Journey of an Aesthete Podcast https://www.jouneyofanaesthetepodcast.com/

#JeyOdin #comics #comicbooks #podcast #sequentialart #mitchhampton  @JeyOdin  #scad #Hammer

With this episode we have what I believe is our first guest from the world of illustrated comics. I really can't think of a better guest to discuss this universe. I found Jey to be an articulate and unusually accomplished artist, always finding a way to connect his projects to themes that matter to daily life while never pulling back from the imaginative and fantastic inventions that are the hallmarks of his style.  

I found this a most enjoyable conversation and hope the same for our audience.

More about Jey and his beautiful work:

New Orleans comic book/ manga artist known as JeyOdin, is the creator and owner of the series "Hammer" which is currently being serialized and published through Saturday AM. JeyOdin attended SCAD where he majored in Sequential Art. Jey's first few publications came out with Antarctic Press, and then through Arch Enemy he was published on USA today.

He was also the artist on Lemonade Code, published through OniPress.The pseudonym "JeyOdin" is known online on all social media websites like Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. JeyOdin loves drawing but is a HUGE fan of spending time with his Wife, baby and three hilariously cute dogs.

Links to Jey’s beautiful works, here:

** Special note- Jey is a wonderful mentor and offers so much help to other artists- his linktree below is full of wonderful info about this!

Links to his Books: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Jey-Odin/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AJey%2BOdin

More social links and his many wonderful classes:https://jeyodin.gumroad.com/https://linktr.ee/jeyodin

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More about us:Our podcast is a comprehensive examination of all matters aesthetic, all the arts and humanities, how they connect us, a celebration of the creative process across all of the arts and most of all, what it means to be human. Your host Mitch Hampton is a neurodivergent journalist and pianist who composes for film, television, commercials, live concerts. He is a lover of life, 70's scholar, journalist, writer, thinker, an aesthete.

Mitch takes us on a journey, opening doors and taking us inside the lives and minds of brilliant creatives, makers and humans, exploring creativity across genres, mediums and what it means to be human.

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On this, the last episode of our series on John Updike and his Rabbit novels, I discuss the last in the Rabbit series, what Updike calls a sequel, "Rabbit Remembered" from 2000, as well as Updike's life and career more generally and the world in which he and his work played a part.

Thanks replay crew!

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buymeacoffee.com/aesthetepodcastA jazz concert from the Mitch Hampton Trio with Zack Page on the bass and Justin Watt on drums!The Mitch Hampton Trio featuring Zack Page on bass and Justin Watt on drums will perform a special Easter celebration in music, including two original compositions in 2025 in the spirt of creativity and new beginnings as well as at least one familiar standard to be announced in the show. #1970s #1950s #1940s #2025 #spring #1960s #1980s #1990s #2000s #2010 #acoustic #blues #doublebass #percussion #drums #piano #steinway

#johnnycarson #thetonightshow #davidletterman #madonna #sandraberhnardt #genehackman #television #commercial #network #1970s #1980s !990s #bettemidler #robinWilliams #billzehme #talkshow #kingofthenight #nbc #legacy #evergreen #analog #Digital

Thanks so much for joining us for Episode 4 of our ongoing "Book Lunch" series on the magnificent John Updike and his "Rabbit" series of books! We always love seeing you in the chat and your thoughtful comments on the replay!Please share it out with us - we are hoping to build to 400 subscribers this month and we continue to grow our "aesthete" community!#JohnUpdike #BookLunch #Podcast #MitchHampton

Link to watch here, now: https://www.youtube.com/live/hFc8JPTu-IA?si=6vbIHMw7DyeUuJKU

Thanks as well to our replay crew and here it is to enjoy! Please like, share and subscribe as we build our community of aesthetes forward!

#johnnycarson #thetonightshow #davidletterman #madonna #sandraberhnardt #genehackman #television #commercial #network #1970s #1980s !990s #bettemidler #robinWilliams #billzehme #talkshow #kingofthenight #nbc #legacy #evergreen #analog #digital

Note: “This video includes copyrighted materials and clips.The material is used for the purpose of commentary and criticism, which falls under the fair use doctrine of copyright law. No copyright infringement is intended. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS”On this stream and series, here:In this, the 18th episode of "All About Aesthetics", I make good on my promise to continue the discussion of art that I will call "universal adjacent". Using the examples of famous television talk show hosts like Johnny Carson and David Letterman, I will discuss commercial work created for the sole pupose of appealing to the widest possible audience.

Many of the topics to be covered will only be announced in the stream but will encompass such matters as the diversity and specificity of musical styles and languages, the nature of any artistic practice itself - with its attendant matters of regular exercise and craft and the lifelong art of learning any new things. I hope the stream will be of interest to a wide variety of people.#beatles#sirpaulmccartney#wings#rock#pop#1970s#1970#lindamccartney#1960s#jazz#improvisation#musiclesson#education#style#musictheory#classicalmusic#lifelonglearning#humanities#arts#letters#instruction#piano#solopiano

Website:https://erickaverba.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericka_verba/

More about her new book: 

THANKS TO LIFE 

A Biography of Violeta Parra 

"A stunning achievement. This comprehensive analysis of Parra's life provides an unparalleled opportunity to appreciate one of Latin America's greatest artists. Thanks to Life is an outstanding piece of biographical work on a world-class artist whose legacy continues to shape Latin American music and culture." —Heidi Tinsman, author of Buying into the Regime: Grapes and Consumption in Cold War Chile and the United States 

For media inquiries contact: 

Nanda Dyssou, Publicist nanda@corioliscompany.com (424)-226-6148 

Today, as a member of the Southern Highlands Craft Guild, Amy has her own home studio and teaches metalsmithing at Haywood Community College and in the River Arts District. She works with all kinds of metals and stones. Her work is imaginative, well-designed, and expertly crafted, encompassing pieces of all price points and possibilities. But as Amy insists, “… you don’t need precious metals to make beautiful jewelry … all metals are precious if you treat them that way.”

