Tom is a steel drummer living in Denver, and is one of the members of Pan Ramajay. Tom’s teaching and life mentorship has been incredibly valuable to me over the years. I’m grateful to have had him on the podcast.

Sarah is an amazing composer and is one of the founders of New Amsterdam records. I’ve known Sarah since grad school at Yale, and it was nice to finally sit and chat with her.

Richard Preston is the author of The Hot Zone and Crisis in the Red Zone. We chat and he gives me a thorough update on what we know about Covid-19 at this point, and what we don’t. www.nih.gov.

Michael Rosen is the percussion professor at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. I had a wonderful time chatting with him about the history of marimba repertoire as well as his love of cooking.

Hunter is a podcaster who reached out to me to chat about life and what its like to start a podcast. It was lovely to get to know him.

Daisy is an amazing singer who has been a friend of mine and So Percussion’s since I moved to NYC in 2006. She does a weekly online drone/chant class and is one of the biggest inspirations for me getting a tattoo…which I didn’t tell her. I love Daisy Press, and you will too. Chat starts around: 5:00

Chris and I talk about his life as a percussionist and music scholar and in particular his experience with the music of John Cage. chat starts at 4:40

Ray is an Alaskan State Judge and happens to be one of the world’s authorities on calypso music and the history of the steel band and Trinidad and Tobago. It’s always a good time chatting with Ray. He’s a wealth of knowledge about the West Indies. chat starts at: 2:35

Round two of the Flower Pot Solutions is off and running. We decide on a logo, march, and how to structure our business on day two. We also have a new website. chat starts at: 2:45 www.marimbaAF.com

Chris is a percussionist who lives in Wuhan China and plays full time there. We had a great time chatting about the current state of affairs in the world with musical organizations and how we’re all dealing with the world-wide pandemic.