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The Jake Feinberg Show

Music, Music Interviews

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On The Jake Feinberg Show (radio) and in Facebook Lives, Jake Feinberg has now conducted over 2,000 interviews with “The Cats”—popular musicians across the spectrum from rock to jazz, R&B to folk, pop to country, bluegrass to fusion. Jake’s unique interviewing style puts musicians at their ease and inspires them to reflect candidly on topics familiar or unexpected.

The Cats tell little stories, muse about life, uncover aspects of the music business, dig deep into overcoming adversity, revel in camaraderie, and open their souls. You will never see musicians in the same light again....

Episodes
2,214
Releases
Twice a week
Typical length
56 min
On air since
2020
Latest episode
2 weeks ago

Episodes

2,214 episodes, newest first

  1. The Ernie Durawa Interview

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    Versatile and melodic drummer talks about playing with Delbert McClinton, Doug Sahm, Charlie Byrd and Pat Martino.

    1 hr 53 min
  2. The Ken Sokolov Interview

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    Multi-faceted musician talks about the many chapters of his artistic existence including his foray into Balkan music and hanging with Ken Kesey and The Pranksters.

    1 hr 6 min
  3. The Jimmy Madison Interview

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    "You had to be a jack of all trades....I had the reputation for being a good drummer."Growing up in Cincinnati Jimmy Madison could look across the river and see "King Records," the recording home of James Brown. When he befriended David Mathews in his teens it began a musical collaboration with Brown. Jimmy played with "the funkiest man alive" in the late sixties and early seventies.As I was going through my record collection I was astounded at the diversity of albums I have that Jimmy Madison played drums/percussion on. Ellen McIlwaine (Psych Folk), O'Donel Levy (Funk Jazz), Mark Murphy (Vocal Jazz), Joe Farrell (Jazz/Rock), Blue Mitchell, Tim Buckley Tom Paxton, James Brown.Grodeck Whipperjenny,

    56 min
  4. Voltaire's Ghost Interview

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    Dynamic goth trio talks about their collective experiences in the studio and on the bandstand.

    40 min
  5. The Richard Gowen Interview

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    Prolific younger drummer talks about his approach to rhythm and driving a band by keeping time and dancing on the kit.

    1 hr 12 min
  6. The Thxrsday Interview

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    Young producer and musician talks about developing his own niche in Nashville, TN.

    31 min
  7. The Skyve Interview

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    Young musician talks about his transition from rap to indie music and his need to develop a musical community in the town where he resides.

    35 min
  8. The Cash Farrar Interview

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    Bay Area saxophonist talks about discovering and eventually taking over Haight Levels in San Francisco and developing his sound around a milieu of cats.

    45 min
  9. The Oliver Lake Interview

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    Transcendent saxophone player talks about his early musical roots and family responsibilities growing up in St. Louis and the formation of the Black Artists Group.

    1 hr 15 min
  10. The Luis Gasca Interview

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    Legendary trumpeter, producer and band leader talks about everyone and everything in his illustrious career. RIP

    1 hr 41 min
  11. The Dr. Patrick Gleeson Interview Part II

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    Iconic synth pioneer in an ongoing discussion about music and life....

    45 min
  12. The Michelle Zarin Interview

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    Bay Area dancer and Record Plant (Sausalito) producer talks about her iconic relationships with Sly Stone, Tower of Power and Bill Graham. RIP

    1 hr 1 min
  13. The Aaron Sperske Interview Set VII

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    Prolific drummer and producer talks about moving back to his hometown of Altadena after the fires in '25 and how he has connected on a more visceral level to the town because of what has been preserved and what is growing back.

    1 hr 6 min
  14. The Jillian Coogan Interview

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    Yogic practitioner and divine spirit talks about overcoming adversity in her life and how meditation has allowed her to become more mindful of her actions and the world around her. RIP

    1 hr 3 min
  15. The Bobby Broom Interview

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    Prodigious guitarist talks about working with the late great Sonny Rollins and how he developed his own sound by the music he was hearing on the radio and in the clubs in Harlem and NYC.

    1 hr 7 min
  16. The Nina Rao Interview

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    Devotional mantra singer talks about her early exposure to this timeless tradition from her grandfather in India, coming to the states and ultimately connecting with Krishna Das in 1996. She has been a fixture in his Kirtan Band since then.

    1 hr 4 min
  17. The William Allaudin Mathieu Interview

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    Sufi composer and musician talks about composing and touring with Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington and Second City Theatre along with the improvisational musical games he created with The Ghost Opera. The Shrine Thief.

    1 hr 41 min
  18. The Jeffrey Silverstein Interview

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    Multi-dimensional artist and advocate talks about becoming more comfortable with his singing or speaking voice and acclimating the dynamic yet uneven Portland music scene.

    53 min
  19. The Tully Ryan Interview

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    Australian drummer talks about taking on work that comes to him organically like his current Japanese tour with guitar wizard Char.

    40 min
  20. The Manu Chevalier Interview

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    Dynamic French musician talks about his love of early Brazilian fusion pioneers and how he tries to incorporate their vibe into his own compositions.

    40 min

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