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Nearly a thousand years of peace have graced life in the singularity. In the days which are lit by the Empyrean Sun, four childhood friends journey through the strata; layers of human civilization dividing the endowed and the despondent. Carrying their own secrets, quandaries, and uncertainties as they venture through the foreign and the familiar, they begin to unravel the difficult history of their society and must confront the mysteries of their precarious future - a world on the precipice ...
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Pianist Henrik Kilhamn takes you on a journey through the great piano repertoire. By showing and commenting on what's really going on in the music, this podcast helps unlock the world of classical music for every listener and music lover.
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Robert's award winning Follow Your Dream Podcast is ranked in the Top 1% of all podcasts with listeners in 200 countries! Each episode is like taking a World Tour! Robert is a professional musician who followed his youthful music dream later in life and became a Rock Star after he turned 60! Since then he has released 13 acclaimed albums including a Billboard #1, has millions of video views and streams, and has performed at festivals and concerts around the world. He also started this podcas ...
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Join us as we do a deep dive in to the lore, history, and creation of the worlds of our persistent D&D campaigns! Join us on...• Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/beholdroleplay • YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/beholdroleplay • Twitter - https://twitter.com/BeholdRP •
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Hear more. Feel more. Be more! Come with me and dive into some great classical music. For over 1000 years great musicians have explored what it means to live, love, die and everything in between: asking all our deep and universal questions. Escape the cacophony - the noise of your brain and daily life; tune into the music, your feelings and emotions ‘good’ and ‘bad’ …and find the space, stillness and love that underpins everything. NB: May include loud noise, surprises, challenges, cacophono ...
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No. 6 is Debussy's first book of Preludes is called "Des pas sur la neige" or "Footsteps in the Snow", and paints a poetic picture with repeating rhythms and colorful chords, all the time while looking for a way forward. It's hard to put this type of evocative art into exact words, but we can nevertheless look closer at the musical material to see …
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Robby Johnson is a Country Music Star and Singer-Songwriter. Born in Canada, he had many jobs including factory work before he settled in Nashville. Now he’s got a bunch of hits, a million social media followers, and millions of YouTube Views and Streams. He’s performed on the Late Show with David Letterman and been profiled in USA Today, Rolling S…
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Adam Golka is a Polish-American Acclaimed Classical Pianist and Beethoven expert. He first performed all of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas when he was 18 years old, and he recently performed the complete cycle of Beethoven’s 32 Sonatas accompanied by 32 short films that he created. He’s given recitals in Japan, Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin, New York and els…
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Edward Elgar wrote his famous "Salut d'Amour" as an engagement present to his fiancée Alice Caroline Robert. The original conception of the music was probably for violin and piano, but that didn't stop Elgar from writing a version for piano solo: a beautiful song without words and a great encore. With pianist Henrik Kilhamn. Video: https://youtu.be…
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Christian McBride is a Musical Superstar. He’s a renowned Bassist, Composer, Arranger and 8x Grammy Winner. His playing covers Jazz, R&B, Pop, Hip Hop and Classical. He’s performed or recorded with just about everyone including Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, Paul McCartney and James Brown. He leads several b…
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This is one of the most interesting piano sonatas of the early 20th century. Scriabin pushes the boundaries both in musical expression, harmonic coherence and structural integration in this amazing work, so full of life and creative spirit. It's also nice to be able to do a substantial analysis play-through when I have the music in my hands, since …
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This is a great piece for beginners who have started to play separately with the hands. Robert Schumann wrote the whole "Album for the Young" Op. 68 for his three daughters to learn piano properly, and still to this day it's a great educational resource for getting started with a romantic conception of piano playing. Henrik Kilhamn takes you throug…
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This poignant prelude from Chopin's set of Op. 28 is one page and about 2,5 minutes long. That's almost the length of a modern pop song, but it still contains more interesting musical ideas than most in that genre. It's a great piece for intermediate players, and here I give some playing tips before going through the piece again to inspect those id…
