Podcasts
You can find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Podcast Republic and many other podcast hosts.
I hope you don’t mind but these podcasts are not fully produced the way they would be if they were originally created for this format. They are derived from raw recordings of the live radio broadcast which were sometimes compromised by equipment failures or the absence of a dedicated production staff. This means that there might be more abrupt starts and stops than you may expect, missing content, etc. You might also hear things like guests talking about upcoming gigs which, sadly, are no longer upcoming.
I hope that doesn’t distract you because there is a ton of great stuff to discover here, with more coming online all the time. I have hundreds of hours of these broadcasts so they should be rolling out for some time to come.
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If you would like to search for a particular episode that you may have missed or would like to hear again, pop over to the “About Deep Focus” page.
Enjoy!
“Bebop” written by Dizzy Gillespie. Used by Permission.
2017.03.06 Eric Person on Woody Shaw
Rebroadcast November 2, 2020.
In the Jazz world of utterly distinctive individuals, trumpeter Woody Shaw still managed to stand out. He didn’t speak like [...]
2014.06.30 Lezlie Harrison on Abbey Lincoln
Rebroadcast October 26, 2020.
Vocalist Lezlie Harrison is my guest for a Deep Focus on Abbey Lincoln. Achingly beautiful recordings of Abbey that you have [...]
2017.09.04 Henry Threadgill on Thelonious Monk
Rebroadcast October 19, 2020.
“Whatever you think can’t be done, somebody will come along and do it.” Thelonious Monk said those words; Henry Threadgill [...]
2017.05.15 William Hooker on Billy Bang
Rebroadcast October 5, 2020.
Billy Bang wasn’t called “Billy Bang” for nothing. He earned that name as a demolitions expert in Viet Nam but it was [...]
2012.05.09 Karl Berger and Ingrid Sertso on Creative Music Studio
Rebroadcast September 28, 2020.
Ornette Coleman was renowned for dispensing with the rules of Jazz improvisation. So can Ornette's concept be [...]
2017.12.11 Richard Admiral on Herbie Hancock
Rebroadcast September 21, 2020.
Does the name “Mwandishi” Mean anything to you? How about “Headhunters”? Herbie Hancock is one of our most respected [...]
2017.02.06 David Gilmore on George Benson
Rebroadcast September 14, 2020.
This Monday night from 6pm to 9pm on WKCR 89.9FM and wkcr.org, I will host guitarist David Gilmore with a Deep Focus on George [...]
2013.05.20 JT Lewis on Don Pullen
We were talking about "The Total Package" as a bandleader: what does that really mean? It means choosing the right sidemen (perhaps ones whom others might [...]
2019.11.11 – Jack DeSalvo on Keith Jarrett
Rebroadcast August 24, 2020.
There's a school of thought among some jazz musicians that you should learn all you can-- study, practice, master every scale [...]
2018.05.15 Brian Charette on George Coleman
Rebroadcast August 17, 2020.
Jazz fans love to argue. Ask a question about any player to any 2 serious listeners and you’ll get a least 3 opinions. [...]