"When I was studying at Berklee, I got the feeling I couldn't play the [guitar] at all, because I could not use my own things as they didn't fit any set pattern. When I joined [Chico Hamilton], he helped me immensely to develop my own style. He never forced me in any set way. At all times, he encouraged me to be myself on the instrument." - Gabor Szabo, Jazz Guitarist
This week, DJ Dave is back featuring music by Elvis Costello, Drake, The Jets, Gabor Szabo, John Mayer, Greta Van Fleet, Victor Wooten, Ariana Grande & Mac Miller, and Bela Fleck & the Flecktones!
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Podcast Featuring Elvis Costello, Drake, The Jets, Gabor Szabo, John Mayer, Mac Miller & Ariana Grande, and More!

New York City DJ and Songwriter Dave Swirsky plays great music from every genre imaginable. Dave also interviews interesting, talented musical guests!

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We are away this week, but please enjoy this episode from January 2014!
 
This week on the podcast, we discuss this past weekend's Grammy Awards and delve into why there's always so much controversy with them. That, plus music from The Who, The Five Blobs, Jimmy Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, Melcochita y Karamanduka, Esperanza Spalding, Andre Charlier and Benoit Sourisse, Psychedelic Furs, Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello, Jules Shear feat Paula Cole, and Beyoncé!

BEST OF MFP: FEATURING BEYONCÉ, THE WHO, ELLA FITZGERALD, BURT BACHARACH, ELVIS COSTELLO, ESPERANZA SPALDING, AND PSYCHEDELIC FURS

Podcast Featuring Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Billy Stewart, Buju Banton, J Balvin, Fabiano Do Nascimento, Slide Hampton Octet, Eddie Kendricks, Red Prysock, Ahmad Jamal Trio, and Machine Gun Kelly!
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Podcast Featuring Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Billy Stewart, Buju Banton, J Balvin, Fabiano Do Nascimento, Slide Hampton Octet, Eddie Kendricks and more!

Podcast featuring music by Simon & Garfunkel, Teyena Taylor, Gorillaz, Sonny Sitt, Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five, Pop Smoke, Jeff Tweedy, John Legend, Oscar Peterson Trio, Durand Jones & The Indications, and Khruangbin!
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Podcast featuring music by Simon & Garfunkel, Teyena Taylor, Gorillaz, Sonny Sitt, Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five, Pop Smoke, Jeff Tweedy, John Legend and More!

And just like that, it's officially SUMMER and we have the perfect songs to kick things off! Featuring music by Marvin Gaye, Usher, Cat Stevens, Diana Krall, Tiana Major9, Tyler the Creator, Morrissey, Junior Watson, The Raspberries, Grupo Da Pesada, and Brad Mehldau!
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Podcast Featuring Marvin Gaye, Usher, Cat Stevens, Diana Krall, Tiana Major9, Tyler the Creator, Morrissey, Junior Watson and More!

This week DJ Dave is back with fresh picks to start off the summer! Featuring Petros Klampanis, John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Skank, Fabolous, Surfaces, Estelle, Sigur Ros, Joe Jackson, The Oscar Peterson Trio, Ogee, & the Black Eyed Peas!!!
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Podcast Featuring Petros Klampanis, John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Skank, Fabolous, Surfaces, Estelle, Sigur Ros, Joe Jackson, The Oscar Peterson Trio, Ogee, & the Black Eyed Peas!

Podcast Featuring Elvis Costello, Drake, The Jets, Gabor Szabo, John Mayer, Mac Miller & Ariana Grande, and More!

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