Dave Mackay is a pianist, keyboardist, singer-songwriter, accompanist and recording artist. Originally from Leicestershire, England his fascination with music and the art of recording has been lifelong. Mackay moved to the United States and studied at the Berklee College of Music. Currently based in Los Angeles, he’s continued his craft
Bonnie Montgomery is a classically trained opera singer, but also a singer-songwriter in the country music genre. She’s traveled the world singing and performing and even wrote a modern folk opera: Billy Blythe, written about the childhood of Arkansas native Bill Clinton. She joins us to talk about all of
Kate McGarry is a jazz vocalist and songwriter. Called “a voice that soars with abundant hope,” she joins us to talk about her first trio album, The Subject Tonight is Love. McGarry and her collaborators Keith Ganz and Gary Versace will be celebrating the release of the album with a performance
Dan Barrett is a trombonist, cornetist and musical arranger in a unique world of jazz known as the “traditional” form. Barrett has performed and/or recorded with the likes of Benny Goodman, Rosemary Clooney, Doc Cheatham, and many others. He’s played music for many motion pictures such as The Cotton Club and
David Was is a man who lives at the corners of journalism and music. He goes by “David Was” in the world of music, and he is the stage brother and other half of the writing/producing collaboration Was (Not Was). A Detroit, Michigan native, his journey into the public sphere
There’s never been a story like the Pia Zadora story. Her stage career began at age 7. She’s been featured in major motion pictures, received numerous awards and has won over many people with her music. A performing and recording artist of several genres, Pia Zadora’s life has intersected with
Jordan Critz is an award-winning composer and producer based in Nashville. Critz’s music has been heard on many recordings as well as in film and television including Disney, National Geographic, Apple, CBS, PBS, ABC, NBC, ESPN, Lifetime, TEDx. It is our pleasure to present an interview with a very talented and versatile
Folksinger, banjoist, performing and recording artist Pete Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) definitely made his mark on the world. He earned a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a Harvard Arts Medal, the Kennedy Center Award, The Presidential Medal of the Arts, Two Grammys, and membership in both the
Hargus Melvin “Pig” Robbins is one of the great legends in music and has been called the most recorded pianist in the history of recorded music. Better known as “Pig” Robbins, he’s played on some of the most iconic tracks: Patsy Cline’s “I Fall to Pieces,” Roger Miller’s “King of
Engelbert Humperdinck is the definition of what it means to be an iconic singer. The youngest boy in a large family with ten children, Engelbert Humperdinck, from Leicester, England, he grew up in Madras, India. In his career as a performing and recording artist, Humperdinck has sold approximately 150 million