Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More!

Asta Bria is a Lithuanian-born Pop Star and Virtuoso Violinist. She grew up under a Communist regime in Vilnius, Lithuania, only able to catch snippets of Western pop music on the radio. Her journey led her to freedom in the UK after the fall of Communism in Lithuania.

My featured song is my reimagined version of “Free” by the band Phish, from the album The PGS Experience by my band Project Grand Slam. Spotify link.

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Carl Miller is the author of the book “Backstage Chronicles”, about his long career as a tour manager for Cat Stevens and many others including Ginger Baker, Uriah Heep, Iron Maiden and even the Kirov Ballet. A fascinating discussion of the backstage antics of the rock stars.

My featured song is my version of Skip James’ “I’m So Glad” popularized by Cream in the mid-’60s, from the album The PGS Experience by my band Project Grand Sl...

Claudia Acuna is an exquisite Chilean jazz singer. She is a Latin Grammy Nominee and an npr Tiny Desk Concert artist. She blends South American folk music with Jazz and World Music. She’s collaborated with stars like Branford Marsalis, George Benson, Kenny Barron and Herbie Hancock. She’s released five albums, and was the first Latin American vocalist to be signed by a major record label.

My featured song is my version of Miles Davi...

I call Tracy Silverman “The Jimi Hendrix of the violin”. He’s no ordinary violinist. He plays a 6 string electric violin with loops and pedals and effects. He plays everything from violin concertos to rock, jazz and hip hop, and that included Hendrix and Miles Davis. He’s performed with the jazz group Turtle Island String Quartet, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony, and he’s played at Carnegie Hall and the Royal ...

This is a Tribute episode to Tom Lehrer, who passed away last week at age 97. For anyone unfamiliar with him and his music, he was a brilliant musical satirist who wrote incredibly clever, interesting and topical songs in the 1950s and 1960s. He was not a full-time musician. His true love was mathematics and he was employed for years as a professor at Harvard and MIT. Periodically, however, he emerged to perform and record several ...

Juancho Herrera is a World Music star. He’s a Latin Grammy nominated guitarist, producer, singer-songwriter and vocalist. His background is Colombian and Venezuelan. His music combines Latin, world music, jazz, blues, African and electronica. He’s performed in Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, US, Spain, France, Hungary and Venezuela. And at major venues such as the Kennedy Center, the Blue Note and Symphony Space. He’s worked with stars ...

Martha Kato is an acclaimed Japanese jazz pianist, composer and arranger. She’s performed at all the major jazz clubs including the Blue Note, Dizzy’s and Smalls. She;s released two celebrated albums. And she’s won a whole bunch of honors and awards.

My featured song is “March Of The Diplomats” from the album Trippin by my band Project Grand Slam. Spotify link.

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Lucas Richman is a Grammy winning composer and conductor. He’s the Music Director for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra and previously for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. His work spans classical music, ballet and opera, film scores and pop music. His film conducting includes “As Good As It Gets” and “The Manchurian Candidate”. As a composer his works have been performed by over two hundred orchestras across the United States.

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Scott Bernard is a sensational Nashville-based guitarist and vocalist. He’s performed with Kenny Loggins for 17 years as guitarist and background vocalist, and as musical director for the past 7 years. Recently, he’s also appeared with Kansas, the classic rock band, And he’s deep into Christian music too.

My featured song is “Ma Petite Fleur” from the album Spring Dance by my band Project Grand Slam. Spotify link.

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Magos Herrera is the extraordinary 2x Grammy nominated Mexican jazz singer-songwriter, activist and educator. She’s known for her vocal improvisation and for combining contemporary jazz with Ibero-American melodies and rhythms. She’s released 11 albums including “Aire” her latest. She’s performed at top venues like Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, the Montreux Jazz Festival and the Montreal Jazz Festival. Forbes h...

This is an Encore Presentation of my May 2022 interview with Chuck Rainey, one of the greatest electric bassists of all time and studio musician extraordinaire. He’s played on over a thousand recording sessions resulting in so many hit records. He’s revered for his legendary work in the ‘60s and ‘70s with artists like Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan, The Jackson 5, Roberta Flack and Quincy Jones. He talks about all of these artists as ...

Alexa Constantine is an L.A.-based collaborative pianist. She’s the pianist in Take3, the phenomenal classical crossover trio. She’s also a staff pianist at UCLA. And she is the accompanist in the National Trumpet Competition.

My featured song is “Stinger” from my 1996 album Prisoners Of Love by The Robert Miller Group. Spotify link.

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Steve Beck is a virtuoso classical pianist known for his brilliant technique and wide-ranging repertoire. He has performed with the New York Philharmonic and the National Symphony among others. He’s a regular at the Mostly Mozart Festival and at Bargemusic, where each Christmas Eve he performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations. And he also performs all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas in a single day. 

My featured song is “African Nights (for Ch...

Marshall Terrill is a celebrated author of more than 30 books covering Hollywood, Sports, Music and Murder. They include biographies of Steve McQueen, Elvis, Johnny Cash, basketball legend “Pistol” Pete Maravich, boxers Ken Norton and Earnie Shavers, and music stars like Ruth Pointer of the Pointer Sisters and Laurence Juber, who played with Paul McCartney in Wings. He’s known as the premier biographer of Steve McQueen. His newest ...

THIS SPECIAL EPISODE introduces “WHAT’S UP!”, my new compilation album featuring 10 of my recent singles. The songs run the gamut from instrumentals to a few vocals, and they cross genres from Jazz to Rock to Pop and Fusion. 

This episode features excerpts from the songs.

“Rough Rider” captures a cool, 1960s, Spaghetti Western kind of vibe. You can almost picture Clint Eastwood giving it to the bad guys.

“Day At The Races” is a fun, u...

This is an Encore Presentation of my July 2024 interview with Steve Gadd, World Class Drummer who has played and/or toured with a Who’s Who of Superstars including James Taylor, Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Chick Corea, Frank Sinatra and Luciano Pavoratti. He’s played on countless hit records including Paul Simon’s “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover” and “Late In The Evening” and Steely Dan’s “Aja”. 

My featured song is my version of Chick C...

Bruce Wolosoff is an acclaimed American pianist and composer known for his integration of classical, jazz and blues. He likes to compose in response to visual art. His music has been performed by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and many others, and his compositions span ballet, opera, chamber and orchestral music.

My featured song is my version of the Thelonious Monk classic “Well, You Needn’t” from the album Miles Behin...

George Meyer is a Nashville born Bluegrass fiddler and classical violinist and composer. He’s equally at home playing classical music and fiddle music. He’s toured with Sam Bush. He’s performed at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the 92nd St. Y and at many other venues. And he’s got new music upcoming with the U.S. Army Strings.

My featured song is “Five To Six” from the album Prisoners Of Love by The Robert Miller Group. Spotify l...

Andrew Constantine is a renowned British classical conductor who is celebrated for his powerful artistry and passionate interpretations. He’s the Music Director of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and the Reading Symphony Orchestra. He has conducted major orchestras across Europe and the United States, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony and the BBC Philharmonic.

My featured song is my reimagined instrumental ver...