Episode 8: Billy Drewes: 40 Years at the Village Vanguard
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Release Date: 12/11/2025
Episode 18: The Percussive Alchemist: Global Grooves with Jamey Haddad
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Jamey Haddad blends his Lebanese heritage with Cleveland’s jazz scene to create a singular musical voice. This unique approach led to a prolific career featuring over 200 recordings and a 27-year collaboration with Paul Simon. In this episode, Jamey shares stories from his journey collaborating with icons like Joe Lovano, Nancy Wilson, and Dave Liebman. Discover how his commitment to being an "original" allowed him to redefine the role of percussion in modern music.
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Episode 17: Arranging an Era: Gil Goldstein on the Legacies of Gil Evans and Michael Brecker PART 2
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In the world of jazz, few figures bridge the gap between arranging and virtuosity quite like our guest today. On this episode, we bring you part two of my deep-dive interview with the incredible Gil Goldstein. Today, Gil recounts his profound experiences with the legendary jazz arranger Gil Evans and his storied collaboration with the virtuoso saxophonist, Michael Brecker. This is a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the creative chemistry that defined an era.
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Episode 16: Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club: Behind the Scenes with Mary Scott PART 2
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This episode is part two of my interview with Mary Scott, widow of the British Jazz saxophonist, Ronnie Scott. Their lives became intertwined through Ronnie's vision of creating an important jazz scene in London, opening the doors at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in 1959. This part two of Mary's interview will include her recollections of such great jazz artists as Dizzy Gillespie, Wes Montgomery, Bill Evans, Buddy Rich, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk, among others.
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Episode 15: The Jazz Composers Companion: Gil Goldstein’s unique life in music
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From his early days with Jaco Pastorius and Pat Metheny to his Grammy-winning work with Michael Brecker and his deep bond with Gil Evans, Gil Goldstein has been at the center of jazz history for decades. Join us as we dive into the mind of a master pianist, accordionist, and arranger to discuss his lifetime of music making.
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Episode 14: The Harmonic Architect: A Conversation with Toninho Horta
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On this episode we meet the virtuoso Brazilian guitarist Toninho Horta. Toninho has influenced an entire generation of musicians in Brazil since the 1970’s and has working with with Elis Regina, Milton Nascimento, Joao Bosco, Nana Caymmi, Flora Purim, Gal Costa, and Joyce, among many others, Pat Metheny considers him to be "one of the world's great composers on nylon-string guitar. We discuss Toninho’s life in music and his work with Pat Metheny, George Benson, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Gilberto, Kenny Barron and more.
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Episode 13: Capturing Jazz History: A Conversation with Producer John Snyder
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In this episode, I sit down with 5-time Grammy-winning producer John Snyder to discuss his career spanning over 5 decades. We discuss his work with Chet Baker, Paul Desmond, Dave Brubeck, and Gerry Mulligan, among others. Join us for a rare look at the man who helped shape the sound of jazz as a producer, friend, and fan of the music.
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Episode 12: Beyond the Vibes: Stefon Harris on the Future of Jazz
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Welcome to another episode of the Minds of Jazz Musicians podcast. I am absolutely thrilled to be sitting down with Stefon Harris. Stefon is truly a renaissance man of the jazz world—not only is he one of the preeminent vibraphonists and improvisers of our era, but he is also a visionary entrepreneur, educator, and a profound thought leader. I’ve been looking forward to this conversation for a long time, and I’m so happy to have him here to share his insights.
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Episode 11: Visionary, Saxophonist and Composer, John O’Gallagher
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In this episode, we dive deep with visionary saxophonist and composer John O’Gallagher. Discover how his PhD research unlocks the musical process of John Coltrane’s late-period recordings focusing on Interstellar Space and Stellar Regions. Explore the bridge between Coltrane’s genius and 20th-century composers including Anton Webern, Arnold Schoenberg, and Olivier Messiaen. Hear John discuss his latest project, Ancestral, featuring guitarist Ben Monder along with legendary drummers Andrew Cyrille and Billy Hart. Join us to gain fresh insight into...
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Episode 10: Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club: Behind the Scenes with Mary Scott
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I’m Dave Schroeder, host of From the Minds of Jazz Musicians podcast series, and in this episode, I sit down with Mary Scott, widow of saxophonist Ronnie Scott, the legendary founder and impresario of London’s historic landmark, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, to share intimate stories of icons who performed at the club including: Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins and Dizzy Gillespie, to name a few. We explore the deeply personal journey of this world-famous jazz venue from an eyewitness who lived it daily. There’s so much information here that part 2...
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Episode 9: Legendary Guitarist and Band Leader, Eddie Condon
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The legendary guitarist and band leader Eddie Condon, connected to the early Chicago jazz scene of the 1920s, moved to New York by 1929 becoming a catalyst for organizing jazz concerts and recording sessions throughout the city. Considered one of the first to integrate black and white musicians through live concerts, broadcasts, and recording sessions, Condon led the charge to break down racial barriers, commonplace at the time, working with the like Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, and Pee Wee Russell, to name a few. By 1945, Condon...
info_outlineSaxophonist Billy Drewes has one of the most remarkable résumés in modern music: recording credits with Kenny Werner and John Scofield, and a four-decade tenure as a key member of the historic Vanguard Orchestra. Join me as Billy discusses his global performance history, his approach to composition, and what it’s really like playing one of the most revered stages in jazz.