149 Sessions Jen Allen and Noah Baerman
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- Music
Jen Allen and Noah Baerman, co-leaders of the jazz group Trio 149, get together to talk about music, philosophy, navigating through life, and all sorts of intersections among them.
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Conversation with Sumi Tonooka
Jen and Noah enjoy an in-depth conversation with award-winning pianist and composer Sumi Tonooka. Topics include race in America, the balance of career and family, the phases of life, the impact of geography on artistic process, race in America, and formation of identity as an artist and human.
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Conversation with Ted Nash
The latest in 149 Sessions conversations with guest musicians is Jen and Noah's chat with Grammy-winning saxophonist, bandleader, composer, and visionary Ted Nash. In this conversation held soon before the release of his landmark album "Transformation" (a collaboration with Glenn Close), they discuss that project, embracing a diverse range of musical activities, connecting with audiences, navigating pandemic life, authenticity, and more.
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Conversation with Orrin Evans
Jen and Noah continue their conversations with guest musicians, this time Grammy-nominated bandleader, pianist, composer, record label head, and community organizer Orrin Evans. The three discuss community responsibility, the character-building of physical challenges, the future of live music, and hugs, among other things.
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Conversation with Caroline Davis
Jen and Noah invite another guest, this time award-winning saxophonist and composer Caroline Davis, for a wide-ranging conversation about creativity, motivation, math, cognition, social activism, and more.
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Conversation with Remy Le Boeuf
Jen and Noah launch Season 2 with a conversation with Grammy-nominated saxophonist and big band composer Remy Le Boeuf, discussing his musical origins, approach to composing, illustrious family, and more.
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Defining Success
Can you evaluate whether you are successful without first clarifying what metrics you're using to define success and working out the sincerity and relevance of that decision? Well, we've tried it, and it is not an ideal formula. Fortunately we have cultivated some other ideas along the way, which we discuss here.