Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman

In this Inspiring Excerpts short bonus episode  you'll hear violinist, educator and entrepreneur Lynn Kuo talk about dealing with her playing injuries while writing her DMA thesis at University of Toronto while working as the Assistant Concertmaster of the National Ballet Orchestra, some lessons learned from Lorand Fenyves, and her perspectives on new opportunities for Classical musicians online.  The full episode is E2 S2. It's also available in video format: https://youtu.be/9E8XeqwBCUg The Transcript for the full episode is also available to read on my website: https://www.leahroseman.com/blog/e2-s2-lynn-kuo-transcript --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

 This interview really had to be a longer one because Josh just does so much creatively, and I had so much I wanted to ask him about! We start with his remix of Curried Soul for CBC radio's daily show As It Happens, and circle around to topics (timestamped below) including:  sampling, Yiddish culture, changes in the industry from when he got his start selling CDs mail-order to touring internationally and collaborating with many musicians, including the funk legend Fred Wesley, David Krakauer, Kiran Ahulwalia, Itzhak Perlman, Theodore Bikel, writing musical theatre, puppets, art...here's a chance for all of us to get to know the creative force known as Josh "Socalled" Dolgin. (if you're wondering about his stage name, you should watch the NFB movie https://www.nfb.ca/film/socalled_movie/ ) Josh is starting to tour again, check for dates: https://www.socalledmusic.com/To watch the Seasons puppet musicals (mentioned in the conversation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOjCTYWNwa4  All of these episodes are available in video format as well: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e6-s2-josh-socalled-dolgin (00:00) Intro (1:16) Curried Soul remix and Moe Koffman  (5:44) Sampling,  hip hop  (13:37) The Socalled Seder album and changes in the industry   (17:46) Di Frosh show Yiddish songs with string quartet  (19:45) Kurt Weill  (21:26) old Yiddish song archives, Yiddish Book Center  (32:55) Tales from Odessa   (43:29) The Seasons Puppet musicals  (46:38) Learning Music  (51:13) Fred Wesley  (1:01)  Perspectives on his career  (1:06) Yiddish Culture Cruise and Yiddish Revival  (1:17:20) Josh’s amazing drawings   (1:23) Itzhak Perlman  (1:26:40) Theodore Bikel --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

In this short bonus episode you'll hear short clips from my conversation with jazz violinist and vocalist Eva Slongo. She lets us listen in a little to her creative process, and she speaks about her journey from being a classical violinist to the world of jazz, and learning to be an improvisor. If you enjoyed this, please have a listen to the complete episode! This is also available as a video: https://youtu.be/50MC5GUTpcc --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

Nyckelharpa player Kirsty Money introduces us to this beautiful instrument in this short bonus episode .  She also performs one of her original tunes, The Grind Polska. This is compiled from excerpts from the original episode, which is also in video format,  available here: https://youtu.be/qCUR7qhj_dk  For more about Kirsty and her current projects: http://kirstymoney.ca/about/  If you enjoyed this, please listen to the full episode  and share this so more listeners can find out about this podcast and video series, with a really interesting mix of musicians, talking about their lives and careers, with perspectives on overcoming challenges, and finding inspiration and connection through a life so enriched by music. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

 In Episode 5 Season 2, I spoke with the renowned  bassoon player Christopher Millard about many topics, including many fascinating insights into the orchestra profession, the physics of sound production on both the bassoon and violin, great advice on how best to practice music, the legendary flutist Marcel Moyse and much more. Timestamps listed below! You can watch the video version of this episode with English subtitles here: https://youtu.be/yDDgNpho6hE Timestamps:   (00:00) Intro and Chris' Podcasts (04:14) Advice for music students (10:19) CBC radio orchestra (13:03) Making reeds (17:20) Physics of sound production on bassoon and violin  (27:44) Woodwind mechanisms and repair (30:19) All thumbs: special bassoon challenges  (32:01) Advantages of studying jazz  (37:19) Musicians' difficulty with retiring (39:35) Conductors (also see below about World Orchestra for Peace with Gergiev)  (42:35) National Youth Orchestra (44:48) Marcel Moyse: legendary Flute teacher and mentor (55:33) World Orchestra for Peace with Gergiev (59:19) The Neuroscience of practicing music better! https://nac-cna.ca/en/bio/christopher-millard https://councilofcanadianbassoonists.ca/project/reed-making-by-christopher-millard-introduction-and-chapter-1-the-craftsman/ You can follow this podcast on Spotify, Google Play, Apple Podcasts, RadioPublic, Breaker, Anchor, Pocket Casts --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

