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Introducing Saxophonist Tony Craddock Jr.
All About The Music
12/20/15 • 28 min
Ken speaks with saxophonist Tony Craddock Jr, a young and gifted musician who has already released two excellent albums including 2014's "Convection" featuring Ken on the composition "1102 Bradfield Hall". Ken and Tony discuss how Tony is successfully making his way in the competitive world of music and smooth jazz as well as the the importance of time management, practice and building a career in music, one brick at a time. Tony and Ken will be performing a special concert together on Feb 14, 2016 in Tysons Corner, Virginia. You can get your tickets here.
Ken talks with smoothjazz.com president Sandy Shore
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04/13/15 • 67 min
Sandy Shore is the founder and president of Smoothjazz.com, the leading smooth and contemporary internet jazz radio station and website. Ken and Sandy have known each other for 20 years and talk about the past and future of contemporary jazz and radio - Monday Podcast Series, episode 5
"Love Is Everywhere" - a preview of the new album with Ken Navarro
All About The Music
04/05/23 • 23 min
Ken Navarro takes you on a preview of his new album for 2023. Includes Ken’s personal thoughts and insights for each of these 11 new songs.
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Once again, renowned guitarist Ken Navarro puts on a consummate display of guitar mastery as he steers his instrument and his unique stylings through an array of colors and emotions on his very impressive new album release for 2023 “Love Is Everywhere”.
This is Navarro’s 27th album release and it is striking that his songs and his guitar work continue to explore a range of emotions and a depth of musicianship that only comes from committing a lifetime to creating original music and a personal sound. The album begins with “A Little Kiss” followed by the title track. The beauty and magic of these 2 songs alone are worth the price of admission. Yet he follows them with “Romance Among The Ruins”, a tour de force suite of acoustic and electric guitar work which takes the listener on a multi faceted journey. For “3 Sundays”, Navarro composes for his nylon string guitar, a string quartet and a jazz trio. It is immediately recognizable as a Ken Navarro song yet it is like nothing else out there. “The View From Here” is a Prince-like groove featuring virtuoso drummer Bruce Guttridge (Jeff Berlin) and Ken’s driving acoustic guitars. The album ends with a trio of songs which share the story of loss, recovery and acceptance - “Burning Bridges”, a thrilling display of Navarro’s electric guitar skills and his deep connection to the blues, “Now That You’ve Gone”, which pairs his acoustic guitar with a string orchestra and “Understanding”, a gorgeous duet for 2 nylon strings guitars, closing this special album on a soulful, optimistic note.
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Ken previews his new album for 2020 "Into The Light"
All About The Music
02/10/20 • -1 min
Top charting and award winning guitarist Ken Navarro is releasing his 25th album “Into The Light” on February 21, 2020. Ken takes you behind the scenes in this preview of some of the 11 new songs. Featuring Navarro's brilliant acoustic & electric guitar work throughout, the new album for 2020 features over 20 musicians contributing to Ken’s new music including bassists Gary Grainger & John Patitucci, drummers Greg Grainger, Bruce Guttridge & Dave Weckl, keyboardist Jay Rowe, harpist Lori Andrews & saxophonist Tony Craddock Jr..
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KEN & ASSOCIATE PRODUCER DAN LAMAESTRA - "MUSIC FOR GUITAR AND ORCHESTRA"
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10/08/18 • -1 min
Ken's associate producer for his groundbreaking album "Music For Guitar And Orchestra" was a man whom Ken had previously worked with for many years. However this album was a new and multi-faceted challenge which Dan LaMaestra took on with a commitment to excellence. Dan handled the hiring of many of the musicians and coordinating the communication and preparation for the recording sessions with each of them as well as finding just the right recording studio for this special album. In addition, Dan served as the copyist for Ken's music and also as a consultant during the mixing of the music. This podcast episode is full of fascinating stories and behind the scenes details of how a complex orchestral recording of new original music successfully comes together.
