The Gifts of Improvising

Open Letter To Billy Kreutzmann (Oteil Burbridge, Papa Mali, Jay Lane, Billy Strings)

Open Letter To Billy Kreutzmann (Oteil Burbridge, Papa Mali, Jay Lane, Billy Strings)

Episode 11: The Genius of Kreutzmann (Daniel Donato, Andrew Barr, Jason Hann, Jeff Franca)

Reed discusses the genius of drummer Bill Kreutzmann with sometime-teammates Daniel Donato, Andrew Barr, Jason Hann, and Jeff Franca in Part One of this two-part episode.

Episode 10: A Complete Unknown, Nathan Moore + Jeremy Korpas

Reed sees "A Complete Unknown" and needs to talk about it, so he reaches out to Virginia songwriter Nathan Moore, New Orleans Musicologist Jeremy Korpas, and even Reed's next door neighbor Jane!  And we hear an incredible improvised rendition of "It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding"

Episode 9: Adam MacDougall / Steve Kimock / Giulio Xavier Cetto

Reed talks improvisation and Bob Dylan with guitar guru Steve Kimock and keyboard wizard Adam MacDougall, and we hear a tragic tale of injury and resilience from The Jazz Thug. We also talk to bass player extraordinaire Giulio Xavier Cetto.

Episode 8: Brian Haas and Jason Smart

Reed gets real about breakups, reconciliations, and optimism with pianist Brian Haas and drummer Jason Smart (aka the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey), and some of Brian's trash talk gets bleeped.