Paradigms – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Tracy Grammer is a wordsmith and a poet, creating music that is bluegrassy w/traditional and electric instruments, haunting and raucous melodies.  Her songs delve into emotional landscapes, stories, and the perennial inquiry into human existence.

Prior to her solo career Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer were a musical duo getting a lot of radio play, touring nationally, when Dave Carter died in 2002. Since then Tracy has carried Dave’s music forward while continuing to develop herself as an artist.

The conversation with Tracy and Baruch is lively, with humor and gravity. Tracy is a very humble person, but her artistry is brilliant. She has a number of solo albums worth listening to.

• Tracy Grammer on YouTube 

Music by: Tracy Grammer

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William Carn and Tara Davidson have been playing music together for years, which is convenient because they’re married to each other! Together they lead Carn Davidson 9 which is a bit of a super band; all accomplished wind instrument players plus a great rhythm section.

The new record Reverence is an homage to musicians who are particularly inspiring to Tara and William.

CD9 is…Tara Davidson – woodwind 1, composer & arranger, William Carn – trombone, composer & arranger, Kelly Jefferson – woodwind, Shirantha Beddage – woodwind 3, Jason Logue – trumpet, Kevin Turcotte – trumpet, Christian Overton – bass trombone, Andrew Downing – bass, Ernesto Cervini – drums.

Tara and William join Baruch for a discussion of the music, their process, and the musicians who inspired these compositions.

Music by: Carn Davidson 9

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Les Arrivants is Abdul-Wahab Kayyali on Oud, Amichai Ben Shalev on Bandoneon, and Hamin Honari on Percussion (Tombak, Daf, Frame Drums). These three men each migrated from a different parts of the world, to Montreal Canada, where they met and make music. Their new record is Towards the Light.

Baruch talks with Abdul and Ben about the record, the inspiration of being migrants, why people move, how duress can force people to leave their homeland, and how the making of this music embodies a process that can be healing in the context of being a person in transition, without a home, needing refuge.

Hamin Honari was not able to join us but he was a guest on Paradigms on June 23, 2024.

Music by: Les Arrivants

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William Carn plays trombone, composes, and is a faculty member at the University of Toronto Jazz Studies program. His new record is Choices.

William talks about his musical journey, inspirations, and the changes in perspective he is experiencing along the way.

The new record is inspired by specific recent events in William’s life, so the mental/emotional journey the record offers is very much related to the title. The pieces fuse traditional Jazz with electronica to create an enjoyable meditative excursion, well worth experiencing.

William is also in the group Carn Davidson 9 with Tara Davidson, to whom he is married.

Music by: William Carn

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Darmon Meader composes, writes songs, plays saxophone, and sings. His new record Losing My Mind features his singing.  The songs are mostly familiar, with inspired new arrangements, and a couple of original tunes.  When someone makes music as an offering to the hearts and minds of listeners, you can feel it when you listen.

This record is an uplifting response to our current challenges including pandemic. Darmon’s music has a light quality that may bring a smile of enjoyment, while also tickling your nostalgia just a bit.

Music by: Darmon Meader

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3D Jazz Trio consists of Jackie Warren on piano, Amy Shook on bass, and Sherrie Maricle on drums.  Their latest record is 9 to 5 which is a collection of mostly familiar tunes, some original material, and it is so much fun to listen to!  If you’d like some toe tapping swing-around-the-room music to lift your spirits and to share with friends, this is for you.

Baruch talks with Amy, Sherrie and Jackie about their musical collaboration, the material on this record, and how important listening is to their synergy.

Music by: 3D Jazz Trio

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Phil Kosdan has been a political-philosopher ever since he graduated NYU in 1971 as a Sociology major. He works as an Acupuncturist/Chinese Herbalist. Kosdan also holds a M.A. in Psychology from Vermont College. He’s been married for 34 years and has two step-daughters and now 3 granddaughters. Phil’s son succumbed to Cystic Fibrosis when he was 28.

Phil ponders, discusses, and writes about ways to heal our political landscape. In 2013 Kosdan published SOLUTIONS, A Wiseacre’s Guide For Cleaning Up The New World Odor. Now it’s 2023 and Kosdan is publishing articles on his Substack site The American Revolution 2.

Phil and Baruch discuss some of Phil’s ideas, what we’re seeing in the United States in terms of political engagement (or lack thereof), and the idea that all of our problems would be solved if we prioritized human rights and kindness.

Music by: CSNY, Marvin Gaye, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris w/Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Ella Fitzgerald, Bob Dylan, Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington, and Laura Nyro

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Curtis White has been writing for his whole life, fiction and non-fiction.  His most recent book is Transcendent art and dharma in a time of collapse.

“In Transcendent, celebrated cultural critic Curtis White, asks what Buddhism will look like in the future. Do we want a secular Buddhism that looks like corporations and neuroscience? Or do we want a Buddhism that still provides refuge from the debased world of money and things? Transcendence is not about magic realms where spirits fly about; the world is, as Shunryu Suzuki  put it, its own magic. We only need to reclaim it and reclaim our humanity while we’re at it.” –MHPBooks.com

Baruch and Curtis discuss the book and the questions it brings up and seeks to address.

Music by: Keola Beamer, Jethro Tull, Adrian Belew, George Harrison & Leon Russell, Joan Zen, Mercedes Bahleda & Klaus Helbrecht, and 3 Trees

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What happens when a person decides to live their life making the world a better place for everyone?

Gary Feuerstein is a person you’ve probably never heard of, but he’s led an interesting life, always in service to others through work as a carpenter and as an engineer, working with the US Deptartment of State as well as private organizations. In the interview you’ll hear about housing and rebuilding projects he’s worked on including current projects in India and the Caribbean.

Gary has worked on projects in the US, also in China and North Africa, and continues to work on projects in India, and in the Caribbean.

• Curry Stone Foundation
• Engineers Without Borders

Music by: John Prine, Bonnie Raitt, Kinky Friedman, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and The Rolling Stones

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Paradigms offered up 51 episodes in 2022, each featuring a person or persons engaged in exploration of the human condition through a variety of means; creative expression and the arts such as music film literature, science, supporting refugees, saving animals, and more.

In this episode we’ll hear music selected from artists featured on Paradigms in 2022.  These songs may remind listeners of hearing the episode, or may intrigue a new listener to explore past episodes.  Either way, great music from inspiring artists!

Music by: Chaka Chouka, Mamak Khadem, Rupert Wates, Mike Stevens, Bart Moore, Peter Yarrow, Roomtones, Eljuri, The Playing For Change Band, Lucy Kaplansky, Steven Keene, Elexa Dawson, and Aimée Allen.

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