In this episode we hear the incredible award-winning singer Kellylee Evans talk about her life and some of the challenges she has faced in her life, including two near-death experiences. She talks about her upbringing, her journey to jazz, her creative process,  and much more. She is such a wonderfully engaging person, and I hope this episode will help listeners feel inspired by her story. We talk about her new album Greenlight and many of her other projects. Near the end of the episode at 43:00 we are gifted with an incredible a capella performance of one of the most-requested songs in her repertoire, Feelin' Good by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse.  All her current projects are here: http://www.kellyleeevans.com/ All of these episodes are also available in video format, which are in the process of being made more accessible with English captions. The link to this episode is here: https://youtu.be/7BGTT3-sbDI You can follow this podcast on Spotify, Google Play, Apple Podcasts, RadioPublic, Breaker, Anchor, Pocket Casts and the RSS feed.  Kellylee Evans: “And then I was interested at that time in minority rights and representation and in legal philosophy. And so I was doing my masters of arts in law. My parents, their hope I think would've been just like most immigrant parents a lawyer, doctor, engineer. And I tried to... I wasn't trying that hard though to really be a lawyer. I really was hiding in school. My goal was to just keep my head down and stay here as long as possible. Because school is awesome, and if you figured out the path, if you know what to do, you attend, you finish the assignments, you hand them in. You do the reading, you get a mark, everybody's happy. That's something that's very doable, I think if you can just follow the script. But real life outside of school is scary. And the music industry, what's the path?” This interview series follows my curiosity about fellow musicians: how did they get to where they are today, what are their perspectives on a life in music? The format is in-depth conversations prepared with lots of research and many episodes also feature the guests playing music. I speak to musicians playing in different styles of music, different instruments, and with really different careers. In Season One,  I spoke with quite famous soloists like violinists James Ehnes and Kerson Leong, and also with erhu player Patty Chan and  composers Hooshyar Khayam  and Roddy Ellias about creativity, carnatic violinist Subhadra Vijaykumar about the Indianisation of the violin, violinist Alicia Svigals about the Klezmer revival, trumpet player Karen Donnelly about women in the brass world,  and so much more,  with 20 full episodes, and many bonus episodes.  Season 2 has a similar diversity of guests, with many topics covered including personal struggles, the entrepreneurial aspects of the music business, advice on how to practice and how better to tap into creativity.  Please follow and stay notified of all the new episodes!  Photo credit: Phantom Productions --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

Hi! I’m a violinist and my podcast Conversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman follows my curiosity about fellow musicians: how did they get to where they are today, what are their perspectives on a life in music?In my interview with the kora player, singer and violinist Sophie Lukacs we hear her very unique and personal story and also learn about this beautiful instrument. She plays a traditional tune for us and also a couple of her original songs from her new album.   To find out more about her recent projects, albums, teaching and more: https://www.sophielukacs.com/ You can follow this podcast on Spotify, Google Play, Apple Podcasts, RadioPublic, Breaker, Anchor, Pocket Casts and also watch the video format on my YouTube, which is in the process of being made more accessible with English captions.The video version of this conversation is here: https://youtu.be/fg7R4Lol-6M The format for this podcast is in-depth conversations prepared with lots of research and many episodes also feature the guests playing music. I speak to musicians playing in different styles of music, different instruments, and with really different careers. photo credit: Christina Alonso Please share and follow to be notified of new episodes!  cAWUrso472w3xDMoikPv --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

Hi! I’m a violinist and my podcast Conversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman follows my curiosity about fellow musicians: how did they get to where they are today, what are their perspectives on a life in music? The format is in-depth conversations prepared with lots of research and many episodes also feature the guests playing music. I speak to musicians playing in different styles of music, different instruments, and with really different careers. In Season One, I spoke with quite famous soloists like violinists James Ehnes and Kerson Leong, and also with erhu player Patty Chan and composers Hooshyar Khayam and Roddy Ellias about creativity, carnatic violinist Subhadra Vijaykumar about the Indianisation of the violin, violinist Alicia Svigals about the Klezmer revival, trumpet player Karen Donnelly about women in the brass world, and so much more, with 20 full episodes, and many bonus episodes. Season 2 has a similar diversity of guests, with many topics covered including personal struggles, the entrepreneurial aspects of the music business, advice on how to practice and how better to tap into creativity. You can follow this podcast on Spotify, Google Play, Apple Podcasts, RadioPublic, Breaker, Anchor, Pocket Casts and also watch the video format on my YouTube, which is in the process of being made more accessible with English captions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

In Episode 2, Season 2 of "Conversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman" I speak with the wonderful violinist and educator Lynn Kuo. In this wide-ranging discussion we covered a lot of topics, some of which include: injury prevention, performance anxiety, lessons learned and advice for musicians in a post-pandemic world. To follow Lynn or get in touch with her about her current courses and workshops: https://lynnkuo.com/  The full transcript and video format for this episode are linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e2s2lynnkuo   photo credit: Dave Howells --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

