John Daversa Podcast

Episode 20: Whit Sidener 

Featuring legendary jazz educator and multi-woodwind artist Whit Sidener, this episode highlights a remarkable career that bridges elite performance and transformative education. A seasoned saxophonist and woodwind specialist, Sidener has performed and recorded with iconic artists including Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, and the Bee Gees, bringing a deep well of real-world artistry into his teaching.

As a longtime professor and former Chair of Studio Music and Jazz at the Frost School of Music, Sidener played a pivotal role in shaping one of the nation’s leading jazz programs. Across decades of leadership, mentorship, and vision, he has guided generations of musicians—many of whom have gone on to define the modern jazz landscape.

Sidener’s legacy is not only measured by his own accomplishments, but by the lasting impact of his students, his commitment to artistic excellence, and his belief in music as a lifelong pursuit of growth, discipline, and human connection.

►Learn more about Whit Sidener:
RS Berkeley Bio: https://www.rsberkeley.com/whit-sidener
Frost School Feature: https://news.miami.edu/frost/stories/2024/11/program-leader-honored.html

►Key Moments:
0:00 - Introductions
1:31: Whit’s biography
6:21: Early musical experiences and influences
12:47: Joining the Tommy Dorsey Band, (around 1962)
17:12: Mingling with the Duke Orchestra Orchestra
18:00: Gigging with the circus, Holiday On Ice, playing to track, and the union in Florida
22:53: Leaving Tommy Dorsey, “Moneyball”, and going back to college.
27:40: Meeting Jerry Coker, Jamey Aebersold, Gary Campbell, Randy Brecker, in Indiana.
28:52: U.S. State Department Tour to the middle east for 5 months (1965).
29:40: Miami invitation
33:30: University of Miami in the mid-1960’s
37:37: Gigging in Miami in the mid to late 60’s
39:36: Playing with Frank Sinatra
40:20: Louis Armstrong story
43:25: joining University of Miami’s faculty
46:39: Gerry Mulligan joins the UM faculty for a year.
48:25: Impact on Jazz Education, teaching excellence
53:06: Why is this important?
55:50: Evolution of higher education since 1972
58:00: Acceptance of electric guitar as principle instruments at UM, Pat Metheny and many more…
1:01:19: Building a financial future for younger students
1:04:42: Taking care of health
1:09:53: What’s happening now? What do you listen to?
1:12:00: “Thanks for putting up with me”
1:13:40: UM legacy, the Foster Building, and Thank You’s

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video Capture: Yang Yang
Audio Capture: Yang Yang
Video and Audio Editing: Izzi Guzman
Graphic Design: Izzi Guzman

Recorded in Coral Gables, FL, January 31, 2025

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP),

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Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video: Max Nierlich 
Audio: Dudley Merriam
Additional Audio: Jake Sonderman
Video and Audio Editing: Yang Yang
Izzi Guzman: Graphic Design

Recorded in Miami, FL

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

Episode 19: 

Pete Christlieb is a legendary saxophonist whose powerful sound and fearless improvisation continue to shape both jazz and commercial music. He rose to international prominence as a longtime featured soloist with the Doc Severinsen–led Tonight Show Band, where his commanding tenor voice and electrifying presence became instantly recognizable. Christlieb’s recording legacy includes some of the most iconic saxophone moments in popular music, including his lyrical solo on “Deacon Blues” by Steely Dan and his elegant playing on “Unforgettable” by Natalie Cole. Equally respected in the jazz world for his collaborations with Warne Marsh and Chet Baker, Christlieb continues to perform and inspire, embodying a rare blend of virtuosity, soul, and authenticity that resonates across generations.

