Liner Notes with David Bixler

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Liner Notes with David Bixler

LINER NOTES- a podcast that provides jazz artists with a platform to speak about their process while giving the listener a window into the human being behind the music. Hosted by saxophonist David Bixler.

  1. LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring Rico Jones

    JUL 1

    LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring Rico Jones

    Tenor saxophonist Rico Jones's debut recording, Bloodlines, is a thoughtful exploration of his Latino and indigenous heritage. Recorded live at Ornithology in Brooklyn, the album features Jones alongside guitarist Max Light, and veteran musicians Joe Martin on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums.   In this episode of LINER NOTES, Jones reflects on his quest for the Divine in his music as well as the significant input from the friends and family who have shaped this musical journey.

    35 min
  2. LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring Rich Perry

    JUN 1

    LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring Rich Perry

    Tenor saxophonist Rich Perry might be most recognized from his long term associations with both the Maria Schneider and Vanguard Jazz Orchestras, but where he truly shines is fronting his quartet with pianist Gary Versace, bassist Jay Anderson, and Vanguard band mate John Riley on drums and cymbals. In this episode of LINER NOTES we discuss the music and musicians on Progression, his fourth recording on the Steeplechase label with this line-up.

    34 min
  3. LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring Adam Rudolph

    MAY 1

    LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring Adam Rudolph

    Known for his many exploratory projects, percussionist Adam Rudolph’s latest  recording, Beingness, features saxophonist Dave Liebman and drummer Billy Hart. The music was recorded over two nights from a residency at New York City’s Stone and captures three venerated musicians in selfless conversation. In this episode of LINER NOTES Adam shares insight into his creative process taking a deep dive into the rhythmic and intervallic concepts that drive his work.

    36 min
  4. LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring Eric Reed

    APR 1

    LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring Eric Reed

    Pianist Eric Reed calls on tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, trumpeter Nicholas Payton, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Joe Farnsworth to join him on his new recording Out Late on Smoke Sessions Records. The record, which will be available on May 16, features seven originals that were intended to get this group of well-known musicians out of their comfort zones. In addition to our conversation in this episode of LINER NOTES, Eric uses the piano to give the listener a behind the scenes peek into his process and musical thought life.

    44 min
  5. LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring Jon Irabagon

    MAR 1

    LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring Jon Irabagon

    AI-labor saving tool or existential threat? On his new recording Server Farm, saxophonist and composer Jon Irabagon contemplates the potential threat and promise of this omni-present technology. For this recording Irabagon augments his regular quartet consisting of keyboardist Matt Mitchell, bassist Chris Lightcap, and percussionist Dan Weiss with violinist and vocalist Mazz Smith, trumpeter Peter Evans, guitarists Miles Okazaki and Wendy Eisenberg, bassist Michael Formanek, and percussionist and electronic musician Levy Lorenzo. Imitating AI, Jon spent several years doing a deep dive into the musical output of his collaborators, mining their entire catalogues for ideas that create the foundation of the music on this exciting recording.

    33 min
  6. LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring Allison Miller

    FEB 1

    LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring Allison Miller

    Drummer and composer Allison Miller begins 2025 with several diverse and exciting projects. Big and Lovely, a recording of her original music with the University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band was released on January 10. On February 2 at 3pm at the 92nd Street Y in NYC Allison will present Rivers In Our Veins, an ambitious multi-media work featuring the award-winning dancer Michelle Dorrance as a special guest and features three additional dancers: Claudia Rahardjanoto, Maleek Washington and Luke Hickey, plus live video projections by Todd Winkler and an ensemble that features violinist Jenny Scheinman, pianist Carmen Staaf, trumpeter Jason Palmer, clarinetist Ben Goldberg and bassist Rashaan Carter.  Lastly, Artemis, Downbeat magazine’s group of the year, makes its debut at the Village Vanguard the week of March 4.

    37 min
  7. LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring John Beasley

    JAN 1

    LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring John Beasley

    2024 has been a productive year for LA based pianist and composer John Beasley. He released three new recordings, two of which are up for GRAMMY awards. Nominated in the category of “Best Latin Jazz Album” is El Trio on Challenge Records which features bassist Jose Gola and drummer Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez. The second nomination in the category of  “Best Large Ensemble Album” is for the recording Returning to Forever, a reimagining of Chick Corea’s Return to Forever with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band on Candid Records.

    32 min
  8. LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring John Hart

    12/01/2024

    LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring John Hart

    Love Is is guitarist John Hart’s sixth trio recording for SteepleChase records. For this recording producer Nils Winther wanted to mix things up for John and suggested keeping the trio format, but with a different instrumentation. This recording finds John playing with bassist Carlo DeRosa and cornetist Kirk Knufke. Carlo is a long-time collaborator, but the short rehearsal prior to the recording was the first time that Kirk and John had met, let alone played together. The result is a gratifying session of standards and originals demonstrating the artistry of seasoned professionals. For the jazz student, professor Hart offers a detailed analysis of Giant Steps toward the end of the podcast.

    46 min
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LINER NOTES- a podcast that provides jazz artists with a platform to speak about their process while giving the listener a window into the human being behind the music. Hosted by saxophonist David Bixler.

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  • Creator
    David Bixler
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    86
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Liner Notes with David Bixler 2018
  • Show Website
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