Listening Room

Listening Room 7: Sergei Nakariakov: No Limit

Sergei Nakariakov: No Limit Teldec Classics, December 7, 2006 Sergei’s unlimited technique has allowed him to explore even the most...

CD Release "Not A Novelty" w/ BONEGASM

Recording involves suspending your conscious thought and allowing your mind to meld completely with what you hear.

Listening Room: Thad Jones, Mel Lewis Consummation

Snooky's build into the uptempo is the jazz equivalent of Bud Herseth's legendary entrance in the CSO's recording of Tchaik 6.

Listening Room, Ep. 05: Tune Supply's Irish Virtual Sessions

This week's Listening Room is participatory! I recently came across this incredible series on YouTube, called Mary O's Virtual Sessions,...

Studio Time: La Bamba, Tom Waits, and Southside Johnny

Recording Grapefruit Moon with Southside Johnny was a career highlight for me. Hard hitting, bluesy, open-hearted rock and roll.

Listening Room, Ep. 03: Jacqueline Du Pré

Unpopular opinion: I don't love Brahms.

Listening Room, Ep. 02: Regina Carter, Yacouba Sissoko, and Will Holshouser

Kora, accordion, and violin? Yes please. These are three of my favorite instruments, and it turns out, this surprising combination gets...

Listening Room, Ep. 01: John Allred

John Allred is a master of the trombone. What makes some musicians transcend their instrument?