Songs & Stories Podcast
1) Adam Shulman: A Charlie Brown Christmas & Beyond
Episode SummaryIn this festive episode, Steve Roby chats with acclaimed pianist, composer, and educator Adam Shulman, a key figure in the San Francisco jazz scene since 2002. Known for his work as a s...Show More
2) Michael Mayo: Grammy Nominations, "Fly" (Deluxe), and the Architecture of Voice
Episode Summary: In this episode of Backstage Bay Area, host Steve Roby sits down with vocalist and composer Michael Mayo to discuss his whirlwind year. Fresh off two Grammy nominations—Best Jazz Voca...Show More
3) Sachal Vasandani: Best Life Now, Stripped Back
Episode Description: In this episode of Backstage Bay Area, host Steven Roby sits down with vocalist and songwriter Sachal Vasandani. Known for a voice that critics call "transfixing," Sachal has coll...Show More
4) The Klezmatics: 40 Years of Revolutionary Joy
Episode Description: In this episode of Backstage Bay Area, host Steven Roby sits down with Frank London, trumpeter and founding member of the Grammy Award-winning band The Klezmatics.For four decades...Show More
5) Anat Cohen’s Musical Evolution & 50th Birthday Celebration
Episode Summary: In this episode of Backstage Bay Area, Steven Roby sits down with Grammy-nominated clarinetist and saxophonist Anat Cohen. Known for her expressive virtuosity and infectious charisma,...Show More
6) Mads Tolling: Nordic Folklore Meets American Jazz
Episode Summary: This week on Backstage Bay Area, host Steve Roby welcomes two-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Mads Tolling. Known for his work with the Turtle Island Quartet, Stanley Clarke, and ...Show More
7) Stefon Harris on Soul, Sound, and Harmony in Motion
Episode Summary:Vibraphonist, composer, and educator Stefon Harris joins Backstage Bay Area before his November 29 double bill with trumpeter Theo Croker at SFJAZZ’s Miner Auditorium. Harris discusses...Show More
8) Ben Folds on Keeping Art Alive and SFJAZZ holiday shows
In this episode of Backstage Bay Area, host Steve Roby interviews Ben Folds, the pianist, songwriter, and arts advocate who has spent three decades balancing sharp, story-driven pop songs with orchest...Show More
9) Three Visitors Trio Debuts New Album
Show Description: In this episode of Backstage Bay Area, host Steve Roby interviews pianist and composer Edward Simon to discuss the trio Three Visitors, a deeply collaborative project with bassist Sc...Show More
10) Sarah Wilson Brings Incandescence to Berkeley
Episode DescriptionIn this episode, Steven Roby talks with Bay Area trumpeter and composer Sarah Wilson about her luminous new album Incandescence and the creative path that led her from political pup...Show More