We all love improvised music, but are we in danger of becoming musical re-enactors of the past?
Are we celebrating continued creativity, or are we celebrating...
Reed gets real about breakups, reconciliations, and optimism with pianist Brian Haas and drummer Jason Smart (aka the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey), and some of Brian's trash talk gets bleeped.
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Episode 7: Natalie Cressman + Elliott Peck
Reed gets a Brazillian Music history lesson from singer Natalie Cressman, and singer Elliott Peck recounts some of Phil Lesh's last wisdoms.
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Episode 6: Dave Dreiwitz
Reed and Ween/JRAD bassist Dave Dreiwitz remember and honor Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, and Dave describes his mom's tuba lessons.
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Episode 5: Robert Walter / Mike Clark / Skerik
Reed talks jazz and copycats with Headhunters drummer Mike Clark, funk icon Robert Walter, and saxophone assassin Skerik sings the praises of Jennifer Hartswick.
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Episode 4: Holly Bowling
Reed talks with pianist Holly Bowling about total burnout, performing solo, Phish as an improv team, and Holly stage-crashes a Benevento show.
We all love improvised music, but are we in danger of becoming musical re-enactors of the past?
Are we celebrating continued creativity, or are we celebrating nostalgic acting?
Musician Reed Mathis draws on 30 years of relationships to creatives of every stripe in a series of musical conversations, exploring together the hope in the new, and the fear of the new, often through the lens of Bob Dylan's stellar example.
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