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March 15, 2021 81 mins

Joining me on the podcast this week is Iwan VanHetten and Anna Brooks. We chat about food, weight loss and how they approach a healthy lifestyle. We also talk music, Anna; a prolific multi-instrumentalist and member of the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra and Brooklyn Funk Essentials and Iwan producer, musician and composer with Trioniq and also Brooklyn Funk Essentials! 

As well as casual chattery we also have THREE stonking pieces of music for you to enjoy from Brooklyn Funk Essentials, the Anna Brooks Quintet, and Trioniq!

Iwan VanHetten

Iwan is a longtime writing, touring and recording band member of the New York based Brooklyn Funk Essentials with whom he has toured the world over several times playing on prestigious festivals such as North Sea Jazz (NL and South Africa) Ronnie Scotts. Iwan has worked recorded and toured with other artists such as Sister Sledge, Candy Dulfer and Paco Sery to name a few. Iwan has his own professional recording facility in which he produces and mixes albums for Artist from all over the world.

www.instagram.com/iwanvanhetten www.youtube.com/user/iwanvanhetten www.facebook.com/iwanvanhetten   Anna Brooks   Over the last two decades saxophonist, vocalist, musical director / arranger and recording artist Anna Brooks’ prestigious career has gained her a reputation as one of the UK’s leading jazz / funk / pop saxophonists. She is currently alto saxophonist / backing vocalist with Jools Holland’s nineteen-piece ‘Rhythm And Blues Orchestra’ and tenor saxophonist / backing vocalist with the Brooklyn Funk Essentials. In early 2020 she toured Europe with Jools' four-piece band on tenor / soprano sax and vocals alongside special guests KT Tunstall, Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall and appeared on BBC 2’s 2020 Annual Hootenanny. Over the last ten years she has toured worldwide with the Brooklyn Funk Essentials and recorded two albums - ‘Funk Ain’t Ova’ and ’Stay Good’.   https://www.annabrooks.com https://www.instagram.com/annabrooks/ https://www.youtube.com/user/AnnaBrooksMusic

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