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Atlanta-based jazz pian游戏副本 Joe Alterman expresses his deep appreciation of jazz and swing in his performances and compositions. Now he shares that love of jazz on The Upside of Jazz, celebrating the legendary performers of jazz and exploring what makes the music so timeless and endearing to listeners.
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- 4 days ago33 min
Luther S. Allison - "It's a gift to be able to love this"
Joe and pianist/drummer Luther S. Allison sit down for a discussion about exploring jazz by learning how to play different instruments, how the places you live shape the kind of music you play, and how the hope he finds in jazz is through its connection to the history of the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 1 weeks ago20 min
Tia Fuller and Shamie Fuller-Royston - "We've always embraced all types of genres"
Pianist Tia Fuller and saxophonist Shamie Fuller-Royston have a chat with Joe about playing music as a family when they were kids and now together as adults, their latest album, "Dynasty, Vol. 2," and how, as long as the music is good, they embrace all genres.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 3 weeks ago27 min
Harry Connick, Jr. on Finding Your Own Sound
Joe sits down for a conversation with pianist, singer, actor, bandleader, and author, Harry Connick, Jr. to talk about learning piano from James Booker and Ellis Marsalis in New Orleans, musical influences, and the importance of accepting what one has to offer when looking for your own sound. If you’re listening in Atlanta, catch Harry Connick, Jr. in concert at Chastain Park on July 11 at 8 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 3 weeks ago23 min
Louis Armstrong & America's Voice
To celebrate the United States’ 250th, Joe Alterman explores the remarkable story of Louis Armstrong — how America found its voice in him, how he became one of its greatest ambassadors to the world, and why that voice continues to resonate today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Jun 27, 202642 min
The Business Behind the Notes
Joe explores the important, prolific, and complicated relationship between Jewish immigrants and Black musicians — and how their intersecting stories helped give birth to the American music business and shape what Americans listened to throughout the 20th century.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Jun 20, 202625 min
The Sound Between the Notes
Joe shares the history of how the sounds of Jewish and Black communities came together and ended up shaping the sound of American music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Jun 13, 202621 min
"For me, it's connection" - An Interview with Matt White
In the next episode of The Upside of Jazz featuring artists out of the South, Joe has a conversation with Columbia, South Carolina native, trumpeter, composer, and educator Matt White about how music swings just a little differently from city to city, his latest album of Dolly Parton songs, "Matt White's Dolly," and how the care put into learning jazz empowers musicians to learn any kind of music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Jun 6, 202626 min
"It's almost mythology, it's so universal" - An Interview with Sarah Sharp
In the first of two episodes featuring artists out of Texas, Joe talks with vocalist Sarah Sharp about sitting down and listening to multiple versions of the same song to learn how nuanced different artists' interpretations can be, the jazz scene in Austin, and her new album, "Déjà Vu."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Atlanta-based jazz pian游戏副本 Joe Alterman expresses his deep appreciation of jazz and swing in his performances and compositions. Now he shares that love of jazz on The Upside of Jazz, celebrating the legendary performers of jazz and exploring what makes the music so timeless and endearing to listeners.
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