Harmonious World (Hilary Seabrook)

This Valentine's Day features a very special conversation with pianist Pete Malinverni.

On The Town - Pete Malinverni Plays Leonard Bernstein is a wonderful album, featuring a stunning jazz trio and some of the world's most beautiful tunes. We discuss the making of the album, when Pete met Leonard and all things pandemic and music. It's a long episode, but for a very good reason, and I hope you enjoy listening to this fascinating conversation.

Thanks to Pete for allowing me to use clips from the album alongside our conversation.

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My conversation for this episode of Harmonious World is with singer songwriter Donna De Lory.

Donna's latest solo album - Gone Beyond  - is described as a meditative masterpiece and it was very interesting to discuss it with her.

Thanks to Donna for allowing me to use clips from the album alongside our conversation.

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Pianist Craig Urquhart joined me virtually for the latest episode of Harmonious World. His composition Lamentation for flute and strings began episode 91, when I interviewed Garrett Keast.

This time, Craig and I discuss his latest album of solo piano works - Dreams Remembered.

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It is with great pleasure that I present this, the 100th episode of Harmonious World. I joined composer, conductor and educator Malcolm Singer in his studio to interview him in real life. I'm so grateful to Malcolm for giving me that opportunity and to our mutual friend Michael Shapiro for effecting the introduction.

Malcolm and I sat in his studio chatting and listening to some of his music and I hope you enjoy listening to his insights.

Thanks to Malcolm for allowing me to use clips from the album alongside our conversation and for sharing a selfie or two (which you can see on my social media feed).

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After an unintentional hiatus, Harmonious World is back with saxist Viktor Haraszti.

Viktor has just released his first album - Equanimity - and it's well worth a listen. I hope you enjoy our conversation as well.

Thanks to Viktor for allowing me to use clips from the album alongside our conversation.

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I was pleased to be joined by conductor Gisele Ben-Dor for a chat about her latest album Cien Anos, which features the music of Piazzolla and Bandoneon player, arranger and composer Juanjo Mosalini.

Cien Anos is a wonderful album and it was fascinating talking to Gisele about the lack of exposure for Latin American music and how this album was recorded.

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Singer songwriter Sheila Simmenes joins me for this latest episode of Harmonious World, sharing her experience of writing an album, recording in Brazil and Norway, and then finding the right producer to polish it ready for release.

Love Was Easy blends a multitude of musical sounds from Sheila, who is well-known as a songwriter for international artists.

Thanks to Sheila for allowing me to use clips from the album alongside our conversation.

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Composer Sean Friar and Michael Mizrahi from NOW Ensemble joined me to talk about their new collaboration on Before and After.

This latest album is about enormous ideas and our own small place in the larger rhythm of the world, yet it is musically intimate. NOW Ensemble features flute, clarinet, double bass, piano and electric guitar and our conversation includes interesting debate about the genre of this music - and whether genre matters anyway.

Thanks to Sean, Michael and NOW Ensemble for allowing me to use clips from the album alongside our conversation.

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I was joined for the latest episode by cellist Jennifer Kloetzel.

Jennifer's latest album - Beethoven : The Conquering Hero - is already one of my favourites of 2022. A stunning collecting of the great composers 'complete' works for cello, this three-album set includes five sonatas for Cello and Piano, three sets of variations and the Horn sonata for which the composer wrote a cello part. We had a lovely discussion about how Beethoven experimented with the instrument and the stunning results.

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The latest episode of Harmonious World features Simeon Davis.

Simeon has a new album coming out soon, but for now, you can listen to the first single - Eden - as a teaser. We discussed the album and Simeon's path from growing up in South Africa to returning to his original homeland of America to study and work in music.

Thanks to Simon for allowing me to use clips from Eden alongside our conversation.

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Classical guitar has always felt a little strange to me, but I've now been introduced to the work of Jasmin Lacasse Roy and the chance to chat with him has completely changed my view.

Jasmin's latest album - Meteores - pays homage to Montreal's Mile End district and each of the ten tracks tells a different story and adds a little more perspective and colour.

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British pianist, songwriter and arranger Alex Webb joined me in this latest episode of Harmonious World after I had heard the launch of the rather marvellous British Standard Time.

There's lots to love about this album, not least the collection of fine UK musicians playing Alex's arrangements of some fine tunes by a wide variety of British songwriters.

Thanks to Alex for allowing me to use clips from British Standard Time alongside our conversation.

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I was joined by Italian guitarist and composer Simone Gubbiotti for the latest episode of Harmonious World.

Underdogs is both the name of the new album and the trio that includes bassist Davide Liberti and drummer Paolo Franciscone. The album includes soulful and frenetic jazz - something for everyone.

