Q&T with Genevieve Rice – Oatmeal in My Formula (and Other Delights)

In this special “wait, he’s not interviewing a jazz musician” episode, VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt took the show in a different direction. With a goal of exploring creativity in various fields, and expanding beyond the realm of jazz, he invited comedian Genevieve Rice (https://genevieverice.com/) to share questions and tangents with him. 

There is certainly much common ground between jazz and comedy: performance aspects, creative development of source material, rhythm and pacing, even improvisation. The wide-ranging discussions in this episode included how a one-time, open mic opportunity grew into a stand-up career for Genevieve, whether or not the writing of a particular joke is ever truly finished, and the impact motherhood has had on her comedy. 

Learn more about and listen to Genevieve Rice here:

https://genevieverice.com/

https://twitter.com/genevieverice

http://www.thankyouforbeingapodcast.libsyn.com/

https://tastebuddies.libsyn.com/

Learn more about some of the artists, programs, and other topics mentioned in the podcast here:

Maria Bamford – https://www.mariabamford.com/

Mark Cherry – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Cherry

Anthony Desamito – http://www.anthonydesamito.com/

Craig Ferguson – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Ferguson

Gilbert Gottfried – https://gilbertgottfried.com/

Dana Gould – https://www.danagould.com/

Jeff Libman – http://jefflibmanmusic.com/

Patton Oswald – http://www.pattonoswalt.com/

Paul F. Tompkins – https://paulftompkins.com/

Ali Wong – https://www.aliwong.com/

Oklahoma! (musical) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma!

@ Midnight (series) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/@midnight

Detroiters (series) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroiters_(TV_series)

G.L.O.W. (series) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLOW_(TV_series)

The Golden Girls (series) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Girls

Horcrux – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_objects_in_Harry_Potter#Horcruxes

Myspace – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace

Arizona Suicide Prevention Coalition – https://www.azspc.org/

Thanks for listening!

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Website:

https://www.valleyjazz.org/

Social Media (Facebook):

https://www.facebook.com/ValleyJazzCooperative/

About The Host:

Pianist/composer/educator Russell Schmidt has performed with such celebrated artists as Carl Allen, Michael Brecker, Eddie Daniels, Joe Lovano, Gerry Mulligan, Lucas Pino, Arturo Sandoval, and Clark Terry. Among his recordings as a leader are Anachromysticism (2012), which highlights Russell’s wide-ranging efforts as a jazz composer, Jazz Triptych, Volume I – The Sacred (2018), a collection of hymns and spirituals reimagined in the jazz language, and his most recent recording, the companion album Jazz Triptych, Volume II – The Secular (2019). 

After a distinguished career in academia, Russell joined Music Serving The Word in June 2014 as Coordinator of Education, founding MSW’s Valley Jazz Cooperative program in 2016. Previously, he served as Director of Jazz Studies at Bowling Green State University and the University of Utah. He was also a member of the Eastman School of Music jazz faculty, where he co-conducted the Eastman Studio Orchestra. A student of Rayburn Wright, Russell holds two degrees from Eastman.

Find music from VJC Q&T host Russell Schmidt here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuao1b7Ztc7JNpUTzyorXDQ?

The Questions & Tangents podcast is produced by Caleb Kilian for the Valley Jazz Cooperative, an outreach of MSW Ministries, a 501(c)(3) organization.