation to nothing else. But through transitions and opportunities these individuals have not connected on any level for sometime. Maybe a chance airport run in but with no real time to reacquaint.

A state of being @ the Same time. Roy Ayers and Carl Burnett....glad to be the bridge. JF

Dynamic and versatile drummer talks about staying sharp during COVID, playing with Phil Lesh and the road ahead for authentic creatives. 

Heavy bop and post bop trombonist talks about swinging the night away with That Jones, Mel Lewis and Herbie Hancock. 

Inspired musician talks about spontaneous composition and learning in all musical settings and the subtle genius of Bill Keith. 

Singer songwriter from a musical family talks about recording with Jason Abraham Roberts in Joshua Tree right before full lockdown.

Jazz entrepreneur and promoter talks about the comradery of the musicians that contributed to spiritual live performances in the studio and on the bandstand.

Rugged bluesy singer and bandleader talks about being raised by Ma and Pa Hodge and making a name for himself in Detroit as a topflight entertainer.

Brilliant French multi-instrumentalist talks about the myriad of different musical settings he has played in both in France and Tucson.

Legendary blues entertainer talks about working with Willie Banks & The Messengers and learning from Billy Davis.

Brilliant gulf coast drummer who wound up in Nashville talks about incorporating drums into country and folk rock settings. 

Road dog musician from Chelsea, MI talks about playing and listening within the group context and his intentions for going on tour with Chirp.

Incendiary trumpeter talks about making a living as a musician in 2024 and how he is learning to be himself on the bandstand.

Soaking and conversing in rays of sunshine with bandleader of The Tyde. Heal Thyself....

Stellar singer talks about finding his own voice in a thriving record based industry. 

Monster musician talks about his early playing days with Dizzy Gillespie and leading the Woody Herman Band.

Heavy horn player talks about playing with jam bands like Ratdog and Dave Mathews.

Fluid and versatile pianist talks about finding a flow state on the bandstand and what he learned from Andrew Hill.

Modern Day Griot talks about his upbringing in a musical family and how the Griot remains a storyteller and problem solver in many communities throughout Africa.

Legendary Idaho musician talks about how he and his brothers were raised in a musical household and how that has carried over to many bands and even more memories.

Monster saxophonist talks about being raised in a musical family in Cleveland, connecting with Joe Lovano, and his own trio known as The Fringe.

Legendary drummer from Lynard Skynyrd talks about his early playing experiences with members of The Marshall Tucker Band, Charlie Daniels and his own project Next Voice.

Interview with Dawg prior to his appearance at The Musical Instrument Museum In Phoenix, AZ 09/2018

Young hungry musician talks about the bandstand experience he has had at this point in his career and how he will approach the dogma associated with the academy.

Legendary drummer talks about learning from and playing with Sonny Rollins, Benny Goodman and Joe Hunt.

Bandleader from Boise talks about finding her community in LA and where she wants to take her music.

Cosmic drummer talks about getting the gig with Kenny Loggins, adjusting to in-ear monitors with Chicago and his own original group known as Honk.

I have two children both of whom love music. Not because I play contemporary child's music but because of my love of all musics. In fact I have struggled to find any real substantive children's music until I strolled into Desert Industrials and came across Getting to Know Myself and Homemade Band two of the definitive children's  albums made by my guest during the fertile landscape of the early 1970's.

This music swings and while not an all out funk fest these albums open kids minds to create their own homemade instruments. Be it string, paper towel dispensers, sticks its a homemade band.

Then I come to find out that my guest was the originator of combining music with movement for kids. It's the rhythm, the bouncy buoyant infectious energy that makes you want to dance.

It's nice to welcome Hap Palmer to the Jake Feinberg Show

Session guitarist from Jamaica talks about making iconic records with Fully Fullwood and Carlton "Santa" Davis. 

Live from Casa Finnigan from March 2018 - RIP to a legend. 

Badass pianist talks about working with Henry Grimes, Dee Dee Bridgewater and being part of this great American musical lineage.

Most people associate Jerry Garcia with the Grateful Dead. And rightfully so, they were the longest touring band in Modern American History. And because they have been dubbed a psychedelic rock band that's what many associate with Jerry's guitar style and sound.

However a closer look reveals that Jerry was a curious student who made periodic stops along the way to increase his playing vocabulary. Jam sessions @ the Matrix that  Bluegrass with OAITW and TGAMB, Funky Blues with Merl and Legion of Mary, a return to his gospel and soul roots with his own band and a dip into fusion with Reconstruction. Today we will listen to some of Jerry's peers and musicians  who collaborated with the Fat man outside of the Dead who all contributed to his style and sound.

At the core Jerry Garcia was a bluegrass picker. He was a legend of the California circuit back when Los Angeles was a hotbed of bluegrass activity in the mid sixties. It was an infatuation with the Father of Bluegrass Bill Monroe and the Ash Grove Fiddler Scottie Stoneman that led to this new breed of players who burned. As the great violinist Richard Greene told me "we bowed at the feet of Monroe, he was our Jesus Christ." By March of '74 the Great American Music Band was gigging and having fun. Here is a clip of My interview with David Dawg Grisman about the first time he met Garcia. We'll pick it up with Sweet Georgia Brown....