Jazz Series Episode 5: Greg Abate
Southcoast Artists Index
In Episode Five, Dave Reis speaks with internationally renowned, award-winning jazz musician , a saxophonist, flutist, and composer. He's traveled the globe on his musical tours. After finishing his education at in the mid-70s, went on to play lead alto saxophone for the Orchestra for 2 years. Abate formed his group in 1978. It became a New England favorite and offered him an opportunity to play tenor sax from 1986-87 with the revived under the leadership of . He was recently ranked number three in the Downbeat reader's poll for alto sax. The Artist Index's...
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Gallery X Series Episode 2: Zachary White
Southcoast Artists Index
In Episode Two, podcast host Sean FitzGerald speaks with , the executive director of . Zachary majored in photography and minored in printmaking while attending the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Sean and Zachary discuss the first phase of The Gallery X Documentation Project, with an agenda to scan entire collection of documents spanning 34 years. The documents include news clippings, posters, flyers, photographs, and more. Once scanned, these records will be archived and mined for information specific to the artists who have exhibited their work or performed at New Bedford’s...
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Podcast Episode 197: Peggy Call-Conley
Southcoast Artists Index
Welcome Peggy Call-Conley, a local artist who earned her BFA in Art Education from , today the , in 1972. Her early exposure to the arts in Boston and her solace in nature in rural (AKA Middleboro) , deeply influenced her artistic journey. Peggy has spent 35 years teaching art in private and public schools while residing in . Her watercolor paintings are inspired by the natural beauty and coastal landscapes she encounters. She aims to capture the energy and tranquility of these scenes, focusing on subtle color changes, contrasting light, and the unique shapes of shadows. Her work is...
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Gallery X Series Episode 1: Project Introduction
Southcoast Artists Index
In Episode One, podcast host, Sean FitzGerald, speaks with The Artists Index co-founder, , about the new Gallery X Documentation Project. It is the first phase of a larger agenda to scan ‘s entire collection of documents including news clippings, posters, flyers, photographs, and more. The scanned documents will be archived and later mined for information specific to the artists who have had their work exhibited or who have performed at oldest continually operating cooperative art gallery. The gallery was founded in 1990 and is a contemporary, cooperative art gallery of visual, performing,...
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Live From AHA! - October
Southcoast Artists Index
The Artists Index is an partner and this is the fifth in our series of livestream podcasts. The October was an impromptu evening and open mic invitation to the South Coast's musicians. They came out and we all celebrated on Thursday, October 10th, from 6 to 7:30 pm. Once again, our livestream podcast was co-hosted by our livestream partner and friend , the owner of Our October AHA! Guests who joined us in the Living Room at Play Arcade included our musician friends and musicians we met for the first time who are now friends. It was an embarrassment of riches. We had a blast! So much...
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Podcast 196: Elyse Laurelle Demarest
Southcoast Artists Index
Welcome Elyse Laurelle Demarest, an emerging artist whose fledgling practice is based out of the in downtown . Elyse lives in with her young son, Luke. Elyse Demarest her art business as out of the Co-Creative Center. She paints, sells art, and teaches watercolor and acrylic classes throughout the . Her artwork is locally inspired, primarily by the area's proximity to the New England coastline and harbors Elyse Laurelle Demarest grew up in metro Detroit and moved to New England to pursue her PhD and a teaching position at the . After leaving academia and going through a divorce, she became...
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Ep. 195: Eden Soares
Southcoast Artists Index
Welcome Eden Soares (Eden Nelson Brandao Soares) who is a multi-talented multimedia artist. He has worked hard to sharpen his skills and ability to quickly and accurately, as he relates, "create proofs from their visions in a professional timely manner." Eden has demonstrated his gratitude from continuous referrals and recommendations from his satisfied customers and clients. His creativity on many different levels has allowed him to, "create simple or elaborate corporate or complex designs that are eye-catching, very marketable, brand-based and strategically laid out." He gives his art...
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Live from AHA! Sept 2024
Southcoast Artists Index
The Artists Index is an partner and this is the fourth in our series of livestream podcasts. The September celebrated on Thursday, September 12th from 6 to 7:30 pm. and was co-hosted by our livestream partner and friend , the owner of Our September AHA! galaxy of guests included , our Jazz Podcast Series podcast host, , the Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art & Community Projects at the , artist extraordinaire , , our Gallery X Documentation Project Scanner, and the newest podcast host of our newest, soon to be premiered Gallery X Documentation Project Podcast Series, Sean...
