The Crossover Cellist

Candidate for CA Assembly District 20, Jennifer Esteen, talks about winning fights against the establishment, not being a corporate candidate, The CA Green New Deal, police reform, and more! Join Jennifer at https://www.jenniferesteen.com

CTO of Groupmuse, Kyle Schmolze, talks about adapting to the pandemic and the POST-pandemic. For the uninitiated, Groupmuse is a platform that facilitates private chamber music concerts. They recently shifted their guidelines from requiring all programs have at least 50% classical rep to 50% historical rep. Groupmuse.com Nov. 7 Groupmuse with Jazz Mafia Strings Kyleschmolze.comLewi

Janani Ramachandran is running for CA state assembly for district 18, which represents Oakland. We talk about housing, criminal justice reform, environmental concerns, and her history as a performing artist. The election is August 31st. Also, the podcast gets a theme song!https://jananiforca.com

Founder of the Greek Chamber Music Project, Ellie Ganelin, talks about "Talos Dreams," a piece she commissioned during the pandemic. We also get on some heavy tangents about politics. Album info: http://www.greekchambermusic.com/synchronos-new-greek-voices/Link to register for the Zoom concert and CD release on May 16: TalosDreams.comAndrew Yang and Larry Lessig: https://

Part 2 of our Star Trek spectacular! Talking more in depth about music within episodes. With Corey Mike of the Town Quartet and Star Trek expert, Misha Madison.Sorry I know the audio is shotty! I did my best in post...

Corey Mike from the Town Quartet and Star Trek expert, Misha Madison, join me to talk about the music of Star Trek. We talk about the themes of the shows and the scores of the movies, and we touch on how classical music is used in episodes. Then we run out of time so this is just part 1. In part 2, we continue the conversation!

Lilan Kane and I celebrate the release of the the new Shadows E.P. with Cosa Nostra Strings! We also talk about her teaching at the California Jazz Conservatory, recording remotely, and we break a podcast rule and pitch music video ideas to each other. You lucky listeners get to hear 4 of Lilan's tracks: 17:04 Without You (feat. Cosa Nostra Strings)27:32 Separate Lives32:58 Br

Brian Adam Mccune discusses the art of orchestrating and his remix of my track "Autopsy" from the new Cosa Nostra Strings "Remixed" album. We also get to hear a few tracks that he either wrote or orchestrated, which we discuss:12:08 - All in a Golden Afternoon from the Alice in Wonderland Bibliosymphony.24:16 - Awesöme Orchestra feat. Casey Crescenzo - UnderCov

The illustrious Laura Weinbach joins me to talk about the new Laura and Anton song, "Castles in the air," her band, Foxtails Brigade, and we go deep on some of her carpentry knowledge. We also talk about her podcast, "Totally Tell Me," and her newly found love of teaching (maybe you need guitar or vocal lessons?). At the end we talk a little tv, like TNG, GOT, a

Adam Theis of Jazz Mafia fame talks about producing music, putting out albums, and helping Petaluma's Phoenix Theater make their skate ramps. Specifically, we talk about the brand new Cosa Nostra Strings album, the politically themed Say Something, Do Something album, the Cosa Nostra Strings remix project, and the Cosa Nostra Strings "Shadows" E.P. Featuring Lilan Ka