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John Santos is a 7x Grammy nominated Latin percussionist. He’s one of the world’s foremost exponents of Afro-Latin music. He’s performed or recorded with Carlos Santana, Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Paquito D’Rivera, The Buenavista Social Club, Billy Cobham, Regina Carter and Arturo Sandoval among many others. My featured song is “…
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Jeff Fasano is a Celebrity Photographer. His work includes actors like Terrance Howard, James Earl Jones, Kevin Bacon and Kiefer Sutherland, and musicians like David Crosby, Steven Van Zandt, Sheryl Crow, Jewel and The Blind Boys Of Alabama. And it was only after he turned 40 that he gave up his day job to follow his dream and become a professional…
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Anat Cohen is an acclaimed jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and band leader. She’s performed at the Newport, Montreal and North Sea Jazz festivals. She’s been voted Clarinetist and Multi-Reedist Of The Year multiple times. She’s won the DownBeat readers poll. Hailed as a “Master” by the New York Times. And she’s been nominated for several Grammys. My …
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Bobby Tomberlin is one of the greatest songwriters in the history of country music. He’s written one hit after another for just about everyone in country music including Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Faith Hill, Kenny Rogers, Blake Shelton and Diamond Rio. And even Barbra Streisand. And he’s collaborated with Vince Gill, Hank Williams, Jr. and Phil …
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Andy Hedges is a Texas Cowboy - singer, storyteller, poet and guitarist. He plays authentic Cowboy songs. He’s performed at the Grand Ole Opry and Carnegie Hall. And with artists like Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. And he hosts a podcast called Cowboy Crossroads. My featured song is “The Pardners” from the album East Side Sessions by my band Project Grand …
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Erini is a traditional Greek singer who combines classic Greek music with other genres including jazz, pop and classical. She toured for three years with Cirque Du Soleil. She’s collaborated with Danilo Perez and Nella among others. And she’s a professor of music at Berklee College of Music. My featured song is “Ma Petite Fleur” from the album Made…
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THIS IS SUMMIT WEEK! Three Summits featuring some of the best Saxophonists, Bassists and Drummers. Today is DRUM SUMMIT with: Peter Erskine, a 2x Grammy winner and a 10x Best Jazz Drummer winner. He’s played with Weather Report, Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan and many others. Danny Gottlieb, an all-star drummer who has pla…
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THIS IS SUMMIT WEEK! Three Summits featuring some of the world's best Saxophonists, Bassists and Drummers. Today is BASS SUMMIT with: Ron Carter, the Maestro. He’s probably the most revered bassist of all time and certainly the most recorded jazz bassist. He’s a 3x Grammy winner. He was a member of Miles Davis’s groundbreaking quintet in the 1960s.…
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THIS IS SUMMIT WEEK! Three Summits featuring some of the world's best Saxophonists, Bassists and Drummers. Today is SAXOPHONE SUMMIT with: John Helliwell, former member of Supertramp, one of the greatest bands of the rock era. They dominated the charts in the 1970s with their album “Breakfast In America” which sold over 20 million copies. Fred Lips…
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Ira Ingber is a celebrated guitarist and singer-songwriter. He’s played with Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, J.D. Souther, Karla Bonoff, Jennifer Warnes and Andrew Gold. He’s had a long association with Van Dyke Parks. He played on the “Midnight Run” movie soundtrack. On TV he’s played on “Battlestar Gallactica”, “The Walking Dead” and “Outlander”. His la…
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Mackenzie Phipps is an up and coming Country Music Star. She’s become a fixture throughout the southeast United States singing the National Anthem at various sporting events, fairs, festivals and honky tonks. She’s been featured in Forbes, People.com and Jesus Calling among others. She was named “Future Star of Tomorrow” by the North American Count…
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Roman Robinovich is an acclaimed classical pianist and visual artist. Originally from Uzbekistan, he emigrated to Israel and then to the United States. His playing has been called “eloquent”. He has been praised by the New York Times for his “uncommon sensitivity and feeling.” He’s a winner of the Arthur Rubenstein International Piano Master Compet…
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Kerry Marx is a superstar guitarist. He’s the Musical Director for Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry and an in-demand studio musician. He’s played with a Who’s Who including Taylor Swift, Johnny Cash, James Taylor, John Legend and Steven Tyler. He’s toured extensively with Don McLean. His TV work includes the Billboard, Academy of Country Music and Americ…
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Dom Flemons is known as “The American Songster”. He’s a songwriter, a multi-instrumentalist, a Grammy winner and an Emmy nominee. His repertoire covers over 100 years of American Roots Music including country, folk, bluegrass, Americana and Blues. He plays the banjo, guitar, quills and rhythm bones. And he’s a slam poet too. My featured song is “Bo…
