Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists with Ola Onabule
Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists
by Fiona Ross
1M ago
In the first episode since being nominated for ‘Best Podcast’ by the World Entertainment Awards, Fiona talks to the inspirational singer/songwriter Ola Onabule Ola Onabule’s last album, POINT LESS was listed on many international publications as one of the best albums of 2019 including Downbeat Magazine (US), All About Jazz (US) and Jazz in Europe (Europe) amongst them.  The project has now been performed with quartet, quintet, big band and now symphonic orchestras. The British-Nigerian, singer-songwriter, has performed on the main stages of many of the international jazz festiv ..read more
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Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists with Colin Ross Waterson
Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists
by Fiona Ross
4M ago
Fiona talks to composer, lyricist and theatre maker Colin Ross Waterson. Colin has been writing music for fifteen years in the traditional music industry space.  He released three solo albums as WATERSON, but has now returned to the theatre—his first love.  He started working professionally in the theatre at thirteen, performing on Broadway and the West End during his adult career—including a long stint with Matthew Bourne and his iconic Swan Lake—and has amassed over 10 million streams as an independent recording artist. Colin Ross Waterson and Ben Hartley wrote new, British musical ..read more
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Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists with Charlotte Keeffe and Lara De Belder
Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists
by Fiona Ross
4M ago
Fiona talks to Jazz power couple Charlotte Keeffe and Lara De Belder. Musician, trumpeter and flugelhorn player Charlotte Keeffe wears her love for freely improvising, free jazz and abstract music-making on her (brightly coloured) sleeve. Whether performing regularly as a soloist (Sound Brush), or leading a variety of different ensembles, including her RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW Quartet, with Ashley John Long on double bass, Ben Handysides on drums and Moss Freed on guitar, she meticulously carves out spaces for the free movement of ideas and individual expression. Inspired by abstract painters, Ke ..read more
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Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists with Migdalia Van Der Hoven
Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists
by Fiona Ross
5M ago
Fiona talks to Mexico Woman of the year and drummer Migdalia Van Der Hoven. Mexico’s Woman of the Year for arts and culture, Migdalia van der Hoven is an International Award winning Mexican drummer currently touring with SIX the Musical across the UK and Internationally. She is also a Vater Drumsticks, Bosphorus Cymbals and RTOM Corporation artist. A Berklee College of Music graduate (where she studied and performed with Jackie Santos, Terri Lynn Carrington, Victor Mendoza and Mark Walker), she is known for her groove, sensitivity and versatility across multiple genres such as funk, jazz, fusi ..read more
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Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists with Magdalene Adenaike
Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists
by Fiona Ross
7M ago
Fiona talks to Magdalene Adenaike about her incredible work with the Music Relief Foundation. Magdalene Adenaike FRSA, Charity Founder & CEO of Music Relief Foundation. The charity was inspired by Magdalene's first-hand experiences of the hardships, isolation, and challenges faced by becoming a teenage parent. During this period, she discovered the transformative power of music and the importance of bringing other teenage mothers together to share their experiences. With these two revelations, the idea for Music Relief Foundation was born. ‘Passionate about making changes in people's lives ..read more
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Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists: Live in Paris with Maxine Gordon
Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists
by Fiona Ross
8M ago
In this very special not to be missed episode, Fiona talks to legendary Maxine Gordon live in Paris, in her first ever podcast! Maxine Gordon is an independent scholar with a lifetime career working with jazz musicians. She is an oral historian and archivist in the fields of jazz and African American cultural history whose award-winning book  Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon  fulfilled the promise she made to her late husband, the jazz saxophonist and Academy Award–nominated actor Dexter Gordon, to complete his biography. Maxine also earned an MA in African d ..read more
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Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists with Tony Barnes
Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists
by Fiona Ross
10M ago
Very happy that this podcast series is now at number 8 in the 'Top 60 UK Music Podcasts' for Feedspot! In this episode Fiona Ross talks to Tony Barnes, Producer and lead software engineer. Tony is currently a bedroom music producer experimenting with a unique style of music - blending various types of genres and sounds. Although a fan of almost all genres, Tony has a particular love for the 80s era, A.KA “retro”, synthwave, synth pop. Coupled with jazz, disco and funk, Tony is inspired by anything and everything. Tony loves to help others and with a hope that it creates a butterfly effect. He ..read more
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Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists with Eric Alper
Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists
by Fiona Ross
11M ago
Fiona Ross talks to Public Relations legend Eric Alper. For the past 25+ years, Eric Alper has been at the forefront of the Canadian entertainment industry – making the Public in Public Relations his business. His enthusiasm, encyclopedic knowledge of the past and present have made him the go-to for music in Canada. He is also host of one of the top-rated SiriusXM shows “ThatEricAlper”. With over one million followers, friends and connections across his social media platforms, it’s clear to understand why he has been named a “must follow” by Billboard, Paste and N ..read more
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Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists with Isabel Marquez
Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists
by Fiona Ross
11M ago
For this episode Fiona Ross chats to journalist, saxophonist and vocalist Isabel Marquez After graduating from Cardiff University with a BA in Music, I joined the Women in Jazz Media team and began my journalism journey. Since then I have written for various jazz (and other genre based) magazines, and have collaborated with some incredible people.  With the Cardiff University Jazz Society, I set up the university's first all-female jazz group: 'Womxn's Group'. I also was the society's Musical Director at the North Sea Jazz Festival, leading the big band on the Mississippi Stage. I am a sa ..read more
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Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists with Ashaine White
Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists
by Fiona Ross
11M ago
Heralded by the Ivor Novello Academy and Apple Music as one of the next rising stars of songwriting, Fiona Ross talks to Ashaine White. Just when you thought every genre mash-up had been done, Ivor Novello Rising Star Nominee Ashaine White arrives with a brand new hybrid: grunge-soul. Inspired by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Lianne La Havas, D'Angelo, Radiohead and Nirvana, Ashaine’s moody, spellbinding approach to jazz harmony and melodies, wrapped with a brash garage-band sensibility and storytelling at the focus of her songwriting form a unique and exciting soundscape. Putting you right in ..read more
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