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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Lorraine Klaasen and Mongezi Ntaka have just released an album of music Ukubonga (Gratitude), a collection of songs from the Southern Africa’s Township music songbook. It’s beautiful music with a message of life!

“Lorraine Klaasen, the daughter of legendary South African Jazz singer Thandie Klaasen, is one of the few South African artists who have preserved the classic sound of Township Music, which continues to be the most distinctive sound to come out of South Africa. Born and raised in Soweto, and now based in London, Ontario, Lorraine has electrified audiences worldwide with her dynamic stage presence and showmanship.” – lorraineklaasen.com

“Mongezi Chris Ntaka is a South African guitarist, composer, arranger, musical director and producer based in Washington, DC. His guitar playing incorporates several Southern African music styles including Kwela, Marabi, Mbaqanga, Mbira, African Jazz and Township music. Mongezi’s musical career started in Johannesburg in the early 1980s through his family contacts at Dorkay House in Johannesburg.” – embassyculturalhouse.ca

Lorraine and Mongezi talk with Baruch about the music, and the mission of this record to celebrate life and to impart knowledge of African cultures and traditions, so that people can know their roots. Be on the lookout for Lorraine and Mongezi offering concerts and workshops in your area!

Music by: Lorraine Klaasen & Mongezi Ntaka

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Scott Hongell has been making music since he was a small child, and music has been a thread throughout his life.  He’s not a rock star nor is he trying to be one.  Scott’s music is his way of sharing life experiences in order to inspire and encourage others.

Scott works as a personal trainer and he works for the US Postal Service, as well as writing songs which he records and performs live.  You can find Scott’s music at ReverbNation.

In the interview Scott talks about growing up right next to the Appalachian Trail, the role of music in his family, his time in the US Marine Corps, and more.

Music by: Scott Hongell

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Cosy Sheridan returns to Paradigms after 12 years, and 6 albums! A lot has happened in Cosy’s life since 2010. We’re catching up, discussing life’s changes, and listening to music.

Cosy Sheridan has been on the American folk music scene for over 30 years. She’s traveled and toured, and runs Moab Folk Camp, a music camp in Moab, Utah, every summer!

In 2021 Cosy released her 13th record A Beautiful Sound, Cosy’s response to Covid and other current events, and to a time of life.

Cosy also does a weekly Live Stream, you can catch it here.

Music by: Cosy Sheridan

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Travis Knapp has just released his 5th album The Same Sun Rises. These are songs that celebrate life, with all it’s ups and downs.

Travis has been making music for most of his life.  He is also a farmer and lover of nature.  Travis lives close to the earth, which informs his world view, and his art.

Travis is a gentle person and it comes through in his music, gentle strong messages of hope and consciousness.

If you listen to all of Travis’ records you can hear his progression as a musician and as a person.  The new record brings in wonderful musicians worth discovering in their own right, Jon Keefner, Kiera Carman, and Annie Sumi.

Music by: Travis Knapp

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Dan McCarthy has appreciated the work of Hunter S. Thompson for many years. This inspired Dan to find a way to musicalize Thompson’s words. The result is Some Jaded, Atavistic Freakout, a jazz concept album that is unique both in terms of how the music was composed, working with a cypher which Dan developed and discusses in the interview, and the experience it offers.

Hunter S. Thompson’s thinking offers perspectives on society that are as applicable today as when they were first written, if not more so. Here are some quotations from Hunter S. Thompson, great to read while listening to this music!

Music by: Dan McCarthy and Songs of the Doomed: Dan McCarthy – Vibraphone, Don Scott – Guitar, Luan Phung – Guitar, Daniel Fortin – Bass, Ernesto Cervini – Drums

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Elexa Dawson has released a new song Speak Again as a follow-up to her debut album Music is Medicine.  Elexa is a songwriter and performing artist who is inspired by her life experience and her relationship with the land.  Her latest song offers perspective on how we communicate and how our relationship with the land and with each other informs our communication.

