Composer/saxophonist Kevin Pike is known for his eclectic musical output. He has released over 15 albums, performs in a free jazz duo and other groups in Omaha. He publishes the DIY recording podcast “Look What I Made“. Kevin has a Jazz Studies degree from DePaul University where he also studied composition with George Flynn, Jeff Kowalkowski […]
Read More Five Questions with Kevin PikeSongwriter, singer, world-renowned drummer and former member of Tower of Power, Ron E. Beck has performed and recorded with the likes of Herbie Hancock, The Temptations, Bobby Womack, Bill Withers, Bob Marley, Etta James, Rick James, Sista Monica, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Taj Mahal, John Lee Hooker, Clifford Coulter and Carlos Santana. Beck has been […]
Read More Five Questions with Ron E. BeckGRAMMY® Award winning Jazz trumpeter and composer Randy Brecker has helped shape the sound of jazz, R&B and rock for more than four decades. His trumpet and flugelhorn performances have graced hundreds of albums by a wide range of artists from James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen and Parliament/Funkadelic to Frank Sinatra, Steely Dan, Jaco Pastorius and […]
Read More Five Questions with Randy BreckerFrom Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, to big band performances at Clint Eastwood’s ranch, to the lead/jazz trumpet chair in Wayne Newton’s band, trumpeter /vocalist Michael “Gooch” Gurciullo has been around, and back. Getting his musical education at North Texas State University, working with great jazz educators Rich Matteson, Dan Haerle, and Jack Peterson, […]
Read More Five Questions with Michael “Gooch” GurciulloMarcus Lewis has become one of the most in-demand trombonists in the Atlanta area. Lewis is a musician who creates jazz/improvised music with integrity and passion that resonates. Described as soulful, fiery and intuitive, Lewis focuses on the musical journey and conversational aspects of the jazz/improvised music genre. Marcus Lewis was born in Augusta Georgia in […]
Read More Five Questions with Marcus LewisAaron Gum produces music videos in Omaha, Nebraska, and will occasionally turn his lenses towards still subjects. Sometimes his puppets and he will star in their own videos. Aaron has been described as an audio visual mad scientist, a mild mannered animator / graphics guy by day, and balancer of modular synthesizers, puppets, visuals and audio recording […]
Read More Five Questions with Aaron GumRon Cooley is one of the midwest’s busiest & most popular musicians. In addition to his work with local bands, Ron performs every Christmas season as a member of the nationally acclaimed group Mannheim Steamroller. He has toured throughout the USA and Germany and appeared on various national TV and radio shows. Ron has recorded […]
Read More Five Questions with Ron CooleyCreeping up on the 300th episode of his Worlds of Wayne podcast, Wayne Brekke looks back on 8 years of internet audio awesomeness. He currently hosts/produces three shows, Worlds of Wayne, The Necronomicast, and 5 O’Clock Lifestyle. Each show is a labor of love, because for him, podcasting isn’t a paying gig. But that’s not […]
Read More Five (More) Questions with Wayne BrekkeJessica Mogis writes. I have had the privilege of seeing her words come across my Facebook Timeline. Her sweet lines make me remember what I love about reading, and about writing. I knew her words before I knew anything about her. Mogis seems to make, as the Belgian surrealist René Magritte put it, “everyday objects shriek aloud.” […]
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