Links to Amy’s gorgeous works:

Website: https://amypikejewelry.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amypikejewelry/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/torch_and_twang/

#northcarolina #hurricane #tropicalstorm #buncombecounty #bass #song #swingmusic #swingdance #jewelry #ashevilletrong #asheville #nature #climatechange #music #country #jazz #riverartsdistrict #swannanoahriver #metalsmith #gems #geology 

#podcast #NewYear2025 #music #time #ChantalAckerman #Antonioni #SarahVaughn

This episode is an exciting one for us in that it contains many firsts: for one it our first show featuring a gallery and for another it is the first with two guests who are also a married couple. Among the many reasons for me creating and then hosting our podcast is that I was most fortunate to grow up in the New York City of the 1970s and 80s, in which I was literally raised on institutions such as MOMA, the Guggenheim, the Whitney, as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Cawdrey Gallery represents a most important feature of our current art world - that which is representative of worlds of art in places away from the coasts of these United States. Nancy and Steve have had quite the eclectic lives since they also had a long career, off all things, running a Wilderness School. I can’t think of a better example of the pluralism and diversity to which we are devoted on our podcast than this conversation with Steve and Nancy Cawdrey of Montana. 

More about our friends at the wonderful Cawdrey Gallery, here: ( please not this is an abbreviated version for space- for our full article visit our show Facebook page and Cawdrey Gallery Website)

The Cawdrey Gallery proudly hosts contemporary artists of the American West. The spirit of the West is as dynamic and diverse as ever, and we aim to showcase much more than just Western Art through a range of subject matter and mediums from sublimely painted vistas to animated sculptures. We facilitate and inspire fine art experiences with our collectors, artists, and community.

When gallery owner and artist Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey began painting in Montana about 25 years ago, she wanted to express how it really FELT living in Big Sky Country. Nancy along with her husband Steve and son Morgan, opened their first gallery in Bigfork, MT. In 2017 the gallery relocated to Whitefish and expanded to represent more than 20 artists working in over 10 different media.

Making art and experiencing art is about rediscovering the world, moment by moment, and our hope is that it invites us to linger and remain in that moment of awe. American Western art is not only about preserving a storied past—but it is also about capturing and reimagining our present.

Visit us at Cawdrey Gallery to see a large variety of original fine art and high quality reproductions all in one space. Be sure to also walk around charming downtown Whitefish, Montana, home to many talented artists including western photographers, western wildlife sculptors, unique ceramicists and potters, and a variety of contemporary fine artists. More about Nancy Cawdrey and her beautiful work, here:

“Whatever medium I am working in, I like to mix color on the surface of the painting–giving the work more immediacy and spontaneity–what I call spirited silk painting. On silk I can really float brilliant color with spirit and gusto.” Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey paints with vibrant French dyes on crepe de chine silk fabric adapting her experience in water media to express her renowned contemporary style. Cawdrey’s signature western motif paintings, vibrant florals, and commanding wildlife masterworks can be found in museums and private collections around the world. In 2020, Nancy was honored to launch a one-woman traveling museum exhibit titled “Forever Glacier” which focuses on the mammals native to Glacier National Park. Links to Cawdrey Gallery Website: www.CawdreyGallery.Com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CawdreyGallery Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cawdreygall... You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/user/nancycaw... #art #gallery #montana #western #west #utah #uk #northwest #unitedstates #nature #wilderness #roberthenri #theartspirit #painting #france #1950s #1960s #1970s #1980s #middleeast #berlinwall #vietnamwar #martinlutherking #nativeamerican #johnfkennedy #robertkennedy #germany #genx #babyboomer #kevinredstar

We will be back very soon with live music, episodes and much more!#aesthetics #design #travel #MitchHampton#series #podcast

In addition to being one of the giants of twentieth century literature, John Updike is a personal favorite I have been reading since childhood. 

While I briefly mentioned an excerpt from his Rabbit Is Rich on one of the aesthetic episodes, I thought it would be a real journey is many senses to do a series on his Rabbit books. I will discuss Rabbit Run, Rabbit Redux, Rabbit Is Rich and Rabbit At Rest respecting the chronological order of the novels while also talking about all four in spot of the episodes. This is one of the rare instances in which a work of art is completely aesthetically valuable as a work of art while at the same time being a quite realistic (in the sense of accurate) sociological examination of life in the United States from the 1950s through the 1980s. 

Updike does this from the point of  view of central protagonist Harry Angstrom and the milieu of middle and then upper middle class Pennsylvania, an opportunity to reflect on the country as whole.

Steeped in the culture and milieu of  The New Yorker Magazine as it was then, Updike epitomized those ideas and ideals about a certain kind of prose while being completely original in his style such that you can read any random paragraph from his work and know that it is John Updike. 

In this series we will try and discuss as much of these matters as we can and we hope you can join us. Updike was an innovator as much as he was a traditionalist in his prose, innovative particularly in how he depicted human sexuality. 

I will discuss his syntax, his tone and point of view as well as vision of life overall. 

We plan on this running from November into the New Year as we cover Rabbit Run, Rabbit Redux, Rabbit Is Rich and Rabbit At Rest respecting the chronological order of the novels while also talking about all four in spot of the episodes. Please join us in the comments and we look forward to seeing you all there! #pennsylvania #1950s #1960s #1970s #1980s #1990s #2000s #worldwar2 #sexualpolitics #feminism #industrialrevolution #internetage #politics #linotype #books #bookstore #library #johncheever #newyorker #williamshawn #wallyshawn #tinabrowne #adambegley #adamgopnkik #christianity #episcopalianism #cartoon #madmagazine #disney #newengland #massachusetts #harvard #ruskinschoolofart #unitedkingdom #democraticparty #oxforduniversity $poetry #fiction #novel #davidfosterwallace #saulbellow #ericajong #fearofflying #joycecaroloates #golf #judithjones #knopfdoubleday #algonquinhotel #newyorkcity #Boston #harpercollins #books&company #jeannettewatson #ibm #ianmeewan #annbeattie #francineprose #janetmalcom #toyota #car #nationallampoon #playboy #esquire #vietnam #watergate #cocaine #recovery #disco #top40 #essay #prose #top10 #geraldford #jamesbuchanan #1700s #1800s #911 #ronaldreagan #georgewbush #herbertwalkerbush #billclinton #museum