Elexa is currently embarking on the journey of creating a community space that will bring together sustainable agriculture, people, and the arts. Active with Folk Alliance International, Elexa’s commitment to community is one of her inspirations.

Elexa Dawson on YouTube

Music by: Elexa Dawson

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Aimée Allen grew up listening to jazz and singing.  As a young adult Aimée made her way to Paris to study music, and it is there she started performing professionally. Aimée has since traveled the world bringing her own stylings to well known standards, and performing her original songs.

Love and the Catalyst, Aimée’s fifth record, is a combination of a few covers and mostly original songs written by Aimée, performed with Aimée’s band: Toru Dodo on piano, François Moutin on bass, Kush Abadey on drums, with guests Tony Romano and Noah Allen, on guitar and trumpet respectively.

The music is captivating and topical, the conversation is passionate, enjoy!

Congratulations Aimée for Love and the Catalyst being nominated for the 54th Annual NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album.

Music by: Aimée Allen

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The Supplicants are David Boyce, Richard Howell, David Ewell and Sameer Gupta.  They’ve released a new album Formless.  Recorded in one day, this record is an  invitation to a 2-hour musical journey through the imaginations of the players, and you.

Continually exploring the themes of co-creativity and music as alchemy, these four players, on bass drums and two saxophones, are engaged in a musical relationship that will surprise and delight listeners.

You’ll find that this music draws from many inspirations and styles, from rock to jazz to African and more. Kick back and take this in.

Music by: The Supplicants

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Jeff Rupert returns to Paradigms after 5 years to share about his new record with The Jazz Professors inspired by Pablo Picasso called Blues & Cubes.

The Jazz Professors are all accomplished artists who also teach.  They are Jeff Rupert on saxophone, Dan Miller on trumpet, Per Danielsson on piano, Bobby Koelble on guitar, Richard Drexler on  bass, and Marty Morell on percussion.  Sadly Dan Miller recently passed away.

The music is inspired by Picasso’s style and revolutionary creativity. The conversation between Jeff & Baruch touches on issues of creativity and human development, as well as the specific pieces on this album.

Music by: The Jazz Professors

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Dan Storper, founder of Putumayo World Music, joins Baruch to talk about the new Putumayo record which he co-curated with Linda Ronstadt. The album, Feels Like Home, is a collection of songs from Ronstadt’s life, performed by a variety of artists, which is the companion album to Linda Ronstadt’s new book of the same name.

Dan tells us about how this record came to be, how the songs were chosen, and what they mean to Linda.

Music by: Linda Ronstadt, Ry Cooder with Lalo Guerrero, Jackson Browne and Los Cenzontles, P.D. Ronstadt & The Co., Linda Ronstadt with Emmylou Harris, and Los Cenzontles with David Hidalgo.

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Roy T. Anderson returns to Paradigms to talk about his most recent documentary film project African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey. Roy was on the show in 2015 talking about his film Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess.

Roy T. Anderson is an award winning stuntman, appearing in over 200 films.  He also makes documentaries about significant figures in the history of Africans and those with African ancestry, bringing out stories most people are not familiar with. The technique of Roy’s documentaries is very accessible, utilizing archival material where possible, and actors portraying iconic moments. His films are riveting.

Marcus Garvey was a controversial figure in the early 20th Century, whose intentions to level the playing field for Africans and all black people, were viewed as threatening to the status quo, and were thus vilified.  In this film we get to hear from Marcus Garvey in his own words, and the words of people who knew him, as we learn about his story, his experiences, his life.

Music by: Miriam Makeba, Bob Dylan, Bill Lee, Steel Pulse, Buju Banton, and Bob Marley. Audio excerpts courtesy Roy T. Anderson.

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Ernesto Cervini is a drummer and composer who has just composed and produced a new record called Joy.  The music is inspired by a series of mystery books featuring Chief Inspector Gamache written by Louise Penny.  Amy Cervini, Ernesto’s sister and frequent musical collaborator, worked closely with Ernesto on this record.  Both Ernesto and Amy join Baruch for a spirited conversation about this music, sibling co-creativity, and more.