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Ep. 193: Milena Rodrigues
Southcoast Artists Index
Welcome to our first cookbook author and culinary artist Milena Rodrigues, who was also, unbeknownst to me, my neighbor in . Yes, a small world indeed! Milena is a first-generation American and daughter of Portuguese immigrants from Figueira da Foz. Her parents and sisters immigrated to in 1966. In the early 1970s, Milena Rodrigues and her family moved to . Milena always stayed connected to her family's roots. She spent her summers in Portugal since the age of one. Milena Rodrigues grew up enjoying and loving everything Portuguese, including the food. However, as she states, "I am not...
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Ep. 193: Drew Furtado
Southcoast Artists Index
Welcome Drew (Andrew) Furtado, a Emmy Award-winning visual storyteller. Since 2005, Drew has produced photo, film, and web content for South Coast schools and nonprofit organizations. He currently leads the communication and marketing efforts. Drew Furtado has transformed how the Museum reaches its potential audiences through digital platforms. Through his digital work, including films like , photography, and illustrated posters, he champions the positive stories of New Bedford and Fall River. Before his association with the , he spent 10 years building the media arts program at . His...
info_outlineWelcome back David "Dave" Reis, AKA David Domingo Reis, who was our guest on In-Focus Podcast 154. Dave returns once again and this time it's as the host of our first-ever podcast series.
Dave Reis spent nearly 26 years as a Jazz radio show host among his many other accomplishments. That’s right, he was one of the original DJs who worked at the former WUSM which became WUMD radio station, 89.3 FM, on the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus.
This podcast, Podcast Episode 187, offers a little background into an upcoming and remarkable opportunity to learn about the phenomenal, historic, and impactful jazz community with its deep roots in the Cape Verdian community of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Jazz in the South Coast is still thriving and continues to make history.
Local businessman Neal Weiss, a jazz aficionado, entrepreneur, and the founder of the Fiber Optic Center is underwriting this ten-part jazz podcast series. There is no better host for this series than Dave Reis, a walking, talking jazz encyclopedia and local legend himself. Dave grew up surrounded by and hanging around with many of the jazz greats he will be presenting his new jazz podcast series.
Stay tuned for The Fiber Optic Center’s Jazz Podcast Series with your host Dave Reis, which launches later this month. The Artists Index wants to say thank you in advance of the series launch to the Fiber Optic Center for underwriting this series and helping us to continue our mission.
We have been featuring the makers, creators, and performers of the South Coast's local arts and culture scene for quite some time, and producing podcast series has been on our list. Neal Weiss is also the sponsor of the Jazz Mural created by Kat Knutsen who has been our guest on Podcast Episode 73, Podcast Episode 131, and Podcast Episode 180. Neal is also the founder of Whaling City Sound, which Dave will tell you all about!
Dave Reis has always wanted to promote Jazz musicians. WUMD signed off around noontime on a Monday in June of 2017 after 42 years of broadcasting. According to a Fall River Herald article, on “May 1, the Federal Communications Commission approved the sale of UMass Dartmouth’s 9,800-watt WUMD (89.3 FM) radio license to Rhode Island Public Radio...”
Jazz was and continues to be Dave's passion. He grew up in a house with Jazz musicians and taught a class with former Southcoast Learning Network. The Artists Index co-founder and host, Ron Fortier talks to Dave Reis about his new series and lots more.
The Artists Index continues using Zoom and occasionally at our studio at the Spectrum Marketing Group in Howland Place in New Bedford. Our home base and recording studio is at Spectrum Marketing Group in Howland Place in New Bedford. If you would like to be a guest on The Artists Index or have a suggestion, please let us know!
The whole concept of The Artists Index and our journey is still in the making and very organic. If you would like to be a guest or, have a suggestion, please let us know!
Offering listeners up close and personal conversations with the artists, supporters, and cultural impresarios of our creative community.
Listen to the artists talk about their work, backgrounds, passions, dreams, and accomplishments. Also featured are those work in or manage the creative community’s economy, promotion, and cultural agenda.
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