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While walking the streets of Paris at the end of May and beginning of June, I recorded a couple of brief excerpts. Nothing to do with music, but a little bonus. I may do more of these, but I won't be posting them on social media - well done if you found it and I hope you enjoy listening to these few minutes.

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This episode of Harmonious World features a conversation with banjo virtuoso John Bullard, in which we discuss his 24 Preludes for Solo Banjo by Adam Larrabee.

The Preludes were commissioned by John and each one has a very different character. In our conversation, we discuss the order, which runs musically through Volume 1 and we have to wait for it to come full circle at the end of Volume 2, when that is released. In this work, John is aiming to expand the banjo's classical reach.

Thanks to John for allowing me to use clips from 24 Preludes for Solo Banjo alongside our conversation.

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In a change of focus, the latest episode of Harmonious World is not about a new musical release, but rather a book on the topic of the music business. It's a second conversation with trombonist and Outside In Music founder and CEO Nick Finzer.

Create, Connect, Repeat is a fascinating book that provides a career strategy of building a live in a creative industry - any creative industry. In our conversation, Nick and I discuss the ways in which connect with your audience have changed and can be capitalised on by artists.

Thanks to Nick for allowing me to use clips alongside our conversation from one of my favourite tracks of his -  Evolutions of Perspective - which is musically and conceptually spot on for this topic.

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Singer Emma Smith has a lot to say - both musically and in the fascinating interview you can hear here.

Meshuga Baby is an extraordinary album, featuring several beautifully arranged standards and four tracks penned by Smith and pianist Jamie Safir. This conversation was a total delight and a great way to launch season 9 of Harmonious World.

Thanks to Emma for allowing me to use clips from  Meshuga Baby alongside our conversation.

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After two years, it was great to interview cellist Inbal Segev about the third volume of her 20 for 2020 project that delightfully expands the repertoire with a set of brand new compositions.

In our conversation, we discuss 20 for 2020 Volume 3 and the new work that Inbal is doing, including a planned trip to London in October.

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Grammy-winner Danae Xanthe Vlasse joined me on Harmonious World to discuss Mythologies, which honours her own heritage with a collection of works inspired by Ancient Greek myths.

Thanks to Danae for a fascinating conversation and for allowing me to use clips from Mythologies alongside our conversation.

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This is the second episode with guest Aleksi Glick, who I first spoke to in December 2020. He joins me this time on Harmonious World to discuss his solo album - Guitar and Me - which is out now.

Thanks to Aleksi for a fascinating conversation and for allowing me to use clips from Guitar and Me alongside our conversation.

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Acclaimed British jazz pianist Kit Downes joins me for the latest episode of Harmonious World. He's representing fellow trio members Petter Eldh and James Maddren to discuss their latest album, Vermillion.

Thanks to Kit for a fascinating conversation and for allowing me to use clips from Vermillion alongside our conversation.

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When I organised my interview with cellist Matt Haimovitz, Primavera II the rabbits had just been released. Now there's also Primavera III the vessels to add to the original Primavera I  the wind.

This is all just part of the massive Primavera Project, which will eventually include 81 world premieres for solo cello. Our conversation covers the inspiration behind the compositions, the recording process and what's coming next for the project. There are some remarkable videos to watch, too.

Thanks to Matt for a fascinating conversation and for allowing me to use clips from Primavera II the rabbits alongside our conversation.

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Harmonica player Mathias Heise has brought his Quadrillion project back with an amazing album that is just so full of joy. It was great to talk to him about the album, lockdown and the delight in getting back to playing in front of a real audience.

Quadrillion is Danish jazz fusion at its finest, with fascinating harmonies that cheat the ear, alongside complex melodies and hard-hitting grooves.

Thanks to Mathias for a great chat and for allowing me to use clips from Quadrillion alongside our conversation.

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This episode was a total delight - not only did I get to interview the pianist Nicolas Horvath, who is a Steinway Artist and a fascinating musician, but we were also discussing the compositions of William Susman. Bill and I chatted for episodes 16 and 31 of Harmonious World and he was generous enough to introduce me to Nicolas (virtually, at least).

These compositions on Quiet Rhythms Book 1 are stunning and Nicolas plays them with panache. Listen to the album if you can, but I hope you enjoy listening to the extracts you can hear before and after our conversation.

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From the modern classical solo piano compositions of the last episode, I am joined for this episode of Harmonious World by Extended Trio. Their style of jazz draws upon their varied musical influences and this album is very much the fruit of the Covid-19 pandemic.

My discussions with Oscar Rossignoli, Matt Booth and Brad Webb cover their third album - Without Notice - together with their backgrounds and their musical influences, with some fascinating insights into the music and culture of New Orleans.

Thanks for the trio for allowing me to play extracts from two of the tracks alongside our conversation.

