The 440 Guitar Podcast The J. Powell Network

In this episode Jerrell speaks with one of his guitar heroes, Chris Duarte. "

"To classify Chris Duarte simply as a Blues Man is an understatement.  In his own words, “rockin’ blues” or ”punk blues” describes him best.  “Ferocious blues” also fits.  Legend has it that Chris will play so hard that his fingers bleed in a set.  The legend is true.  Photos attest.
Chris Duarte is a road warrior playing more than 150 dates a year.  As well, Chris has headlined major festivals and clubs throughout the US, Canada and Europe." [excerpt from duarte.rocks/about]

We talk about his experience working on his albums, gear and the importance of all generations witnessing live music.

For the 100th episode, Jerrell speaks with Grammy Award Winner and virtuoso guitar player Mark Whitfield. Mark has played with some of the most legendary musicians in history from Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Ray Charles, Stanley Turrentine and many others. Mark shares his journey in music, how he was influenced at an early age, playing saxophone, upright bass, but having a special connection with the guitar. We also discuss on the importance of paying it forward, the problem with gate keeping, and his encounter with Joe Pass that forever was a memorable experience.

In this episode Jerrell speaks to Ralf Gottschalk founder of Wonderful Audio Technology, a pedal company from Redlands, CA. Ralf has had high profile artists compliment his pedals from the Fuzz Lands, Ancient Echos, and Apex Distortion. He talks about his journey, his inspirations and more.

In this episode, Jerrell speaks with singer-songwriter and frontman guitarist Sean Howe from the band Geanies.


Howe has the colossal sound and technical delivery of a player well beyond his years. He’s joined on the record by Eliot Lorango on bass and Ethan Maxwell on drums, making this a band to contend with. Howe found music at age seven while innocently listening to a band in an after-school program. He started noodling with his father's guitars and quickly mastered the basics. Sean's mother shared her love for chordal harmonies with him. They are releasing
their debut EP, Can't See The Sun, on July 14th via Mule Kick Records

In this episode Jerrell speaks with professional guitarist Marcus Machado. Machado has played with a wide range of artists, from Robert Glasper and the Weather Report’s Victor Bailey to Anderson. Paak and Pete Rock, is a member of the “soul hop” supergroup DMD the Vibes alongside drum phenom Daru Jones (Jack White, Talib Kweli) and Living Color bassist Doug Wimbish, and provides the slamming electric guitar riffs and screaming solos in the hip-hop/hard rock project th1rt3en, headed by rapper Pharoahe Monch. Marcus shares how he grew up from listening to his musical influences, to being one of the most sought-after guitarists in the industry.

In this episode Jerrell welcomes back singer-songwriter Charlie Treat. He discusses his recent singles and how they were made alongside with how he is always trying to adapt to trying different sounds and genres to this artistry.