What I’m listening to
Well May is here, and it seems that Spring is finally showing up in NYC. I’m grateful to have been able to bring you another episode of The Listening Suite – my third episode after a very long hiatus. I’m going to try very hard to come back strong and bring y’all some good music.…
Whaaaa? Two episodes of The Listening Suite in one month? You heard correctly. I had another list of tracks ready to go, so why put off until next month what you can do this month – again! Welcome to the April 2018 – The B Side edition of The Listening Suite. I have a nice…
Once again, I’ve spent many months, ok, a year, away from the podcast. I’ve been struggling to get a podcast out for the past year, but just couldn’t get it together. I was recently motivated by my podcast mentor, Mr. Fresh of the Sunday Soundtrack Podcast (unbeknownst to him), to put this episode together. Here’s the playlist:…
Life happens. That’s the only reason I can give for my 1+ year sabbatical from The Listening Suite. Time flies, but I’m back! Tonight’s playlist and link to the Mixcloud file are below. Enjoy!! Jazzanova – That Night (Vikter Duplaix Remix) Parra for Cuva – Swept Away Remix (featuring Anna Naklab) Miguel Migs –…
“I was dreamin’ when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray.” Every generation has its events where you remember exactly where you were when you heard the news. I was about to meet with a colleague and glanced at my email. As I scrolled down the subject lines my eyes fell upon…
This week I was privileged to have a lovely conversation with Mr. Fresh, aka Doug Ramsay, and Mr JWilks, aka Jimmy Wilkerson. Together, they released The Beat Chronicles, described as “A collaboration of two artists, one from Washington, DC, one from Mississippi. A meeting of styles spanning the miles; instrumental hip hop vibes 4 your…
I had the amazing opportunity to have a conversation with musician and composer Maurice Chevalier. There is so much I could say about him, but I want the conversation and his music to speak for itself. He is a consummate artist and a true gentleman and we had a wonderful conversation about the colors, textures…
It’s almost Valentine’s Day and for the second year in a row, I am participating in the Cupid’s Hunt Podcast Collaboration. “Cupid’s Hunt is the premiere online collaboration event where DJ and podcasters from all over the Internet release loved-themed music mixes all on the same day: Valentine’s Day!” Check out our Facebook page HERE…
Happy New Year and welcome to the January 2015 Edition of The Listening Suite! For the first podcast of the new year, I wanted to share a special jazz playlist. I’m calling it a ‘jazz primer’, if you will – filled with jazz classics. Many thanks to Ray Garraud of The Garraud Files for providing the “new”…
Welcome to a special Holiday Edition of The Listening Suite. Tonight’s playlist is a mix of ambient, downtempo, chill “commercial-free” holiday music for your listening pleasure. Listen HERE for the Mixcloud player, or listen and download from the SoundCloud player below. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!
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