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Welcome to the JazzCast! Today I have an awesome and touching interview with JS Williams, jazz cat and trumpet player from New York. I was really thankful to be able to find a few minutes as he runs back and forth between DC and NY to be able to dig into his latest album, the “Late Bluemer.” He plays with a stellar cast of musicians, including:
What I liked most about this interview was the fact that I would have never known the meaning behind the songs “Grim Reaper,” “Ambivalence,” and “Submission” without sitting down and talking about it. It gives a whole new meaning to his music, and as always, JS tells it like it is! I was also really impressed at his tribute to his various teachers – his father, grandmother, his middle school teacher, and Josh Landris – who taught him one lesson but made an everlasting impact. In honor of all the parents making this the “true” teacher appreciation week I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did. Please support JS Williams by downloading the songs if you like them!
Click here to access JS William’s iTunes album: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-late-bluemer/id604034578
Click here to access “The Late Bluemer” on CDBaby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jswilliams
Mentioned in this podcast: (links coming soon!)
- JS Williams
- Noble Jolley – piano
- Eric Wheeler – bass
- Nate Jolley – drums
- Gantt Kushner
- Gizmo Recording Studios
- Music and Arts School of NY
- The New School
- Robert Glasper
- Marcus EJ Strickland
- Queens College
- Michael Philip Mossman
- Antonio Hart
- Marine Band
- NYCPS
- Winard Harper
- Casey Benjamin
- James King
- Larry Willis
- Gary Bartz
- Nasar Abadey
- Barry Weaver
- Amy K Bormet
- Billy Taylor Autobiography
- Josh Landis
- Tuner Lite
- Lou Soloff
- JS Williams on Facebook, Twitter
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