A Conversation with John Medeski – HuffPost 12.12.11

Mike Ragogna: How are you doing, John? John Medeski: Doing great. MR: First, can you walk us through how Medeski Martin & Wood got started? JM: I met Chris Wood in Boston when we were both living there. I met him at a random gig at the Middle East Café in Boston, we ended up […]

Emperor X (aka Chad Matheny) – HuffPost 12.12.11

Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Chad Matheny: That’s a really good question. I think, first of all, that that’s what you want to do, here’s a lot of really great music and other art stuff in the world and there’s a lot more awful music and art in the world. […]

A Conversation with Naughty By Nature’s Treach & Kay Gee – HuffPost 12.12.11

Mike Ragogna: Treach! Treach: What is up? Naughty’s in the building! How are you? MR: Chillin’ with Naughty. You playing tonight? T: No, we’re playing tomorrow, but we’re doing a sound check for everything. Stepping up for this album release that’s coming out, the first album in a minute. Naughty is coming with Anthem Inc. It will […]

Naughty By Nature’s Treach & Kay Gee – HuffPost 12.12.11

Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Treach: Man, you’ve got to keep your day job until you get a deal. You’ve got to work hard. Don’t think you can get rich and famous overnight. It’s a job way more than a nine to five. Come in knowing that you have to […]

A Conversation with Emperor X (aka Chad Matheny) – HuffPost 12.12.11

Mike Ragogna: All hail Emperor X! Hi, Chad Matheny. Chad Matheny: Hello, it’s nice to talk to you. MR: It’s nice to talk to you too, especially with you’re being the son of Pat Metheny. CM: Probably more like seventh or eighth cousin would be my guess. We spell our names differently, and I don’t […]

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JB Baretsky – HuffPost 12.9.11

[Note: This is a segment of my interview with JB that might be helpful to new artists.] Mike Ragogna: What are your some of your favorite jazz standards that you are performing? JB Baretsky: One of my favorites is “Mack The Knife” and I’m always surprised about how many people love that song when I […]