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This episode of Harmonious World sees me in conversation with singer songwriter and producer Gavin Holligan.

Gavin's album I Need A Song is out now and only available direct from the artist. In our conversation (along with contributions from a playful cat) we discuss his background, his joy of writing with a purpose and experimentation as an independent artist.

Thanks to Gavin for allowing me to play extracts from I Need A Song alongside our conversation.

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There's another UK artist in this episode of Harmonious World, as I speak to dynamic and creative pianist Gareth Williams.

Gareth's latest album is Short Stories  and it features some more legendary musicians on a thought-provoking collection of original and jazz standards. Our conversation took place in the heat of July and the rain is pouring as I'm editing this, but the music seems to fit with whatever season and weather surrounds us.

Thanks to Gareth for allowing me to play extracts from Short Stories alongside our conversation.

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If you're reading this while listening to the opening, I hope you are enjoying the wonderful music of violinist Pei-Wen Liao and pianist William Goldstein. This conversation really is about them sharing what they're best at - the concept at the heart of Harmonious World.

Pei-Wen and Bill's album is Brushstrokes: The intersection of Art and Music. In essence, this is composition in real-time, and each piece of music is then linked (after the recording) to an art work in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The composition process is fascinating and I hope you enjoy our conversation.

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The latest episode of Harmonious World features a conversation with pianist and composer Darren Litzie.

My Horizon is Darren's debut album and it includes a selection of original tracks and especially the beautiful standard I Have Dreamed. If you're fortunate enough to be in Fairfield, Connecticut in October, you can catch the album launch.but meanwhile, I hope you enjoy our conversation.

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Not only have I interviewed composer and pianist Ross Lorraine for the latest episode of Harmonious World, but I was fortunate enough to attend the album launch and hear these songs performed live.

Heart of Mine features some extraordinary musicians, including singers Claire Martin, Ian Shaw and Luca Manning.  My conversation with Ross discusses the composition process, as well as how delighted Ross is with the interpretations of his songs by this impressive cast.

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I'm grateful to pianist Ben Raznick for asking me about my sax playing. I thought it would make an interesting trailer for season 10, which starts this week.

The first guest for season 10 will be Ben, talking about his new album Birds of a Feather. In this trailer, you can hear his composition Barcelona Tango-Rag, which feels like it should be my new theme tune!

First, you can hear a brief update of my life as a sax player, including mention of both NYJO and The Style Council.

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The first episode of season 10 of Harmonious World features an interview with pianist and composer Ben Raznick.

Ben's latest album - Birds of a Feather  - includes classic piano tracks alongside some original compositions. Our conversation includes much about his music and a slight deviation into discussion of Denver, the city Ben currently calls home and where the album was recorded.

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For this episode of Harmonious World I am joined by sax player Derrick Michaels and bassist Zachary Swanson: two-thirds of Trio Xolo.

If you're unfamiliar with free-flowing improvisation, the Trio Xolo  latest album - In Flower, In Song  - is a great place to start. The combination of bass, percussion and sax brings a sense of music that captures the moment in which it is performed. I enjoyed discussing the album with Derrick and Zachary and hope you enjoy listening in.

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I was delighted to discuss the album 'The Paper Lined  Shack' for this episode of Harmonious World with composer Jeff Beal.

The two collections - The Paper Lined Shack and Things Unseen  - are disparate but beautiful compositions and somewhat cinematic. My discussions with Jeff Beal cover the composition, recording and his musical background. I hope you enjoy listening in. 

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The latest episode of Harmonious World features composer, producer and performer David Vito Gregoli.

David's latest album is a collaboration with double Grammy winner Ricky Kej. Wild Monsoon is an eclectic, mesmerising collection and this is an interesting discussion of how the music came into being.

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As this episode of Harmonious World begins, you can hear the piano of Ammiel Bushakevitz and the simply extraordinary voice of American tenor Timothy Fallon, who joins me for this conversation.

Timothy and Ammiel's latest album - Crepuscolo - is a collection of the songs of Ottorino Respighi. Our conversation ranges across the album, Timothy's background, Vienna and his award-winning collaboration with Ammiel.

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In a highly topical episode, Harmonious World this time features a selection of music, including one piece composed by Peter Boyer to remember the fallen during the First World War.

Peter's fourth album of orchestral music features the London Symphony Orchestra in a selection of his works, including Balance of Power.

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Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends. In one of my favourite episodes, you can hear me this time in conversation with pianist and composer Marina Arsenijevic.

We discuss Marina's Serbian American background and especially one of her most recent compositions and recordings, the absolutely wonderful Tesla Rhapsody.

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I hope you enjoy this episode of Harmonious World as much as I enjoyed the conversation. Drummer and composer Peter Kogan has produced a stunning album and it was a pleasure to chat with him.

