Zack has been a professional musician since the 90's from NYC to LA and points in between. He's a versatile upright and electric bassist that plays over 270 gigs a year. Catching him at Little Jumbo in the 5 points area of Asheville is a must w

Lionheart -YAHZAY

May 5th, 2024 59m 57s

This is my first return guest. Yahzay has been incubating with his new record over the past several months, maybe his whole life. He colabs with some of the best musicians around. He's been doing a lot of work, personally and professionally and

Micah Thomas

Apr 19th, 2024 1h 20m

Micah has an inspiring story about his transition to full time professional drumming. Check out his recording with Tall Tall Trees, Brushfire Stankgrass, and Jason DeCristofaro's latest album, Falconry.Go see him live every week at The Foundry

Time for the Drums with Ted Marks

Feb 20th, 2024 1h

I think most of the musicians in Asheville have heard of Ted or have trusted him with mixing their music. He's also an incredibly talented musician with next level chops on bass and drums. You can catch him playing drums with Ashes and Arrows,

Share the Drum with River Guerguerian

Feb 13th, 2024 1h 10m

River Guerguerian is a percussionist and composer that has toured the world sharing and in search of sound. His parents observed his love of percussion early. He was the kid in school obsessed with transcribing drum solos by greats like Elvin J

The Lumpy Heads with Benjamin Falcon

Feb 6th, 2024 1h 14m

Benjamin Falcon has been contributing to the Asheville music scene for the past 12 years since attending the music program at UNCA in several ways. Asheville drummers should check out the Ashevill Drummers' Guild on Facebook for for novel solut

Easy and Fun with Joe Enright.

Jan 30th, 2024 1h 18m

Joe is entered the Asheville music scene just a couple of years ago and is making a big impact. On this episode he shares how he pushed past the compulsion to kill on the drums every time he plays and how it has given him new energy to put into

Batteria with Thom Nguyen

Jan 24th, 2024 47m 48s

Thom is an incredible multimedia artist and musician that puts out monster sounds that can disturb your sensibilities as easily as soothe them. We had a lovely chat and I was honored to have him over to learn more about what makes him tick and

Rahm Squad with Rahm Mandelkorn

Jan 16th, 2024 42m 48s

Rahm Mandelkorn has been playing music in Western North Carolina and beyond for the past 23 years. Rahm Squad is his project that includes some of the best players in/around Asheville, NC. He was also the guitarist that Claude Coleman, Jr. of W

Jamie Douglass on tour with Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton

Jan 9th, 2024 44m 40s

Jamie is a sought after drummer. He's recorded several projects and toured with Shooter Jennings, Duff McKagan, Samantha Fish, Jesse Dayton, and many more. I first became aware of Jamie when I stumbled into a club in Ft Collins, CO on the recom

Cultivating Relationships with Adam Chase

Jan 3rd, 2024 1h 32m

Adam Chase has been playing music all his life. He and his brother, Matthew Chase, headed the band Black Eyed Susan from high school through college that caught the attention of so many ears. This allowed them the opportunity to play with artis

Character and Quality with Jeff Hankin of Carolina Drumworks

Dec 28th, 2023 1h 28m

A few things I learned in this episode:1. Building drums can provide a special understanding of the relationship of sound to the individual artists and their audiences. 2. What we are looking for in a sound or a drum isn’t really what the drum

Free Radio for All with Austn Haynes

Dec 19th, 2023 48m 55s

Austn Haynes is a poet and producer from Asheville, North Carolina. He is a founding member of the hip hop group Free Radio. He is as much facilitator of music/creation as he is a creator. He's collaborated with Government Mule to remix their s

Have Drums Will Travel with Scott Middleton

Dec 15th, 2023 32m 29s

Scott Middleton is a drummer doing admirable work. When he's not commanding the stage with Bask he's helping and teaching people with neurological, physical, and mental disabilities use music to heal. Learn more about the work he does with The

Simple-Complex with Nik Hope of Empire Strikes Brass

Dec 12th, 2023 1h 15m

Nik is a seasoned drummer that has been playing with Empire Strikes Brass for the past 8 years. https://www.empirestrikesbrass.com/ You can see him play with members of ESB at the Asheville Music Hall One Stop for the early jam every Tuesday n

Drumming with James Brown - Erik Hargrove

Dec 5th, 2023 1h 36m

Erik Hargrove played drums with James Brown and The Soul Generals (AKA The Soul G's) in the late 90's and early aughts. After James Brown's death he went on world tour with Bootsy Collins for "A Tribute to James Brown" and later with Boot

Listening is Creating with Logan Jayne

Nov 28th, 2023 1h 23m

I can't get over how many times I say I can't get over how much talent there is in Asheville, NC. Logan Jayne is one of the reasons. He's a thoughtful dude that grew up in Asheville and has been a first call drummer, probably since he started p

Create and Communicate with David Johnson

Nov 21st, 2023 1h 58m

David was born into the music industry. From an early age he was able to share space with many of the greats, including Buddy Rich, as human and not celebrity. He's garnered success as a session drummer, music producer, synth composer, and voca

Emoting and Stimming - Delia Detritus

Nov 14th, 2023 1h 14m

Delia Detritus is an artist working in London in multiple mediums from noise art to drumming to wood working and conceptual sculpture. She has also found ways to deal with her autism spectrum disorder and ADHD through drumming and art. The play

Floating Luxe with June Puryear

Nov 10th, 2023 19m 38s

This is the most exciting new drummer to me ever. No cap. I love hearing this drummer over all others. My daughter, June Puryear, is 7 years old and has been playing the drums since she was 2. She began playing intently when she got her own kit

Freeform with Eliza Hill

Nov 3rd, 2023 1h 10m

Eliza Hill has been playing in Asheville bands since she was a kid. She approaches the drums a little differently than most of the guests on this show. Check out her contributions on most of Andrew Scotchie's albums, The Smoky Mountain Sirens,

Beats and Beans with JJ Bower

Oct 27th, 2023 1h 13m

It's clear JJ Bower listens and is a fan first. One thing I've learned from these conversations is that this is the recipe for curating ears, taste, and skill. JJ continues to experiment and explore with music. Whether it's tracking drums, pla

Inspire Art with Bill Berg

Oct 20th, 2023 49m 34s

Bill Berg is a jazz and fusion drummer known for his work with Flim and the BB’s and as the recording drummer for Bob Dylan’s album - Blood on the Tracks. He's performed and/or recorded with Leo Kottke, Cat Stevens, Bill Perkins, Don Grusin, W

Time Spent with Alan Hall

Oct 13th, 2023 1h 4m

So excited to share this episode with a teacher of mine, Alan Hall. He's been teaching in nearly all settings from middle school jazz camps to Berklee School of Music for over 40 years. You can take lessons with him now online. Book at his webs

Bonus

Bonus: "Why? What's your motivation, man?"

Oct 12th, 2023 6m 45s

Like any good teacher Alan Hall wants to learn what motivates you. I love that he kicked off the ep asking me the question. Check out my next release for our full conversation. Alan is a jazz monster and regular at Little Jumbo in Asheville wh