►about Pete Christlieb: https://petechristlieb.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

►Key Moments:
0:00 - Introductions
1:47: Drag racing, Valley College (Los Angeles), First road gig with Si Zentner
6:00: The art of playing dance music
9:01: Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Ray Brown…
16:50: Las Vegas, Jerry Gray, Tex Beneke, Peggy Lee, Lou Levy
26:00: Cannonball Adderley
30:30: Louie Bellson, Woody Herman
31:50: Tom Scott, Glenn Campbell Show, and Marty Paich…
34:24: “Play horn, get check”
41:20: Snooky Young, The Tonight Show…, and Steely Dan
44:45: “Deacon’s Blues”
51:13: Warne Marsh collaboration
1:00: Violin to saxophone…
1:05:35: Saxophone sounds…Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt…
1:13:35: The pinnacle is the next gig, payola, and back to the Warne Marsh collaboration, back to Johnny Carson and The Tonight Show…
1:26:00 New chapter of life in Washington
1:28:00 Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Michael Brecker, and woodwind doubling…
1:37:00 Closing graitude

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video Capture: Yang Yang
Audio Capture: Yang Yang
Video and Audio Editing: Izzi Guzman
Graphic Design: Izzi Guzman

Recorded in Coral Gables, FL, November 18, 2024

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Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video: Max Nierlich 
Audio: Dudley Merriam
Additional Audio: Jake Sonderman
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Izzi Guzman: Graphic Design

Recorded in Miami, FL

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

Episode 18: Sean Jones

►about Sean Jones: https://peabody.jhu.edu/faculty/sean-jones/

Book References:

• The War of Art, Steven Pressfield
• A Return to Love, Marrianne Williamson
• Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, Dr. Joy DeGruy
• The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle
• A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle

Quotes:

• “Eternity is in love with the creations of time” ~William Blake
• “Many are called, but few are chosen”.
• ”My teacher saved my life, man”. ~Sean Jones
• “Every ending is a new beginning”
• “Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen”.
• “The trumpet is the mirror of the mind” ~Bill Fielder
• “Eradicate the “t” off of “can’t”, and say I can” ~Bill Fielder
• Ego: “I becomes bigger than “we”… ~Sean Jones

►Key Moments:
0:00 - Introductions

2:50: Taking risk and staying uncomfortable, resistance, The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield

10:18: A Return to Love, by Marrianne Williamson, eternal consciousness, One mind.

12:51: Patience and compassion.

15:30: Fatherhood and learning how to take a step back, breaking generational chains. Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, Dr. Joy DeGruy

18:57: Being “called”. “Many are called, but few are chosen”.

20:40: Growing up in the church in Warren, Ohio. Wanting to be a teacher and having great teachers. ”My teacher saved my life, man”.

26:30: Navigating racism and ignorance.

27:50: Return to an elevated human consciousness. “Every ending is a new beginning”

29:52: Unity and the illusion of separation, Herbie Hancock’s mission

34:28: Faith: “You become what you believe”. “Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen”.

39:00: Words are so powerful. “The trumpet is the mirror of the mind” ~Bill Fielder, “Eradicate the “t” off of “can’t”, and say I can”~Bill Fielder

41:07: Mistakes and intuition.

42:34: Patience, and a Gonzalo Rubalcaba story

44:40: The Power of Now, A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle, surrender

46:46: What makes you laugh?

49:40: The misfortune and blessing of loss

50:10: A divine experience and spirit. Eternal consciousness.

52:18: Fasting and sacrifice to clear the mind’s eye.

55:20: Define ego: It’s when “I becomes bigger than “we”…

The illusion is always there along with the truth

57:44: “My last album”, and what’s next

1:00:00 Resistance to barriers and programs. “The resources are there”.