The music on this record is inspired by people and places from Louise Penny’s books, but even if you haven’t read the books the music is very enjoyable, upbeat, even amusing at times.  The production and musicianship is excellent, and let’s mention that the “cast and crew” on this album are all Canadians.

Music by: Ernesto Cervini and Company

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Lucy Kaplansky has released her 8th record Last Days of Summer, a collection of songs written during lockdown with some great covers for good measure.

Lucy has been making music for decades, writing songs and collaborating with wonderful players. This new record resonates with a vibrant strength and ethic of empowerment and resilience.  With excellent musicianship and production, and Lucy’s own chutzpah, this is music which encourages.

Music by: Lucy Kaplansky

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Steven Keene returns to Paradigms to share some new music and to talk about the current state of the human condition.

The new music is topical and powerful.  Soon is a moving look at what’s been happening and what we are hopefully moving towards. Wicked Messenger is a song about Covid.  Both are on Steven’s new record coming out at the end of this month.

Steven’s inspirations are easy to identify when you listen to his music; the musical sensibility along with the voice of conscience.

Music by: Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, and Steven Keene.

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Mark S. Winfield has led an interesting life so far, with a career as a CPA behind him he is now spending his time through-hiking, writing, and making music. Mark is also a life-long community volunteer.

Mark is part of The Leopold Trio, a Jazz group, and he’s working on a sequel to his book The Stones of Great Bear Lake.  Mark also has a YouTube Channel where he offers videos about hiking.

The music is delightful, the book is captivating, and the hiking videos are useful and interesting, offering useful advice for experienced and novice hikers alike.

Baruch and Mark had a chance meeting in Ireland, and this episode is the result.

Music by: The Leopold Trio, Grant Green, Julian Lage, Bill Keith and Jim Rooney, and Khruangbin.

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The Playing For Change Band has a new self-titled record out!  The music is joyous and energetic, drawing from numerous musical traditions. 

Playing For Change is all about inspiring people to connect through music. Founded by Mark Johnson and Whitney Kroenke, the organization brings musicians together from around the world.  Money raised goes towards building schools and getting instruments into the hands of young people.

This interview includes 5 of the band members: Mermans Mosengo, Jason Tamba, Roberto Luti, Robin Moxey, and Claire Finley, talking about the organization and the new record!

Music by: The Playing For Change Band 

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Jocelyn Jones grew up around artists. She spent her early life in the company of all manner of creatives, in her family and her community, eventually following the path of acting and then becoming a well regarded acting teacher.

Jocelyn’s new book Artist: Awakening The Spirit Within is an engaging melange of memoir and workbook, with a hefty dash of philosophy. The personal stories will draw you into the awareness exercises, which are easy to do and have an expansive quality.  It’s very enjoyable to read and the “work” part will make you feel good, whether you consider yourself an artist or not.

Music by: David Bromberg, Anais Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, Jefferson Airplane, Joni Mitchell, Lou Reed, Joan Baez, and Rosanne Cash

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Sergio Pereira returns to Paradigms to share his newest record Finesse, a collection of songs that will calm and relax you, while infusing you with life force and light!

Composed and recorded during lockdown, Finesse brings together (virtually) a group of accomplished musicians playing Sergio’s compositions, many recorded their parts in their own homes.

Sergio and Baruch discuss the music, Covid, and the role that media consumption can play in our mental health and well-being.

• The Making of ‘Finesse’ (Video)

Music by: Sergio Pereira

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Kabir Sehgal, and brothers Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash, have come together to create a new record Sand And Foam: Music Inspired by Kahlil Gibran. All three musicians are accomplished in their own right. Together, with guest musicians Claudia Acuna on vocals, Tivon Pennicott on sax, Caliph rapping, Oran Etkins on saxophone, Malini Aswathi on vocals, and Sudha Raghunanthan also on vocals, they have synergized to create a brilliant musical entrée to the poet Kahlil Gibran.

