Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman

Leah Roseman

There’s a fascinating variety to a life in music; this series features wonderful musicians worldwide with in-depth conversations and great music. Many episodes feature guests playing music spontaneously as part of the episode or sharing performances and albums. The inspiration and connection found in a meaningful creative life, the challenges faced, and the stories from such a diversity of people will draw you into this weekly series, with many topics that will resonate with all listeners. Available also as video and transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/about

  1. Jennifer Johnson: How Body Mapping Transforms the Way We Play and Live

    2天前

    Jennifer Johnson: How Body Mapping Transforms the Way We Play and Live

    This week’s episode is a personal one for me, since Jennifer Johnson has been helping me gain more ease and comfort in violin playing and living in general. An understanding of Body Mapping will help you whether you play an instrument, sing, or simply go about your daily life. Jennifer Johnson is a violinist, film maker, and the author of several books including “What Every Violnist Needs to Know About the Body”. She’s an internationally sought-after Master Teacher and Teacher Trainer in Body Mapping and is renowned for her expertise in helping musicians to move according to the design of their bodies to prevent playing injuries and promote ease. I also wanted to shine a light on Jennifer’s film Music, Movement & Transformation: The Body Mapping Story, which is partly a beautiful tribute to her inspiring mentor Barbara Conable. I’m sure you’ll find this conversation with Jennifer is full of actionable tips and insights to help you, including some of the best advice about dealing with stage fright that I’ve ever heard. Complete show notes: including links for Jennifer's film, her website, my newsletter, podcast merch and linked episodes with transcript and video. (00:00) Intro (01:59) string quartet career, injury, Alexander Technique, meeting Barbara Conable, Body Mapping (11:05) Body Mapping, common mismappings (17:29) transformations, stories of Body Mapping success (25:50) film "Music, Movement & Transformation: The Body Mapping Story”, Duane Andrews, Murat Eyuboglu (36:51) other linked episodes, ways to help this series (37:36) worldwide community of Body Mapping educators (41:23) Jennifer’s books, backwards walking, 6 places of balance (53:04) humero-scapular rhythm (58:39) film, Barbara Conable quotes, instrument-specific books (01:04:16) stage fright advice (01:10:44) how to teach Body Mapping to children photo: Colette Phillips

    1 小时 15 分钟
  2. Agalisiga Mackey: Cherokee Language, Alive in Song

    10月25日

    Agalisiga Mackey: Cherokee Language, Alive in Song

    Cherokee singer-songwriter Agalisiga “The Chuj” Mackey shares the story behind his debut country-folk album, created entirely in the Cherokee language with producer Jared Tyler. He discusses language revitalization, the Cherokee syllabary, immersion schools, and the impact of boarding schools. Agalisiga also reflects on Indigenous history, cultural preservation, and his musical influences—showing how traditional language and contemporary music can keep a culture thriving. Agalisiga Mackey Music Show notes: bring you to other episodes you'll like, newsletter sign-up to get sneak peeks, podcast merch, buy me a coffee, YouTube video, and transcript! (00:00) Intro (02:39)Cherokee culture and language (10:11)When I was a Boy Tsitsutsa Tsigesv with clip (13:24) developing Cherokee language and culture app (17:31) forced relocation Trail of Tears (22:00) Agalisiga’s elders, legacy of boarding schools (28:55) Tiny Desk experience, clip Daganigisi (I’m Gonna Leave) (32:18) other episodes linked and ways to support this project (33:05) Sequoyah’s Syllabary, Cherokee sounds and culture (41:33) musical influences, clip of Gatlohiha (I’m Crying) (48:19) Bringing the language into the present, creating the album, Jared Tyler, clip of Dvkiyohiselvi (I Shall Be Released) (57:47) Anvdvnelisgi ᎠᏅᏛᏁᎵᏍᎩi album (59:16) family, learning Spanish (01:02:11) bringing the culture into the present

    1 小时 6 分钟
  3. Tiny Desk to Broadway: The Creative World of Gaelynn Lea, Disability Rights Activist Tiny Desk to Broadway: The Creative World of Gaelynn Lea, Musician and Disability Rights Activist

    10月18日

    Tiny Desk to Broadway: The Creative World of Gaelynn Lea, Disability Rights Activist Tiny Desk to Broadway: The Creative World of Gaelynn Lea, Musician and Disability Rights Activist

