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EPISODE 113: Born in Florence in the beautiful Tuscany region of Italy, Giulia Millanta is an award-winning Indie Folk singer songwriter, professional chef and author based in Austin, Texas. She plays guitar, upright bass, ukulele and sings in four languages (English, Italian, Spanish and French). As an artist, she has released 9 solo albums to date, and has collaborated with music luminaries such as guitar player Charlie Sexton (Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello), Hunt Sales (David Bowie), guitarist...

EPISODE 112: Two-time Grammy nominee Mindi Abair is a saxophonist, vocalist, and author of “How To Play Madison Square Garden.” You might know her as the featured saxophonist on American Idol, or from touring and/or recording with Aerosmith, Duran Duran, Gregg Allman, Smokey Robinson, and more. As a solo artist, she has consistently topped the Contemporary Jazz and Blues charts, earning her 1st GRAMMY nomination in 2014 for Summer Horns and her 2nd nomination in 2015 for her solo album Wild H...

EPISODE 111: Larry Beckett's poetry has been published in Zyzzyva, Field, Salamander, the anthology Portland Lightsfrom Nine Lights Press, and his first book, Songs and Sonnets from Rainy Day Women Press, was favorably reviewed in the San Francisco Chronicle. Beat Poetry, a study of the San Francisco renaissance, was put out by Beatdom Books. Three book-length poems have been published, Paul Bunyan, by Smokestack Books, Wyatt Earp, by Alternating Current Press, and Amelia Earhart, by Finishin...

EPISODE 110: Monty Ma started his career in the heyday of Internet radio and digital music start-ups in Silicon Valley with such pioneers as Live365 and Project Playlist, where he managed content and programming, product development, and data analytics. The beginnings of his career trace back to his being a radio DJ playing American and European chart toppers on Easy FM at China Radio International in Beijing. He has since worked in data science informing content, product, audience, advertisi...

EPISODE 109: After years of touring the world with artists such as Gwen Stefani, Shania Twain, Shakira, Air Supply, and others, veteran LA bass player Derek Frank decided it was time to take a slight detour from the life of a “hired gun” musician and focus on his own instrumental quintet. Described as “Seventies-Inspired Funky Instrumental Jams With Fewer Bass Solos Than You Would Expect”, Derek and his band blend funk, blues, soul, jazz, southern rock, and seventies soundtrack music into a g...

EPISODE 108: Jeffrey Lee Campbell, originally from North Carolina, is a guitarist, composer, and producer. He has been a professional musician for over forty years—thirty and counting in New York City. In addition to touring the world with Sting, he’s performed with artists including Sammy Davis Jr., Aretha Franklin, Michael Bublé, and Jon Bon Jovi. A grateful journeyman, Jeffrey has played guitar on countless recordings, jingles, and Broadway shows, currently performing in "MJ - The Musical"...