For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Hilary Seabrook - writer, podcaster and musician.

You can find out more at Hilary Seabrook.co.uk, plus there’s a link in the show notes. You will also find there lots of album and gig reviews.

Season 24 was great and Season 25 promises more interviews with extraordinary musicians, some already recorded and more scheduled in for the next couple of months. I’m off to Love Supreme this weekend, and am looking forward to catching up with past guests and finding new ones.

Thanks once again to pianist Joe English for my theme tune, which you can hear now.

I’d like to thank some of my supporters - Matt, Richard, Alex, Duncan, Julie, James, Steven, Ciaran and Daryl.

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Don't forget the Quincy Jones quote that sums up why I do this: "Imagine what a harmonious world it would be if every single person, both young and old, shared a little of what he is good at doing."

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.

Vocalist Heidi Vogel joins me ahead of her 23 July show upstairs at Ronnie Scott’s and talks about her forthcoming album (review to follow in due course!)

Thanks to Heidi for allowing me to play extracts from her music alongside our conversation.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.

I had the opportunity to interview Maestro Swafford in person and then attend a recording of his tone poem Late Autumn-First Snow at Abbey Road. The orchestra that day was formed from members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the marvellous Michael Shapiro. Our conversation includes some of Jan’s thoughts behind the composition, including the inclusion of the Robert Frost poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. 

Thanks to Jan for allowing me to play extracts from Midsummer and River alongside our conversation. Jan gave us an insight into how he comes up with ideas for his music and their titles.

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Don't forget the Quincy Jones quote that sums up why I do this: "Imagine what a harmonious world it would be if every single person, both young and old, shared a little of what he is good at doing."

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.

Peter Manning Robinson has become a regular piece of my life online, as we’ve connected on social media since our original chat in January 2021. Peter is a fabulous pianist, Emmy Award–winning and multi–BMI Award–winning composer and inventor of the Refractor Piano™. With his latest music, he’s going back to solo acoustic piano and it’s great to chat with him.

Thanks to Peter for allowing me to play extracts from Pure Heartbreak and Bent Out of Shape alongside our conversation.

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Thank you for listening to Harmonious World. Please rate, review and share: click on the link and subscribe to support the show.

Don't forget the Quincy Jones quote that sums up why I do this: "Imagine what a harmonious world it would be if every single person, both young and old, shared a little of what he is good at doing."

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.

I’m joined for this episode by saxophonist, clarinettist and composer Jeff Lederer to discuss his latest album - There’s a Yearnin’ - this intensely interesting album is a historic first recording of long-buried works by Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman and Oliver Nelson.

Thanks to Jeff for allowing me to play extracts from There’s a Yearnin’ alongside our conversation.

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Thank you for listening to Harmonious World. Please rate, review and share: click on the link and subscribe to support the show.

Don't forget the Quincy Jones quote that sums up why I do this: "Imagine what a harmonious world it would be if every single person, both young and old, shared a little of what he is good at doing."

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.

This episode celebrates Harmonious World's sixth anniversary with award-winning violinist Ariana Kim, who has a brilliant album out. uncommon thread: Exploring improvisation from Mozart to Macedonia came out just a few days after our conversation. Ariana’s work takes us from Western classical music and Americana, including world premiere recordings of compositions by Shane Shanahan. 

Thanks to Ariana for allowing me to play extracts from uncommon thread alongside our conversation.

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Thank you for listening to Harmonious World. Please rate, review and share: click on the link and subscribe to support the show.

Don't forget the Quincy Jones quote that sums up why I do this: "Imagine what a harmonious world it would be if every single person, both young and old, shared a little of what he is good at doing."

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.

It was a real pleasure to speak to such an informed musician about her work - Ntjam Rosie is a Cameroonian-Dutch artist who really seems to have discovered her purpose and her sound. Her self-titled album is actually her ninth studio recording and it was fascinating to hear her thoughts on why now.

Thanks to Rosie for allowing me to play extracts from her self-titled album alongside our conversation.

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Thank you for listening to Harmonious World. Please rate, review and share: click on the link and subscribe to support the show.

Don't forget the Quincy Jones quote that sums up why I do this: "Imagine what a harmonious world it would be if every single person, both young and old, shared a little of what he is good at doing."

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.

I first spoke to Todd Mosby in April 2021 and I was delighted to hear his latest album - American Heartland when it was released a few weeks ago.

Thanks to Todd for allowing me to play extracts from American Heartland alongside our conversation.

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Thank you for listening to Harmonious World. Please rate, review and share: click on the link and subscribe to support the show.

Don't forget the Quincy Jones quote that sums up why I do this: "Imagine what a harmonious world it would be if every single person, both young and old, shared a little of what he is good at doing."

Support the show

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.

This episode is unusual, in that Sara Karloff is not a musician. She is the only daughter of Boris Karloff, star of many films but famously the 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

Sara will join composer Michael Shapiro in London on 25 October as his original score is performed in London together with a screening of Frankenstein: commissioned in 2001, it has been presented in over 75 sold-out productions worldwide. I travelled to Milan in November 2021 and the experience of hearing Michael’s music while watching such a genre-defining and ground-breaking film from nearly a century ago was extraordinary.

I chatted with Michael in October 2020, April 2021 and October 2024.

The music I’m playing alongside my conversation with Sara Karloff is from Michael Shapiro’s In the Light of the Sun, performed by members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Stathis Karapanos (flute). I was fortunate in being in the studio when this was recorded.

Enjoy Frankenstein and Michael Shapiro’s score, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Cadogan Hall.

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Thank you for listening to Harmonious World. Please rate, review and share: click on the link and subscribe to support the show.

Don't forget the Quincy Jones quote that sums up why I do this: "Imagine what a harmonious world it would be if every single person, both young and old, shared a little of what he is good at doing."

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, where I interview musicians about how their music helps make the world more harmonious.

This is the third episode featuring bassist Mark Wade - the first was in July 2020 and the second in person in April 2024.

It was great to talk in person again about Mark’s new album - New Stages - which I have also now reviewed. I also saw Mark live at The Cowshed a few days after our chat.

If you’d like to find out more about the courses and concerts at Benslow Music, click here.

Thanks to Mark for allowing me to play extracts from New Stages alongside our conversation.

Get in touch to let me know what you think!

Thank you for listening to Harmonious World. Please rate, review and share: click on the link and subscribe to support the show.

Don't forget the Quincy Jones quote that sums up why I do this: "Imagine what a harmonious world it would be if every single person, both young and old, shared a little of what he is good at doing."

Support the show

Read reviews of albums and gigs and find out more about me at hilaryseabrook.co.uk

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