    Gaelynn Lea is a violinist, singer-songwriter, disability rights advocate, author, and public speaker. Born with osteogenesis imperfecta, Gaelynn began her musical journey with the support of a childhood music teacher and her musical family. You’ll hear about how her big break happened when she won NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Contest in 2016, which led to a fascinating creative life which in the last few years has included international touring and scoring Macbeth on Broadway, starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga. Gaelynn is really open to trying new things, and this really came through as she talked to me about how she’ll never have enough time to explore all her curiosities, reflections on her first compositions and songs, how she collaborated with mentors Alan Sparhawk, and Charlie Parr, and how she created a new musical fable for the stage called Invisible Fences with disabled storyteller Kevin Kling. You’ll be hearing clips from some of Gaelynn’s albums during the podcast, and her Bandcamp is linked in the show notes for you. We begin with a look at her upcoming memoir—It Wasn’t Meant to Be Perfect— a warm, funny and deeply-felt exploration of disability, music, and the messy creativity of an artist’s life. I plan to welcome Gaelynn back for a future episode focused on that work. You can find the pre-order link in the show notes. It will be published by Algonquin Press in April 2026. Episode page with video, transcript and other episodes you'll love! Gaelynn Lea Website Albums on Bandcamp Order It Wasn’t Meant to be Perfect Invisible Fences with Kevin Kling Newsletter Podcast Merch Buy me a coffee photo: Explore Duluth (00:00) Intro (03:32) Gaelynn’s upcoming memoir—It Wasn’t Meant to Be Perfect (10:42) Macbeth score and album, meeting Michael Stipe, Whippoorwill Arts Fellowship (16:02) about “Perfect”, with clip from Macbeth album (18:50) Gaelynn’s childhood, learning the violin in an adapted way, her instruments (26:20) decision not to have surgery (29:01) Someday We’ll Linger in the Sun with clip (32:06) other episodes you’ll love, ways to support this independent project (32:53) how winning Tiny Desk changed her life and for her husband (38:32) disability visibility, mindset, beginning of song-writing and composing Alan Sparhawk, Charlie Parr (45:56) The Long Way Around with clip from The Living Room Sessions (49:46) Dragons and Fairies with clip from The Living Room Sessions, joys of improvisation, looping (54:45) fiddle repertoire, jamming in Edinburgh (59:45) Invisible Fences with Kevin Kling, disability activism, psychological challenges

    1 小时 14 分钟
  4. Sam Sadigursky: Clarinetist for Philip Glass Ensemble, The Band’s Visit, The Solomon Diaries

    10月10日

    Sam Sadigursky: Clarinetist for Philip Glass Ensemble, The Band’s Visit, The Solomon Diaries

    Sam Sadigursky is a renowned clarinetist, composer, and member of the Philip Glass Ensemble. In this episode, we explore his latest project The Solomon Diaries with Nathan Koci, his work on Broadway in The Band’s Visit, and his career spanning jazz, classical, and contemporary music. Sam shares stories from touring with Philip Glass, mentors Brad Mehldau and Lee Konitz, and his upbringing in a musical immigrant family. We also dive into improvisation beyond music, the impact of streaming algorithms, and the cultural legacy of the Borscht Belt. Listen to insights into Sam’s unique voice as a composer and performer, and hear excerpts from some of his wonderful creative output. Sam Sadigursky’s website Podcast website: episode page with YouTube, Transcript Newsletter sign-up Podcast merch Buy me a coffee? Other episodes you'll love: Meg Okura Tasha Warren Yale Strom Colleen Allen Rachel Eckroth and John Hadfield (00:00) Intro (02:11)Sam’s musical family and early influences (08:02) jazz, hearing heroes play teen years in L.A. (10:12) Isaac Sadigursky, VNP Hora with clip (14:26) move out to New York (17:05) about Six Miles at Midnight with clip, Nathan Koci, Satie influence (21:07) Touring with Philip Glass Ensemble (25:23) influence of Glass, Migrations Vol. 5 Solomon Diaries (28:59) clarinet music, Eleven from 24 Rhythmic Duets for Clarinet, teaching, Vince Trombetta (33:54) other linked episodes you’ll love and ways to spread the word! (34:33) about “Lucky” vol. V The Solomon Diaries, wife Sarah, Danny Fox (40:10) early jazz mentors and opportunities, Brad Mehldau, Bill Berry (42:31) parenting, streaming and music industry challenges (45:44) Broadway: The Band’s Visit and beyond (51:18) solo piano music, Incidentalee dedicated to Lee Konitz, from Figures/Broken Pieces performed Nick Sanders (54:39) many instruments, decision to focus on clarinet (57:38) Borsht Belt history, Marisa Scheinfeld, The Solomon Diaries (01:03:24) Guy Klucevsek, “Secondhand” The Solomon Diaries Vol. IV by Nathan Koci (01:08:17) creative output, music industry challenges, Words Project, upcoming projects

    1 小时 22 分钟
  5. Pat McCusker: Scoring The Ezra Klein Show, Touring with David Duchovny, and Composing for Podcasts

    10月4日

    Pat McCusker: Scoring The Ezra Klein Show, Touring with David Duchovny, and Composing for Podcasts