Just Before Midnight features a selection of ensembles with Peter at the core and you really need to hear the whole collection of tracks to get a full sense of the breadth of the playing from all involved, and the compositions of Peter himself.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with guitarist and composer Peter Janson.

Getting To Here is a collection of self-penned tracks and arrangements of classics (including Chick Corea's Spain) featuring Peter on solo jazz guitar.

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I'm joined by Greek drummer, now based in London, Billy Pod for the latest episode of Harmonious World.

I've been loving listening to Billy's latest album - Quintessence - and it was a pleasure to chat with him.

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Piano and guitar duo Ross Stanley and Chris Allard joined me for the latest episode of Harmonious World.

Their album - Tortugas - came out in July and it's been a delight to listen to in preparation for this conversation.

To hear the whole album (and some extra tracks), join us all at London's 606 Club on 24 January.

For those of you wanting to catch up on Ross's work with Trish Clowes that we discuss, you can find out more about their duo here.

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I'm catching up on some of the great conversations I've had in recent weeks: this time it's another duo - songwriters Dizzy and Fay.

The website includes lots of videos and links to their album - Hooked - which is beautiful.

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Coincidentally, this interview with American conductor Garrett Keast appears exactly a year since our last episode together. 27 December seems to be our anniversary! In this conversation, we catch up on some of the exciting plans for the Berlin Academy of American Music in 2023 (and 2024 ....).

This second conversation gives me the chance to feature more of the music form the BAAM 2021 album Transatlantic.

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The latest episode of Harmonious World - the last one for 2022 - features my second  conversation with guitarist Yuri Liberzon. I hesitate to call him a classical guitarist and you'll hear why.

This second conversation takes us on a journey through the works of composer Konstantin Vassiliev and Yuri's album of Vassiliev's guitar works that cross genres and include elements of contemporary classical, jazz and traditional Russian folk music.

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Welcome to 2023! I hope it brings us all immense happiness and more peace that most of us found at times in 2022.

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This is another repeat conversation for Harmonious World, as musicians around the world continue to produce exciting new music.  My guest for the first episode of 2023 is violinist Matthew J Detrick, who is discussing his project Apollo Chamber Players.

The latest album from Apollo Chamber Players is Moonstrike, featuring music composed by Jennifer Higdon, Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate and Pierre Jalbert. You can hear my previous conversation with Matthew in episode 82 and with Jerod in episode 68.

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Welcome to another fascinating conversation with an artists who knows exactly what she's doing and who produces music of which she is justifiably proud. Acantha Lang is fairly new to the London music scene, but she's already making her presence felt.

In February, Acantha is supporting Roachford on a UK tour and you really don't want to miss a show near you.

If the UK is too far to travel, there are lots of videos to enjoy, including originals and brilliant, cut-down cover versions. Also, do check her out on social media.

Thanks to Acantha for allowing me to play extracts from three of her most recent tracks alongside our conversation.

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This episode of Harmonious World begins with sax player Timo Vollbrecht and his quartet  - Fly Magic - playing Happy Happy from their latest album, Givers & Takers. The ensuing conversation with Timo explains a little about that track, the album as a whole, playing with Fly Magic and their plans for the future.

Tour dates are appearing in both America and across Europe, so keep an eye out for an appearance near you.

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This is a bumper episode of Harmonious World featuring my conversation with the truly inspirational composer Amanda Lee Falkenberg.

We discuss her recording of The Moons Symphony with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by the marvellous Marin Alsop and the London Voices.

I make no apologies for the length of this episode - I just couldn't cut it short.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I chat with soprano Nanette McGuinness from Ensemble for These Times.

I've been listening to the E4TT album The Guernica Project and we discuss the individual movements of Guernica, as well as the other fascinating tracks.

Thanks to Nanette and E4TT for allowing me to play extracts from The Guernica Project alongside our conversation. I apologise for the incorrect listing of the tracks - the start is actually 'Mi corazon se ha dormido' by David Garner and the final one is the fourth movement from David's song cycle. Now you have to listen to the whole album to get the correct tracks!

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, in which I chat with violinist Rachel Barton Pine.

Rachel's fascinating album Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries is a real delight and I hope you enjoy listening to the snippets you can hear. Find out more about the project we discuss and learn more about music by black composers.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with Grammy award-winning Ukrainian-American pianist Nadia Shpachenko.

Nadia's latest album features works by composer Lewis Spratlan, who sadly died just a few days before this episode came out. He leaves a marvellous legacy and this album in particular contains some of his stunning works, created for Nadia. The title track is Invasion, a piece written in just a few days following Russia's initial attachs on Ukraine in February 2022.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with composer and clarinettist Derek Bermel.

