OPTION Talks Podcast
1) Season 3 Episode 17: Ballake Sissoko & Nicole Mitchell
In this September 2017 conversation with Ken Vandermark, Ballake Sissoko & Nicole Mitchell discuss early experiences with music, improvising across musical traditions, and working in different languag...Show More
2) Season 3 Episode 15: Lou Mallozzi
In this June 2017 conversation with Seth Kim-Cohen, Lou Mallozzi improvises his way through an intertwined performance and interview. “The improvisation was not only the music or sonic performanc...Show More
3) Season 3 Episode 13: Jessica Ackerley
In this September 2021 conversation with Andrew Clinkman, Jessica Ackerley talks about playing clean electric guitar, the role of enjoyment in playing music, and collaborating with Shane Parish in Haw...Show More
4) Season 3 Episode 11: Magda Mayas
In this August 2020 conversation with Ken Vandermark, Magda Mayas talks about her early musical influences from her family and seeing Cecil Taylor, shares her experience being a student of Misha Menge...Show More
5) Season 3 Episode 9: Mabel Kwan
In this May 2019 conversation with Tim Daisy, Mabel Kwan talks about her early musical life, playing with Ensemble Dal Niente, and the thin line between interpretation and creation.
6) Season 3 Episode 7: Terrie Ex & Andy Moor
In this October 2015 conversation with Ken Vandermark, Terrie Ex and Andy Moor discuss the several social, political and creative scenes in Amsterdam that shaped them, the longevity of The EX, and shi...Show More
7) Season 3 Episode 5: Jim O’Rourke
In this March 2021 conversation with Ken Vandermark, Jim O'Rourke talks about 1980s and '90s Chicago music, the impact of studying on creativity, and his move to Japan. This episode features a playlis...Show More
8) Season 3 Episode 3: Karen Ng
In this November 2021 conversation with Andrew Clinkman, Karen Ng talks about her technical exploration as a saxophonist, her ups and downs of her musical education, and they both discuss the similari...Show More
9) Season 3 Episode 1: Greg Kelley
In this October 2018 conversation with Andrew Clinkman, Greg Kelley talks about developing a palette of sounds for the trumpet, the importance of context and narrative to an improvised set, and seeing...Show More
10) Season 2 Episode 19: Gerry Hemingway
In this October 2018 conversation with Tim Daisy, Gerry Hemingway discusses the under documented New Haven sound scene, the active differences between listening and hearing, and touches on his backgro...Show More