The conversation centers around Gibran’s message, and how it has been brought to music in this new record.

As a special treat, Baruch shares an excerpt from the audiobook of The Prophet he’s been working on with Starhawk and Dennis Lind-Beery.

Music by: Kabir Sehgal, Amaan Ali Bangash, and Ayaan Ali Bangash

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Esbe is a London-based musician, however her music is inspired by her North African and Eastern European heritage, as well as British folk, Jazz, and Indian classical music.

Esbe returns to Paradigms with a new record I Might Be Dreaming, 10 songs from her imagination. Esbe also makes physical art which can be seen at art fairs around the UK, and on all her album covers.

Baruch and Esbe discuss her creativity, how she writes and composes, dreaming, and aspects of the human condition, and of course we will be listening to selections from Esbe’s new record.

Music by: Esbe

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Eljuri is back on Paradigms to preview her new high energy amazing record Reflexión. The full album hasn’t been released yet (it drops September 30, 2022) but we are lucky to have three of the new songs and a conversation with Eljuri, always interesting and inspiring.

Cecilia Villar Eljuri is originally from Ecuador but has spent much of her life in New York City. Eljuri is known for her guitar playing…she shreds it…and her powerfully optimistic songs about people and society. The music rocks and the songs inspire.

This new record Reflexión is Eljuri at the top of her game, bringing life energy through our current challenges of Covid and political madness. And let us not forget the band, Alex Alexander on drums and percussion, Winston Roye on bass, and Teese Gohl on piano, Jenny Hill on tenor sax, Pam Fleming on trumpet, and Buford O’Sullivan on trombone.

Music by: Eljuri

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Dan Navarro has released a new record Horizon Line, 10 songs from before and during pandemic. In the spring of 2021 Dan hit the road for his first cross-country drive in many years, writing songs, inspired by the human condition.

Dan’s love of music is visceral, it comes from deep inside him.  As you listen to his music, allow yourself to feel it in your body.  That will bring you closer to Dan’s experience.

Dan is well known for his collaboration Lowen & Navarro, with Eric Lowen, as well as hits he has written for other artists.  He’s been touring as a solo artist since 2007.  During the height of the Covid pandemic Dan streamed over 250 live shows.  Performing for people is a big part of his life.

Music by: Dan Navarro

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Rafael Greco is a composer and multi instrumentalist performer from Venezuela. He played for years with multi Latin Grammy winners Guaco and has recently released his debut album  Dice Que Vive (Signs Of Life).

This collection of original songs offers stories with fantastical tones, as well as very real memorials to those who lost their lives or their homes due to the political situation in Venezuela in recent years.

The musical compositions are complex, even if at times something may seem simple. This is music that can take you on a trip in your mind.  Sit back and allow yourself to enter Rafael’s world.

Many thanks to Alvero Cordero for translating.

• Spanish Version of the interview

Music by: Rafael Greco

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Araceli Poma and Matt Geraghty are Afro-Andean Funk and they have just released their first album The Sacred Leaf.

This project and this music bring together Afro-Andean culture with other African and Caribbean musical traditions as well as electronica and contemporary jazz.  The songs on the new album are personal, some of them are also political.  The message is one of inspiring unity and healing, personally and societally. There is a theme of Justice running through this collection of songs.

Matt and Araceli talk about their inspirations, the intention of this musical project, and some of the other projects they’ve worked on, like the film The Warrior Women of Afro-Peruvian Music.

If you’re going to be near Long Island City on July 30, check out their free outdoor concert!

Music by: Afro-Andean Funk

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Dan Jacobson grew up in Denver, Colorado, with his mothers parents close by, both survivors of the Holocaust in Europe during WWII. Dan’s grandfather Steve was born in a small village in Romania before the war, but the war came and his life was profoundly affected.  He is one of 2 family members to have survived the concentration camps, and he escaped from Auschwitz days before the liberation in 1945. In 2006 Dan went with his grandfather, his parents and his sister, to the village in Romania, Deda Bistra, and he filmed the journey, spent 2 years editing the footage, and in 2009 released the movie Looking For Roots, Finding Flowers which has just been made available to the public on YouTube!

