The final part of this week’s proGram was ready to be delivered.
Variant- Michael League, Pedrito Martinez & Antonio Sánchez
Obbakoso- Michael League, Pedrito Martinez & Antonio Sánchez
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Quintessence- Eric Rasmussen Quartet
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Branches- Quinsin Nachoff
Ra Reeng Brah- Terry Riley & Thollem
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Ride the Vibe- Hu Vibrational
**pre-recorded conversation with Adam Rudolph**
Ignition- Hu Vibrational
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Song For Biko- Pierre Dørge
Blues For Bra Dick- Pierre Dørge
The middle part of the proGram this week heard it from above.
Aglio- Oscar Rocchi
Mais- Oscar Rocchi
Thrill of the Night- Sébastien Tellier & Slayyyter Ft. Nile Rodgers
Shades Of Red- Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 Ft. Nina Miranda
Why Didn’t You Get Me- WAAN
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Ninth Sun- NEVARIS (Live)
Haliç- İlhan Erşahin & Istanbul Sessions
Ti Love- David Walters & Fatoumata Diawara
Ayayay- Wesli
The Real Bush Doctor- Clinton Fearon
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Maskenball- Thomas Roth
The first part of the proGram knew they could see if they wanna.
My Carolina Sunshine Girl- Grandpa Jones
Let ’em Know I’m From Virginia- The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys Ft. Tommy Brown
Outrun Your Past- Ritch Mitchell
Welcome to This Town- Steph Upper Lip
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greenarrowradio promo- Reckless & Blues
Chicago Cowboy- Jamiah Rogers & Dirty Chxrch
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Speed Table- Winged Wheel
Bird Spells- Winged Wheel
Capricorn- Dirtwire
Deep Dive- Shane Sato Ft. Box Dream
Big Game- Lee Mason and His Orchestra
Composer, improviser, percussionist & family to greenarrowradio, Adam Rudolph, has performed extensively in concert throughout North & South America, Europe, Africa, & Asia for well over 4 decades. He has been hailed as “a pioneer in world music” by the NY Times and “a master percussionist” by Musician magazine. He composes for his ensembles Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures, Hu: Vibrational percussion group, & Go: Organic Orchestra, an 18 to 54 piece group for which he has developed an original music notation and conducting system. He has taught and conducted hundreds of musicians worldwide in the Go: Organic Orchestra concept. Adam has performed with Don Cherry, Jon Hassell, Sam Rivers, Pharaoh Sanders, L. Shankar, A.A.C.M co-founders Fred Anderson & Muhal Richard Abrams, Wadada Leo Smith, & Omar Sosa. He has toured extensively and recorded 15 albums with Yusef Lateef including duets and their large ensemble compositional collaborations. In 1977 he lived and studied in Ghana, where he experienced trance ceremonies. In his travels throughout West Africa he saw how music can come from a cosmological grounding beyond music itself and can also be about something beyond music itself. In 1978 he lived in Don Cherry’s house in the Swedish countryside. Cherry inspired him to start composing and showed him about Ornette Coleman’s concept and the connection of music to nature. Fast forward to end of 2025 and his latest release with Hu Vibrational, ‘Vibe Ride’ has been set out into this new world. This is the 6th album release for this project and his 60th release as a leader or co-leader. Vibe Ride continues a deeper exploration of a trance-like groove and a conceptual framework known as Sonic Mandala. This album marks the most complete realization of that idea, partly due to the group’s experience touring beforehand. That time on the road helped to refine ideas & strengthen musical chemistry. The recording process unfolded organically—likely due to the long-standing collaboration within ensembles like Go: Organic Orchestra & Moving Pictures, where the musicians have developed a deep familiarity with the shared musical language. The ensemble of Vibe Ride is Alexis Marcelo, Jerome Harris, Harris Eisenstadt, Neel Murgai, Tim Kieper, & Tripp Dudley—brings exceptional creativity and skill to the project. While grounded in the sonic languages of today, their performance channels an ancient vibrational lineage, connecting with ancestral sound makers who were attuned to the rhythms of the sun, moon, stars, & seasons. Human beings have always been deeply responsive to natural cycles. Vibe Ride thrives on the distinctive sonic voices of its players, interwoven with care and nuance into the compositions. Hu Vibrational merges elements of world music, electronica, & improvised jazz into something both funky & spiritual, intense & soothing.