1:04:04: The 3 “enoughs” of life

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa

Video Capture: Yang Yang

Audio Capture: Yang Yang

Video and Audio Editing: Izzi Guzman

Graphic Design: Izzi Guzman

Recorded in Coral Gables, FL, October 7, 2024

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP),

#seanjones #peabody #peabodyinstitute #jazztrumpet #trumpet #johndaversa #johndaversapodcast #jazzpodcast #jazzeducato

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Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video: Max Nierlich 
Audio: Dudley Merriam
Additional Audio: Jake Sonderman
Video and Audio Editing: Yang Yang
Izzi Guzman: Graphic Design

Recorded in Miami, FL

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

Episode 17: Dr. Marshall Hawkins

Idyllwild Arts Academy Jazz Program Founder, Bassist with Richie Cole, Miles Davis Quintet, Betty Gray, Donny Hathaway, Lena Horne, Roberta Flack, Manhattan Transfer, and more…

►about Dr. Hawkins: https://idyllwildarts.org/people/marshall-hawkins/

Selected quotes from our podcast:

·      “Pay attention to your subject matter. Your subject matter is your life”

·      “I think about that first note that I’m going to play. I think about that note with such reverence, that I may never get a chance to play that note again”.

·      “Don’t let anyone get in the way of you and the love in your heart”. “Don’t get in the way of my love. I will fight you”.

·      “You have to be careful what you wish for because you’re going to get it. So, you’ve got to be prepared”.

·      “I’ve never, never thought about money”.

►Key Moments:
0:00 - Introductions

2:16: Earliest memories, gift of memory, and “second childhood”

5:07: Growing up in Washington D.C. in the 1940’s, “Victory Gardens”, church, being humble, “C Jam Blues”, the Boy Scouts, model airplanes, glee club, and the building of Frederick Douglass Junior High School.

15:30: Brown vs. Board of Education (1954) and exposure to racism. Being a track star and la musica as passports, “U.S. History”, and scout master.

21:40: Voices above the crowd and becoming a professional musician.

26:58: L.O.V.E. and not taking the “J” out of joy.

31:49: Louis Armstrong: “what are you going to do to leave a legacy for humanity”?

33:20: Giving and receiving

34:45: Playing the bass and becoming a professional musician overnight.

38:52: Betty Gray (first gig at the Bohemian Caverns in DC), Lena Horne and Travelin’ Light (1965), and Miles Davis

41:53: Working with Miles Davis

44:08: Idyllwild Arts and numerical configuration (1978)

47:58: Tanzania, respect for elders, Maasai ancestral lineage, “we know who you are”

55:50: Advice for young musicians: “Silence is golden!” 

59:03: Marshall and John improvise “All the Things You Are”

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa

Video and Audio Capture: Justin Holmes

Video and Audio Editing: Izzi Guzman
Graphic Design: Izzi Guzman

Recorded in Idyllwild, CA, July 3, 2024

Special Thank you to:

Idyllwild Arts Academy

Pamela Jordan

Rose Colella

Tom Hynes

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP),

Except “All the Things You Are” by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II

#drmarshallhawkins #idyllwildarts #idyllwildsummerarts #jazzbass #bass #milesdavis #milesdavisquintet #johndaversa #johndaversapodcast #jazzpodcast #jazzeducator 

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video: Max Nierlich 
Audio: Dudley Merriam
Additional Audio: Jake Sonderman
Video and Audio Editing: Yang Yang
Izzi Guzman: Graphic Design

Recorded in Miami, FL

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

Episode 16: Michel Camilo, Grammy, Latin Grammy, and Emmy Winning Pianist, Composer, and Bandleader

►Michel Camilo website: https://www.michelcamilo.com

►Key Moments:
0:00 - Introductions

1:28: Attention to detail and standards of excellence, and learning never ends

8:05: Where does the motivation come from?

9:40: Refusing mediocrity

12:10: Magnetism and engaging the audience

15:05: Creative flow, no ego, and commitment to practice!

20:39: What do you practice?

24:30: Is there a difference between entertainment and artistry?

32:00: What are you working on now?

