Has there ever been a more gregarious and jovial musician than James Schneider? A pianist, bassist and world music multi-instrumentalist, he’s pursued a lot of things in music from performing, teaching, recording, tour management, and more. Schneider’s love for music is infectious. He’s played for an audience of 60,000 people in
It’s the first episode of 2019! We’re welcoming an artist of great cultural and personal relevance. Pat Metheny is a musician. He’s been called one of the greatest guitarists of our time. Metheny is a prolific composer and recording artist. Few artists have performed as many concerts around the world. A 20-time
It’s a great pleasure to welcome singer, performing and recording artist Jane Monheit. The Paul Leslie Hour is now in our 15th year as of this very episode. Occasionally in the world of music a recording artist like Jane Monheit comes along who sing a song and make it their
Bill Frisell is a virtuoso guitarist, composer, arranger, and Grammy award-winning recording artist. Considered one of the greatest jazz guitarists, Frisell interprets his own compositions as well as songs from throughout the musical landscape including American Songbook classics, country, rock, etc. He is a prolific recording artist having released dozens
Peter and Will Anderson have been called “virtuosos on clarinet and saxophone” by The New York Times. These twin brothers are jazz musicians, composers, arrangers, performing and recording artists. Not only known for their distinct interpretations of classic jazz songs, they also record and perform their own compositions. Peter Anderson
Benita Hill is a singer-songwriter and recording artist who believes “life is a song worth singing.” She’s a very diverse artist, in addition to collaborating with jazz musicians like Kirk Whalum and Isaac Hayes, she’s written songs recorded by country artists like Crystal Gayle and Garth Brooks. Two well known