A fun chat w/ my buddy Michael Kent talking about his podcast “The Internet Says It’s True” and our time together in the Ohio State University Marching Band.

A lovely chat with Jad Abumrad.

a lovely chat with Rusty Burge.

A lovely chat with Allen Otte, percussionist, educator, and founder of Blackearth Percussion Group and Percussion Group Cincinnati

A lovely chat with Sarah and Brendon about Exceptet’s new album called “Episodic Memory”

A lovely chat w/ composer and founder of Bang on a Can, David Lang.

A lovely chat w/ Adam Groh about his new album Hawthorne

A lovely conversation w/ Brad Williams, host of the podcast The Bandwhich Tapes

A lovely conversation w/ composer Steve Mackey

A lovely conversation w/ percussionist Steve Schick.

A lovely chat on Independence Day w/ composer and educator Joan Tower

A lovely chat with drummer, improviser, composer, and educator, Bobby Previte.

A lovely chat with one of the founding members of Nexus, Bill Cahn

A lovely chat with Russell Hartenberger of Nexus and Steve Reich and Musicians.

Ben is a driller and performer from Trinidad and Tobago. He has drilled many large steelbands in Trinidad and Tobago and has worked with many of the luminaries in the pan world including Dr. Pat Bishop and Dr. Len Boogsie Sharpe

Akinola runs the Siparia Deltones youth program, and is an arranger, performer, and composer of steel drum music from Trinidad and Tobago.  It was a joy to talk with Akinola about his mission in education.

Mike is a magician living in Columbus, OH.  Always great to catch up w/ Mike and talk about the issues of the day.

Dr. Michael Bump is my first college teacher at Ohio State.  He now teaches at Truman St. University and is one of my favorite people on the planet.

Mike is the leader of a doom metal group called YOB. James wrote him a contemporary guitar solo. Worlds collided and amazing stuff came from it. I learned a ton from talking to them both about the diversity and acceptance in the metal world of other genres. Hope you enjoy this chat.

David and I chat about the recent Roe v. Wade decision as it pertains to his religious belief as a reformed Calvinist. I have lived in or beside Lutheran Churches for the last 15 years, so this chat was interesting for me. David is a good soul and we (as thoughtfully as we could) worked through the myriad issues surrounding abortion.