Brave Musician

Brave Musician
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This is a community for the Brave Musicians. Brave Musician® is a space for all musicians to share their stories and talk about what it means to be a human making music. Created and facilitated by saxophonist, composer, visual artist, and bandleader Monica Shriver, Brave Musician® includes the Brave Musician® Podcast, various resources for creative confidence and artistic/personal development, and opportunities within the community to connect and support. Brave Musician is for all of us: the pros, the hobbyists, the students, and everyone in between.

  1. Jul 27

    Sharel Cassity - gratitude, evolution, and having no plan

    In this episode, Monica talks and plays with saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, Sharel Cassity at the Blue Note in NYC. They talk about how important it is to connect and have a message that you can give to people, her journey from growing up in OK, moving to NYC, teaching in Qatar, doing it all in Chicago (including starting the non-profit Jazz Up) and now being the Director of Jazz at the University of Virginia. They discuss how losing touch with yourself can cause the art to suffer, removing the voice in your head that is constantly judging what you do, and how having no plan and following the music has allowed some of the best things to happen. They talk vulnerability in life and playing, about her latest album, Gratitude, what we write songs about, and liking what we do and how we do it.  https://www.sharelcassity.com https://www.instagram.com/shah_relle https://www.facebook.com/sharelc https://music.virginia.edu/people/sharel-cassity https://www.jazzupinstitute.com This is episode 10 in the Creative Residency series, "Here, There, and Everywhere" where Monica talks and plays saxophone with 18 fellow jazz instrumentalist bandleaders who are women. This series is made possible by the Jazz Road Creative Residency grant organized by South Arts with support from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. ____ Brave Musician® is a space for all musicians to share their stories and talk about what it means to be a human making music.  Created and facilitated by saxophonist, composer, visual artist, and bandleader Monica Shriver, Brave Musician® includes the Brave Musician® Podcast, various resources for creative confidence and artistic/personal development, and opportunities within the community to connect and support. https://monicashriver.com/bravemusician

  2. Jun 14

    Jenny Hill - staying open, the power of revisiting, and being a liquid horn player

    In this episode, Monica talks and plays with NY saxophonist and flutist Jenny Hill. They talk about being in the same Chamber Music America Performance Plus grant cohort in 2023 and how they executed their projects. Jenny's resulted in her latest album, Floating, which featuring all her original compositions. They discuss Jenny's brave decision to transfer schools in college, moving to NY after graduation, her composition process and her over 20 years of experience as a bandleader. They also talk about the fluidity of the saxophone, navigating the back and forth between the busy and slow times, and seeing more women appearing at jazz festivals.  https://www.jennyhilljazz.com https://www.instagram.com/liquidhorn/ This is episode 9 in the Creative Residency series, "Here, There, and Everywhere" where she talks and plays saxophone with 18 fellow jazz instrumentalist bandleaders who are women. This series is made possible by the Jazz Road Creative Residency grant organized by South Arts with support from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. _____ Brave Musician® is a space for all musicians to share their stories and talk about what it means to be a human making music.  Created and facilitated by saxophonist, composer, visual artist, and bandleader Monica Shriver, Brave Musician® includes the Brave Musician® Podcast, various resources for creative confidence and artistic/personal development, and opportunities within the community to connect and support. https://monicashriver.com/bravemusician

  3. May 28

    Ginita - Engaging the audience, enjoying the process, and finding space to be seen

    In this episode, Monica talks and plays with Brooklyn-based trombonist, writer, bandleader, and vocalist, Ginita (Benalcázar-López). We covered so many topics, including mentorship and breaking into a scene, reframing neurodivergent distractions as something to embrace rather than shame, how everything we do serves the art, and having some audacity to reach for the things we want. We also talked about the making of her new album - LA ORQUESTA ESA - recorded LIVE at The Jazz Gallery, advocating for yourself and for music you know will land with an audience, documenting the journey, and finding space to be seen. This episode is full of inspiration, laugher, and a guest appearance by one of her sweet cats!  https://ginabenalcazarlopez.com/ https://www.instagram.com/laorquestaesa https://www.instagram.com/ginitaontrombone This is episode 8 in the Creative Residency series, "Here, There, and Everywhere" where she talks and plays saxophone with 18 fellow jazz instrumentalist bandleaders who are women. This series is made possible by the Jazz Road Creative Residency grant organized by South Arts with support from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. ___ Brave Musician® is a space for all musicians to share their stories and talk about what it means to be a human making music.  Created and facilitated by saxophonist, composer, visual artist, and bandleader Monica Shriver, Brave Musician® includes the Brave Musician® Podcast, various resources for creative confidence and artistic/personal development, and opportunities within the community to connect and support. https://monicashriver.com/bravemusician

