Homegrown Music Podcast

Singer-songwriter and harmonica player Ron Sunshine is a great swing revivalist.

This Baltimore area trio calls their music Indian Jazz Fusion, featuring classically-trained Indian sitar and taba players, a jazz keyboardist and a guest guitarist, Melodic Intersect creates original improvisation music with a disctily Indian texture but often with a jazz groove.

One of the more distinctive groups to come out of the Homegrown Music series, Bedful of Metaphysicians combined a high level of musicianship with art rock and fusion influence, with often humorous and topical lyrics.

Jay Leonhart is one of the leading and ubiquitous bassists in jazz, having performed and recorded with Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra James Taylor, Sting, Mel Torme, Peter, Paul & Mary, Gerry Mulligan, Phil Woods, Urbie Green and many others.

First formed in 1987 when the members were still in high school, the Mommyheads are known for thier distinctive blend of art rock and melodic pop, aliong with clever lyrics.

Known for her work as one third of the blues trio Saffire the Uppity Blueswomen, Ann Rabson (1945-2013) was a great blues pianist, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter.

Timothy Zieger with Zach Sprowls

A memorable 2004 performance by the late jazz pianist Eric Doney with a large all-star group doing jazzy arrangements of pop and soul tunes featuring vocalist Vicki Doney.

This is another session with singer-songwriter guitarist Marcus Eaton with a trio, again featuring his creative use of acoustic guitar with effects and loops, along with his sophisticated original compositions.

A talented singer-songwriter and very impressive guitarist, Marcus Eaton is a native of Idaho, but often visited Northeastern PA and put in two studio sessions and a live concert.