David and I discuss The Wisconsin Blues Harmonica Festival, Jazz Unlimited Milwaukee, his career as a blues harmonica player, his album and more!!!

In this episode I talk with music entreprenuer Michael Grassman about his professional performing, teaching and his business Sound Check Entertainment and Studios.

Barbara Stephan is a Milwaukee area singer/songwriter, teacher, artist and entreprenuer.   

Allison and I talk about her various ventures in music including Wisconsin Music Ventures, Allison's Music Hustle and other ways she is working to promote music and musicians in the greater Milwaukee area

Today's episode will feature an interview with George Shingleton.  We will talk about his music, his creative process and his new album, "Out All Nighter."  My discovery composer of the week will be German American composer Ingolf Dahl

Part two of our discussion delves more in depth with some of the bands Mike has played including Clamnation, De La Buena, Dr. Science and the Milwaukee Symphony Pops

Episode Eleven includes an interview with Dr. Michael Pauers a Biology Professor and Colleague of mine at The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee at Waukesha.  In addition to being an avid Icthyologist (he is very into fish!) Mike is also an accomplished jazz baritone saxophonist and is widely recognized in the greater Milwaukee area from his musical endeavors.  We will talk about networking in the music business, and the various bands he has been associated.

Dan and I will be talking about his career as a big band leader in New York as well as creative process in composing and arranging for his group The Dan Pugach Nonnette.

Episode NIne will include an interview with Erin Harpe.  We will talk about the Blues scene in Boston, her career as a musician and focus on her new album "Meet Me in the Middle."

Today's interview will be with one of the most in demand lead trumpet players in the United States.  Frank Greene is currently the lead trumpet player with the Count Basie Band and formerly was a member of Paul Schaffer and The World's Most Dangerous Band on Late Night With David Letterman.  Frank also toured with the Maynard Ferguson Big Band and has played on Grammy nominated albums with Christian McBride and Gerald Wilson.