In this episode of Easy Jazz Spotlight, host Ken Boyd talks with jazz songwriter and singer John Korbel. John's song "Bourbon Street Taps" which is featured in this interview at 13:38, hit number one on iTunes. The video was filmed during the Covid crisis in New Orleans - a big advantage for filming says John, because: "There weren't too many people around." John is a former rock and roller who tells Ken that he writes all of his own music ..read more

In this episode, Eleanor Hayward and Jody Harbour speak with Indigenous Wholistic Psychotherapist Dennis Windego. Dennis specializes in an indigenous, spiritual approach to healing for mental health issues, addictions, grief and trauma. This is part one of a two part series ..read more

In this episode of Easy Jazz Spotlight, host Stefan Zaichkowski talks with Virginia trumpeter and educator Bill McGee. Bill talks about his long and varied career, and takes a historical look at the changes in the music industry over the years. Bill tells Stefan that he could see the rise of digital music as far back as the early 1990s - and, he reveals why he stepped away from producing albums for a long stretch of time ..read more

On this episode of Easy Jazz Spotlight, we feature jazz fusion artist Deepspawn Logic. Deepspawn, who is from Brooklyn, New York - tells host Stefan Zaichkowski that she underwent a period of depression during the pandemic. But her music helped her get through it. In her words: "My brain just exploded." Deepspawn talks about her unusual style of music, and says there is an audience for every song she produces. Hear a sample of her work at 46:05 in the podcast ..read more

In this episode of Easy Jazz Spotlight, California musician and host John Armato talks with Los Angeles vocalist, songwriter and producer Staci Griesbach who combines her passion for country music with jazz. Staci talks about overcoming the challenges of recent years. John also asks Staci: how she got started; how she plans her albums; the differences between working in the corporate world and being an independent artist; and what lessons she's learned in her growing career ..read more

In the Easy Jazz Spotlight today is contemporary jazz bassist, recording artist and producer Bryan Anderson from Baltimore. Bryan has 11 albums to his credit, but he's not done yet with other projects in the works. Our host Stefan Zaichkowski learns why Bryan prefers smaller, intimate venues for his live shows; how Bryan creates his music; and what his strategies are for success ..read more

He's performed with some of the greats, including Ike Turner, Sade and Chicago. Clarence T Kyle, known simply as CTK, is a trumpeter, keyboardist and composer whose album "The 2ND Coming" is a mix of smooth jazz, R&B, Hip Hop and Funk. And as our Easy Jazz Spotlight host Stefan Zaichkowski discovered, CTK believes you've got to have funk ..read more

In this edition of Easy Jazz Spotlight, jazz artist Craig Thumper Samuels from Oklahoma speaks with host Stefan Zaichkowski about how he got started playing music, his amazing efforts with philanthropy - helping people with his music - and, how he managed to get the name "Thumper ..read more

In this Easy Jazz Spotlight, host Ken Boyd speaks to well known smooth jazz pianist and composer Carol Albert who has a string of hits to her credit. Carol tells Ken how she comes up with ideas for writing music, the time she got “freaked out” when asked to play piano professionally, her career as a music teacher, and her new album entitled “Magic Mirror ..read more

In this edition of Easy Jazz Spotlight, host Stefan Zaichkowski talks with award-winning Toronto pianist Nick Maclean whose Quartet features another award-winning jazz artist: trumpeter Brownman Ali. Nick talks to Stefan about the talented members of his band, his musical compositions, the challenges of working in a recording studio, communicating with audiences and the band's new album "Convergence ..read more