    Composer and audio producer Pat McCusker joins me to talk about his work creating music for The Ezra Klein Show, his role at The New York Times, and what it’s like touring the world as a musician with actor David Duchovny. Pat's music also appears on The Daily, Modern Love, and many more. 🎶 What we talk about in this episode: Composing the theme for The Ezra Klein ShowScoring for podcasts and working with The New York TimesTouring internationally with David DuchovnyThe power of music in shows like Severance and White LotusTools and gear Pat uses as a composerManaging anxiety and building creative communityIf you're a composer, musician, or podcast fan, you'll find plenty to connect with in this conversation. Web page for the episode includes transcript, YouTube link. Pat McCusker David Duchovny Other episodes with some of the media composers I've featured: Pat Irwin, Christoph Zirngibl, Adam Blau, Anže Rozman and Kara Talve Buy me a coffee? Podcast Merch Newsletter sign-up 🎙️ About the show: Conversations with Musicians. with violinist Leah Roseman: weekly episodes featuring a fascinating diversity of musical guests worldwide. (00:00) Intro (02:55) how Pat became a podcast composer (07:16) creative process Magical Tree Creatures theme for “The Ezra Klein Show” with clip (10:37) composing for podcasts at The New York Times, the function of music in podcasts (18:01) listening and appreciating great podcasts, Marc Maron (23:11) The Big Question Mark with clip, "Interesting Times with Ross Douthat” (26:37) Severance and White Lotus inspirations, Moog synthesizers (32:09) other episodes you’ll love, ways to support this podcast (32:58) rock career, Buzzbody, David Duchovny, Pat Irwin (41:00) Holding Patterns with David Duchovny (website linked in show notes) (45:57) joy of performing and touring, his dad (49:35) Pat’s youth, discovering guitar, Berklee (55:43) Buzzbody Full of Fear, dealing with anxiety (01:03:12) some personal creative projects, wife Simo (01:10:52) suggestions for books, podcasts, music

    1 小时 17 分钟
  6. Clay Zeller-Townson of Ruckus Early Music

    9月27日

    Clay Zeller-Townson of Ruckus Early Music

    I have become a big fan of Ruckus, a dynamic Early Music ensemble, and I so enjoyed this uplifting conversation with Clay Zeller-Townson, their Artistic Director and bassoonist. ou’ll be hearing clips from The Edinburgh Rollick with music from the Niel Gow collection, featuring the violinist Keir GoGwilt, and because this music is very much at the crossroads of Scottish traditional music and Baroque music, it delights audiences who are more into folk as well as baroque. You'll be inspired to hear Clay’s ideas around crafting something truly personal and unique and connecting with audiences, as well the importance of access to music education at all levels. We also got into Ruckus’ Fly the Coop project with flutist Emi Ferguson with a wonderfully fresh take on the music of J.S. Bach, and a lot of what Clay shared was how the musicians connect deeply with their audiences with contemporary relevance in many different ways. You’ll find the track names of the music included in the time stamps. The complete show notes on my website will take you the video and transcript for this episode. Ruckus Early Music Other episodes you'll love: bassoonist Christopher Millard, Lutenist Elizabeth Pallett, recorder player Sarah Jeffery , fiddler Alexis Chartrand, organist Gail Archer and cellist Juliana Soltis. Buy me a coffee? Newsletter Merch (00:00) Intro (02:04) Ruckus early music continuo band, creating unique style and sound (09:10) violinist Keir GoGwilt The Edingburgh Rollick (clip from The Jenny Nettles Set), Neil Gow (15:16) how Baroque bassoon is different from modern (18:10) Ruckus’ collaborative creative process (23:23) Mrs. Ferguson’s Strathspey, about the Beatles’ quote (26:28) Playing for dancers (31:54) playing for opera with no conductor (37:02) Fiona Gillespie with clip of The Broome of Coudenknowes (40:15) Clay’s childhood and discovery of the bassoon (42:19) other episodes you’ll love (43:11) Clay’s music education and forming Ruckus (46:38) flutist Emi Ferguson, album Fly the Coop with J.S. Bach Siciliana (54:53) The Edinburgh Rollick album art, The Gigg Set with clip (01:01:10) Clay’s life as an educator (01:08:02) Early Music scene (01:14:07) Roscoe Mitchell project

    1 小时 18 分钟
  7. Leif Karlstrom's Volcano Listening Project: A Unique Fusion of Science and Music