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Welcome to the WORLD PREMIERE of “SOSTICE”, my new single. It’s a rockin’ track with an Old School Vibe. It’s been called “Stunning!”, “A Gem!”, “Magnificent!” and “5 Stars!”. The track features my Project Grand Slam bandmates: Tristan Clark (guitar), Guillermo Barron (percussion), Baden Goyo (keys), Joel E. Mateo (drums) and Alex Blade Silver (sax…
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Sola Akingbola is an incredible Nigerian-born UK musician. He’s the composer for the hit CBS sitcom “Bob Hearts Abishola” for five years. He’s also the percussionist for the Grammy Award winning band Jamiroquai. And he’s written scores for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Othello. He’s performed alongside Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Sto…
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Joe Forno was the manager of The Band, one of the greatest groups of the rock era, after “The Last Waltz” from 1986 to 1994. He’s the author of the book “Levon’s Man: Woodstock, the Death of Richard Manuel, and my Decade Managing The Band”. The book focuses on the town of Woodstock, NY, a haven for musicians and artists including Bob Dylan, and tel…
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Amanda Warner a/k/a MNDR is a Grammy Award winning Electro-Pop artist, songwriter and producer. She’s featured on Mark Ronson’s hit “Bang Bang Bang”. Her debut album Feed Me Diamonds was named a Top 10 pop album by Spin Magazine. Her credits include Kylie Minogue, Rita Ora and Carly Rae Jepsen. One of her songs is featured in an ad for the Google 6…
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Lacy J. Dalton is a renowned Country and Americana singer and songwriter. She’s been called “Country’s Bonnie Raitt”. When she started out she was crowned the Top New Country Female Vocalist of the Year. Her signature song is “16th Avenue” and she had a worldwide hit with “Black Coffee”. She’s collaborated with Willie Nelson and recorded with Georg…
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Madeline Bocaro is a rock and roll journalist and author of the definitive Yoko Ono biography called “In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe Of Yoko Ono”. The book has received the blessings of Sean Ono Lennon, Elliot Mintz, a close friend of Yoko’s, Pattie Boyd, George Harrison’s former wife, and Mark Lewisohn, the Beatles biographer. Madeline has a…
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Evan Shinners is a celebrated pianist, clavichordist and electronic music composer. He performs as WTF Bach, specializing in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. He’s also the host of the WTF Bach Podcast. My featured song is Augustin Hadelich’s rendition of Bach’s E Major work from Partita. Spotify link. --------------------------------------------…
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Cory Wong is an extraordinary guitarist and performer. He plays jazz, rock and funk. He plays with Vulfpeck, the incredible funk band. He’s played with The Fearless Flyers. And he also packs concert venues and festivals with his Cory Wong band. He commands the stage, jumping, strutting and dancing. He’s performed with Dave Koz, Dave Matthews and Jo…
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3rd ANNIVERSARY SHOW! I'm rebroadcasting our three anniversary shows! This is our third one from March 2024 featuring different and unique guest promos by a slew of guests who appeared during that year: “Cousin Brucie” Morrow, America's favorite air personality; John Lodge of the Moody Blues; Ted Nugent; Al Kooper of Blood Sweat & Tears; Gary Pucke…
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2nd ANNIVERSARY SHOW! I'm rebroadcasting our three anniversary shows! This is our second one from March 2023. It features stories and vignettes from a host of guests who appeared during that year: Jeremy Clyde of the iconic duo Chad and Jeremy; Peter Asher of the British Invasion duo Peter and Gordon; Rock Photographer Bob Gruen; Suzi Quatro; Kenny…
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1st ANNIVERSARY SHOW! I'm rebroadcasting our three anniversary shows! This is our first one from March 2022. I started the podcast in March 2021. It was the depths of the pandemic. Musicians like me could neither perform nor even rehearse. I needed to find a creative outlet and someone suggested that I should look into starting a podcast. I had no …
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Doug Yeager joins me for a special Folk Music Extravaganza. He has had a long affiliation with American folk music and folk artists. He has produced television shows and concerts including the PBS Concert Special “Woody & Me” about Woody Guthrie, and he serves on the board of the Folk-Americana-Roots Hall of Fame. He has worked with and managed a n…
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Augusta Palmer is a documentary filmmaker and scholar. Her newest film is “The Blues Society”, about the 1960s Memphis Country Blues Festival and the blues revival in Americal. The film won Best Feature Documentary at the Oxford Film Festival. She also directed the short film “Order My Steps” about an incarcerated woman reaching out to her estrange…
