2 | Freddie Bryant

Jazz guitarist, composer, bandleader and professor Freddie Bryant ’87 takes us back to his childhood among artists and musicians in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Then he reflects on how his Amherst experience shaped his understanding of racial identity as well as his musical career. This episode features music performed by Bryant and his parents, Beatrice Rippy and Carroll Hollister, class of 1922. Transcript: https://bit.ly/AmherstFreddieBryantTranscript Music, in order of appearance: Kaleidoscope by Freddie Bryant This, and My Heart performed by Beatrice Rippy Hollister Come Slowly, Eden performed by Beatrice Rippy Hollister Trouble Man performed by Beatrice Rippy Hollister By, an’ By performed by Todd Duncan, Piano by Carroll Hollister Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit performed by Todd Duncan, Piano by Carroll Hollister I’m Goin’ to Tell God All My Troubles performed by Todd Duncan, Piano by Carroll Hollister Serena by Freddie Bryant Hommage by Freddie Bryant Aria from “Acias y Galatae” performed by Beatrice Rippy Hollister More World...More Jazz by Freddie Bryant Mother to Son performed by Beatrice Rippy Hollister To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices