The Gifts of Improvising

Open Letter To Billy Kreutzmann (Oteil Burbridge, Papa Mali, Jay Lane, Billy Strings)

Reed discusses the genius of drummer Bill Kreutzmann with sometime-teammates Daniel Donato, Andrew Barr, Jason Hann, and Jeff Franca in Part One of this two-part episode.

On this special extrasode, twelve improvisors attempt to answer the question "What kind of music do you play?"  After that, we hear four epic live tracks from the legendary Golden Gate Wingmen (John Kadlecik, Jeff Chimenti, Reed Mathis, Jay Lane)

On this special extrasode, Reed takes us back to the legendary venue Terrapin Crossroads, where Jeff Chimenti, Jay Lane, John Kadlecik, and Reed examine the dark side of American History in Bob Dylan's "With God On Our Side"

On this special extrasode, Reed takes us to the legendary Ardmore Music Hall outside Philadelphia, where Jeff Chimenti, Jay Lane, John Kadlecik, and Reed funk it up with Bob Dylan's classic "Just Like A Woman." 

On this special extrasode, Reed takes us back to the legendary Terrapin Crossroads in 2019, where we'll serenade Phil Lesh with Dylan's "Spanish Boots of Spanish Leather," and Jeff Chimenti's Fender Rhodes will fill the room with blinding light.

On this special "extrasode," Reed takes us back to Greenwich Village 2019, to the very room where Dylan wrote “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall,” and Jeff Chimenti tears it up on the Hammond organ.

Reed sees "A Complete Unknown" and needs to talk about it, so he reaches out to Virginia songwriter Nathan Moore, New Orleans Musicologist Jeremy Korpas, and even Reed's next door neighbor Jane!  And we hear an incredible improvised rendition of "It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding"

Reed talks improvisation and Bob Dylan with guitar guru Steve Kimock and keyboard wizard Adam MacDougall, and we hear a tragic tale of injury and resilience from The Jazz Thug. We also talk to bass player extraordinaire Giulio Xavier Cetto.