The Jake Feinberg Show

The Jake Feinberg Show

By Jake Feinberg

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-feinberg/subscribe On The Jake Feinberg Show (radio) and in Facebook Lives, Jake Feinberg has now conducted over 2,000 interviews with “The Cats”—popular musicians across the spectrum from rock to jazz, R&B to folk, pop to country, bluegrass to fusion. Jake’s unique interviewing style puts musicians at their ease and inspires them to reflect candidly on topics familiar or unexpected. The Cats tell little stories, muse about life, uncover aspects of the music business, dig deep into overcoming adversity, revel in camaraderie, and open their souls. You will never see musicians in the same light again....
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The Al Anderson Interview

The Jake Feinberg ShowFeb 20, 2025
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The Ray Bailey Interview

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The Naomi Wharry Interview

The Naomi Wharry Interview

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The Binky Griptite Interview

The Binky Griptite Interview

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The Vinny Golia Interview Set II

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The APtheG Interview

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The Bill Bruford Interview Set II

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The Theo Saunders Interview

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The Alex Cline Interview Set IV

The Alex Cline Interview Set IV

Continued transmission about the creation of music with masters like Julius Hemphill and Horace Tapscott.

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The Bill Bruford Interview

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The Ilaya Malaya Interview Set II

The Ilaya Malaya Interview Set II

Divine Healer talks about the relative imbalance that exists between the divine feminine and divine masculine within all of us and how she has learned to transcend that through a variety of different modalities.

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The Vinny Golia Interview

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The Ilaya Malaya Interview

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Mar 18, 202559:40
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The Sam Welch Interview

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The Dani Battat Interview

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The Georg Wadenius Interview Set II

The Georg Wadenius Interview Set II

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The Lyrical Chris Interview

The Lyrical Chris Interview

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The Georg Wadenius Interview

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The Al Anderson Interview Set II

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Mar 01, 202501:03:19
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The Flow $trow Interview

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The Al Anderson Interview

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The Bee Getz Interview

The Bee Getz Interview

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The Eric Nakanishi Interview

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The Blacq Prodigal Interview

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The Rango Keshavan Interview

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The Pete Levin Interview

The Pete Levin Interview

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The Bill Martin Interview

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The Derek Dosz Interview

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The Mike Mahoney Interview

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The Dallas Smith Interview

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The Jeff Mironov Interview

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The Zach White Interview

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The Kenny Karsh Interview

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The Alex Cline Interview Set III

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The Paul Roland Interview

The Paul Roland Interview

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The Millennium Resorts Interview

The Millennium Resorts Interview

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The Jeff Berlin Interview Set II

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The John Tropea Interview Set III

The John Tropea Interview Set III

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The Jack Petersen Interview

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