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Keep Taking Ground Saxophone Podcast
by Jesse Ryan
A new and exciting podcast for the professional and aspiring professional saxophonist, that features 30minute conversations with in-demand and award-winning saxophonists from around the world and across jazz and contemporary styles. Music is a living, breathing art-form that is kept alive by the innovators, composers and musicians that dedicate their lives to learning, creating and sharing the music they love. I believe that even in this age of easy access to information and hyper-connectivity there is still, no doubt, a gap between the professional and aspiring professional musician that isn’t always closed by mere practice, time or earning a degree. In-demand and award-winning saxophonists know something that the “rest” of us don’t, and that’s what I’m curious about.
Episodes
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S2 - Ep24: Special Episode | "P. Mauriat Saxophones" with Jeremy True
For our finale episode of the season, I chat with the brand manager for P. Mauriat North America, Jeremiah True. Playing saxophones, clarinets, flutes, and bassoons, he is a reed specialist and has performed with Donnie McCaslin, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Jimmy Dorsey...
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S02 - E23: "Ear-Training for Improvisers" with Grace Kelly.
This week I chat with singer, songwriter, educator and saxophonist prodigy Grace Kelly. Recognized as a millennial jazz influencer, she has performed with legends late Dave Brubeck Lee Konitz and Wynton Marsalis, to name a few. She co-founded the online saxophone school Saxy School and is the...
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S02 - E22: "Exploring Caribbean Rhythms and Jazz Harmony" with Jacques Shwarz-Bart.
This week, I chat with recording artist, educator and bandleader, Jacques Schwarz-Bart. Born in Guadeloupe, Jacques played a key role in neo-soul and Creole Jazz movements, collaborating with artists like D'Angelo and late jazz legend, Roy Hargrove. We talk about incorporating Caribbean Rhythms...
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S02 - E21: "Deep Listening and Transcribing" with Sarah Hanahan.
This week I chat with rising-star jazz saxophonist in New York who was recently named one of NPR Jazz Night in America’s 30 under 30 Youngbloods, Sarah Hanahan. She’s performed with Mingus Big Band, Ulysses Owens Jr. and Generation Y, Joe Farnsworth, and more. We discuss being mentored by bassist...
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S02 - E20: "Playing Lead Alto" with Andrew Gould.
This week, I chat with native New Yorker, Andrew Gould. He holds degrees from both Manhattan School of Music and SUNY Purchase, was a 2013 Thelonious Monk Saxophone Competition semi-finalist and has been featured on multiple GRAMMY-nominated recordings including the recent 2021 GRAMMY winning…
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S02 - E19: "Artistic Intention, Personal Style & Hip Hop" with Greg Osby
This week, I chat with saxophonist, composer, producer, educator, and curator, Greg Osby, who has been a dominant force in the music scene for nearly four decades. He is an esteemed part of the improvising musician community and his unique approach to composition and performance has earned him...
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S02 - E18: "The Horn, The Prize and The Journey" with Kelly Jefferson.
In this week’s episode, I chat with the multiple Juno-Award-winning, Canadian saxophonist and educator, Kelly Jefferson. He's played with jazz greats like Maria Schneider and Christian McBride, holds degrees from McGill and Manhattan School of Music, and currently teaches at the University of...
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"Discovering Soul" with Braxton Cook
I sat down with the Emmy Award-Winning saxophonist, vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer, Braxton Cook to chat about how he balances his creative and personal life, meeting Wynton Marsalis, discovering soul through vulnerability and authenticity, life on the road with…
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Discovering Ancestral DNA Through Music with Godwin Louis
This week's episode features the New York-based alto saxophonist Godwin Louis. We discuss his Haitian roots, his debut album Global, and how his travels have helped him discover ancestral DNA through music and transcend the traditional American conception of what makes the music legitimate."I...
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Evolving Through Composing with Allison Au - Part 2
This week's episode features part one of my conversation with the Juno-award winning jazz saxophonist, composer Allison Au. We discussed her compositional process by breaking down two of her compositions from her latest album "Wander Wonder" and she shares how she uses composition as tool for...
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Evolving Through Composing with Allison Au - Part 1
This week's episode features part one of my conversation with the Juno-award winning jazz saxophonist, composer Allison Au. We discussed her compositional process by breaking down two of her compositions from her latest album "Wander Wonder" and she shares how she uses composition as tool for...
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“Sidemanology” with Tim Green (Insight From A Working Saxophonist) - Part 2
On part two of my conversation with the internationally acclaimed saxophonist, composer, educator and Baltimore native Tim Green, we discuss how he got the call for some "high-profile" gigs, and discuss the importance of playing and interpreting melodies well. "I've been in pursuit of being a…
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“Sidemanology” with Tim Green (Insight From A Working Saxophonist) - Part 1
I had the pleasure of chatting with the internationally acclaimed saxophonist, composer, educator and Baltimore native Tim Green, about his experience as a working saxophonist, how he got the call for some "high-profile" gigs and about learning how to be a servant of the music. During our...
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Creating Collaboratively and Developing Technically with Luis Deniz - Part 2
I sat down with the Grammy and Juno-nominated, Cuban-born saxophonist Luis Deniz to discuss his Cuban roots, the importance of community and humanity in music, and how focusing on developing technically became the spring-board for creativity. ⠀⠀⠀“Having a room of musicians checking out your music...
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Creating Collaboratively & Developing Technically with Luis Deniz - Part 1
I sat down with the Grammy and Juno-nominated, Cuban-born saxophonist Luis Deniz to discuss his Cuban roots, the importance of community and humanity in music, and how focussing on developing technically became the spring-board for creativity. ⠀⠀⠀“Having a room of musicians checking out your…
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Staying on the Edge of Musical & Personal Growth with Melissa Aldana.
I sat down with the Chilean-born, Berklee educated saxophonist and 2013 winner of the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, Melissa Aldana, to chat about her early start in music, her pursuit of always being on the edge of her musical, personal and creative growth and how she...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A new and exciting podcast for the professional and aspiring professional saxophonist, that features 30minute conversations with in-demand and award-winning saxophonists from around the world and across jazz and contemporary styles. Music is a living, breathing art-form that is kept alive by the innovators, composers and musicians that dedicate their lives to learning, creating and sharing the music they love. I believe that even in this age of easy access to information and hyper-connectivity there is still, no doubt, a gap between the professional and aspiring professional musician that isn’t always closed by mere practice, time or earning a degree. In-demand and award-winning saxophonists know something that the “rest” of us don’t, and that’s what I’m curious about.
HOSTED BY
Jesse Ryan
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