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The Spirit of Jazz

The Spirit of Jazz

By: Presbybop Music
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Where Music Dances with Mystery - with co-hosts Bill Carter and Jeff Kellam© 2025 Presbybop Music Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Music Spirituality
Episodes
  • Magic Mike and His Miraculous Saxophone
    Jul 19 2025

    Season Three concludes with a conversation with Michael Carbone, an extraordinary saxophonist and good friend. Mike discusses his growth as a musician, his versatile career, and his current pursuits. It is a great conversation and a worthy conclusion for this season.

    Music includes Mike’s solos on “Angels We Have Heard on High” (Fragile Incarnation) and “Stand On Your Head” (Stand On Your Head). All music composed by Bill Carter © Presbybop Music (BMI) and used by permission.

    Theme music: "All Thumbs" from Faith in a New Key, Bill Carter and the Presbybop Quartet
    Music used by permission from Presbybop Music (BMI)
    Announcer: Chris Norton
    (c) Presbybop Music

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    31 mins
  • Behind the Music - Jazz for the Earth
    Jun 7 2025

    Jeff said, “Let’s talk about Jazz for the Earth.” That fabulous CD project is now ten years young, and must not be neglected. The centerpiece of the album is “Beyond Banff,” a multi-composition suite of Bill Carter’s compositions to focus on our relationship with the natural world. The album features saxophonist Dave Liebman as guest soloist. Liebman is a National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master. He was in good company.


    All music from Jazz for the Earth, Bill Carter and the Presbybop Sextet.

    Tunes include: “Peyto Lake,” “Awestruck,” “Up From Bow River,” “A View from the Summit,” “Elegy,” and “Dance 24.” All music composed by Bill Carter © Presbybop Music (BMI) and used by permission.

    Theme music: "All Thumbs" from Faith in a New Key, Bill Carter and the Presbybop Quartet
    Music used by permission from Presbybop Music (BMI)
    Announcer: Chris Norton
    (c) Presbybop Music

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    27 mins
  • Do You Hear What Kent Hears?
    Apr 25 2025

    Meet our friend Kent Heckman. The proprietor of Red Rock Studio in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, Kent is a renowned audio engineer. His client list reads like a “Who’s Who” of the jazz world, including saxophonist Phil Woods, composer Bob Dorough, drummer Sherrie Maricle, and pianist Keith Jarrett. Our co-hosts enjoy a lively conversation with Kent, who shares stories from his career including the eclectic singer Nellie McKay, the Canadian folk group The Wailin’ Jennys, and a live date with Jarrett.

    Be sure to check out Kent’s work on the Jennys’ award-winning album, Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House, as well as Keith Jarrett’s two live CDs recorded at the Deer Head Inn on ECM records.

    Theme music: "All Thumbs" from Faith in a New Key, Bill Carter and the Presbybop Quartet
    Music used by permission from Presbybop Music (BMI)
    Announcer: Chris Norton
    (c) Presbybop Music

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    34 mins
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