Bos Bones

Bos Bones
Season 2
Episode 6: Brian Thomas

Season 2 Finale! After long last this season comes to a close with one of Boston's funkiest and most in demand commercial players. I remember the first time I heard him play with the A-Beez at Wally's I was blown away! He's a co-leader of the BT/ALC Big Band and leads his small group the BT Allstars.

He's played with touring acts G Love, Lettuce, Soulive, John Brown's Body, The Elovaters, Maceo Parker, Kevin Kinsella, Ryan Montbleau and around Boston with King’s Highway, Dela & Steady Rock Easy, The A-Beez, B3 Kings, The Attractors, Jesse Dee, and Pressure Cooker.  

Thanks for all of your support, I appreciate every listener! This project has been really rewarding but a lot of work. I have so many more trombonists I'd love to interview but I'm not ready to commit to a season 3 right now. If you appreciate the podcast, let me know and maybe I'll get around to season 3 one day!

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Professor Bill Lowe has recorded with Muhal Richard Abrams, Henry Threadgill, Frank Foster and many others. We talk about his work with the Makanda Project and leading his own projects around Boston. He's such a sage person; so many pearls of wisdom in this episode!

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A very special episode! After over 10 years, Michael reconnects with his original trombone teacher, mentor, and middle school band teacher Juli Thornell. Listen in for some fun personal stories and memories, hearing Juli's perspective playing and teaching in the Boston area, and her struggles being a virtual band director during Covid.

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Liza Malamut takes Michael through the world of historical performance. They talk about her selection of sackbuts -- predecessor to the trombone -- championing lesser known Jewish composers of the renaissance and why she prefers to call it "historical performance" rather than "early music". 

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Season 2, Episode 2: Tom Plsek 

Michael talks for the first time with previous Berklee Brass department chair Tom Plsek about destroying trombones, eating mushrooms with John Cage, vaquita whales, his love for Irish music. 

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Season 2
Episode 1: Walt Bostian

Join host Michael Prentky for the Bos Bones Season 2 premier with Walt Bostian. Known as one of the top musical theater players in Boston, Walt discusses playing the Lion King thousands of times, doubling on bass trombone, and overcoming self-doubt.

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Bos Bones
Season 1
Episode 5: Angel Subero

Season Finale! Really fun show with maestro Angel Subero. Since the early 2000's Angel's become a fixture in Boston subbing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a member of Boston Philharmonic, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Triton Brass, the Brian Thomas/Alex Lee Clark Big band, the John Allmark Big Band, all while leading his own salsa band Latin Logic. That's all while heading the brass department at Boston Conservatory.

Hear his inspiring story coming from Venezuela, coming to Boston and studying with Doug Yeo,  Boston's live salsa scene, and how he expertly navigates disparate scenes.

Thanks for all of your support, I appreciate every listener! See you soon for season 2

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Bos Bones
Season 1
Episode 4: Ray Greene

Having toured and recorded with Aretha Franklin, Rick James, Natalie Cole, New Kids on the Block, Carlos Santana, Tower of Power, and more, I was shocked I'd only recently learned about Ray and was super excited to meet him! We talk about moving to Boston for Berklee, his transition from club gigs, to "GB" bands, to stadium events, juggling touring life with family, the Boston music scene in the 80's and 90's (guess what? venues are still disappearing), and much more.

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Bos Bones
Season 1
Episode 3: Brian Paulding

One of Michael's closest friends, Brian is featured. They talk about boxing belligerent fans with trombone adorned boxing gloves, his self produced music as Dorcas Morton, dealing with racism and sexism in the music world and how he advocates for his music students. Oh ya, and the music venues are still shuttering.

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Bos Bones 
Season 1
Episode 2: Vicki Garcia

Michael and Vicki talk about playing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, how to make a positive first impression, and how to deal with the haters.

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