Ep #23 with Dale Stuckenbruck, multi-instrumentalist. Dale comes from a musical family, growing up in Germany where he started playing the violin and musical saw. After getting his doctorate in the violin in NYC he traveled to Taiwan and was exposed to the erhu (Chinese fiddle) and the dan bao (a Vietnamese monochord). He also plays theremin, mandolin and sitar. Maybe his most unusual instruments are the ones that he carves from vegetables. He was recently a guest on The Conan O'Brien Show and demonstrated them for Conan which completely blew his mind.

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Ep #22 with Pape Sakho, kora player and singer. This is our second "on location" show from Sobobade in Senegal, West Africa with our guest host Tony Vacca. Pape Sakho comes from a traditional line of kora players but has gone beyond his roots doing collaborations with Kanako from Japan, myself and others. We get to see his video with Kanako and hear his original song "Sakho Dougou" from his CD "Kora From Sobobade" that includes me playing the electric violin.

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Ep #21 - Abiodun Oyewole is a founding member of The Last Poets considered by many to be the first rap group, starting in 1968 in Harlem, NYC when he was 19. This year marks the 50th anniversary of their performing together. He is a songwriter and a hard-hitting spoken word artist. He is also a great lover of humanity. This episode (Part 1) includes his deeply moving song "Pelorinho," shot on Goree Island, the ancient slave port in Senegal, West Africa.

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Ep #20 with Jeff Greene, composer and multi-instrumentalist. Jeff has traveled the world for decades and everywhere he goes he brings back musical instruments. He is the co-founder of Tribecastan, a band specializing in World Fusion music. We interview him via Skype from his music room in NYC, surrounded by hundreds of his cool and unusual instruments, which he demonstrates for our audience.

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Ep #19 with Stefanie Sylla, composer, violinist, singer and visionary musician. Born in Germany, Stefanie has traveled to India and Senegal to experience a deeper connection with the music of other cultures. Tony Vacca is our guest host for this one - the first in a series of on location shows shot in Senegal in Jan 2018. Video and sound recorded by Craig Norton.

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Ep #18 with Eshagh Shaoul, Iranian composer and violinist. Eshagh Shaoul was born in Teheran and was drawn to music from a very young age. He went to Columbia University to study atomic physics and returned to Iran where he was asked by the government to build nuclear weapons. He refused and went to Julliard instead to study music. He has traveled all over the world working in international finance and playing music in every country he has lived in.

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Ep #17 with Jim Matus, composer and laoutar player. Jim plays the laoutar, an electrified Greek Lute, which has an amazing sound. He is the third member of my World Fusion power trio Impulse Ensemble along with Tony Vacca. I accompany him on some unusual instruments for the live music segment: the Javanese bonang - a set of 10 nipple gongs and the khaen - a Thai mouth organ.

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Ep #16 with Massamba Diop, master tama drummer from Senegal. Massamba has played tama (aka talking drum) with Baaba Maal for 40 years in almost every country in the world. He is a superstar in Africa and one of the most dynamic performers you will ever see. Massamba Diop's tama is featured in the new Black Panther film. He is all over the soundtrack from start to finish!

I have been very fortunate to play with him many times in the US and in Senegal. Tony Vacca joins us on percussion for the live in the studio music at the end of the show.

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Episode #13 with Stephen Katz , composer, cellist and visionary musician. He began his musical journey as a classical cellist but has a true gift for improvising. Stephen developed his own technique for plucking the strings which he calls "Flying Pizzicato" and has played music for dancers for many years with a special interest in Contact Improvisation. For our live music pieces I accompany him with udu and autoharp.

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Jed has traveled to India to deepen his study of tabla and also to Italy to find the perfect handpan. He is a very active musician on the Brattleboro, VT music scene and works with the acoustic/electronic duo Deep Seize with Wyatt Andrews. He also plays with Anders Burrows in the duo Aura Shards. He began his musical study at a young age on the drum set but felt the strong urge to develop his skills in melody and composition and was drawn to the handpan, a relatively new instrument designed in Switzerland and inspired by the steel pan of Trinidad.

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Learn more about Jed Blume at jedblume.com. He recorded his latest CD at Continental Recording in Long Island City, NY www.continentalrecording.studio/

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