In case you didn't know we are based in WNC where Helene hit hardest and thankfully our team all are safe and their instruments made it too. It's always special to have these concerts for us as a way of giving back to our wonderful audience and this one extra special as we are all so grateful to be back. Welcome to all the new folks who stopped by! We are 3 people away from 300 subscribers so share this with us if you will and consider subscribing. We will announce our solo holiday piano concert soon and our regular podcast programming is back as well! Thanks for being the best part of what we do! #podcast #MitchHamptonTrio #HeleneRecovery #WNC #NorthCarolina #music #concert #livestreamconcert

https://www.youtube.com/live/22iyJ1gn_70?si=xOFj852b6kQIFQ78

#pennsylvania #pittsburgh #1950sThis will be the livestream on this wonderful book by Annie Dillard that was originally scheduled on September 27 but postponed due to the storm. On this book lunch we take the deepest dive into Annie Dillard's 1980s masterpiece "An American Childhood". More on this livestream event, here: I chose Annie Dillard's book for two rather different reasons. One, admittedly more conventional, reason is that it is one of the great works of prose in the contemporary English language in what we used to consider a "canonical" sense. Dillard was already by this book's release in the 1980s a Pulitzer Prize winner for Pilgrim At Tinker Creek. The second reason is that during an episode of Hannah Arendt's Life Of The Mind I was cherishing Arendt's prickly and uncompromising tone and spontaneously thought of the name of Dillard as a writer whose tone I felt was different from Arendt in some important respects. Like Arendt though, Dillard is still an unusually independent minded thinker, resisting any and all ordinary categories of political, religious or philosophic affiliation while remaining steadfast in her unique spiritual convictions and practices. If there is an author to whom she is closest it is perhaps Ralph Waldo Emerson, both in the complexity and abstraction of her ideas coupled with an accessibility and relatability to a general audience. Her book is a memoir of growing up in 1950s Pennsylvania in a wealthy family - one that also happened to cherish intellectual knowledge and culture most highly. (The latter also an Arendt connection). In Dillard's words herself, it is a memoir of her "waking up to life" in the widest sense. It is also one of the most passionate accounts of bibliophililia I have ever read. it is a definitive book about books and among the thousand books I have read I know of no book with more love for the book itself within its pages. And it is this last instance that "An American Childhood" is an ideal for a book lunch. #pennsylvania #pittsburgh #1950s #1940s #1980s #spirituality #christianity #judaism #Islam #Buddhism #books #bibliophile #library #bookstore #family #pulitzerprize #leonuris #annefrank #diaryofannefrank #memoir #autobiography #creativenonfiction #poetry #feminism #nature #wilderness #city #urban #ecology #environmentalism #episcopalianism #catholicism #marktwain #comedy #humor #joke #radio #television #carnegiemellon #winter #summer #storytelling #adolescence #criticalthinking #presbyterian #andrewcarnegie #steel #railroad #spiritualism #american #unitedstates #germany #scotland #ireland #louispasteur #science #biology #virology #medicine #childhood #georgestevens #giant #jamesdean #rockhudson #elizabethtaylor #hollywood #geology #industrialrevolution #pittsburghsymphony #philadelphiaorchestra #thecainemutiny #johnhersey #hiroshima #worldwar2 #holocaust #suburbia #socialsim #baseball #softball #sports #bridgeovertheriverkwai DISCLAIMER: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

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#jazz #legacy #soundtracks#podcast #interlochen #arts #birthday # Join your host Mitch Hampton as he celebrates his birthday from the grounds of his wonderful Alma Mater, Interlochen School for the Arts! Note: you may hear some wind- this is a remote pop up so consider it ambience ! Buy Mitch a Birthday Coffee! account.venmo.com/u/Mitch-Hampton-1 Our podcast is a comprehensive examination of all matters aesthetic, all the arts and humanities, how they connect us, a celebration of the creative process across all of the arts and most of all, what it means to be human. Your host Mitch Hampton is a neurodivergent journalist and pianist who composes for film, television, commercials, live concerts. He is a lover of life, 70's scholar, journalist, writer, thinker, an aesthete. Mitch takes us on a journey, opening doors and taking us inside the lives and minds of brilliant creatives, makers and humans, exploring creativity across genres, mediums and what it means to be human. DISCLAIMER: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. https://anchor.fm/mitch-hamptonhttps://www.patreon.com/journeyofanae...https://www.jouneyofanaesthetepodcast...http://www.audibletrial.com/Journeyof... New England Conservatory #music #jazz #composing #humanities #podcasts #audible #anchorfm #film #theatre #philosophy #filmtheory #filmarchives #spirituality #jazz #composition #literature #poetry #soundart #soundtracks #playwrighting #theatre #arts #travel #augustwilson #legacy #writing #philisophy #artsbroadcasting #books #audiobooks #creativity #artists #folkart #artisans #creation #spiritual #meditation #academics #filmarchives #travel #travelwriting #music

Enjoy episode 15 of our "All About Aesthetics" series featuring #Amtrack! "Travel in the US".

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Join Mitch for a unique aesthetics series #15 episode on the road , live from Amtrack!

More about this stream and on going series, here:

This fifteenth episode of our “All About Aesthetics” series will be the first time I do an episode outside of my usual living room, on the occasion of my journey to Michigan for a high school reunion (and my very first high school reunion at that!).

The location of the episode will be unknown until the stream: it could be on a train, in a motel, in a field, and some other possibilities.

The subject matter will still be continuous with the themes of the series: the great diversity of artistic styles. the interaction of eras and which of the styles are popular, and the relationship between aesthetics meant for utility and those meant for high art purposes.

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#MitchHampton #Interlochen #piano#MitchHampton #Interlochen #piano #aesthetics #podcast Folks! This is a quick pop up stream from your host, Mitch Hampton as he visits his alma mater at Interlochen! This school is at the heart of Mitch's artistry and ethos. Our regular programming will resume soon- as you know our show is based in the Asheveille/ Weaverville NC area in the heart of where storm Helene landed. Our team is okay and working on some new stories about artists in our area. Check back soon and enjoy this pop up talk! Buy Mitch a Coffee account.venmo.com/u/Mitch-Hampton-1 Our podcast is a comprehensive examination of all matters aesthetic, all the arts and humanities, how they connect us, a celebration of the creative process across all of the arts and most of all, what it means to be human. Your host Mitch Hampton is a neurodivergent journalist and pianist who composes for film, television, commercials, live concerts. He is a lover of life, 70's scholar, journalist, writer, thinker, an aesthete. Mitch takes us on a journey, opening doors and taking us inside the lives and minds of brilliant creatives, makers and humans, exploring creativity across genres, mediums and what it means to be human. DISCLAIMER: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. https://anchor.fm/mitch-hamptonhttps://www.patreon.com/journeyofanae...https://www.jouneyofanaesthetepodcast...http://www.audibletrial.com/Journeyof... New England Conservatory #music #jazz #composing #humanities #podcasts #audible #anchorfm #film #theatre #philosophy #filmtheory #filmarchives #spirituality #jazz #composition #literature #poetry #soundart #soundtracks #playwrighting #theatre #arts #travel #augustwilson #legacy #writing #philisophy #artsbroadcasting #books #audiobooks #creativity #artists #folkart #artisans #creation #spiritual #meditation #academics #filmarchives #travel #travelwriting #music

This will be the second time Wendy Steiner has been on our podcast - on the occasion of her most timely yet perennial book The Beauty Of Choice. 

