CreativeTalk podcast

Creative Talk Podcast

Karla Scott sits down with leading Industry Creatives- musicians, authors, singers, dancers, teachers and more to discuss success, longevity and faith in the arts. Each episode offers a behind the scenes look at each artist's journey, creative process and lessons learned.

Episodes

  1. Shana Tucker - The Soul of the Authentic

    18/03/2019

    Shana Tucker - The Soul of the Authentic

    Shana Tucker, the originator of chamber-soul joins CreativeTalk to discuss authenticity and intention. Growing up on Long Island, NY as a beneficiary of public school arts education, Shana's classical cello and singing talents awarded her a scholarship to Howard University in Washington, DC, where she was first introduced to jazz and other essential musical resources, on campus and around the city. While at Howard, Shana initiated her improvisation chops and honed her songwriting skills, but decided to relocate to NYC to study with master cellist Marion Feldman and complete her undergraduate studies in performance at CUNY-Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music. An NPR interview about Shana's debut CD, "SHiNE" and her ChamberSoul style prompted an invitation from Cirque du Soleil to join the company as cellist/vocalist for their show, KÀ in Las Vegas, where she stayed and performed for five years before returning to North Carolina. With collaborations as the cornerstone of her artistry, Shana is currently a featured artist performing with legendary jazz saxophonist/composer Bennie Maupin; jazz drummer/composer Shirazette Tinnin and Sonic WallPaper; Grammy-nominated NuSoul collective, The Foreign Exchange. Her newest project, Women's Work, a female-led collective of jazz, soul and pop singer-songwriters and musicians representing both east and west coasts. Having opened for internationally-acclaimed artists including Norah Jones, Lisa Fischer, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Hamiet Bluett, Javon Jackson, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and Indigo Girls, Shana's vocals and cello are featured on several studio and live recording projects by both independent and signed label artists and producers. She also devotes a considerable amount of her time to working with students in schools & universities, community centers and summer camps throughout the year as part of her mission to promote arts education programming for students of all ages.

    33 min
  2. Shana Tucker - The Soul of the Authentic

    18/03/2019

    Shana Tucker - The Soul of the Authentic

    Shana Tucker, the originator of chamber-soul joins CreativeTalk to discuss authenticity and intention. Growing up on Long Island, NY as a beneficiary of public school arts education, Shana's classical cello and singing talents awarded her a scholarship to Howard University in Washington, DC, where she was first introduced to jazz and other essential musical resources, on campus and around the city. While at Howard, Shana initiated her improvisation chops and honed her songwriting skills, but decided to relocate to NYC to study with master cellist Marion Feldman and complete her undergraduate studies in performance at CUNY-Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music. An NPR interview about Shana's debut CD, "SHiNE" and her ChamberSoul style prompted an invitation from Cirque du Soleil to join the company as cellist/vocalist for their show, KÀ in Las Vegas, where she stayed and performed for five years before returning to North Carolina. With collaborations as the cornerstone of her artistry, Shana is currently a featured artist performing with legendary jazz saxophonist/composer Bennie Maupin; jazz drummer/composer Shirazette Tinnin and Sonic WallPaper; Grammy-nominated NuSoul collective, The Foreign Exchange. Her newest project, Women's Work, a female-led collective of jazz, soul and pop singer-songwriters and musicians representing both east and west coasts. Having opened for internationally-acclaimed artists including Norah Jones, Lisa Fischer, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Hamiet Bluett, Javon Jackson, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and Indigo Girls, Shana's vocals and cello are featured on several studio and live recording projects by both independent and signed label artists and producers. She also devotes a considerable amount of her time to working with students in schools & universities, community centers and summer camps throughout the year as part of her mission to promote arts education programming for students of all ages.

    33 min
  3. Andrea Jones Sojola:  Kentucky Born, Broadway Bound

    11/09/2018

    Andrea Jones Sojola: Kentucky Born, Broadway Bound

    March 15, 2018 46:34 Broadway performer, classical singer, actress, wife and mother the multi-talented Andrea "AJ" Jones Sojola is a creative force of nature - equal parts keen thinker and humorous observer of life. In college, her sights were set on a career in musical theater, but her voice teacher encouraged her to study classical music in order to solidify her technique. Her training took her around the United States, but she ultimately landed in New York, performing in on and off-broadway shows, in films and in other live venues. A.J. speaks candidly about the power of detours to move us directly into the will of God for our lives - even when this means not getting the things we really want. She is convinced that detours land us in better places than we planned for. In August, A.J. concluded her run as a member of the cast of the off-broadway production of Carmen Jones alongside Tony Winner, Anika Noni Rose. Her Carnegie Hall debut was in the cast of Showboat and she appeared in the Tyler Perry film, For Colored Girls as well as in the TV mystery, Blacklist. A.J. talks candidly about the importance of being kind to everyone because the creative world is small and you tend to encounter the same people as your career progresses. She also stresses, "You have set your goals higher than where you are." Performing is a family affair in the Sojola household, both her young daughter and husband are working actors.

    47 min

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Karla Scott sits down with leading Industry Creatives- musicians, authors, singers, dancers, teachers and more to discuss success, longevity and faith in the arts. Each episode offers a behind the scenes look at each artist's journey, creative process and lessons learned.