Episodes

  • Review: The Voyager Jazz Ensemble's Rites of Passage

    Review: The Voyager Jazz Ensemble's Rites of Passage
    May 22 2020
    The Voyage Jazz Ensemble recorded and mixed their new CD days before the pandemic closed everything down. The album, Rites of Passage is available now.
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    5 mins
  • Sam Blakeslee On Stage at Caffe Vivace

    Sam Blakeslee On Stage at Caffe Vivace
    Mar 11 2020
    NYC- based jazz trombonist/composer Sam Blakeslee's bringing his new chamber music jazz project, "Wistful Thinking," to Caffe Vivace on March 19th from 8-11pm. An Ohio native, he spoke by phone with Ron Esposito on March 10th about his Wistful Thinking project, trombone influences, and playing an interesting blend of jazz genres. Playing with him that night will be guitarist Brandon Coleman and bassist Matt Wiles.
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    7 mins
  • Jazz Drummer Jeff Hamilton Talks About JVO, Mapex Drums, Touring, & Mentoring

    Jazz Drummer Jeff Hamilton Talks About JVO, Mapex Drums, Touring, & Mentoring
    Mar 9 2020
    UPDATE (3/10/20): Just heard from Jeff that his Nashville concert with Jack Jones has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns, so he won't be bringing his Mapex drums to Cincinnati for the induction performance with the Blue Wisp Big Band.
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    18 mins
  • New Release of Songs of the Ohio River Valley from Lisak & Rowe

    New Release of Songs of the Ohio River Valley from Lisak & Rowe
    Feb 3 2020
    Local musician Rick Lisak sat down last week with Elaine Diehl to talk about his new cd, Songs of the Ohio River Valley, recorded with Zach Rowe. During the interview, Rick discusses how he and Zach came together to form Lisak & Rowe and also how they compose songs together.
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    8 mins
  • Guitarist Albert Lee's Coming Back To Town!

    Guitarist Albert Lee's Coming Back To Town!
    Dec 30 2019
    Guitarist Albert Lee's coming back to Southgate House Revival in Newport, Kentucky, on Wednesday, January 8th. Show starts at 8pm.
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    17 mins
  • Livingston Taylor's Still On The Road 50 Years Later

    Livingston Taylor's Still On The Road 50 Years Later
    Nov 20 2019
    Elaine Diehl spoke by phone with singer/songwriter Livingston Taylor on November 14th about his upcoming concert at the 20th Century Theater on December 4th. He's also been teaching at the Berklee College of Music for 30 years.
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    8 mins
  • Singer/Songwriter Raye Zaragoza Talks About Social Activism

    Singer/Songwriter Raye Zaragoza Talks About Social Activism
    Nov 13 2019
    Singer/songwriter Raye Zaragoza dropped by the studio on her way to her gig at Ludlow Garage on Tuesday afternoon, November 12th, where she opened for the Rising Appalachia band.
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    9 mins
  • In The Studio With Molly Sullivan

    In The Studio With Molly Sullivan
    Oct 29 2019
    Local singer-songwriter Molly Sullivan is a bit of an enigma. Many of her songs have, so far, gone unrecorded, and she tends to limit her online presence. When she joined me in the studio, I had very little in front of me in terms of notes or prepared questions, so, I thought, "Let’s just start talking and see where it goes."
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    41 mins