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November 6, 2013
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A Conversation with Jon Batiste – HuffPost 11.6.13
Mike Ragogna: Jon, you’ve got a new album, Social Music, and you’re pretty much on the road non-stop these days. Jon Batiste: Yeah, since the Summer. We were in Europe for three months and now we’re on the road from October to April. MR: And you’re all doing your best to “Stay Human,” if you get […]
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November 6, 2013
A Conversation with Portugal. The Man’s John Gourley – HuffPost 11.6.13
Mike Ragogna: Why “Portugal” The Man? John Gourley: When this band started, we hadn’t been out playing. We had just talked about David Bowie and The Beatles, those are two of our biggest influences. Zack [Carothers] and I always loved the idea of Ziggy Stardust and St. Pepper, like this alter ago. I was a […]
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November 5, 2013
A Conversation with The Bad Plus’ Ethan Iverson – HuffPost 11.5.12
Mike Ragogna: We’ve got the pianist from that rad, mad and badass group, The Bad Plus. Hey there, Ethan! Ethan Iverson: How are you doing? Thank you for that great intro. MR: Any time! I only stopped because I ran out of rhyme-y superlatives. You need about six more. EI: Oh, wow, man thank you. […]
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November 4, 2013
A Conversation with It’s Casual’s Eddie Solis – HuffPost 11.4.13
Mike Ragogna: Hey Eddie, how are you and what’s up? Eddie Solis: Hey, Mike, I’m good. It’s a day at the grind here. I’ve got my own label now, Stoked Records, and it’s distributed through RED, which is a distribution arm of Sony, so I get up and my day is pretty much like working […]
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November 4, 2013
A Conversation with Roger Daltrey – HuffPost 11.4.13
Mike Ragogna: Roger, how are you? Roger Daltrey: Fine, Michael, how are you? MR: I’m very good, thank you, and thanks for taking the time for this interview. You’ve been so busy lately, especially with Who Cares, the Teen Cancer America Foundation that you and Pete [Townshend] put together. How did it get started? RD: […]
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November 4, 2013
A Conversation with INVSN’s Dennis Lyxzen – HuffPost 11.4.13
Mike Ragogna: Hi Dennis. What part of the world are you in right now? Dennis Lyxzen: I am in Stockholm, Sweden. I just came from the American embassy, to get my visa so I can make it to the States. MR: Hey, please would you go the origin story of INVSN? DL: Me and the […]
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November 1, 2013
A Conversation with Entertainment Cruise Productions’ Executive Director, Michael Lazaroff – HuffPost 11.1.13
Mike Ragogna: One of the interesting discoveries I made from this cruise has been that smooth jazz versus other jazz is not really what’s going on right now, it’s an integrated jazz. For instance, the Gospel/Jazz show with Jonathan Butler wasn’t anything I expected it to be. One of the things I would like to […]
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November 1, 2013
A Quick, On-The-Fly Conversation with Smooth Jazz Cruise Host Brian Culbertson – HuffPost 11.1.13
Mike Ragogna: Bryan, you are the maestro for this cruise. How do you feel about your musical cast? Brian Culbertson: You know, the bottom line is that everyone is such a pro, it’s really easier than it looks. Everyone does their homework ahead of time; they come in prepared and we’re just putting the final […]
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