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa

Video Capture: Max Nierlich

Audio Capture: Jake Sonderman

Video and Audio Editing: Izzi Guzman
Graphic Design: Izzi Guzman

Recorded in Coral Gables, FL, April 24, 2024

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

#michelcamilo #michelcamilotrio #piano #jazzpiano #johndaversa #johndaversapodcast #jazzpodcast #jazzeducator 

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video: Max Nierlich 
Audio: Dudley Merriam
Additional Audio: Jake Sonderman
Video and Audio Editing: Yang Yang
Izzi Guzman: Graphic Design

Recorded in Miami, FL

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

Episode 15: Anat Cohen: Grammy-Nominated Clarinetist, Saxophonist & Composer

►Anat Cohen website: https://www.anatcohen.com

►Key Moments:
0:00 - Introductions
1:32: A discussion about collaboration and bandleading

8:00: the challenges of the “hang”

10:30: Listening to your own recordings through other’s ears.

14:35: The possibility of a solo clarinet album!

20:45: The vulnerability of playing duo

23:43: navigating the business stuff and the necessity of self-promotion

27:30: Lyrics, words, and languages

32:20: Acknowledging fear and developing trust

42:00: Creativity: Structure and Imagination

44:44: Honest and pure approaches to improvisation

47:20: Planning career intentions (?) and doing it NOW.

51:45: Music has to mean something.

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa

Video Capture: Max Nierlich

Audio Capture: Jake Sonderman

Video and Audio Editing: Izzi Guzman
Graphic Design: Izzi Guzman

Recorded in Coral Gables, FL, April 19, 2024

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

#anatcohen #clarinet #saxophone #johndaversa #johndaversapodcast #jazzpodcast #jazzeducator 

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video: Max Nierlich 
Audio: Dudley Merriam
Additional Audio: Jake Sonderman
Video and Audio Editing: Yang Yang
Izzi Guzman: Graphic Design

Recorded in Miami, FL

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

Episode 14: Grammy-Award Winning Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer, Composer, and Music Icon, Marcus Miller

►Marcus Miller website: https://www.marcusmiller.com

►Key Moments:

0:00 - Introductions

1:49: John’s “Fat Time” car accident story

3:21: Producing Miles Davis’ Tutu, Siesta, and Amandla and more…

19:40: The bass clarinet

23:20: Miles Davis mentorship

33:55: The recording of Grover Washington Jr.’s “Just the Two of Us”

38:30: The recording of Donald Fagen’s “The Nightfly”

42:10: Luther Vandross

48:30: Scoring for films

55:55: The acoustic bass

56:55: Wynton Kelly

57:18: Funk and Fusion, and “you gotta learn jazz”

1:01:47: The Jazz Cruises and communicating with audiences. 

1:07:42:  “What are you excited about now?” 

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa

Video Capture: Max Nierlich

Audio Capture: Jake Sonderman

Video and Audio Editing: Yang Yang
Graphic Design: Izzi Guzman

Recorded in Coral Gables, FL, March 4, 2024

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

#marcusmiller #electricbass #filmscore #johndaversa #johndaversapodcast #jazzpodcast #jazzeducator #amandla #thenightfly “justthetwoofus #milesdavis

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Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video: Max Nierlich 
Audio: Dudley Merriam
Additional Audio: Jake Sonderman
Video and Audio Editing: Yang Yang
Izzi Guzman: Graphic Design

Recorded in Miami, FL

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

Episode 13: Jeff Babko, Keyboardist, Musical Director, Producer, Composer, Arranger, (Jimmy Kimmel, Toto, James Taylor, Steve Gadd, Sheryl Crow, Martin Short, and more!)

►Jeff Babko website: https://www.jeffbabko.com

►Key Moments:
0:00 - Introductions
1:56: Back at University of Miami

4:26: Vinyl collection

6:06: How do manage consuming music?

10:55: 1990’s Jazz fusion, the young lions, and the gig with Julio Iglesias

19:05: Joining drummer/producer Simon Phillips

22:00: Work ethic, discipline, details, and the love…

27:55: Robben Ford, Toshi Yanagi, blue hair, and auditioning for the Martin Short Show

32:55: The Wayne Brady Show, touring with Marty Short and Wayne Brady, and joining the Jimmy Kimmel Show. “Everyone working is a good thing”.