At the conclusion of our episode I was treated to a viewing of some of her paintings which are truly beautiful, one aspect of her immense talents with which I had been unaware, even after reading her now for close to four decades (!) 

What in an earlier era would have been classified as "current events" came up often in this episode which is only fitting since her latest book is - to my mind - one of the most successful ones to merge a discussion of aesthetics and politics, and even, other realms, like biology and geopolitics. 

I found the discussion of the Chaucer one of the most exciting I have ever had with another guest about any single - or singular work - of art - the greatest proof, if such proof were ever considered necessary, that a work of written art some six hundred years ago could be as forceful and relevant as if it had been written last week. 

Something tells me that Steiner's book may very well be a reference for as long into the future. 

I feel that our conversation that you will watch contains within it so much that the podcast is truly about.

Wendy’s Bio:

Wendy Steiner is the Richard L. Fisher Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania and a wide-ranging cultural critic who has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Nation, London Review of Books, and the Times Literary Supplement.

Links to Wendy’s new book and other works:

https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-beauty-of-choice/9780231215268

https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/author/S/W/au5427647.html

More links about Wendy and her beautiful work:

https://web.english.upenn.edu/~wsteiner/ 

A sampling of stunning Wendy’s art work we spoke of  in our episode can be found on our show Facebook page, here:

#chaucer #painting #kosovo #canterburytales #wifeofbath #loathlylady #metoo #feminism #democracy #anneapplebaum #timothysnyder #ukraine #russia #1990s #1970s #heroinatmemorial #1998 #balkans #newyorkcity #opera #comedy #tragedy #uk #italy #pristina #albania #yugoslavia #biology #evolution #freedom #beauty #choice #women #art #opera #ballet #music #classicalmusic #dance 

Christoph Schülren, one of the guests to whom I was so kindly introduced by pianist Beth Levin, will be the first time on our podcast that a musician whose professional career is devoted to the art and practice of conducting has been featured. 

I thought it indispensable for many reasons to feature him: musical conducting is ubiquitous in many styles of music yet is perhaps little understood or appreciated outside of the worlds of music. 

I was most happy with our discussion: he is quite articulate and able to get into the details of his craft in a relatable way to a most general audience and he has quite an intriguing biography as can be gleamed from our episode.

Christoph Schlüren’s Biography 

“Uniting the well-known with the unknown”

Conductor, Music Researcher,Musical Mentor, Music Editor, Program Adviser, Chamber Music, Coach  Christoph Schlüren studied with the late Sergiu Celibidache from 1981 to 1996. Other strong influences were the composers Anders Eliasson, Pehr Henrik Nordgren, and Per Nørgård, the musicians Paul Zukofsky, Sándor Végh, Murray Perahia, Juha Kangas, and many more.  As a conductor (Symphonia Momentum, Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss am Rhein, St Michel Strings Mikkeli) Christoph Schlüren led first performances of works by Peter Michael Hamel and Anders Eliasson. Some of the lesser established composers he particularly favors are:Heinz Tiessen, Eduard Erdmann, Anders Eliasson, Jean-Louis Florentz, Paul Büttner, John Foulds, Vittorio Giannini, Nicolas Flagello, Giorgio Federico Ghedini, Peter Mennin, Bernard Stevens, Felix Draeseke, Heinrich Kaminski, Max Butting, Reinhard Schwarz-Schilling , Heinz Schubert, Philipp Jarnach,  Emil Bohnke, Matthijs Vermeulen, Harald Sæverud, Georges Migot, Eduard Tubin, Vagn Holmboe, Douglas Lilburn, Robert Simpson, Per Nørgård, Boris Tishchenko, Ketil Hvoslef, Pehr Henrik Nordgren, Tristan Keuris, Halvor Haug, Peter Michael Hamel, John Pickard, Håkan Larsson, and Juan José Chuquisengo. 

He combines their works in dramaturgically correlated programs with the established great composers. Read more about conducting

He is a music researcher, author and journalist as well (Frankfurter Rundschau, Gramophone, Tempo, Fono Forum, Crescendo, Neue Musikzeitung, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Deutschland Radio, etc.) and works as main editor and researcher on the rare music scores series Repertoire Explorer. Christoph Schlüren wrote the first basic introduction into Musical Phenomenology as it was created as a universal approach to music by Sergiu Celibidache developing further on.

As a program adviser he collaborates with orchestras and conductors (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Münchner Philharmoniker, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Arcos Orchestra, Münchener Kammerorchester, etc.; Lavard Skou Larsen, Juha Kangas, José Serebrier , Mario Venzago, Christoph Poppen, Israel Yinon, etc.), and created commissions for the Musica Viva series of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Anders Eliasson’s Fourth Symphony, Cynthia Lee Wong, and Onute Narbutaite, as well as arranging the world première of Artur Schnabel’s Third Symphony).

Read more essays and evaluations

Christoph Schlüren works as a musical mentor with soloists and  chamber ensembles (Rebekka  Hartmann, Ottavia Maria Maceratini, David Frühwirth, Masha Dimitrieva, Omar Rahbany, Margarita Oganesjan, etc.).

Read more about mentorship

Links to more about Mr. Schlüren's beautiful works 

www.christophschlueren.com

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Thanks to everyone who joined us this weekend for our joyous "End of Summer Concert"! We love to do these every season as our thanks to you for being the best part of what we do!  In case you missed it, here it is to enjoy and share with us. Buy the trio a coffee, here: https://account.venmo.com/u/Mitch-Ham...#jazz #haroldarlen #yipharburg #piano #steinway #trio #pianotrio #kennybarron #busterwilliams ##steelydan #blackfriday #donaldfagen #walterbecker #concerto #classical #funk #drums #bass #wizardofoz #cedarwalton theloniousmonk #sphere #blues #r&b #judygarland #celebrityseriesboston#jazz #music #piano #bass #drums #percussion #improvisation #composer #song #swing #rock #r&b #blues #classicalmusic #trio #1940s #1950s #1960s #1970s $1980s #1990s

Our guest Aaron J. Leonard is most unusual for an historian, or indeed any kind of guest. For a great deal of his adult life he was a member of arguably the most radical political organization in the United States, the Revolutionary Communist Party, something which he and many now admit is a cult. 

His unique experiences as a thoroughgoing activist gives me great insight not only into the history of the United States working class economic cycles but developed in Leonard a knowledge about and sensitivity to the relationship of the state to  free expression, censorship and political activity in the twentieth century. I really enjoyed our discussion for the uniqueness that only somebody of Leonard's life experience and scholarship could bring. 

His Meltdown Expected is an exploration of the late 70s and he has authored books on the histories of radicalism in the United States.

More about Aaron, here:

Aaron J. Leonard is an author and historian with a particular focus on the interplay of radicalism and repression. He is the author of "Heavy Radicals: The FBI's Secret War on America's Maoists,” and "A Threat of the First Magnitude," pathbreaking books that revealed the untold story of the FBI's efforts in the 60s-early 70s against US Maoism.

Along with those works he, with colleague Conor A. Gallagher, published examinations based on secret information about the FBI's role in the killing of Black Panther Party member, Fred Hampton.     

Following his first two books he turned to writing about contention in the cultural realm. In "The Folk Singers & the Bureau," and "Whole World in an Uproar,” he tracks the interplay of artists such as Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Sis Cunningham, Dave Van Ronk, Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, and a host of others who sparred with forces of the status quo in producing their music.

In May 2024 he will publish "Meltdown Expected: Crisis, Disorder & Upheaval at the end of the 1970s" (Rutgers Univ. Press), reframing the map of the end of the much-maligned Seventies decade. He is currently working on a history of the repression leveled at the Communist Party USA, which will also be published by Rutgers Univ. Press.

He has a BA in Social Sciences and History magna cum laude, from New York University. Originally from the Central New York town of Herkimer, Leonard lived most of his adult life in Brooklyn, but he now calls Los Angeles home.

Links to Aarons many wonderful works, here:

Website: http://www.aaronleonard.net/index.html

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This episode will conclude our series on Hannah Arendt's last book. Unlike Hannah Arendt, who passed before she could finish her book, we will conclude the series on Life Of The Mind. Look for some archival footage and other surprises in the episode. While I am sad to see this series go, I am anticipating a good, deep dive when we enter the world of Annie Dillard's An American Childhood in September.  We look forward to seeing you all in the chat and have some surprises to share! DISCLAIMER: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. More on this special, multi part series, here: Book Lunch: Series: Hannah Arendt's “The Life Of The Mind” Hannah Arendt's The Life Of The Mind is the last published work from Arendt. It is unfinished as it was to be in three volumes titled according to what were for her the three parts of all human mental activity: Thinking, Willing and Judging. We only have Thinking and Willing, finally published in 1977. Mary McCarthy, one of Arendt's closest friends (and author of the famous The Group) was the editor of this unfinished masterpiece. Accordingly, I will not only discuss Arendt'a text but the work of McCarthy as well, the meaning and significance of their friendship. (I might even discuss Nora Ephron and read from McCarthy's fiction. We shall see) I will have some help from a discussion of Margarethe von Trotta's biopic Hannah Arendt, (starring Barbara Sukowa and Janet McTeer) including judicious clips throughout the series. (One of the precious few excellent biopics in a by now overcrowded genre) This will be a series with many episodes; I will try my best to grapple with the complexity of Arendt's text and include, where appropriate. other work by her and others. Although I have been reading and studying Hannah Arendt for close to forty years, as I have changed over the decades in both my political and other views, so has my relationship with her as an author. Throughout all of this my estimation of her has never been without a great deal of love. The method I will use will be a variation of the "close reading" one in which I was trained and I have actually used to discuss practically everything I have covered on this podcast. Joan Didion was trained in this same method and she claimed it made her both a better writer as well as politically savvy even though it is primarily an aesthetic method. My interest in this series will be less in trying to evaluate Arendt in terms of whether she is ultimately "correct" or not but in terms of what it means for her to have written and thought in the way that she did. As will hopefully be clear, I see The Life Of The Mind an aesthetic work of imaginative prose that happens to be non-fiction, with the language and terminology of philosophical and theological traditions. #hannaharendtcenter #bardcollege #germany #shoah #holocaust #democracy #totalitarianism #ww2 #nyc #judaism #plato #philosophy #kant #christianity #psychology #newschool #columbia #augustine #socrates #plato #fascism #communism #marxism #politics #rogerberkowitz #samantharosehill #marymccarthy #edmundwilson #brooksbrothers #sidneylumet #1930s #1940s #1950s #1960s #1970s #candicebergen #thegroup #lillianhellman #dickcavett #noraephron #janetmcteer #barbarasukowa #hansmorgenthau #newyorker #newyorktimes #margarethevontrotta #newgermancinema

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Buy Mitch a Coffee account.venmo.com/u/Mitch-Hampton-1“Michael Merschat On a Life of An Architect” Inside this episode with host, Mitch Hampton

By any measure I am an unusually outgoing person in public spaces. Indeed that is how we have come to have our producer for this show. And as I always like to say, some of our guests are people I have known personally and others I have not met until the date of the episode. Still others, like Michael Mesrchat, are ones I have met before the show, but more recently.

I first met Michael during the Christmas season of 2023 at Blue Mountain Pizza, a place renowned not only for its food but for its elaborate decorative displays for the Holiday season. I witnessed a man who, while waiting for his pizza, appeared to be investigating one of the many statues or dolls that fill the restaurant at this time, his interest might have been the type of metal used on a particular nutcracker drummer.

I asked him if he was an interior decorator of some kind and he replied that he was an architect.

