Bos Bones Season 2 Episode 6: Brian Thomas Season 2 Finale! After long last this season comes to a close with one of Boston's funkiest and most in demand commercial players. I remember the first time I heard him play with the A-Beez at Wally's I was blown away! He's a co-leader of the BT/ALC Big Band and leads his small group the BT Allstars. He's played with touring acts G Love, Lettuce, Soulive, John Brown's Body, The Elovaters, Maceo Parker, Kevin Kinsella, Ryan Montbleau and around Boston with King’s Highway, Dela & Steady Rock Easy, The A-Beez, B3 Kings, The Attractors, Jesse Dee, a ..read more

Professor Bill Lowe has recorded with Muhal Richard Abrams, Henry Threadgill, Frank Foster and many others. We talk about his work with the Makanda Project and leading his own projects around Boston. He's such a sage person; so many pearls of wisdom in this episode! -Follow @BosBones on instagram and facebook -Download at your favorite podcast store -Sign up for the mailing list at www.MichaelPrentky.com/BosBones -Support the show (https://venmo.com/michael-prentky) Support the show ..read more

A very special episode! After over 10 years, Michael reconnects with his original trombone teacher, mentor, and middle school band teacher Juli Thornell. Listen in for some fun personal stories and memories, hearing Juli's perspective playing and teaching in the Boston area, and her struggles being a virtual band director during Covid. -Follow @BosBones on instagram and facebook  -Download at your favorite podcast store  -Sign up for the mailing list at www.MichaelPrentky.com/BosBones  -Support the show (https://venmo.com/michael-prentky) Support the show ..read more

Liza Malamut takes Michael through the world of historical performance. They talk about her selection of sackbuts -- predecessor to the trombone -- championing lesser known Jewish composers of the renaissance and why she prefers to call it "historical performance" rather than "early music".  -Follow @BosBones on instagram and facebook  -Download at your favorite podcast store  -Sign up for the mailing list at www.MichaelPrentky.com/BosBones  -Support the show (https://venmo.com/michael-prentky) Support the show ..read more

Season 2, Episode 2: Tom Plsek  Michael talks for the first time with previous Berklee Brass department chair Tom Plsek about destroying trombones, eating mushrooms with John Cage, vaquita whales, his love for Irish music.  -Follow @BosBones on instagram and facebook  -Download at your favorite podcast store  -Sign up for the mailing list at www.MichaelPrentky.com/BosBones  -Support the show (https://venmo.com/michael-prentky) Support the show ..read more

Season 2 Episode 1: Walt Bostian Join host Michael Prentky for the Bos Bones Season 2 premier with Walt Bostian. Known as one of the top musical theater players in Boston, Walt discusses playing the Lion King thousands of times, doubling on bass trombone, and overcoming self-doubt. -Follow @BosBones on instagram and facebook -Download at your favorite podcast store -Sign up for the mailing list at www.MichaelPrentky.com/BosBones -Support the show (https://venmo.com/michael-prentky) Support the show ..read more

Season 2, Episode 2: Tom Plsek  Michael talks for the first time with previous Berklee Brass department chair Tom Plsek about destroying trombones, eating mushrooms with John Cage, vaquita whales, his love for Irish music.  -Follow @BosBones on instagram and facebook  -Download at your favorite podcast store  -Sign up for the mailing list at www.MichaelPrentky.com/BosBones  -Support the show (https://venmo.com/michael-prentky) Support the show ..read more

Season 2 Episode 1: Walt Bostian Join host Michael Prentky for the Bos Bones Season 2 premier with Walt Bostian. Known as one of the top musical theater players in Boston, Walt discusses playing the Lion King thousands of times, doubling on bass trombone, and overcoming self-doubt. -Follow @BosBones on instagram and facebook -Download at your favorite podcast store -Sign up for the mailing list at www.MichaelPrentky.com/BosBones -Support the show (https://venmo.com/michael-prentky) Support the show ..read more

Bos Bones Season 1 Episode 5: Angel Subero Season Finale! Really fun show with maestro Angel Subero. Since the early 2000's Angel's become a fixture in Boston subbing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a member of Boston Philharmonic, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Triton Brass, the Brian Thomas/Alex Lee Clark Big band, the John Allmark Big Band, all while leading his own salsa band Latin Logic. That's all while heading the brass department at Boston Conservatory. Hear his inspiring story coming from Venezuela, coming to Boston and studying with Doug Yeo,  Boston's live salsa scene ..read more

Bos Bones  Season 1 Episode 1: Jeb Bishop Join host Michael Prentky for the Bos Bones premier with inaugural guest Jeb Bishop. They discuss the Boston music scene in relation to Chicago's, Boston's free improvising music community, and building a life in music. -Follow @BosBones on instagram and facebook -Watch on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC80NiTb8KEaiyZ5pE7OXgng -Sign up for the mailing list at www.MichaelPrentky.com/BosBones Support the show (https://venmo.com/michael-prentky ..read more