36:12: Navigating tours with Toto, James Tayler, Steve Gadd, Steely Dan, Steve Martin and Martin Short, while playing the Jimmy Kimmel Show.

38:27: The character of the comedic accompanist

41:06: Julio Iglesias story (and the “wrong notes”). Be aware, read the situation.

44:37: What’s coming next? Managing finances 

47:37: Transitioning into the role of the “seasoned veteran”, and mentor.

51:16: Jeff and John play some D dorian model duo…

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa

Video Capture: Max Nierlich

Audio Capture: Jake Sonderman

Video and Audio Editing: Yang Yang

Graphic Design: Izzi Guzman

Recorded in Coral Gables, FL, March 1, 2024

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

#jeffbabko #jazzpiano #johndaversa #johndaversapodcast #jazzpodcast #jazzeducator #jimmykimmelshow

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video: Max Nierlich 
Audio: Dudley Merriam
Additional Audio: Jake Sonderman
Video and Audio Editing: Yang Yang
Izzi Guzman: Graphic Design

Recorded in Miami, FL

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

Episode 12: A conversation with renowned jazz artist and educator, Bob Sheppard

►Bob Sheppard website: https://www.bobsheppard.net

►Key Moments:
0:00 - Introductions
1:33 – Playing with the JD Big Band
2:15 – Bob’s studio and cultivating a creative community in Los Angeles
14:15 –Being on the scene, practicing, merit, and the social scene…
27:50 – Thoughts and observations about practicing
37:15 – Recording work in L.A.
40:10 – Teaching, curiosity, sound, trying different equipment, and practicing the ends of notes
56:43 – Truth telling and caring for students.
59:15 – Playing with Freddie Hubbard 
1:18:26– Bob and John play a little free duo.

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video Capture: Max Nierlich
Audio Capture: Jake Sonderman
Video and Audio Editing: Yang Yang
Graphic Design: Izzi Guzman

Recorded in Coral Gables, FL, February 28, 2024

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

#bobsheppard #jazzsaxophone #johndaversa #johndaversapodcast #jazzpodcast #jazzeducator

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video: Max Nierlich 
Audio: Dudley Merriam
Additional Audio: Jake Sonderman
Video and Audio Editing: Yang Yang
Izzi Guzman: Graphic Design

Recorded in Miami, FL

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

Episode 11: A conversation with acclaimed singer, songwriter, (and gamer!), Michael Mayo

►Michael Mayo website: https://www.michaelmayomusic.com

►Key Moments:
0:00 - Introductions
2:51 – Musical upbringing and influences
5:40 – Learning about professionalism
8:08 –More about professionalism and boundaries: “2 strikes”. Know your worth.
12:00 – The “shed” mentality
14:20 – Practicing “Giant Steps” and the small, tiny details
19:04 – Being a singer in an instrumental world. (Proving “them” wrong).
23:56 – The voice has moods and the musical self has moods. Showing up for yourself.
26:00 – How to deliver notes with a positive spirit.
27:13 – Influential mentors and the Thelonious Monk/Herbie Hancock Institute. Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter (and the movie, The Langoliers).
36:49 – “Desert island” records and musical influences.
41:42 – Pandemic time, going “in the cave”.
43:00: Gaming and how it’s become a “shed” for music.
48:04: Exploring instruments you don’t play. “Sometimes it can be easier when you don’t have the chops”
49:05: New album!
51:05: Back home in L.A.
52:10: Where can people find you?

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa

Video Capture and Editing: Max Nierlich
Audio Capture: Jake Sonderman and Dudley Merriam
Graphic Design: Izzi Guzman

Recorded in Coral Gables, FL, February 17, 2024

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP) 

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Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video: Max Nierlich 
Audio: Dudley Merriam
Additional Audio: Jake Sonderman
Video and Audio Editing: Yang Yang
Izzi Guzman: Graphic Design

Recorded in Miami, FL

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)