Dan talks about how his grandfather’s stories were part of his childhood, the Jewish commandment to remember and where that comes from, what it was like to make the film and how he sees it now. Paradigms offers Dan’s story, with music and audio excerpts from the film, as well as some other musical selections, including Dan with his band Roomtones.

The atrocities of WWII stand out, but since WWII the US alone has killed over 20 million people in war. Add to that all the other wars in the last 75 years and it becomes clear that humanity is engaged in an ongoing holocaust of violence and cruelty. Perhaps we can learn from Dan’s film, which is part of one family’s story, out of many millions of stories.

• Radio version of this episode (59:51 minutes)

Music by: my bloody valentine, Roomtones, Ancuta Anghel, Klezmer Conservatory Band, Smiley, London Festival Orchestra – Danielle Dechenne & Ferdinand Lang, Cantor Josef Rosenblatt, and Naftule Brandwein.

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D.D. Jackson is an Emmy Award and Juno Award winning composer and an inspired pianist and educator.  In this new album Poetry Project he has set to music poems from Canadian Poets, adding dimension to the words, creating space for listeners to more deeply experience the words of the Poets.

Bringing together wonderful vocalists and musicians, this record is a journey.  Sit back and listen to the whole thing to fully enjoy the experience. This project offers an opportunity to relax into words and music, to follow your own mind’s meanderings, to see where that leads you.

• D.D. Jackson on YouTube

Music by: D.D. Jackson

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Grimaldo del Solar and Sylvia Falcón, both from Peru, have come together to create PUNKU, the eponymously titled debut of their collaboration.  The music blends traditional Andean rhythms, instruments, and melodies, with contemporary electronica and Rock/Rap styles, creating a powerful fusion.

Drawing from ancestral  musical DNA, and using technology to capture and recreate magical musical moments from jam sessions and composing intensives, this music may stir the listeners sense of their own ancestral expressions.

Peru was hard hit by Covid.  This record was made during the height of the pandemic, so the artists are creating in that context. Peru is a very diverse country, with its own political turmoil, but no school shootings, gun violence occurs less than it does in the United States.  Perhaps we in the US can learn something from Peru?

• Celebrating the centenary of Yma Sumac

Music by: PUNKU

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Dean Cycon is the founder of Dean’s Beans, whose mission statement is a model for ethical, socially responsible, Earth friendly business practices. After 30 profitable years working with an ethical business model, Dean is retiring and turning the company into an Employee Owned Co-operative.

Dean returns to Paradigms after 13 years. He has a lot to share about how Dean’s Beans has grown, and about how their business model differs from the prevailing models; how they became a carbon negative venture (sequestering more carbon than they put out), how profits have been donated to local schools in Western Massachusetts to feed hungry children, and also to help refugees in Ukraine.  Dean is an example of someone who has high ethical standards and who walks their talk. He’s also a lot of fun to talk with.  He is currently writing a second book to follow up his 2007 Javatrekker: Dispatches from the World of Fair Trade Coffee.

In light of the recent ruling by the illegitimate “SCOTUS” enabling pollution to be unregulated, the need for ethical Earth Friendly business practices has never been greater.

Music by: Craig Chaquico, The Eagles, Aditya Prakash Ensemble, Fantomaticos, Stanley Clarke, and Bonnie Raitt.

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Hannah Baiardi returns to Paradigms to share her new record Magic, a sumptuous feast of jazz keyboard and vocals, all original songs, that will smooth out your day.

Hannah has the gift of creating songs and musical compositions that embody the path of the seeker, someone on an intentional journey of learning and experiencing the interconnectedness of everything.