Derek's latest album includes compositions for a range of ensembles and soloists and the first track I feature is Derek himself on clarinet. Intonations is a wonderful album.

Thanks to Derek for allowing me to play extracts from Intonations alongside our conversation.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with Andrew Burashko from the Art of Time Ensemble.

The Ensemble's latest album features live recordings of fresh arrangements of songs by Leonard Cohen. In our conversdation, Andrew and I discuss the making of the album, the post-Covid years and the joy of performing these wonderful songs.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with vocalist and composer Vivienne Aerts.

There's a real delight in Vivienne's latest album, which is released today and recognises International Women's Day and coincides with the UK's Women's History Month.  Typuhthang is an extraordinary album and I hope you enjoy hearing about it.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with Dudley Raine IV and Nicole Brancato, co-directors of Seven Hills Chamber Music Festival.

Thanks to our mutual friend, composer William Susman, this is the first episode to feature a conversation with a music festival - and this one sounds amazing. I do hope you enjoy listening to us talking about the beautiful setting, as well as the music and musicians involved.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with trumpeter and writer Muneer Nasser.

Chatting with Muneer was fascinating and we could have gone on for hours, but for more, you'll just need to read his book - Upright Bass: The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser. You can also listen to Muneer's album - A Soldier's Story - and hear more of this great music.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with cellist Karlos Rodriguez from The Catalyst Quartet.

This is my second conversation with members of the quartet - the first was with viola player Paul Laraia for episode 39, back in the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now the quartet is onto the third volume of Uncovered, where they highlight the works of rarely-played black composers.

During our conversation, Karlos hints at the content for a proposed volume 4!

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with Dermot Rogers, who has recently been involved in a project to remaster the work of guitar giant Louis Stewart.

Just released is a remastered Out On His Own, which shows Stewart's virtuosity and lyrical genius. Executive Producer Dermot Rogers talks about discovering the master tapes of the album, which was originally released in 1977. The new edition includes three previously unreleased tracks and the physical version includes several previously unseen photos of Stewart.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with Ofra Harnoy and Mike Herriott. The pair have recently released Portrait, which features a brand new recording of their favourite operative music, arranged for cello and trumpet (with a host of additional large ensemble work thrown in.

Portrait is a wonderful album and you can hear extracts from three of my favourite tracks to give a sense of the craft and musicianship of both Ofra and Mike.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with drummer, percussionist and composer Tristan Banks.

Tristan's new album - View From Above - is out now on Ubuntu Music, featuring saxist Paul Booth, pianist John Crawford and Davide Mantovani on bass. Our conversation wends its way around the tracks on the album itself, touring live and the state of the UK gig industry. Tristan's also manager of the Verdict Jazz Club in Brighton and we touch on all things to do with live performance in this episode.

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A brief introduction to Harmonious World.

Please leave a comment and let me know what you'd like to hear in these subscriber-only episodes.

For now, hear about how this podcast started and a little about the plans for the future.

May's episode will be significantly longer and will include music, but this first trial is, at least, a start.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with composer Stanley Silverman. Alongside many, many hugely successful composing and performing projects. Stanley is also cited as the inspiration for the character Bruno in the film 'Fame' - based on his time at New York's highly-prestigious High School for the Performing Arts.

Stanley's new album - In Celebration - is out now on UK record label Signum Classics. It features his two piano trios and includes a guest appearance from Sting, alongside the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson trio.

Thanks to Stanley for allowing me to play extracts from both piano trios alongside our conversation.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with singer, pianist and composer Adina Luumu. Adina is a hugely talented musician and it was great to be able to chat to her just a few weeks after International Women's Day.

Adina's latest album with her band Luumu is Elephant Love Song, including 10 original songs that each tell a story tied together by a deep sense of loss and dedication to a dear friend who passed away before the album took shape.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with harpist Yolanda Kondonassis. It is a great honour to be featuring this conversation in the run-up to America's celebration of all things to do with mothers on 14 May - Mothers Day.

Yolanda's latest single is a striking composition by the great Cuban virtuoso and composer Arturo Sandoval. Wildflower  is a celebration of Kondonassis's own mother and is a supplemental track to her 2022 album Five Minutes for Earth.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with pianist Kevin Toney.  Kevin's musical story is fascinating - beginning with lots of hard work. You can listen to our discussion of his time with The Blackbyrds and working with Donald Byrd.

Kevin's latest album is called An Evening with Kevin Toney and Friends and it includes tracks composed by the man himself, as long with a careful selection of jazz standards. Alongside Kevin and some very prestigious friends is his hugely talented daughter Dominique Toney. You can hear her sing on a couple of the clips in this episode and watch this space: I'm hoping to persuade her to join me on a future episode.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with Erika Angell and Roisin Adams from Beatings Are In The Body. Erika and Roisin are joined in the ensemble by Peggy Lee and their experimental music is adventurous.

