Stereo Embers The Podcast 0504: Jon Lampley ("The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, O.A.R.)

"Notes To Self" For the past 11 years, the Ohio-born Jon Lampley was on your television four nights a week as part of the house band on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert. A versatile brass player who is accomplished on the trumpet and sousaphone, Lampley is also a singer-songwriter, a composer and now a bandleader himself who effortlessly presides over his own cocktail of soul, R&B, gospel and roots music. Of course playing every night on Colbert was a great way to get the reps in, but Lampley is no stranger to the stage, playing in arenas and ampithetters with everyone from O.A.R. and Lake Street Dive. Influenced by Louis Armstrong, Sam Cooke and D'Angelo, Lampley's sophomore album Notes To Self is a powerful, rousing and inspiring album that's filled with personal reflection, unflinching introspection and a deeply centered optimism. Filled with swagger and grace, Notes To Self is at once personal and universal and it's quite easily one of the most comforting and reviving albums you're likely to hear. And Lampley couldn't be a nicer guy--he's warm, he's gregarious and talking to him feels like talking to someone you've always known. www.jonlamplely.com www.bombshellradio.com (http://www.bombshellradio.com) www.stereoembersmagazine.com (http://www.stereoembersmagazine.com) www.alexgreenbooks.com (http://www.alexgreenbooks.com) Stereo Embers The Podcast Threads + BLUESKY + IG: @emberspodcast Email: [email protected]