This episode of Paradigms is being broadcast just days after The Supreme Court of the United States, which includes 4 “Justices” who committed perjury during their confirmation hearings, has attempted to roll the clock backwards by ruling that women do not have the right to bodily autonomy, that guns belong in the street, and they are threatening to do away with marriage equality and the right to contraception. Listen for Baruch’s commentary at the end of the episode.

Music by: Hannah Baiardi

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Peter Yarrow is one of our better angels.  He’s been a voice of conscience, peacemaking, love and decency, for three quarters of a century!  Peter, Paul (Stookey) & Mary (Travers) gave voice to generations of children and adults around the world with music that uplifted, fed our imaginations, and always always called for us to be our better selves.

Peter has been sharing music with survivors of school shootings since the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, CT in 2012.  Spending time, making music, singing with people, being part of healing for individuals and for our collective trauma, Peter has been steadfast in his passion for peace and equity.

The shooting in Uvalde, TX inspired Peter to rework a familiar peace anthem, here is the video for Where Have All Our Children Gone?

• Bill Moyers with Francine Wheeler and Peter Yarrow

Music by: Peter Yarrow, Peter Paul & Mary, and Pete Seeger

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Bart Moore has just released his second album Graveyards Wind & War a compilation of original songs. His first record is Curse of Los Lunas.

Bart is a storyteller.  His songs explore real stories and offer windows into human lives and experiences, which we can learn from.

Bart is from Michigan, where he lives and performs. Once a punk/grunge rocker in the San Francisco Bay area, eventually Bart moved back to his native Michigan and “went acoustic” to save his hearing.  Now he’s following the bardish tradition of playing small venues and telling stories with haunting music. Inspired by other musicians and storytellers, Bart wants your attention!

Music by: Bart Moore

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Mike Stevens has been playing harmonica since he was a child. He’s played with world class musicians and has graced the stage of The Grand Ole Opry.  His playing is virtuoso.  The harmonica may seem a humble instrument, but Mike makes powerful music with it. Breathe In The World, Breathe Out Music is a collection of original tunes, with a few familiar songs for good measure.  The band is excellent, and Mike’s arranging and composing are inspired.

Mike shares personal stories of discovery and humanity which are inspiring and moving and true. Mike’s travels and musical adventures, his sense of being part of the whole and in service, are reminders of the caring and action humans are capable of.

We’ll be listening to music from the new record.

Music by: Mike Stevens

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Edith Letner, Yacouba Sissoko, and Banning Eyre, are Voyagers, a trio playing fusion music with facets of Jazz, various African, Folk, and other musical traditions. Each has achieved mastery with their instruments, and continues to learn and explore. Together they bring us Chasing Light, an album of original and traditional tunes which bring light into the space, into your mind, into the world, something we need right now. This is dancing music!

The conversation with Banning and Edith goes from how Voyagers came to be, to the new record and how it was made, and some observations about life on Earth. Yacouba was unable to be on the call, but he was present in spirit through the music.

Music by: Voyagers

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Loreena McKennitt returns to Paradigms after 4 years to talk about the 30th anniversary of her breakthrough record The Visit. Loreena is about to launch a Canadian Tour where she will be performing the album in its entirety along with colleagues Caroline Lavelle on cello, Hugh Marsh on violin, and Brian Hughes on guitar. With just one date in each province, this tour is extra special!

Loreena tells some of her origin story as an artist, and shares a spirited conversation about creativity, technology, cosmology, and more.

Loreena is sustained by nature, a lover of animals, and a very thoughtful person who is concerned with the state of humanity. Her music draws from rich traditions and Loreena’s own creativity, creating space for reflection, feeling, and appreciation.

We’ll be listening to selections from The Visit.

Music by: Loreena McKennitt

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Chris Butcher is a trombonist, recording engineer, and more, and Holly Devon is a writer artist philosopher.  Along with Sabertooth Swing band leader Romain Beauxis, and other artists, they have just released a new album Delta Bound which is a recounting and feeling-through some of the history of New Orleans.