The trio's self-titled album is out next week and I hope you enjoy listening to our conversation and clips from some of their tracks. 

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with Pete Johnston from Stranger Still.

The Songs Which Are is out now and I hope you enjoy listening to our conversation and clips from some of the tracks. We get into some fairly deep conversation about what it means for music to 'sound' Canadian and the intricacies of the relationships between the UK, the States and Canada itself. We come to no conclusions, except that this music is both charming and challenging.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with UK guitarist Tom Ollendorff.

Open House is out now and I hope you enjoy listening to our conversation and clips from some of the tracks. Tom is touring this album in the UK now and he can also - frequently - be seen and heard alongside other rising stars of the jazz world.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with pianist Nic Gerpe, in which we discuss The Makrokosmos 50 Project.

The Makrokosmos 50 Project is out now and it features the 12 original movements of Georg Crumb's Makrokosmos Volume 1 for solo piano, followed by the new collection of 12 movements inspired by the former, each one crafted by modern composers.

Thanks to Nic for allowing me to play extracts from The Makrokosmos 50 Project alongside our conversation.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with guitarist, composer and bandleader Steve Banks. Our discussion is all around his new album - Emboldened - which he is currently playing around the UK with his extraordinary quintet.

This was a fascinating conversation and please do listen to the whole album if you can - Steve and I discuss many of the tracks in our conversation, but the entire collection is worth a listen. Please do try to get to see Steve if you're in the UK.

Thanks to Steve for allowing me to play extracts from Emboldened alongside our conversation.

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Impossible as it seems, this is the first episode of season 13! I must apologise for the sound quality in places - it's rare for these virtual conversations to have difficult connections.

Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with mandolin player Sam Day Harmet from Astroturf Noise, in which we discuss their latest album - Blazing/Freezing - and their recent tour of the UK.

This was a fascinating conversation and Blazing/Freezing is an excellent album to listen to, crossing almost every genre that you can imagine.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with pianist Michele Tozzetti, who has released an album of piano music by Niels Wilhelm Gade, who is sadly largely under-appreciated with a global audience.

This album features the collections Aquarelle, Phantasiestucke and the Sonata in E minor. There's a huge range of short, stand-alone pieces and the more challenging Sonata, which took the composer 15 years to complete.

This was a fascinating conversation and please do listen to the whole album if you can. Thanks to Michele for allowing me to play extracts from his album of the piano works of Niels Wilhelm Gade alongside our conversation.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with guitarist Tom Guarna, whose latest album - Reimagine - features some really delightful reworkings of classic guitar tunes.

Our conversation delves into the skills of the various musicians involved in the album, as well as the choice of tracks and the approach Tom took to the arrangements.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with composer, arranger and pianist Scott Dunn. Together with vocalist Claire Martin, Scott has released I Watch You Sleep, a tribute to Sir Richard Rodney Bennett.

It was wonderful to chat with Scott about this album and working with Claire Martin and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and commemorating the 10th anniversary of the death ofSir Richard Rodney Bennett. We discuss the arrangements and the recording, as well as how the tracks were selected - some by Bennett himself and some tunes that he particularly enjoyed himself.

Thanks to Scott for allowing me to play extracts from I Watch You Sleep alongside our conversation, especially the incredible reimagining of It's Only A Paper Moon, which is definitely my favourite track.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with composer, and vocalist Elina Duni. Elina's latest album is A Time To Remember - out now on ECM Records.

Elina's album of stunning original tracks and jazz standards features guitarist Rob Luft, Matthieu Michel on flugelhorn and Fred Thomas on percussion and piano.  Our conversation touches on the composition process of these tracks, which came out of the isolation of the pandemic and travels to the Sinai Desert and the Red Sea.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with composer and pianist Tania Giannouli.

Tania's latest album - on Rattle Records from New Zealand - is called Solo and it's her first completely solo release. It's a beautiful collection of tracks composer and improvised by Tania. We spoke just a few weeks after I had visited her homeland of Greece and it brought back lots of memories for me, although the music itself is quintessentially international.

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I promise you'll love this episode with singer Sara Shiloh Rae and The Sondheim Project - Sara wasn't dismayed when I said that she and the band Bluebird Junction had "taken Broadway and moved it into the middle of nowhere."

This really was a great discussion. Sara is a classically-trained singer with opera and concert hall credentials, but there's something joyous and blues-infused about this approach to some classic Sondheim tracks. We had a blast discussing it.

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Freddie Bryant played in the Upper West Side as a small child and grew up on its streets. His song cycle really is a Love Story to these streets and playgrounds. In our discussion, Freddie tells the story of the poetry and the music and how it all came together.

