In this exciting podcast, guitarist Greg Poree interviews Jamaican born super bassist Keith Jones. Their depth of friendship is clearly evident as Keith describes his first experiences with music, how he began playing the bass, how he and Greg met, and how his career has exploded to include credits with many of the worlds greatest musician including Santana, Blood Sweat & Tears, Jean Luc Ponty, Al Jarreau; Bob Marley, Kenny Loggins, & others.

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After a successful career in psychology, this very gifted Jazz vocalist and composer talks about his recommitment to music, his first calling, and the challenges he faced in making that transition. Join Greg and Sidney in a thought provoking interview and listen to four songs from Sidney's latest album.

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Host Greg Porée starts the LA Jazz venues series hosting legend Don Randi, owner and founder of The Baked Potato and original member of the “Wrecking Crew”.  Not to be missed.

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Host Greg Porée interviews “Double G” – Geoff Gallegos, composer, conductor, visionary, entrepreneur, baritone sax player, and attorney. 
A most remarkable interview.

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Get up close and personal with Host Greg Porée and special guest, LeRoy Downs.

LeRoy Downs has been an icon in the jazz industry for the past twenty years. The Los Angeles jazz radio program & festival host, journalist, television producer, curator and concert series producer began his career with station 88.1 FM KKJZ and has continued to contribute to the art form as broadcaster on several Los Angeles radio stations.  LeRoy, who hosted this year's CJF Virtual Gala June 6th, has also hosted countless jazz festivals and performances including more than 15 years with the Monterey Jazz Festival, the Central Avenue Jazz Festival, the Angel City Jazz Festival, The Playboy Jazz Cruise, The Jazz Cruise, Winter Jazz Fest in New York, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz performances, and you can find him weekly at his own Just Jazz Series.

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“Mellow Bellows” features Porée’s in-depth interview with Michael Bolger, a multi-instrumentalist and composer known for his stylistically-diverse music. He performs on accordion, trumpet, trombone and even jazz organ with a variety of Los Angeles ensembles. Bolger has played and recorded with such noted artists as Jewel, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ry Cooder and Jimmy Cliff. He has also composed music for the popular television cartoon “Spongebob Squarepants,” for which he received a 2013 BMI Cable TV Music award.

This episode of “Sonic Tonic” features Bolger’s recordings of his compositions “No Sho” and “Marielle.”

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Hosted by Greg Porée

John Beasley talks about how as a kid, he would imagine what

it would be like to play alongside his musical heroes. He describes the

journey he went through to get from that imaginary

place to multiple Grammy nominations in Jazz,

2021 being no exception. This year he’s been nominated for

four Grammys and participated in projects for

two other nominees.

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Hosted by Greg Porée

“Brushman” with Clayton Cameron

This veteran Los Angeles based drummer, percussionist, producer, composer, educator, writer and historian has been a true pioneer in shaping the advancement of rhythm in music, especially in the genre of Jazz.  The interview follows his journey to becoming a master at his craft playing with such luminaries as James Brown, Christian McBride, Sammy Davis Jr. and Tony Bennett to name but a few.

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