For the longest time it had been my dream to have an architect on the podcast and I can't think of anyone better for such an episode than the present guest. As can be experienced on this episode

Michael is an architect who specializes in where people live and he has the kind of emotional intelligence and likability that anybody would want such an architect to have.

Although I feel I always learn an enormous amount in every episode we do, even when it is a field with which I have some prior familiarity going in, I have to say that I found this conversation to be especially enlightening on more than one level and I hope you enjoy watching this as much as we did recording it.

   More about Michael Merschat and his beautiful work: Michael grew up on a farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains outside Asheville, NC. After graduating from the University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design, he moved up to Washington, DC, to pursue his career in architecture.  After two decades of city life, Michael returned home and found renewed connection with the land and rural community of his youth.   He believes that we have an opportunity to bring thoughtful design principles into every home, effortlessly blending the natural flow of the land with modern architecture. He currently serves as the Education Director on the Executive Committee of the Asheville Chapter of the AIA and as Chairperson for the Capitol Area CRAN (Custom Residential Architects Network).Links to Michael’s beautiful works: Website: www.opencornerarch.com Social: https://www.instagram.com/open_corner_architecture/ Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-merschat-2b7b444/ Houzz: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/open-corner-stewardship-modern-architecture-pfvwus-pf~378136292?

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In this sense 10 is as much about aesthetics styles and tastes as it is human relationships. It is also in so many ways quintessentially 1970s filmmaking, a nod back to my 1970s film series while being utterly timeless: one of the most classically and tightly written plays or scripts from Edwards, or really anybody, in the era. #boderek#blakeedwards #henrymancini #muzak #easylistening #sexualrevolution #julieandrews #annettehaven #dudleymoore #deewallace #briandennehy #bartending #cocktailounge #robertwebber #songwriting #hollywood #breakfastattiffanys #audreyhepburn #jacklemmon #waltermatthau #comedy #bedroomfarce #farce #samwasson #vacation #resort #1980s #playboy # #piano #jazz #1979 #1970s #johnritter #california #losangeles #marriage #wedding #hughhefner #polyamory #monogamy #theatre #playwright #sob #petersellars #theparty #leeremick #thedaysofwineandroses #thegreatrace #tonycurtis #thepinkpanther #auterism #warnerborthers #disco #1960s #1950s #dentistry #oralsurgery #slapstick

#jazz #haroldarlen #yipharburg #piano #steinway #trio #pianotrio #kennybarron #busterwilliams ##steelydan #blackfriday #donaldfagen #walterbecker #concerto #classical #funk #drums #bass #wizardofoz #cedarwalton theloniousmonk #sphere #blues #r&b #judygarland #celebrityseriesboston#jazz #music #piano #bass #drums #percussion #improvisation #composer #song #swing #rock #r&b #blues #classicalmusic #trio #1940s #1950s #1960s #1970s $1980s #1990s #broadway #hollywood #pop #salsa #afrocuban #latinpercussion #bossanova #samba #africanamerican #ZachPage #JustinWatt #ShaneMcCord #MitchHampton #mitchhamptontrio

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Buy Mitch a Coffee account.venmo.com/u/Mitch-Hampton-1 Special note to listeners: We are releasing three episodes as a set- actress Lee Purcell's solo interview, director Marty Davidson's solo episode and their combined episode discussing their work together on their iconic film "Almost Summer". This is episode 3, Part 2 of 3 of the multi episode set.“Inside The Episodes: The Martin Davidson Show” I have long loved the movie Almost Summer; indeed I have one of those long and vintage movie posters of it hanging conspicuously in my home. But of course any movie of whatever quality has many creative souls who contribute to its realization in the world. Lee Purcell, who is one of the well known cast of Almost Summer, has had a most illustrious career since the 1970s. Our interview occurred right on the heels of an anniversary of the movie Valley Girl - in which she plays one of the parents. Featuring Purcell on our show is a real joy as she has had a career in Hollywood for decades and knows more about how movies are made than many. She also had great stories from her life and career. Martin Davidson of course is the director of the film; he also was a filmmaker who was one of the first to feature, among others, Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler in his now classic and famous The Lords Of Flatbush. He has had a long career in Hollywood since the 1970s and was an early forerunner in directing for HBO and other similar networks. Like Purcell, his interview was dense with great stories. Of course having an episode with both of them is what our podcast is really all about: I am grateful to them for their generosity and contributions. in the episode with all three of us I more or less watched or listened and learned an enormous amount. I hope you enjoy all three of these episodes as much as we did creating them. More about the film and wonderful artists in this episode: Links to the film Almost Summer: AlmostSummerImbd Links to Lee’s beautiful work: LeePurcell.Com Links to Marty’s phenomenal work: MartyDavidsonImbd Link to watch the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPYi1CXzcAI #henrywinkler #slystallone #hollywood #1970s #1950s #rocknroll #beachboys #almostsummer #motown #soul #stevemcqueen #1960s charlesbronson #genre #highschool #california #newyork #highschoolmovie #teenmovie #hbo #treatwilliams #perryking #mikelove #socal #brooklyn #flatbush #musical #varietyshow #marthacoolidge #heidiholicker #deborahforeman #michellemeyrik #quentinttarantino #newbeverly #losangeles #michaelbowen #allettieri #richardfleischer #sydneypollack #outofafrica #paulkoslo #lindacristal #tomberenger #virginiamadsen More about us: Our podcast is a comprehensive examination of all matters aesthetic, all the arts and humanities, how they connect us, a celebration of the creative process across all of the arts and most of all, what it means to be human. Your host Mitch Hampton is a neurodivergent journalist and pianist who composes for film, television, commercials, live concerts. He is a lover of life, 70's scholar, journalist, writer, thinker, an aesthete. Mitch takes us on a journey, opening doors and taking us inside the lives and minds of brilliant creatives, makers and humans, exploring creativity across genres, mediums and what it means to be human. DISCLAIMER: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. https://anchor.fm/mitch-hampton https://www.patreon.com/journeyofanae... https://www.jouneyofanaesthetepodcast... http://www.audibletrial.com/Journeyof... New England Conservatory #music #jazz #composing #humanities #podcasts #audible #anchorfm #film #theatre #philosophy #filmtheory #filmarchives #spirituality #jazz #composition #literature #poetry