This is a poignant album and it tells a different story about an area of New York some of us have seen in films through the decades but that Freddie knows personally. His poetry and music have a dynamic interplay that tell a tale of his home, reflecting on homelessness and the dark side of gentrification.

Thanks to Freddie for allowing me to play extracts from Upper West Side Love Story alongside our conversation.

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Melodic Collective is guitarist Chris Allard's latest project, in which he works with John Turville (piano), Robbie Robson (trumpet), Oli Hayhurst (bass) and Will Glaser (drums). Their self-titled album is out now on Perdido Records and it's a quasi-live album which delivers a classy, cohesive jazz quintet.

I spoke to Chris last year alongside pianist Ross Stanley for episode 136 of this podcast and saw them perform their album Tortuga live at London's 606 Club. This new project promises more great things live and please watch out for a review of the album's official London launch.

Thanks to Chris for allowing me to play extracts from Melodic Collective alongside our conversation.

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'Celeste' is the new album from acclaimed Danish jazz singer, songwriter and guitarist Mette Juul. This is a collection of classic standard tunes you will recognise and some original tracks which will take your breath away.

Mette and I had a conversation about the choice of tracks and her storytelling alongside Mike Moreno (guitar) and Lars Danielsson (cello, celeste, kalimba, melodica, cymbals, double bass).

Celeste is out on Naxos-Prophone records on 10 November 2023.

Thanks to Mette for allowing me to play extracts from Celeste alongside our conversation.

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You may have never heard of Sherri Chung, but you have almost certainly heard some of her music on the film and TV shows we all watch from time to time. We had a fascinating chat about her background and how she composes within the confines of visual media.

If the quality is occasionally a little less than perfect, it's because Sherri was in her car - she's a busy woman. Alongside her composition, she was recently elected the first female governor of the Television Academy's music branch - the people who award the Emmys.

Thanks to Sherri for allowing me to play extracts from her scores for Gremlins and Based on a True Story alongside our conversation.

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This episode of Harmonious World was particularly easy to record. Pianist Joshua Espinoza's trio album Songs From Yesterday is delightful and insightful, and chatting to him about it was easy.

It's a shame this is a podcast, rather than a video, because Joshua's face lit up when I asked him about performing and recording with his band mates Kris Monson (double bass) and Jaron Lamar Davis (drums). I think you can hear something of that joy in his voice when talking about the experience.

Thanks to Joshua for allowing me to play extracts from Songs From Yesterday alongside our conversation. The album is out this week, so do please enjoy it.

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Thank you for subscribing to Harmonious World and I hope you enjoy this month's special round-up of what has been happening in my own harmonious world.

I apologise for the lack of music - a track is on its way and will hopefully be ready for the October special episode.

Please let me know what you enjoy about this podcast - and what you want more (or less) of.

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This episode of Harmonious World features pianist Matthew Whitaker, who is set to perform at his alma mater - The Filomen M D'Agostino Greenberg (FMDG) Music School. This is his way of giving back to a unique organisation which has helped him so much along his journey as a pianist.

Matthew's album Connections was conceived during the pandemic and it bears witness to a difficult time in all our lives, and to the people who have always helped him through. It's all about the connections we make.

Thanks to Matthew for allowing me to play extracts from Connections alongside our conversation, and if you're in Manhattan on 17 October, please do get yourself a ticket to the FMDG concert.

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This is a very special episode of Harmonious World.

I am joined by pianist Gadi Stern, who is one third of the Shalosh Trio. Gadi was speaking to me from Jerusalem, just hours after the start of a particularly violent and tragic escalation in the war.

There are no words to properly thank Gadi for sharing his story and that of tthe trio's album - Tales of Utopia. You can sense something from the incident in the middle of the episode. Thankfully, we were able to continue and all was well.

Shalosh are intending to continue with their plans to tour this album so please keep an eye open for news of their dates.

Thanks to Shalosh for allowing me to play extracts from Tales of Utopia  alongside our conversation.

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For this week's episode of Harmonious World, composer, organist and percussionist Joseph Bertolozzi joins me to discuss his album Tower Music (Musique de la Tour), which samples the sounds of the Eiffel Tower and creates music.

Although this is experimental classical music, it is not a difficult listen and the whole time there is something of the resonance of the Tower itself throughout.

Thanks to Joseph for allowing me to play extracts from Tower Music  alongside our conversation.

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Completely by chance, the episode follows nicely from last week's. Instead of American compositions, though, this time it's French music performed by award-winning Vietnamese American pianist Quynh Nguyen.

Quynh has gathered together some of the finest compositions of Germaine Tailleferre into a delightful album - The Flower of France.