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Akira Tana is an acclaimed jazz drummer. He formed the band TanaReid with bassist Rufus Reid, and they sometimes add pianist Kei Akagi and call themselves the Asian-American Jazz Trio. He’s played with a host of superstar musicians including Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, Ruth Brown and Lena Horne. My featured song is “No One’s Fool” …
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Cindy Cashdollar has been called the Wonder Woman of the Dobro, Lap Steel Guitar and Steel Guitar. She’s a 5x Grammy winner for her work with Asleep At The Wheel. She’s played with Paul Butteerfield and with Levon Helm and Rick Danko of The Band. She’s performed with Bob Dylan, George Strait, Willie Nelson and others. Her latest album, Waltz For Ab…
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Bruce Sudano is a singer-songwriter who was with the group Brooklyn Dreams along with Joe “Bean” Esposito. He was married to superstar Donna Summer for many years and managed her career. He wrote hits for her, Dolly Parton and others. He co-wrote “Ball Of Fire” with Tommy James, and he wrote music for the film “American Hot Wax”. My featured song i…
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Michael Stephen Brown is an award winning classical pianist and composer. Hailed by the New York Times as “a leading figure in the renaissance of performer-composers”. He’s performed as a soloist with many orchestras. He frequently tours with cello partner Nicholas Canellakis, and has performed with world famous violinist Pinchas Zuckerman. As a co…
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Evan Bogart is a true music man. He’s written hit songs for so many artists including Beyonce, Rihanna and Britney Spears. He helped to discover Eminem and Maroon 5. He’s the Chair of the Grammy Songwriters Wing. He co-owns a music rights ownership company. And he’s the son of Neil Bogart, the legendary music titan who ran Buddha and Casablanca Rec…
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Chris Conway is an eclectic multi-instrumentalist musician who plays in any number of genres including New Age, Relaxation, Celtic, World Music, Jazz, Piano, Ambient and Electronic. He’s played with Peter Tork of The Monkees and members of Jethro Tull, and opened for Richie Havens and Jefferson Starship. My featured song is “Euphoria” by The Robert…
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Merel Bregante is an acclaimed country rock drummer. He played with Loggins and Messina, Chris Hillman, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and banjo star John McEuen. He’s a Grammy nominated producer and engineer. And he’s got 13 Platinum and Gold records to his credit. My featured song is Richie Furay’s live version on this podcast of his song “Pickin Up …
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Pat Coil is a pianist to the Stars. He’s toured with Michael McDonald, Carmen McCraie, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Woody Herman, Larry Carlton and Olivia Newton-John. He’s recorded with just about everyone including Natalie Cole, Barry Manilow, Peter Cetera and Michael Feinstein. He’s also played on commercials and TV shows and film scores. And he’s rel…
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Michael Weintrob is a Rock Photographer who has blazed a new path. In addition to the standard rock photography of artist portraits and album covers, he has created the dazzling, innovative “InstrumentHead” and “InstrumentHead Revealed” coffee table sized photo books. The first contains photos of musicians with their instruments covering their head…
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Billy Cobham is one of the world’s greatest drummers. He dominated the Jazz Fusion era of the 1970s with The Mahavishnu Orchestra. His own debut album, Spectrum, hit #1 on the Billboard Jazz chart and contained the iconic track “Stratus” which was covered by many artists including Jeff Beck. He’s played with everyone including Miles Davis, Herbie H…
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Clifford Carter is a Keyboard Superstar who has played with a Who’s Who in music including James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Cyndi Lauper, Art Garfunkel, Linda Ronstadt, Idina Menzel, The Four Tops and Cher. He’s been featured at Carnegie Hall in The Music of Paul McCartney, the Kennedy Center Honors tributes for Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson…
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Henrik Kilhamn presents this lesser known Funeral March from a romantic piano sonata, by a composer who admired Chopin but went on to write his own name in music history as well. His first sonata, Op. 6, ends with this very solemn but gripping statement after major struggles of previous movements, marking it a tragedy of great proportion. Can you g…
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The Brooklyn Bridge were 1960s Stars. They had a massive hit in 1968 with Jimmy Webb’s “The Worst That Could Happen” featuring the late, great Johnny Maestro on lead vocals. Jimmy Rosica is a founding member of the band, and Joe “Bean” Esposito - who had a worldwide hit with “You’re The Best” from the movie The Karate Kid - is the current lead sing…
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Orion Weiss is a Superstar Classical Pianist. He is one of the most sought after soloists and chamber music collaborators of his generation. He’s been praised by the New York Times as a “brilliant pianist”, and the Washington Post has hailed his “powerful technique and exceptional insight”. He’s performed with Itzhak Perlman, Emanuel Ax and violini…
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