Buy Mitch a Coffee account.venmo.com/u/Mitch-Hampton-1 Special note to listeners: We are releasing three episodes as a set- actress Lee Purcell's solo interview, director Marty Davidson's solo episode and their combined episode discussing their work together on their iconic film "Almost Summer". This is episode 3, Part 1 of the multipart special series.“Inside The Episodes: " The Martin Davidson Show” I have long loved the movie Almost Summer; indeed I have one of those long and vintage movie posters of it hanging conspicuously in my home. But of course any movie of whatever quality has many creative souls who contribute to its realization in the world. Lee Purcell, who is one of the well known cast of Almost Summer, has had a most illustrious career since the 1970s. Our interview occurred right on the heels of an anniversary of the movie Valley Girl - in which she plays one of the parents. Featuring Purcell on our show is a real joy as she has had a career in Hollywood for decades and knows more about how movies are made than many. She also had great stories from her life and career. Martin Davidson of course is the director of the film; he also was a filmmaker who was one of the first to feature, among others, Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler in his now classic and famous The Lords Of Flatbush. He has had a long career in Hollywood since the 1970s and was an early forerunner in directing for HBO and other similar networks. Like Purcell, his interview was dense with great stories. Of course having an episode with both of them is what our podcast is really all about: I am grateful to them for their generosity and contributions. in the episode with all three of us I more or less watched or listened and learned an enormous amount. I hope you enjoy all three of these episodes as much as we did creating them. More about the film and wonderful artists in this episode: Links to the film Almost Summer: AlmostSummerImbd Links to Lee’s beautiful work: LeePurcell.Com Links to Marty’s phenomenal work: MartyDavidsonImbd Link to watch the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPYi1CXzcAI #henrywinkler #slystallone #hollywood #1970s #1950s #rocknroll #beachboys #almostsummer #motown #soul #stevemcqueen #1960s charlesbronson #genre #highschool #california #newyork #highschoolmovie #teenmovie #hbo #treatwilliams #perryking #mikelove #socal #brooklyn #flatbush #musical #varietyshow #marthacoolidge #heidiholicker #deborahforeman #michellemeyrik #quentinttarantino #newbeverly #losangeles #michaelbowen #allettieri #richardfleischer #sydneypollack #outofafrica #paulkoslo #lindacristal #tomberenger #virginiamadsen More about us: Our podcast is a comprehensive examination of all matters aesthetic, all the arts and humanities, how they connect us, a celebration of the creative process across all of the arts and most of all, what it means to be human. Your host Mitch Hampton is a neurodivergent journalist and pianist who composes for film, television, commercials, live concerts. He is a lover of life, 70's scholar, journalist, writer, thinker, an aesthete. Mitch takes us on a journey, opening doors and taking us inside the lives and minds of brilliant creatives, makers and humans, exploring creativity across genres, mediums and what it means to be human. DISCLAIMER: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. https://anchor.fm/mitch-hamptonhttps://www.patreon.com/journeyofanae... https://www.jouneyofanaesthetepodcast... http://www.audibletrial.com/Journeyof... #music #jazz #composing #humanities #podcasts #audible #anchorfm #film #theatre #philosophy #filmtheory #filmarchives #spirituality #jazz #composition #literature #poetry #soundart #soundtracks #playwrighting #theatre #arts

Buy Mitch a Coffee account: venmo.com/u/Mitch-Hampton-1 Special note to listeners: We are releasing three episodes as a set- actress Lee Purcell's solo interview, director Marty Davidson's solo episode and their combined episode discussing their work together on their iconic film "Almost Summer". This is episode 2 of 3 of the multi episode set. “Inside The Episodes: The Lee Purcell Show” I have long loved the movie Almost Summer; indeed I have one of those long and vintage movie posters of it hanging conspicuously in my home. But of course any movie of whatever quality has many creative souls who contribute to its realization in the world. Lee Purcell, who is one of the well known cast of Almost Summer, has had a most illustrious career since the 1970s. Our interview occurred right on the heels of an anniversary of the movie Valley Girl - in which she plays one of the parents. Featuring Purcell on our show is a real joy as she has had a career in Hollywood for decades and knows more about how movies are made than many. She also had great stories from her life and career. Martin Davidson of course is the director of the film; he also was a filmmaker who was one of the first to feature, among others, Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler in his now classic and famous The Lords Of Flatbush. He has had a long career in Hollywood since the 1970s and was an early forerunner in directing for HBO and other similar networks. Like Purcell, his interview was dense with great stories. Of course having an episode with both of them is what our podcast is really all about: I am grateful to them for their generosity and contributions. in the episode with all three of us I more or less watched or listened and learned an enormous amount. I hope you enjoy all three of these episodes as much as we did creating them. More about the film and wonderful artists in this episode: Links to the film Almost Summer: AlmostSummerImbd Links to Lee’s beautiful work: LeePurcell.Com Links to Marty’s phenomenal work: MartyDavidsonImbd Link to the film, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPYi1CXzcAI #henrywinkler #slystallone #hollywood #1970s #1950s #rocknroll #beachboys #almostsummer #motown #soul #stevemcqueen #1960s charlesbronson #genre #highschool #california #newyork #highschoolmovie #teenmovie #hbo #treatwilliams #perryking #mikelove #socal #brooklyn #flatbush #musical #varietyshow #marthacoolidge #heidiholicker #deborahforeman #michellemeyrik #quentinttarantino #newbeverly #losangeles #michaelbowen #allettieri #richardfleischer #sydneypollack #outofafrica #paulkoslo #lindacristal #tomberenger #virginiamadsen More about us: Our podcast is a comprehensive examination of all matters aesthetic, all the arts and humanities, how they connect us, a celebration of the creative process across all of the arts and most of all, what it means to be human. Your host Mitch Hampton is a neurodivergent journalist and pianist who composes for film, television, commercials, live concerts. He is a lover of life, 70's scholar, journalist, writer, thinker, an aesthete. Mitch takes us on a journey, opening doors and taking us inside the lives and minds of brilliant creatives, makers and humans, exploring creativity across genres, mediums and what it means to be human. DISCLAIMER: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. https://anchor.fm/mitch-hampton https://www.patreon.com/journeyofanaesthete?fan_landing=true https://www.jouneyofanaesthetepodcast.com/ http://www.audibletrial.com/JourneyofanAesthete #music #jazz #composing #humanities #podcasts #audible #anchorfm #film #theatre #philosophy #filmtheory #filmarchives

