Jazzmeia Horn: "What will you do with what you know how to do?"

08/04/24 • 52 min

Episode 9: A conversation with Multi-Award Winning Artist, Educator, and Entrepreneur, Jazzmeia Horn
►Jazzmeia Horn website: https://www.artistryofjazzhorn.com

“Horn is among the most exciting young vocalists in jazz, with a proud traditionalism that keeps her tightly linkedto the sound of classic figures like Nancy Wilson and Betty Carter, but a vivacity of spirit and conviction that places her firmly in the present”

~The New York Times

~Jazzmeia’s mother

“What do you do with what you know how to do?

~Jazzmeia Horn

►Key Moments:
0:00 - Introductions
2:25 – The teacher mission
5:20 – Harriet Horn, Jazzmeia’s grandmother
8:51 –Musical beginnings in Dallas and the “peewee” choir
14:25 – Early experience with music school
19:55 – The move to New York City
25:43 – “Battle Scars”
32:40 – Bandleading styles (balancing feminine and masculine)
37:14 – Empress Legacy Records
44:33 – What’s next?
46:28 – The writing process (and Garage Band example)

Video Editing: Max Nierlich

Video and Audio Capture: Dudley Merriam
Graphic Design: Marcus Sasseville

Additional Graphic Design: Izzi Guzman

Recorded in Coral Gables, FL, November 6, 2023
►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"
All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)
#jazzmeiahorn #empresslegacyrecords #jazzvocal #johndaversa #johndaversapodcast

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video: Max Nierlich
Audio: Dudley Merriam
Additional Audio: Jake Sonderman
Video and Audio Editing: Yang Yang
Izzi Guzman: Graphic Design
Recorded in Miami, FL
►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

Episode 9: A conversation with Multi-Award Winning Artist, Educator, and Entrepreneur, Jazzmeia Horn
►Jazzmeia Horn website: https://www.artistryofjazzhorn.com

~The New York Times

~Jazzmeia’s mother

“What do you do with what you know how to do?

~Jazzmeia Horn

Video Editing: Max Nierlich

Video and Audio Capture: Dudley Merriam
Graphic Design: Marcus Sasseville

Additional Graphic Design: Izzi Guzman

Support the show

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

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Ben Williams: “The Universe rewards solid decisions…the doors will start to open”.

Episode 8: A conversation with Grammy Award winning bassist, composer, singer, bandleader, and producer, Ben Williams
►Ben Williams website: https://www.benwilliamsofficial.com
“What makes everybody special is that they are one of one. Nobody can do what you do, and you can’t do what anybody else does”.
~Ben Williams
►Key Moments:
0:00 - Introductions
2:16 – Growing up in D.C. and the origin story...
9:10 – Hearing how music connects with life and soul.
9:35 – How we listen to music differently now
15:35 – Listening to music within different roles.
18:50 - Spending time with Pat Metheny
21:47 – Mentors and heroes, Rodney Whitaker, Stefon Harris, David Sanborn
28:25 – What makes you “you” reflects in the music.
32:42 – The vulnerability of singing
33:18 - José James and “I am a Man”, and social consciousness.
40:10 – What it means when YOU HAVE TO DO “IT” “The Universe rewards solid decisions...the doors will start to open”.
45:10 – New York, moving to L.A., and the next step
51:52: Let’s play something
52:32: Ben Williams/John Daversa Duo
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnDaversaMusic/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/johndaversamusic
Website: http://www.johndaversa.com
►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video Editing: Max Nierlich
Video and Audio Capture: Dudley Merriam
Graphic Design: Marcus Sasseville
Additional Graphic Design: Izzi Guzman
Recorded in Coral Gables, FL, October 27, 2023
►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"
All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)
#benwilliams #jazzbass #johndaversa #johndaversapodcast

Support the show

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

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Ari Hoenig: jazz drummer, composer, and educator

Episode 10: A conversation with jazz drummer, composer, educator, and entrepreneur, Ari Hoenig

►Ari Hoenig website: https://www.arihoenig.com
►Ari Hoenig Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arihoenig#
►Ari Hoenig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arihoenig/#
►Ari Hoenig YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/arihoenig#:~:text=Join%20Ari%20as%20he%20shares%20the%20knowledge%20and

Ari Hoenig is a jazz drummer, composer, and educator known for his unusual and intense approach to drumming emphasizing complex rhythms in direct harmony with other group members. Ari is widely noted particularly for his drumming not being relegated to just keeping tempo, or being a side issue to the music he plays in, but rather for elevating drumming as an indispensable part of the performance.
►Key Moments:
0:00 - Introductions
2:20 – Musical upbringing and influences
7:53 – Teaching practices and philosophies
12:47 –Why the drums?
18:00 – The decision to be a professional musician. Career day! “I wanna be a drummer”...or a “fruit visionary”.
23:50 – Going to North Texas...
30:28 – Composing
36:02 – How playing and composing influence each other
40:22 – Where does your dedication derive from?
44:40 – How do you approach new musical situations?
48:40 – Where can we find you?
49:31 – Ari Hoenig and John Daversa Duo !!

►Follow John Daversa Online:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johndaversa/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnDaversaMusic/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/johndaversamusic
Website: http://www.johndaversa.com
►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video Editing: Max Nierlich
Video and Audio Capture: Dudley Merriam
Graphic Design: Marcus Sasseville
Additional Graphic Design: Izzi Guzman
Recorded in Coral Gables, FL, February 19, 2024
►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"
All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)
#arihoenig #jazzdrums #johndaversa #johndaversapodcast #jazzpodcast

►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video: Max Nierlich
Audio: Dudley Merriam
Marcus Sasseville: Graphic Design
Recorded in Miami, FL
►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

Support the show

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)