Our latest guest is Ashley Kahn, author, educator, and deep thinker! He and Mike discuss how people discover and listen to music today and how it differs from the past.

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Paul Simon's Graceland (YouTube)

Dr John - There Must Be A Better World Somewhere (YouTube)

International Society of Jazz Arrangers & Composers

John Beasley - pianist

Tuesday's Just As Bad Radio Show

Hot Tuna Blues (YouTube)

The Universal Tone By Ashley Kahn

Monty Alexander - pianist

Montreux Alexander (YouTube)

Kenny Banks Jr - Take 5 (YouTube)

Theo Croker

From Wikipedia: Ashley Kahn (b. 1960) is an American music historian, journalist, and producer. He was born in the Bronx, New York, and was raised in Cincinnati. Kahn graduated from Columbia University in 1983. While attending Columbia, he hosted a jazz and blues radio show on WKCR, and was known on the air as "The Cincinnati Kid."

In 2014, Kahn co-authored the autobiography of Carlos Santana, titled The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story To Light. To date, his most critically acclaimed books have been on two major jazz albums, Kind of Blue by Miles Davis and A Love Supreme by John Coltrane. He pens articles, interviews and other features on music, and is a prolific liner note writer for a variety of music labels, and for which he has earned three ASCAP/Deems Taylor awards, and three Grammy nominations. In 2015, he was awarded a Grammy for his album notes to the John Coltrane release Offering: Live at Temple University.

This week’s episode features Marc Myers. If you are a lover of all things music, Marc is the man for you. If you appreciate music's history and evolution, Marc is the man for you. If you have always wanted to get into jazz music but just didn’t know where to begin or what to listen for, Marc is the man for you! Marc is the creator of JazzWax which hosts a wealth of history, stories, opinions, and more about jazz and other forms of music.

We talk a little about the musicians Marc has known over the years and what it’s like to meet them. Marc and Mike share their opinions of rock and jazz and the musical process. Marc is fascinating to talk to.

Marc Myers is a frequent music and arts contributor to The Wall Street Journal. He writes two regular columns—“House Call,” in which he interviews Hollywood actors on their childhood years, and “Album@50,” on pop albums celebrating a 50th anniversary and how they changed music history. He is the author of “Why Jazz Happened,” two volumes of “Anatomy of a Song” and “Rock Concert: An Oral History.” He posts five days a week at his award-winning JazzWax.com blog, launched in 2007.

This week, Mike is talking with Jason Garfield. Jason is a great juggler. But don’t roll your eyes at that. He does a lot of other things too! Jason is trying to get juggling into the Olympics and he talks a little about the struggles involved in that. He is also a fitness buff and he and Mike have a lot to say about that. Mostly Mike which is odd since Jason is the expert.

Jason also learned to play the piano… sort of . He has opinions about that too. We had a great time talking with Jason and we hope you enjoy it too!

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Valentina Lisitsa playing Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (YouTube)

Valentina Lisitsa playing Moonlight Sonata 3rd Mvmt (YouTube)

Jason Garfield's 5 ring color change (YouTube)

The World Juggling Federation

Eminem - Houdini (YouTube)

Rhythmic Gymnastics - Varfolomeev's ball routine (YouTube)

Jason Garfield's Fast Food series (YouTube)

Leafside Meals

Jason Garfield's bio: Jason started juggling when he was 11 years old. He went on to win International Juggling Association championships and World Juggling Federation championships. He has performed on cruise ships, television, and across the internet. Additionally, he has produced programs for ESPN and others related to juggling and fitness. Currently he is not only a professional performer but also a fitness and health coach.