Guest artists include Sister Helen Prejean, Bruce ‘Sunpie’ Barnes, Jeffery Broussard, Cedric Watson, Paul Chéene, The Daiquiri Queens, Zachary Richard, Kid Chocolate, Daiquiri René Jones, and Big Queen Mary Kay of the Original Wild Tchoupitoulas, who contribute thoughtful spoken word essays, readings of works by Sidney Bechet and Frank Stanford and excerpts from Spanish soldier Luis Hernandez de Biedma.

“What’s so important about this album is that it’s showing the continuity of the story of New Orleans. There are all these different time periods that are filtering through, but the place is the constant that binds it all together. It’s the making of the reality that we’re all living through in New Orleans right now. And there’s been no break. Delta Bound asks, ‘Can we all face this violent history and can we all face the truth of it?’ With the power of art, you get a chance to actually touch the depths of this music and you can’t do that if you’re not willing to face that reality.” – Holly Devon

Music by: Sabertooth Swing & Guests

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Ezra Gale is a multi instrumentalist songwriter storyteller media fusing visionary, who has recently allowed his alter ego The Eargoggle to release a double album with accompanying comic books, one for each record in the album.

The music and the comics go together and how that works is open to interpretation.  In other words, you have to experience this for yourself, listening and reading together.

Ezra describes the process and intention of this work, mostly made during the earlier part of the pandemic, and describes some new projects he’s working on since completing this album.

Music by: Ezra Gale

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N’Faly Kouyaté, Johnny Khalsi, and Saran (Sandra Werner) of Afro Celt Sound System join Baruch to share the new record OVA and to talk about Simon Emmerson, one of the founders of Afro Celt, who died in 2023.

Afro Celt Sound System has made an indelible mark on the world of music with great songs, massive hits like Release with Sinead O’Connor and When You’re Falling with Peter Gabriel.

OVA is as inspired and powerful as earlier music by this band, with powerful songs driven by experiences of love, loss,and change.

N’Faly and Johnny share stories about Simon and talk about particular songs, which we will hear.

Music by: Afro Celt Sound System

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Mike Mullins has been playing music since childhood. He’s played guitar on over 100 records but his true musical love is the mandolin, so he’s just released a record of just mandolin music 8-String Sketches. Reinventing familiar tunes for the mandolin, Mike takes us on a light journey. The mandolin lends itself to variations in melody and textures that are specifically mando. Mike tells us some of his story and we get to hear some of the new record.

Karen Turner’s debut EP Tonight There Might Be Stars offers five songs that are personal and nuanced. Karen has been singing since childhood and in recent years has been especially focused on songwriting, working on her craft, developing her process.  Karen describes some of her songwriting process, and we’ll listen to some of the new EP.

Music by: Mike Mullins, and Karen Turner

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Peter Ward‘s new book The Price of Immortality The Race to Live Forever examines the quest for immortality by meeting “The Immortalists” and learning about their ideas and their methods; what’s working?

The prolongation of life has been desired by humans for thousands of years, going back to ancient religions and practices, coming forward through time to the alchemists of the Middle Ages, and now modern science.

The conversation examines the science, spiritual, and political/economic ethical questions involved with the quest for immortality, or even just for longer life.

Music by: Craig Chaquico & Russ Freeman, NRBQ, Chris Isaak, Jeff Buckley, Tulku, and Joe Jackson.

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“Giuseppe Paradiso is a drummer, recording artist and composer active both as a bandleader of MERIDIAN 71, a world-jazz music project based in Boston,  as well as a freelance recording and live musician across different music genres.” – Giuseppe-Paradiso.com

Giuseppe and Meridian 71 have a new record out Parallel Dimensions which explores questions of physics and consciousness. Join in with Giuseppe and Baruch as they discuss the music and the meaning. Giuseppe is a very warm person whose passion for the music and for exploring consciousness have led him to some wonderful musical discoveries.

Music by: Giuseppe Paradiso and Meridian 71

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