Khyber Pass Podcast

Noah Ophoven-Baldwin is an American cornetist and composer and a resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Bill Brovold is an educator, visual artist, and composer/musician. He has performed with Rhys Chatham, Arthur Russell, and Glenn Branca; and led the New York band Strange Farm (feat. Billy Ficca of Television and Ernie Brooks of the Modern Lovers) and the six-to-thirteen-member Detroit post rock band Larval, which features his twangy guitar alongside a … Continue reading "Bill Brovold, guitar"

Patrick Marsche, percussion

“The bewitching and virtuosic vocalizing of Ndosi spans genres, ethnicities, species, continents, and likely galaxies, too.” – Greg Tate Of Tanzanian and African American heritage, Mankwe Ndosi is celebrated for a sound and practice that spans genres and disciplines: celebrating influences from Jazz and African legacies, Hip Hop and Soul, performance art, theater, public art … Continue reading "Mankwe Ndosi, vocalist"

Emerson Aagaard is a free improviser on soprano saxophone.  

Rick Ness. Reeds and percussion free improviser with Aerosol Pike.

Cory Healey’s unique drumming has led to collaborations with artists from many different genres. He has toured North America and Europe and had the privilege of performing with Kenny Wheeler, Dr Lonnie Smith, John Abercrombie, and David Berkman. While living in Chicago, he performed and recorded with Algernon, Fareed Haque’s Flat EarthEnsemble, W.W. Lowman, Ike Riley, … Continue reading "Cory Healey, drums"

Adam Zahller (b. 1988) is an American composer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and improviser. As a composer, his concert works have received premieres from ensembles such as Loadbang, Duo Gelland, the 113 Collective, Eclipse Quartet, TAK, and Zeitgeist, as well as many acclaimed soloists. He holds a B.M. in music composition from the Chapman Conservatory, where he studied under … Continue reading "Adam Zahller, multi-instrumentalist"

Peter Goggin graduated in jazz studies at the University of Michigan, performed at the Detroit Jazz Festival with the university jazz orchestra. Peter was a three-year member of the Dakota Combo.

Matt Blair is a pianist and composer from Mpls, MN. He performed new solo work for Fender Rhodes, electronics, and found objects. This new work is an extension of ideas from his 2018 release “Shadow Sets”. https://mattblair.bandcamp.com/releases