Thanks to Quynh for allowing me to play extracts from The Flower of France  alongside our conversation.

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With a focus on grief, and how we survive it, Paramorph Collective have released All we're made of is borrowed. My discussion with the musicians responsible - An Laurence and Kim Farris-Manning - focuses on this dynamic work that brings together fascinating creative and some complex concepts.

Paramorph Collective combines a tonal range and extraordinary combinations of instruments and voices in what promises much for their musical future.

Thanks to An and Kim for allowing me to play extracts from All we're made of is borrowed  alongside our conversation.

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This is a long episode, because Bill Harrison and I had so much to discuss - his former career as a bass player, his book and his work as a psychotherapist. If you're a musician, there are some insights into how we work, and if you're not, those insights might help you understand us better.

Thanks to Bill for allowing me to play two of the tracks from his life as a bass player alongside our conversation.

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In the latest episode, I am joined by Canadian singer songwriter David Deacon, to discuss his fifth album - Good Day Good Night.

A collection of original tracks, this album also features David's version of the Bob Dylan classic Knockin' on Heaven's Door and we discuss his inspiration and where life has taken him.

Thanks to David for allowing me to play tracks from Good Day Good Night alongside our conversation.

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It was a delight to interview bassist Christian McBride for the latest episode. A real delight. You can probably tell.

Christian has worked with so many great musicians and we discuss his work with just a few of them (and the eight Grammys he has been awarded), including Sting, Dee Dee Bridgewater. We also talk about some of the tracks on Prime, his album that was released earlier in 2023.

You can catch Christian with some of his musical friends at the Village Vanguard, as we discuss. Alternatively, check out some of his videos and you can see what I meant about the concentration that goes alongside the fun.

I hope you also enjoy the first playing of the new Harmonious World theme tune, composed and performed by Joe English.

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Having met saxophonist Soweto Kinch at Ladbroke Hall a few weeks ago, I was delighted that he agreed to join me in conversation.

Soweto is more than a great musician, as evidenced by his album White Juju (recorded live at the Barbican in November 2021 with the London Symphony Orchestra) and I hope that comes across in our conversation. The music conveys so much about the pandemic and other major issues of our times. I cannot recommend it highly enough and if you have the chance to hear Soweto play, please do so.

Thanks to Soweto for allowing me to play extracts from White Juju alongside our conversation.

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Violinist Benet McLean has released Green Park on Sea Mammal Records and he joins me to chat about his music, the album and life in general.

Benet has appeared alongside many great names as a pianist and now he's returning to his first instrument - violin. He has an inspirational group of musicians in his band and these tracks allow them all to shine. You'll get a flavour of the album here, but try to listen to the whole thing when you can.

Thanks to Benet for allowing me to play extracts from Green Park alongside our conversation.

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I was joined in conversation by Ben Brown and Dominic Conway from Malleus Trio: their new album On/Off is out now and if you like some of the jazz crossover acts like Keith Jarrett and Sons of Kemet, you'll love this album.

On/Off is the trio's third album, but they've been around since 2007 and there's a collective maturity about their music - drums, tenor and bass - that brings a subtlety and collective interplay that is joyous.

Thanks to Malleus for allowing me to play extracts from On/Off alongside our conversation.

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As a fitting end to 2023 and an amazing Season 14 of Harmonious World, I was delighted to be joined by Colorado-based sax player Drew Zaremba. Two of my closest (albeit most distant geographically) friends live just a few miles from Drew and I have happy memories of visits to that part of the world.

Drew's latest album is Reunion - a big band celebration that brings the joy so important to Drew. I hope you enjoy our conversation and manage to check out the whole album.

Thanks to Drew for allowing me to play extracts from Reunion alongside our conversation.

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Welcome to a brief trailer for season 15 of Harmonious World. It's really just an excuse to wish you - listeners and guests - a very happy and healthy 2024.

Thanks to pianist and composer Joe English for my theme tune.

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This was a delightful conversation and I'm glad to be able to share it with you at the very start of 2024 and season 15 of Harmonious World.

Singer Lucy-Anne Daniels is very much one to watch and I can highly recommend you search for a gig where you can hear her sing and watch her own the stage.

Although it's a great honour for me to be able to interview some titans of music, I'm really going to seek out new artists like Lucy-Anne (and composer of my Harmonious World theme tune, Joe English) to promote. You can watch a video of her performing with fellow musicians from the Birmingham Conservatoire.

Watch out for my new blog feature of upcoming gigs - mostly UK but anything that looks interesting and especially those that feature past or future guests.

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Pianist and composer David Lopato has interesting stories to tell together with his diverse, fascinating collection of tracks on Short Stories.

Thanks to David for sparing time to join me in the conversation and discussing the tracks alongside our chat.

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