Our final episode of the season! We talk about our takeaways and what we learned, and then invite some special guests to come on and share some holiday wishes and wisdom.

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Our interview with tap dancer, educator, and composer, Anita Feldman. Anita created an acoustic tap dance instrument and collaborated with many composers to compose new music for the one-of-a-kind instrument. We talk about the instrument's design and construction, her compositions and choreographies, and her life as a performer with her tap company and as an educator.

Anita Feldmanhttps://anitafeldmantap.blogspot.com/

Anita's YouTube where you can view footage for her work:

https://www.youtube.com/@AnitaFeldmanTapMusic

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...WEBSITE: ⁠⁠https://www.relativerhythms.com/SUPPORT OUR WORK: https://www.patreon.com/RelativeRhythmsEMAIL US: ⁠[email protected]⁠INSTAGRAM: ⁠@relativerhythmsFACEBOOK: @relativerhythmsTIKTOK: ⁠@relativerhythmsMUSIC:Theme Song: "For the Love of It" by The Adam Price GroupMidroll: "Hexa" by Anita Feldman and Lois V. VierkOutro: "Twister" by Anita Feldman and Lois V. VierkStart your own podcast with ⁠Riverside⁠!⁠https://riverside.fm/?via=relativerhythms⁠

Our interview with Oslo-based tap dancer, educator, and professional improviser, Janne Eraker. She plays with multiple groups throughout Norway and Europe, including One Small Step, Øy, and her own band, the Janne Eraker Ensemble. In 2023 she released a groundbreaking album, entitled "Movements for Listening", where she collaborates with 12 different musicians, creating pieces that are a mix of fully improvised and experimental compositions. We talk to her about her album and projects, her approaches to improvisation and recording, and the scene in Europe.

Our interview with tap dancer, composer, and educator, Ian Berg. Ian is the founder of the tap company Subject:Matter, which just recently released their first album! We talk to him about his unique path getting his undergrad in dance but getting his masters in music, the process of recording a whole tap company for the album, and some great exercises for musicians and tap dancers.

Our interview with singer-songwriter, drummer, composer, producer, and recording artist, Jon Bell. We talk about his many music projects, the wy tap dance inspired his most recent solo album "Something Behind," his music video collaborating with Emily Jane Acree as a tap percussionist, and how he deals with imposter syndrome and writers block.

Our interview with tap dancer, educator, and recording artist, Tommy Wasiuta. We talk about his percussive influences, his recent debut solo album "Drum Shoes," his experience with the recording process, and how a tap dancer can study as a percussionist.

Our interview with tap dancer, educator, and founder of the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble (NCYTE), Gene Medler. Gene is a legendary educator, and has taught many professional tap artists of today. We talk about his unlikely beginnings as a tap dancer and educator, starting and growing his youth company, and some of his approaches and lessons learned in regards to teaching young people the art form.

NCYTE: https://www.ncyte.org/

Our interview with Brazilian tap dancer and musician Leonardo Dias. We talk about the tap dance scene in Brazil, the country's native percussive dance forms, the complicated language, racial, and political barriers to learning the art form in Brazil, his many years playing and improvising with musicians, and some techniques and exercises to improve your musicianship as a tap dancer.

Leo Dias' Instagram: @leotapdias

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MUSIC:

Theme Song: "For the Love of It" by Adam Price

Midroll: "Ventura" by Leonardo Dias

Outro: "Mons" by Leonardo Dias

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Our interview with tap dancer and musician Johnathan Morin. We talk about learning music, the importance of listening, his indigenous heritage as a member of the Nehiyaw (Cree) nation, his complicated relationship with Canada, and how we can use our art to open dialogue and create a better world.

Johnathan Morin's Instagram: @johnnymorin

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MUSIC:

Theme Song: "For the Love of It" by Adam Price

Midroll: "House Ghosts" by The Adam Price Group

Outro: "Summer Thunder" by The Adam Price Group

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Our interview with trumpeter, tap dancer, singer, and entertainer, Lonnie McFadden. We talk about the deep jazz history of Kansas City, his years on the road, his mentorship by his father Jimmy McFadden (a professional tap dancer from the big band era), his practice regimen, the deep connection between tap dance and jazz music, his new nightclub, and the responsibility of an artist to their audience.

Lonnie's Website: https://lonniemcfadden.com/

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Theme Song: "For the Love of It" by Adam Price

Midroll: "In the Basement" by Lonnie McFadden

Outro: "Tap 'n' the Blues" by The Adam Price Group

End Music: "Jazz is the Heart and the Soul of Kansas City" by Lonnie McFadden