The bravest man in the universe used to wake the morning and get his breakfast in bed but then realized its a lot more fun to cross 110th street with JJ Johnson and Stu Gardner. My guest is one of the most prolific musicians in our countries history. He came of age with his brothers...

    Country music comes from the heart of the south in our country. It speaks to the prairies and bogs and swamps and hoe downs that keep communities alive and full of life. Popular country music of today is represented by Cowboys who might look handsome and play the role but...

  Why was the book written was to set the record straight? This is important because at one time post Jim Morrison there was a a harmony between Manzarek, Kreiger and my guest….like a spear they blazed through and became a band of melodic invention with studio cats like Ray...

  Just happy being myself so says the man who is held together by music. Music played with adherence to the world around us and the unique features of each enclave, village and Appalachian trailed that has been carved out by man. Sometimes I will travel back to Taiwan where my wife is...

  Before interconnection and the mass marketing of music you had regional music. Music that was created in the real time with definitive characteristics of certain parts of the country and its rhythms. Some had urban feels like The Chicago Shuffle and the beat of Dixieland or the fact...

Intimacy, Humanity, Accessibility and Music. At this point my greatest journalistic accomplishment. Keep Your Lovelight On, JF     Listen to an excerpt of the Bill Cosby Interview: Bill Cosby   To become a member of the Jake Feinberg Show and gain instant access to the full...

  Oh the wind and rain sweeping across plains and swamps and bogs of Alabama. Head up north young man cause the Windy City is calling your name, not St. Louis but Chicago. The home of Ovation Records…..the home of Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters, Ramsey Lewis Nick Gravenites...

  The guitar, the apparatus, the mode of communication chosen by my guests. One of them came from over seas after cutting his teeth, honing his chops and getting lit in the progressive music scene of England. The other growing up in suburban Long Island which at the time was veritable...

Nat King Cole put his life on the line playing music. He was an inspiration to many a young pianist who saw the way to communicate musically. To break down all the barriers that people put in there way. Nat King Cole and Oscar Peterson inspired cats like my guest who grew up in...

  Most people associate Jerry Garcia with the Grateful Dead. And rightfully so, they were the longest touring band in Modern American History. And because they have been dubbed a psychedelic rock band that’s what many associate with Jerry’s guitar style and sound. However a...

*Photo Courtesy of Cory Schwartz http://www.krop.com/coryschwartz/   Too often in life we desire bigger things failing to see what we have in front of us. Unable to appreciate how far you and your bandmates have come. Can you see the growth and painstaking groans of a space bound child...

  In the context of the live music experience it is imperative that your focus remains on listening and improvising off your bandmates. It’s beyond the music, it’s a focus that should be able to take those with small musical pallets and take them on a ride with their own...

    Listen to an excerpt of the Nathan Davis Interview: Nathan Davis   To become a member of the Jake Feinberg Show and gain instant access to the full interview…        ...

  A Divine Partnership By Cal Bezemer “The spirit takes over, you can prepare your body, you prepare your mind, you learn intellectually you prepare your muscles and train them. Then @ the moment of creation it becomes a divine partnership with the creator, the individual performer...

  String instruments of the old Appalachian hootenanny. The banjo, the fiddle, the mandolin an upright bass and the hammered dulcimer. A stringed musical instrument with the strings stretched over a trapezoidal sounding board. The player uses mallet hammers to strike the strings on the...

  Within the belly of the beast in this country lies the soul turnaround of African Preachers from the South. They need to be black because certain portions of blacks were enslaved and some say they still are. They have to be black because they need to have good rhythm. They need to be...

  Location: Winter Count, AZ The true nature reveals itself all the time. It is the process by which you are able to look in the mirror and not look back except to promote the values of Elvin Jones, Colin Walcott and my guest. To swing was never s question for my guest as well. It just...

Bill Monroe was the father of Bluegrass, John Lee Hooker was one of the forefathers of blues. Sam Cooke for rhythm and blues and Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk for jazz. How about world music specifically Indian Ragas. Ravi Shankar is an undoubted forefather as is his drum mate Allah Rakka...

  Thank you to Brent and Jerry for their help! See you around. JF     Listen to an excerpt of the Bob Weir Interview: Bob Weir   To become a member of the Jake Feinberg Show and gain instant access to the full interview…        ...

  Preserving American Folk Music with the Dawg!   Listen to an excerpt of the David Grisman Interview: David Grisman   To become a member of the Jake Feinberg Show and gain instant access to the full interview…        ...

  How late will you play to till Mr. Bojangles? Maybe till their waltzing the last time @ the Winterland Ballroom or being Hillbilly Jazzers out on the farm with Vassar Clements. Turn on your porch light Angel band because its time for some pickin’ be it dobro, mandolin, guitar or...

  Tucson has a treasure trove of musicians that have played on the world stage. As with most big little towns in this country identity is hard in the 21st century because of the Internet and amount of music that is available. Records which were the dominant listening medium 50 years ago...

  High above the seas lies The Geeta land. One that thrives on epiphanies, and work ethic and woodshedding like Sonship Woody Theus. It is a land found by some but only then do you become an innovator a continual seeker continual expansion of sound and mind, polyrhythms and with Ron...

  Individualism is key in all art. To be individualistic you must borrow from others which means you have to get inside their world and become more secure because of the insecurity. You are humbled not by the money or name recognition but because of the genuine article. The good Reverand...

  Save something for the children, so says my guest, maybe a song for Wounded Knee or the fundamental respect of basic human rights and the historical significance of the indigenous people. Let the Dove Fly Free so says my guest. On the wings of a dove which carries the melodic fiddle of...

  Deva Mahal is part of my generation. A generation that grew up better than their parents and had accessibility to see and hear and access more information then ever before.   In some respects if your an artist from our generation, because of this access, you tend to emulate and...

  The truth reveals itself…..it’s revealed in the body of work that you put out there to the masses. For musicians Before interconnection this was done via vinyl records, regional radio and lots of late night jam sessions with musicians who thrived on individuality, unique...

  On Detroit: “My mother sent me to school there to go to Cass. Tech. There were no segregated schools in Detroit, MI. There were no segregated colleges in Detroit, Mi. We were second to Juilliard and we were a high school! Juilliard recently celebrated its 100 birthday but they...

On my program the Bay Area has been a major focus of my journey to a land before my time. The heliport, Denny Zeitlin, Vovo, Sly Stone, Jacks on Sutter, Jimbo’s Bop City, Wally Heider Studios and so much more. Yet, another part of the Golden Bay is San Jose which had it own regional...

    Listen to an excerpt of the Putter Smith Interview: Putter Smith   To become a member of the Jake Feinberg Show and gain instant access to the full interview…        ...

  With the passing of Dave Brubeck this week it brought again to the forefront the idea of bold conceivers. Those who can compose and arrange and orchestrate. Those who can read music and those who have that element of street music the swagger, the smoothness, the focus. The ability to...

    Listen to an excerpt of the Paul Fauerso Interview: Paul Fauerso   To become a member of the Jake Feinberg Show and gain instant access to the full interview…        ...