Genius JamCats
Conversations on music, creativity, culture, and the human side of art.
Hosted by Emma Collier - brought to you by the creators of Genius Jamtracks and PitchBop.
Episode #12: Terri Lyne Carrington, Monika Herzig & Lynn Baker
“If you love the music, then you’ll want to see it reach its full potential. What are you doing to help that?”
Episode #11: Maximos Kaliakatsos-Papakostas
“Imagine farmers in Mongolia or France, or remote agricultural places that might have never been able to listen to music. With technology, this changed. Everybody has access to music. I think it’s very important to be able to have experiences like this, no matter where you are, that allow you to explore parts of your mind that are unexplored otherwise.”
Episode #10: Dave Mihaly
"I think, wow this is my spot in life, put all that self consciousness aside, self- deprecation, grandiosity, let that all go. It’s really meaningless. I’m alive now. Be beautiful. I think we’re really here to be beautiful. So what do you do that you can find that you’re beautiful, you’re alive. That really helps ground me." ~ Dave Mihaly
Episode #9: Nicky Kokkoli
“In Greece, from the start of the society, there have been men’s things and women’s things, including music. So I’ve always had to prove that even though I’m a woman, I’m as good a musician as they are, or I might even be better. And once I’m in, it’s about fitting in. Not being too sensitive, making the same jokes, doing my best to not be seen as any different.”
Episode #8: Yiannis Iliakis
“I realized that through telling these stories, I could create an atmosphere, a fairy tale type situation in their minds, which was very helpful for my lessons in painting and art generally. For me, that’s the goal: to bring them somewhere like this before I start to show them specific techniques.”
Episode #7: Nana Sechere
“Give people pleasure with an experience and they come back. That’s the Genesis.”
Episode #6: Leo Genovese
“Every time we sit down at the instrument or we perform, we are trying to connect with the love supreme, with everyone around, and with what doesn’t even qualify to be called bodies of existence.”
Episode #5: Kleo Xirou
“These materials are becoming more rare and precious as time goes on because of our misuse of natural resources...” ~ Kleo Xirou
Episode #4: Ronan Guilfoyle
“Jazz is not about a result, improvised music is not about a result, it’s about a process. Because there is no result - when you’re finished, you’re finished. It’s gone.” ~ Ronan Guilfoyle
Episode #3: Adrian Valia
“If you are being deliberate about the actions you take every day - from the things that have to do with the environment to the things that don’t: how do you speak to people, how are you dealing with projects, how much you respect yourself and others - you will create a lifestyle that encompasses sustainability through your beliefs and this will reflect in your environmental choices as well.” ~ Adrian Valia
Episode #2: Aimee Nolte
“Your Mom picked it out.” ~ Aimee Nolte
Episode #1: Tony Grey
” Magic comes from trust, especially with the musicians, trusting who you’re playing with. To respect another point of view, and try to nurture that is important.” ~ Tony Grey