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Special note to listeners: We are releasing three episodes as a set- actress Lee Purcell's solo interview, director Marty Davidson's solo episode and their combined episode discussing their work together on their iconic film "Almost Summer". “Inside The Episodes: Lee Purcell Marty Davidson and Almost Summer” I have long loved the movie Almost Summer; indeed  I have one of those long and vintage movie posters of it hanging conspicuously in my home. But of course any movie of whatever quality has many creative souls who contribute to its realization in the world.  Lee Purcell, who is one of the well known cast of Almost Summer, has had a most illustrious career since the 1970s. Our interview occurred right on the heels of an anniversary of the movie Valley Girl - in which she plays one of the parents. Featuring Purcell on our show is a real joy as she has had a career in Hollywood for decades and knows more about how movies are made than many. She also had great stories from her life and career.  Martin Davidson of course is the director of the film; he also was a filmmaker who was one of the first to feature, among others, Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler in his now classic and famous The Lords Of Flatbush. He has had a long career in Hollywood since the 1970s and was an early forerunner in directing for HBO and other similar networks. Like Purcell, his interview was dense with great stories.  Sandy Davidson has had a long career in wardrobe and costume design for movies and television, including Hero At Large with John Ritter, Eddie And The Cruisers with Tom Berenger, and t.v. movies like Something To Live For; The Alison Gertz Story. Additionally she is also accomplished in home and commercial interior design as well, including the world famous (but now defunct) The Foundry On Melrose in Los Angeles. Almost Summer is her first movie.

Of course having an episode with all of them is what our podcast is really all about: I am grateful to them for their generosity and contributions.  In the episode with all four of us I more or less watched or listened and learned an enormous amount.  I hope you enjoy all three of these episodes as much as we did creating them. More about the film and wonderful artists in this episode:Links to the film Almost Summer: AlmostSummerImbd Links to Lee’s beautiful work: LeePurcell.Com Links to Marty’s phenomenal work: MartyDavidsonImbd

Links to Sandy’s gorgeous work: https://www.sandydavidsondesign.com/bio

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More about us: Our podcast is a comprehensive examination of all matters aesthetic, all the arts and humanities, how they connect us, a celebration of the creative process across all of the arts and most of all, what it means to be human. Your host Mitch Hampton is a neurodivergent journalist and pianist who composes for film, television, commercials, live concerts. He is a lover of life, 70's scholar, journalist, writer, thinker, an aesthete. Mitch takes us on a journey, opening doors and taking us inside the lives and minds of brilliant creatives, makers and humans, exploring creativity across genres, mediums and what it means to be human. Link to the film, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPYi1CXzcAI https://anchor.fm/mitch-hamptonhttps://www.patreon.com/journeyofanae...https://www.jouneyofanaesthetepodcast...http://www.audibletrial.com/Journeyof...#music #jazz #composing

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Listeners, today we get to share our talk with music LEGEND, Pete Christlieb! 

We are so very honored to have him on our show and hope you enjoy and share it with us!

Inside this Episode with your host, Mitch Hampton

Pete Christlieb has been among my favorite saxophonists and all around musicians for the past forty to fifty years at least. His biography reads like a who's who in jazz and popular music and he has excelled at having an original identity as a jazz improviser as well as one of the top flight performers in ensemble contexts, whether big back, symphony or rock group.

Christlieb has been working as a musician since he left high school at age 16 and has so many great stories about his unique career.

It was an honor to get to sit down with him and talk about his life and music and I hope you get as much joy from this episode as we did recording it.

Pete Christlieb Biography

Born into a home filled with classical music, there was little
question about Pete Christlieb’s career path. Pete’s father, Don Christlieb was a world renowned double reed player. His distinctive sound was heard on more than 750 productions over 50 years at 20th Century Fox.

Pete started working professionally just out of High School. He did gigs at the Lighthouse as a sub for his teacher Bob Cooper. His father took Pete to The Carriage House in Burbank, (Later renamed to Chadnies) to sit in with pianist Jimmy Rowles. Jimmy liked his playing and became a big influence on Pete’s conception. Jimmy trained Pete in his unique approach to jazz, inviting him to come by and sit in on Sundays.

Sarah Vaughan came in to perform several times. They became friends for many years. He met Carmen McRae and was able to play and record with her too.

It was a seven year sprint. “It was like swinging from one vine to the next. one band would end and the next would begin.” Pete was ready for a change. He had been playing with Louie Bellson “He was like a father and a best friend,” Pete said of his association with Bellson. In those days serial TV shows would vacation in other towns during the summer, mostly to get out of New York. Carson would take the Tonight Show to Los Angeles.” Carson productions was looking for musicians to fill out the band stand in Los Angles and asked Louie for some players to come in. He recommended Christlieb for the two week gig and again the next year. When the tonight show moved to Los Angels Pete was asked to join the band on a permanent basis, that became 20 years with the tonight show.

Pete was a regular at Dante’s , The Baked Potato and Al Fonses playing with other jazz greats like his favorites, Frank Rossolino and Conte Condoli.

Pete started Bosco records, his great dane’s namesake, and recorded his first solo Album, Self Portrait in 1981. These were followed by Going My Way & Dino’s Live and several others. Pete is well known for his albums with other tenor sax greats Bob Cooper, Warne Marsh, Gene Ammons, Don Lamphere, Hadley Caliman, Ferdinand Polvel, Ernie Watts & Rickey Woodard. Pete produced records for other artists including Louie

Bellson, Don’t Stop Now which earned him one of three Grammy Nominations for best jazz soloist.

He recorded an album with Freddy Hubbard. and has featured solos on Records and CDs like Natalie Cole’s “ Unforgettable.” The TV show, Family Guy featuring the Ron Jones Orchestra was recently added to his long list of credits. Pete continues to record with well-known musicians and recording artists.

Pete plays in his own quintet with wife Linda on trombone. Together they created the Tall and Small band, a ten piece band with their first CD out called “High On You.”

When asked if he didn’t become a musician what would he be doing with his life, he grins and says, “I’d probably be racing cars.”

Links to Pete’s beautiful works https://petechristlieb.com/

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