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Pete's Percussion Podcast - Pete ZambitoPete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 453 - Terry Gibbs (with Damon Grant of Discussions in Percussion)Alongside fellow podcaster Damon Grant from Discussions in Percussion, we interview vibraphonist, drummer, and bandleader Terry Gibbs about the Dream Band and Terry Pollard (05:30), an eventual interview introduction, his autobiography, and his early life and career (09:45), the beginnings of bebop and his work on Latin Jazz music (21:00), hanging out with jazz legends, stories about Benny Goodman, and how he dealt with money negotiation (34:15), Buddy Rich, a legendary 2-bar drum fill, and working and learning from Woody Herman (46:05), addiction issues within the jazz community, more about the Dream band recordings, how/when he met his recently passed wife Rebekah, and...2025-07-2400 min
The New Jazz ArchiveE13 Jazz and CountryWhen the two separate paths of jazz and country cross, we get some of the most fascinating fusions in American music, from Hank Garland jazzing up the early Nashville country scene, to the development of Western Swing, and contemporary jazz takes on country classics. We’ll talk with music historian Cary Ginell about forgotten Nashville session man Hank Garland, look at the thriving Nashville jazz scene with Maxx Myrick of the Tennessee Jazz and Blues Society, and chat with composer Andrew Bishop about his contemporary jazz take on the music of country legend Hank Williams.
Epi...2025-07-2259 min
Jazz Profiles presented by Tim Owens & 32 Bar BluesHerbie MannMore than any other musician, Herbie Mann was responsible for establishing the flute as an accepted jazz instrument. Prior to his arrival, the flute was a secondary instrument for saxophonists, but Mann found a unique voice for the flute, presenting it in different musical contexts, beginning with Afro-Cuban, and then continuing with music from Brazil, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Japan, and Eastern Europe. As part of the Peabody Award-winning documentary series “Jazz Profiles,” this episode about Herbie Mann was produced in 2000 by Cary Ginell and narrated by the show host Nancy Wilson. The...2025-06-0356 min
Calling to the GoodWestern Swing - The Wide-Open Spaces of Music with Cary GinellSend us a textEnjoy this interview with Cary Ginell - a veteran radio broadcaster, folklorist, and author of ten books on American music. He is an award-winning writer and music historian who took a moment to sit down with host, Kelly Hurd, recently and discuss the beginnings of the western swing music genre.Through Cary's reminiscing about the days of Milton Brown, Bob Wills, and the Light Crust Doughboys, you'll feel as if you stepped back into the 1930s!Get to know Milton Brown and Bob Wills a little better through the...2025-05-3043 min
Books Shows Tunes & Mad Acts"Carefully Taught" by Cary GinellMusicologist Cary Ginell joins us to talk about his new book, "Carefully Taught: American History through Broadway Musicals." Cary is a wealth of information about music in general (and lots of other topics too!), but especially about musicals. Here he talks about musicals that were fairly accurate from a historical standpoint, or why they strayed, and others that stomped all over history with wild abandon. He also couches their creation or production in the time period they covered or during which they were produced with thoughtful consideration of the dark parts of our country's history. A lively discussion ranging...2023-11-1159 min
The SchmoozeE02: Cary Ginell, Musician/WriterThis time, Alison is joined by Cary Ginell, flute player in TAE's Band of Milk and Honey and local theatre reviewer for The Acorn. They talk about the importance of music in Judaism, seeing the same community theatre shows over and over again, and the amazing tale of the SS Volturno. And of course, Alison again asks the Jewishified version of James Lipton's "Inside the Actor's Studio" questions.
Articles about the SS Volturno:
- jewishjournal.com/old_stories/912/
- homepages.rootsweb.com/~daamen1/volturno/saga.htm
Royalty Free Music from Bensound2020-09-1545 min