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"When We Dance" - Behind the Scenes w/Ken Navarro
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02/24/20 • -1 min
“When We Dance” is one of the 11 new songs from Ken Navarro’s new album for 2020, “Into The Light”. This is Navarro’s 25th album and it features over 20 musicians contributing to Ken’s new music including bassists Gary Grainger & John Patitucci, drummers Greg Grainger, Bruce Guttridge & Dave Weckl, keyboardist Jay Rowe, harpist Lori Andrews & saxophonist Tony Craddock Jr. to name a few. For this podcast about the making of the song “When We Dance”, Ken listens to the song with you and takes you behind the scenes to explore his composing process, the musicians and their contributions to this new song, and ultimately what the song means to Ken.
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The Making of "Hope, Joy, Strength" - Part 2 "Joy"
All About The Music
01/21/15 • 5 min
Ken narrates an audio preview of "Joy" from his new album for January 2015 "Hope, Joy, Strength"
The Distribution Of "The Meeting Place" CD
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08/21/07 • 15 min
Ken discusses the worldwide distribution of his latest CD "The Meeting Place".
"Straight Out The Gate" - From demo to finished track
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11/03/21 • 10 min
Top charting and award winning guitarist Ken Navarro takes you into his recording studio to show you how he took his song “Straight Out The Gate” (from his new album “I Will Still Be Here”) from a demo where Ken played all of the instruments to the finished track with all of the brilliant musicians whom Ken works and records with - bassist Gary Grainger, keyboardist Jay Rowe, drummer Jay Williams, trumpeter Tyler Mire and saxophonist Rob Holmes.
Featuring Navarro's brilliant acoustic & electric guitar work throughout, the new album for 2021 “I Will Still Be Here” features over 20 musicians contributing to Ken’s new music including saxophonist Eric Marienthal, bassists Gary Grainger, John Patitucci and Jim Cammack, drummers Chad Wackerman, Bruce Guttridge and Jay Williams, keyboardist Jay Rowe and many more.
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INSIDE THE MAKING & MIXING OF "SILENT STORM"
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05/26/23 • -1 min
Ken takes you into his recording studio and breaks down the mix of his new hit song "Silent Storm".
Once again, renowned guitarist Ken Navarro puts on a consummate display of guitar mastery as he steers his instrument and his unique stylings through an array of colors and emotions on his very impressive new album release for 2023 “Love Is Everywhere”.
GET YOUR AUTOGRAPHED COPY RIGHT HERE!
This is Navarro’s 27th album release and it is striking that his songs and his guitar work continue to explore a range of emotions and a depth of musicianship that only comes from committing a lifetime to creating original music and a personal sound. The album begins with “A Little Kiss” followed by the title track. The beauty and magic of these 2 songs alone are worth the price of admission. Yet he follows them with “Romance Among The Ruins”, a tour de force suite of acoustic and electric guitar work which takes the listener on a multi faceted journey. For “3 Sundays”, Navarro composes for his nylon string guitar, a string quartet and a jazz trio. It is immediately recognizable as a Ken Navarro song yet it is like nothing else out there. “The View From Here” is a Prince-like groove featuring virtuoso drummer Bruce Guttridge (Jeff Berlin) and Ken’s driving acoustic guitars. The album ends with a trio of songs which share the story of loss, recovery and acceptance - “Burning Bridges”, a thrilling display of Navarro’s electric guitar skills and his deep connection to the blues, “Now That You’ve Gone”, which pairs his acoustic guitar with a string orchestra and “Understanding”, a gorgeous duet for 2 nylon strings guitars, closing this special album on a soulful, optimistic note.
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How many episodes does All About The Music have?
All About The Music currently has 62 episodes available.
What topics does All About The Music cover?
The podcast is about Music, Podcasts, Arts and Performing Arts.
What is the most popular episode on All About The Music?
The episode title '"Dancing Waters" - In the Studio w/drummer Bruce Guttridge' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on All About The Music?
The average episode length on All About The Music is 24 minutes.
How often are episodes of All About The Music released?
Episodes of All About The Music are typically released every 23 days, 14 hours.
When was the first episode of All About The Music?
The first episode of All About The Music was released on Jun 13, 2006.
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