Big Noise...From Planet Earth Podcast
1) Trumpeter Ron Horton 2.27.23
“A whole bag o' mutes...”Trumpeter Ron Horton and I go back 43 years- when we were fresh out of college, dipping our toes into the world of adulthood, and living the bohemian life in funky Washington,...Show More
2) Guitarist Pete McCann- 12.23.21
Paying for it on the other side…I couldn’t have picked a better way to launch Season Two into its next atmospheric level, than to invite world-class guitarist Pete McCann as my first guest. After a fu...Show More
3) Bassist John Beal- 6.24.21
What /Who becomes a bass legend most?How to finish Season One on an ultimate “low” note? It was several of my guests who chimed in- “Ya gotta interview John. He’s a New York legend, has great stories,...Show More
4) Bassist John Hébert- 6.5.21
Just turn on, press record, and play.At about the halfway point in our interview, John casually mentions that he just received word that a record he’s on, “The ReMission”, led by pianist Andy Milne w...Show More
5) Bassist Lyles West- 5.25.21
“Improvisation’s a mysterious thing, man.”In this episode I connect with an old friend- the incredible bassist/composer Lyles West, a luminary of the Dallas jazz scene for 3 decades. Lyles discusses h...Show More
6) Bassist Darren Solomon- 5.16.21
I don’t need no stinkin’ bass…In the late 90s I toured with jazz harp guru, Park Stickney, and the bassist was the phenomenally talented Darren Solomon. Darren, who a decade earlier had a running star...Show More
7) Bassist George Farmer- 2.26.21
Covid is a mother of invention…George was more than three years into the run of his fifth Broadway hit, “Ain’t Too Proud…The Life And Times Of The Temptations”, when the pandemic hit. It seemed to tak...Show More
8) Bassist Bill Moring- 1.13.21
“Ride the storm, baby…” As soon as I decided to do this project and begin by featuring bassists, I knew I’d want to re...Show More
9) Bassist Pete Donovan- 1.29.21
Disclaimer: I’ve hung out with this guy…Even if he wasn’t a close friend whom I’d played jazz gigs, concerts, and Broadway with, even if he wasn’t generously helping to edit this podcast because he’s ...Show More
10) Bassist Mary Ann McSweeney- 8.31.20
Escaping out her bedroom window to play jazz with the adults... Mary Ann came a long way from her buttoned-down childhood in Santa Cruz, breaking out as a teen asked to sit in with dozens of majo...Show More