  4. May 15

    Lisa Parrott - Exploring "Harmolodics", originality, and an obsession with sound

    In this episode, Monica talks and plays with Lisa Parrott, a saxophonist, composer, and bandleader based in New York City, about how much we both love Ornette Coleman - she has a band called "We love Ornette!" - and how we each incorporated his "Harmolodics" concept into our playing and approaches. Lisa talks about growing up in Australia, and practicing with other people, while also being somewhat isolated. We talk about the composing process and how things take different lengths of time to become things. We talk about her time playing Bari sax in the DIVA Jazz Orchestra and what made her accept being a role model when previously resisting the idea. This episode is full of humor, heart and a little musical nerdiness!  https://lisaparrott.com https://www.instagram.com/lisapazparrott https://www.facebook.com/Lisa.Paz.Parrott This is episode 7 in the Creative Residency series, "Here, There, and Everywhere" where Monica talks and plays saxophone with 18 fellow jazz instrumentalist bandleaders who are women. This series is made possible by the Jazz Road Creative Residency grant organized by South Arts with support from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. ___ Brave Musician® is a space for all musicians to share their stories and talk about what it means to be a human making music.  Created and facilitated by saxophonist, composer, visual artist, and bandleader Monica Shriver, Brave Musician® includes the Brave Musician® Podcast, various resources for creative confidence and artistic/personal development, and opportunities within the community to connect and support. https://monicashriver.com/bravemusician

  5. May 3

    Marta Sánchez - Evolution, discovery, and loving people

    In this episode, which is episode 6 in the Creative Residency series where Monica talks and plays saxophone with fellow jazz instrumentalist bandleaders who are women, Monica speaks with Marta Sánchez, a pianist, composer, bandleader based in New York City.  https://www.martasanchezmusic.com https://www.instagram.com/martasanchezpiano This series is made possible by the Jazz Road Creative Residency grant organized by South Arts with support from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. ___ Brave Musician® is a space for all musicians to share their stories and talk about what it means to be a human making music.  Created and facilitated by saxophonist, composer, visual artist, and bandleader Monica Shriver, Brave Musician® includes the Brave Musician® Podcast, various resources for creative confidence and artistic/personal development, and opportunities within the community to connect and support. https://monicashriver.com/bravemusician

  6. Apr 21

    Arcoiris Sandoval - sisterhood, better opportunities, and healing thru community

    In this episode, which is episode 5 in the Creative Residency series where Monica talks and plays saxophone with fellow jazz instrumentalist bandleaders who are women, Monica speaks with Arcoiris Sandoval, a pianist, composer, and bandleader based in New York City.  https://www.instagram.com/arcopolo/ This series is made possible by the Jazz Road Creative Residency grant organized by South Arts with support from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. ___ Brave Musician® is a space for all musicians to share their stories and talk about what it means to be a human making music.  Created and facilitated by saxophonist, composer, visual artist, and bandleader Monica Shriver, Brave Musician® includes the Brave Musician® Podcast, various resources for creative confidence and artistic/personal development, and opportunities within the community to connect and support. https://monicashriver.com/bravemusician

  7. Apr 2

    New Orleans - Monica's Creative Residency Reflection

    In this episode, Monica reflects on her time in New Orleans for the first part of her Creative Residency.  This series is made possible by the Jazz Road Creative Residency grant organized by South Arts with support from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. ___ Brave Musician® is a space for all musicians to share their stories and talk about what it means to be a human making music.  Created and facilitated by saxophonist, composer, visual artist, and bandleader Monica Shriver, Brave Musician® includes the Brave Musician® Podcast, various resources for creative confidence and artistic/personal development, and opportunities within the community to connect and support. https://monicashriver.com/bravemusician

  8. Mar 12

    Zahria Sims - confidence, putting yourself out there, and loving the saxophone

    In this episode, which is episode 3 in the Creative Residency series where Monica talks and plays saxophone with fellow jazz instrumentalist bandleaders who are women, Monica speaks with Zahria Sims, a saxophonist, composer, and bandleader based in New Orleans.  This series is made possible by the Jazz Road Creative Residency grant organized by South Arts with support from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. https://zahriasims.com https://www.instagram.com/theezahriasims/ https://www.facebook.com/zahriasims ___ Brave Musician® is a space for all musicians to share their stories and talk about what it means to be a human making music.  Created and facilitated by saxophonist, composer, visual artist, and bandleader Monica Shriver, Brave Musician® includes the Brave Musician® Podcast, various resources for creative confidence and artistic/personal development, and opportunities within the community to connect and support. https://monicashriver.com/bravemusician

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This is a community for the Brave Musicians. Brave Musician® is a space for all musicians to share their stories and talk about what it means to be a human making music. Created and facilitated by saxophonist, composer, visual artist, and bandleader Monica Shriver, Brave Musician® includes the Brave Musician® Podcast, various resources for creative confidence and artistic/personal development, and opportunities within the community to connect and support. Brave Musician is for all of us: the pros, the hobbyists, the students, and everyone in between.

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  • Creator
    Brave Musician
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    80
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Brave Musician