Music Artists Episodes
June 1, 2023
Michael Scott Dawson’s ambient music draws on rural memories
The Canadian sound artist and producer talks about his spacious new album, Find Yourself Lost
May 25, 2023
Bruno Råberg pushes the boundaries of acoustic bass
The Swedish born jazz-bassist and composer talks about his exciting new album, Look Inside.
May 18, 2023
Marijus Aleksa
The Lithuanian jazz drummer and producer opens up about his unique electronic and world music influenced sound.
May 11, 2023
EMAMKAY
This talented South African keyboardist and emcee talks about the unique blend of hip-hop, jazz, and soul found in his fantastic album Love Is Energy.
May 4, 2023
Dominic Miller
The ECM Records artist and Sting's longtime guitarist takes a seat in the Spotlight.
April 13, 2023
Monika Herzig
Today, the Spotlight shines On Monika Herzig, whose career as a jazz pianist and composer spans three decades and dozens of releases. Monika joins us to talk about the release of a reimagined set of Joni Mitchell’s music, wh…
March 23, 2023
Jane Ira Bloom & Mark Helias
Today, the Spotlight shines On New York-based jazz innovators Jane Ira Bloom and Mark Helias, who join us to discuss their latest collaboration with drummer Bobby Previte, 2.3.23 . I’d like to read from Mark’s notes for the …
March 16, 2023
John Brodeur of Bird Streets
Today, the Spotlight shines On John Brodeur, leader of the music project, Bird Streets. John conceived of Bird Streets as his return to a band format after a long career as a solo artist. The new band point of view proved to…
March 9, 2023
Christopher Hale
Today, the Spotlight shines On Australian jazz heavyweight Christopher Hale. Christopher has been called “one of the most unique and respected musicians in Australia” ( Glam Adelaide ) and an “unconventional virtuoso of the …
March 2, 2023
Phyphr
Today, the Spotlight shines On rising electro soul artist, Nick Locke, who performs under the name Phyphr. A songwriter and producer, Phyphr combines his own live guitar playing with electronic elements to create a unique, …
Feb. 23, 2023
Jesse Colin Young
Today’s episode is a live recording of a conversation Spotlight On host Lawrence Peryer had in Santa Barbara, at the FestForums conference, with American musical treasure, Jesse Colin Young. Jesse Colin Young has been a pion…
Feb. 16, 2023
Conic Rose
Today, the spotlight shines on the German electronic jazz collective Conic Rose. Their new, self-released debut album Heller Tag (or, Bright Day , in English), is out tomorrow, February 17, worldwide. Members of the group wh…
Jan. 26, 2023
Bart Wirtz and Emiel van Rijthoven of WAAN
Today, the spotlight shines on musicians Bart Wirtz and Emiel van Rijthoven who perform and record together under the name WAAN (Dutch for ‘Craze’). WAAN have a new record, Echo Echo , out on February 24 through the Sonar Ko…
Jan. 12, 2023
That Petrol Emotion
Today, the spotlight shines on the wildly influential post-punk group, That Petrol Emotion. Guitarist and songwriter Raymond Gorman and lead singer Steve Mack joined Spotlight On host Lawrence Peryer to mark the release of t…
Dec. 1, 2022
Jeremy Rose
Saxophonist-composer Jeremy Rose leads a multi-dimensional career spanning a dozen releases of original music with collaborative and solo projects across the world, including The Earshift Orchestra, Jeremy Rose Quartet, and …