    9月20日

    Leif Karlstrom's Volcano Listening Project: A Unique Fusion of Science and Music

    Join me in getting to know the fascinating world of Leif Karlstrom, a musician and scientist who combines data sonification in his outstanding collaborative exploration, The Volcano Listening Project. Leif is an Earth scientist at the University of Oregon who studies fluid motions in and on volcanoes and glaciers, landscape evolution, and geodynamics. He’s also a fantastic violinist and mandolin player, composer and improvisor. The Volcano Listening Project features many great musicians including Billy Contreras, Todd Sickafoose and Laurel Premo. You’ll also hear music from Leif’s fantastic duo Small Town Therapy with Adam Roszkiewicz, from their album Dreams and Circumstances. Learn how sonification can transform data into a powerful tool for scientific discovery and education and hear about Leif’s adventurous life as both a musician and scientist. My website takes you to: linked episodes, newsletter sign-up, merch store, Ko-fi page, YouTube and Transcipt! The Volcano Listening Project album Small Town Therapy (00:00) Intro (02:07) Leif’s family influences, musical background, with clip track 2 Lava dome failure at Soufrière Hills, Montserrat, 2003 (07:37) The Volcano Listening Project upcoming tour, creative collaboration, with clip track 12 Large earthquakes during caldera collapse, Kilauea, 2018 (13:25) Billy Contreras with clip track 4 Mount Saint Helens drumbeat seismicity and eruption, 2004, album art Rachel Sager (17:09) sonification of the data with clip track1 A walk through fresh tephra (24:32) memorable experiences in the field with volcanoes (29:06) instrument collection, 5 string fiddle design (32:21) Adam Roszkiewicz, with clip Small Town Therapy track 7 from Dreams and Circumstances “33” (36:45) other episodes linked in the show notes and ways to support this podcast (37:35) sonification of the data as a scientific tool with clip track 7 Seismic cycles of caldera collapse, Kilauea, 2018 (42:47) Leif’s touring experiences, keeping music in his life, parenting (50:28) more volcano science with clip track 3 650 years of global explosive eruptions, Stash Wyslouch (53:50) Adhyaropa records sonification tracks add-on, Laurel Premo with clip track 10 Lightning and the ash plume of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha-apai, 2022 (57:28) collaborating, Alaska, Todd Sickafoose, Idit Shner, Johnny Rogers, upcoming tour

    1 小时 3 分钟
  8. Martha Redbone: Blending Afro-Indigenous Identity and Appalachian Traditions Through Bold Creative Projects

    9月13日

    Martha Redbone: Blending Afro-Indigenous Identity and Appalachian Traditions Through Bold Creative Projects

    Martha Redbone is acclaimed for her powerful performances as a singer, as well as her prize-winning song-writing, composition and arranging. For over 30 years she’s been in a successful collaboration with her partner Aaron Whitby and we talked about some of their new theatrical projects including Black Mountain Women, The Sex Variants of 1941, and Guardian Spirit: The Words of bell hooks. Throughout this episode you’ll be hearing clips from Martha’s powerful album The Garden of Love which sets the poetry of William Blake to the diverse music of Appalachia, written with Aaron and John McEuen of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Many people think of the music, culture and history of Appalachia in terms of the blend of white settlers in the area, but Martha’s family heritage from Harlan County Kentucky includes African American, British, Chickamauga-Cherokee and Mississippi Choctaw. She shared her experiences growing up with her grandparents as part of a coal-mining family, as well as the dramatic changes she has witnessed in Brooklyn over several decades. In this wide-ranging episode, you’ll also hear Martha’s great advice for self-care, maintaining boundaries and working collaboratively. We started this conversation with Martha’s collaborations with clarinettist Tasha Warren and cellist Dave Eggar and if you missed my interview with Tasha last year it’s linked to this one below. You can also watch this on my YouTube and I’ve also linked the transcript on my website Martha Redbone website The Garden of Love album Buy me a coffee? Podcast Merch Newsletter sign-up Other episodes you'll love: Tasha Warren Shakura S’Aida, Chuck Copenace, Jah’Mila, and Vahn Black photo: Christine Jean Chambers (00:00) Intro (02:56) Tasha Warren, Dave Eggar clip Black Mountain Calling (09:06) Black Mountain Women, clip of A Poison Tree (13:12) history Black people in Appalachia (16:06) mixed Black Indigineous family history (25:00) Carnegie project, The Garden of Love with clip of The Garden of Love (32:30) John McEuen, David Amram clip of Sleep, Sleep, Beauty Bright (37:47) telling broader story (42:47) learning Indigenous culture, Brooklyn (48:02) other episodes, (48:53) musical influences (music clip On Another Sorrow) (54:01) Brooklyn (58:15) bell hooks (01:02:59) The Sex Variants of 1941, Stephen Trask, Steve Cosson, LGBTQ+ history (01:07:53) Aaron Whitby

    1 小时 16 分钟
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There’s a fascinating variety to a life in music; this series features wonderful musicians worldwide with in-depth conversations and great music. Many episodes feature guests playing music spontaneously as part of the episode or sharing performances and albums. The inspiration and connection found in a meaningful creative life, the challenges faced, and the stories from such a diversity of people will draw you into this weekly series, with many topics that will resonate with all listeners. Available also as video and transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/about

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