In this, the final episode of our first season, Russ talks with Trumpeter Dave Douglas about finding inspiration at boarding school in New Hampshire, working around the country with different people and bands, and finding new ways to arrange tr

#6 JAY SCHADLER, Photographer; JONNY PEIFFER, PMAC Music Faculty

Apr 14th, 2017 25m 53s

In this episode, Russ talks with Portsmouth photographer and journalist Jay Schadler, PMAC's first lecturer in the West End Master Series which invites visual artists to present to the community in PMAC's Haas Family Gallery. They discuss his p

#5 BRAD TERRY, Clarinetist; MIKE WALSH, PMAC Music Faculty

Mar 31st, 2017 29m 2s

In this episode, Russ talks with legendary clarinetist Brad Terry about his learning to play, struggling to read, and loving to listen. PMAC drum instructor Mike Walsh introduces the episode with a story about a surprise encounter with someone

#4: ALEN ILIJIC, composer; NICK PHANEUF, PMAC Music Faculty

Mar 16th, 2017 25m 37s

In this episode, Russ talks with visiting Serbian avant-garde composer and performance artist, Alen Ilijic about his first time in the United States and his work that pushes boundaries both visually and musically.PMAC instructor and Rock Progr

#3: MICHAEL STASIUK, sculptor; STEVE ROY, PMAC Music Faculty

Feb 17th, 2017 26m 35s

Russ talks with multimedia sculptor and one of PMAC's first West End Master Series guest artists about his artwork, his teaching philosophy, and his travels around the world with art and theatre students.

#2: KENNETH RADNOFSKY, Saxophonist; CHRIS KLAXTON, PMAC Music Faculty

Feb 3rd, 2017 18m 30s

In this episode, Russ talks with his longtime mentor, classical saxophonist and Professor of Saxophone, Kenneth Radnofsky, who also gave a recent concert at PMAC, which he describes along with his thoughts on teaching and being a determined stu

#1: DAVID MURRAY, Photographer; ANNA NUTTALL, PMAC Art Faculty

Jan 19th, 2017 52m 27s

Russ Grazier, co-founder of the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center, talks with Portsmouth-based live performance and drone photographer, David J. Murray about his 30-year tech career in Silicon Valley, his experiences as a musician and his work a

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