I speak with the wonderful Swiss-French Jazz violinist, singer, and pedagogue Eva Slongo. She kindly shared some of her playing with us during the Zoom call.  During the conversation we talk about her background as a classical violinist, her journey into jazz and we touch on many topics including playing injuries, her studies at Le Centre des Musique Didier Lockwood, and some of the challenges faced by women in jazz. For her albums, jazz courses and more: https://www.evaslongo.com  This series is available in video, and this episode is linked here: https://youtu.be/V0WI7uSAJXE Season 1 had 20 episodes, with many short bonus episodes as well,  and Season 2 will feature a similar range of diverse musicians and their personal stories of a life in music.   photo credit: Natali Voitkevich --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

 Recorded June 8 2021 , I have remastered this episode  since there were problems with the sound.  It's really interesting to hear about his unique upbringing in a family of musicians, and his personal journey to become a violin-family maker. This was recorded  when luthier Theo Marks was still living outside of Amsterdam. He now lives in Wakefield Quebec and if you're interested in purchasing one of his violins, violas or cellos you can contact him through his website: http://www.theomarks.com/   The beautiful documentary about his brother Paolo Marks, a fellow luthier in West Virginia, is found here: ( In it he demonstrates all the steps of building a violin) https://video.wvpublic.org/video/make... The link to the remastered video version of this episode is here: https://youtu.be/p7cykVSOF_A --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

In the 20th and final episode of Season 1  I speak with Arna Einarsdóttir who was at the time  the Managing Director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, Canada.In 2022 she accepted a new appointment with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in Sweden as their Director of Planning. Previously she was the Managing Director of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Earlier in her career she worked as a flutist, playing with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra from 2000-2004. In this wide-ranging conversation, Arna's warmth and engagement really come through. It is really interesting to hear her perspectives due to her involvement with the orchestral world in very different roles.  I've started recording Season 2, which will be released in January. Please subscribe and share!    This conversation was recorded over Zoom September 14, 2021. Small edits were done collaboratively for clarity and length.  The original video versions of this series are here, featuring a broad variety of wonderful musicians: https://youtube.com/playlist?   photo credit: Hilmar Hilmarsson --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

In Episode 19 Season 1,  I was delighted to welcome the inspiring musician Hooshyar Khayam to my home, to improvise and speak about his perspectives on improvisation, the music of Central Asia, the Middle East and Western Classical music. We speak about some of his beautiful recordings in his large discography, and his creative process. He also speaks about his role as founder and producer of Tehran Records. http://hooshyar-khayam.com/site/   I include one of the improvisations we played as a bonus episode; unfortunately there were some technical issues recording some of the other improvisations we played together.  The original video versions  for this series on my YouTube  channel is here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYOGF0ZHOdI0236QiDT_SGzUdALNXW06z --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

I was honoured to have this opportunity to improvise with Hooshyar Khayam. Unfortunately, we had a few technical issues with recording some of the other improvisations we did before our conversation.  This is a bonus episode as part of my interview with Hooshyar, Episode 19, Season 1 of Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman.  The original video version of this series l is here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYOGF0ZHOdI0236QiDT_SGzUdALNXW06z http://hooshyar-khayam.com/site/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message

I really enjoyed my conversation with the inspiring multi-style violinist Gina Burgess. During the episode she plays a couple of her original tunes, and at the end we did an improv back-and-forth across our Zoom call.  The video and transcript, and soon Catch-Up episode, are linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e18-s1-gina-burgess-multi-style-violinist Timestamps are below.  Please help me keep this podcast going! https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman  Gina is a founding member of the Iqaluit-based Arctic rock band The Jerry Cans, is a four-time ECMA award winner with the gypsy-jazz outfit Gypsophilia, she fronts her own klezmer band Der Heisser, is is a regular collaborator in flamenco and Arabic music ensembles.   Gina has toured Europe twice over with Tim Crabtree’s atmospheric ensemble; Paper Beat Scissors, and with folk-pop artist Gabrielle Papillon. Along with The Jerry Cans, Gina has performed and conducted youth workshops in Canada, Australia, Greenland, New Zealand, and Europe.  https://www.ginaburgessmusic.com/ Instagram @ginaburgess.violin Facebook Gina Burgess Music (00:00) Intro (01:27) Green Grass (04:24) pandemic lockdowns, importance of playing for live audience (05:54) Gina’s start in music as a classical violinist (07:59) dealing with injury, playing different styles (11:27) dealing with touring (13:32) music workshops, first trip to Iqualuit, founding the Jerry Cans (17:59) practicing violin in different ways (22:02) teaching music in schools and online, improvisation games (27:47) early experiences as a performing improvisor, learning to enjoy the process (33:52) touring with the Jerry Cans and Gypsophilia, dealing with playing the same music (35:06) Gina’s performance of her song “For D” (39:07) putting together solo album ISNOW (44:41) working with effects pedals and using a looper (46:59) creative process (48:14) duo improv with Leah and Gina photo credit: Jennifer Lane, One Right Lane Photography --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message