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Let's Talk Off The Podium

The mission of this podcast is to create discussion on a variety of topics in music, culture, and arts. In my discussions there will be many questions, answers, comments, critique and ideas. For far too long many in the media, musicians, and artists from all backgrounds have been hesitant in their approach to criticism. As Wole Soyinka said, “The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.” Alongside my observations I will invite guests from a variety of artistic backgrounds to tell their story, ideas and perspective on all things in the world of music.

Hope you join me on this journey and raise awareness to topics that have been buried for decades.

Past guests include: Kronos Quartet founder David Harrington, Christian McBrideGeorge WalkerRobert Dick, Ian PaceMartin Bresnick, Project Trio bassist Peter Seymour, Andrey KasparovCraig Sheppard,  Adrienne AlbertJuan Maria SolareMarc YeatsMark Rowan-HullStanford ThompsonThe Villiers QuartetDr. Haig MardirosianFrances WilsonJames GardnerDaniel RosenboomSylvia HinzJoan Arnau Pàmies,  among others.

Dec 16, 2020

Ep. 142: Joe Kinzer, ethnographer, archivist, and ethnomusicologist

Let's Talk Off The Podium with Tigran Arakelyan.

From Joe Kinzer's website:

I am an ethnographer, archivist, and ethnomusicologist specializing in issues of identity and religious expression in Asian musical contexts. I am the Senior Curatorial...


Dec 8, 2020

Ep. 141: David Korevaar, "You can access the world, it's not easy to reach the world..."

Let's Talk Off The Podium with Tigran Arakelyan.

In this episode Korevaar talks about his studies with Earl Wild and David Diamond, recordings, teachings and much more.

Hailed for his “wonderfully warm, pliant, spontaneous...


Nov 30, 2020

Ep. 140: Leslie Mandoki, "Music is the greatest unifier.."

Let's Talk Off The Podium with Tigran Arakelyan.

In this episode rockstar Leslie Mandoki talks about his early years in Hungary, being a refugee in Germany and eventual rise to stardom.

In 1991, Ian Anderson, Jack Bruce, and Al Di Meola became founding members...


Nov 23, 2020

Ep. 139: Rose Gear, executive director and bassist.

Let's Talk Off The Podium with Tigran Arakelyan.

In this episode Rose speaks about her passion for hiking, capoeira, professional career as a bassist, move to PNW to work with the Seattle Symphony and Ludovic Morlot, finding a new bass, working as a Executive Director...


Nov 17, 2020

In this episode Jovino speaks about his long relationship with Hermeto Pascoal, background in biology, teaching, composing and performing. We also talk about Pascoal's boxing encounter with Miles Davis and much more.

Three-time Latin Grammy nominee Jovino Santos Neto, a master pianist, composer and arranger, is among...