I had the pleasure of getting time to hang with my friend Adam to dive mind first into the creation of Vibe Ride. From the changing of the sonic colors within the mandala to understanding the key to the artists communication ability, serving the music and longstanding relationships, this collection has opened unknown doors into a hopeful future. We get back to our previous conversation on the sonic mandala, deep listening and the techniques and philosophies revealed, layered upon and h=ow and where spots of silence accentuate the feel. The idea of this being a touring group got us talking about the shared unique, diverse and togetherness of a shared time with the music with the “audience” being a main part of where the music is and where it goes. As often happens when we get time together, so much of this conversation presents the desire to aide in the places music like Hu Vibrational can take the singular us, the collective we and those space yet to be discovered. I think this conversation is another path being created to help get others to locate it, find how this music can serve you/us/we and help to build a bridge between the past and where we can still find ourselves down the lie – that is, the circular lines.
Snug Harbor presents
Dave Stryker Quartet
Tuesday January 6th, 2026
Dave Stryker is an acclaimed jazz guitarist, composer, and educator known for his soulful tone, blues-infused style, and deep groove. Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, Stryker rose to prominence as a longtime member of organist Jack McDuff’s band, where he honed his hard-swinging approach. He has since recorded dozens of albums as a leader and sideman and performed with jazz greats including Stanley Turrentine, Joey DeFrancesco, Kevin Mahogany, and Stefon Harris. A respected teacher and author, Stryker continues to influence the jazz world through his recordings, performances, and dedication to jazz education.
Tonight’s show features:
Dave Stryker – guitar
Mike Pellera – piano
Lex Warshawsky – bass
Peter Varnado – drums
The final part of the proGram this week was able to find the ins and outs in the same space.
Dance! Skip! Hop!- The Tomeka Reid Quartet
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The Known End- Kris Davis with Lutosławski Quartet
Mvt 2: Blues Circle- Joel Harrison
Wheel Spirals- Hu Vibrational
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Ran Zerayt Dubaatee- Terry Riley & Thollem
***pre-recorded conversation with THOLLEM***
U Shkek Qurish- Terry Riley & Thollem
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Willow Street- Ganavya, Sam Amidon & Sam Gendel
Rudi’s- Gankino Circus
Albbas / Lynx- ASSU
Varjon viemä- Okra Playground
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Let’s Get Free- Adam Meckler Orchestra Ft. Kyle Rapps & Jana Nyberg
Two Sides- Adam Meckler Ft. Toki Wright & Caroline Davis
The middle part of this week’s proGram could get around after squeezing thru.
Il diavolo- New Sound Quartet
Taurus- Modern Sound Quartet
Eat Your Greens- Parlor Greens
Hot Pants- Lee Mason and His Orchestra
Bootsie- Lee Mason and His Orchestra
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Straighten Up and Fly Right- El Combo Batanga Ft. Natty Bo
AMHARA RUMBA- Either/Orchestra
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greenarrowradio Theme- Mister Rourke
Green and Gold- Azam Ali
This House Is on Fire- Azam Ali
Cadenza (Original Mix)- YES TO ALL
The first part of this week’s proGram got there from here or the others way round.
Pajarito- José González
Near But Far- Legendary Ten Seconds
Lake View Samuri- Refestramus
Belle Du Jour- Himmelaya
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Feel Me Better- G. Love & Special Sauce & R.L. Boyce Ft. Evan Nicole Bell
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Clipse-O- LaMP Ft. Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger & Ray Paczkowski {live}
One Of Us- LaMP Ft. Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger & Ray Paczkowski {live}
I See Poseurs Every Day- Winged Wheel
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Sesshins 4- Lettuce
Storm Coming- Lettuce
Share Your Peace- Destani Wolf Ft. Connie Price & The Keystones
Get Back- Samm Henshaw
Float- Samm Henshaw
Thollem is a pianist, keyboardist, composer, improviser, singer-songwriter, activist, author & teacher. He has toured throughout North America & Europe as an itinerant artist for 2 decades, performing, teaching & collaborating in myriad situations across the idiomatic spectrum. Thollem’s known in concentric circles as an acoustic piano player in the free jazz & post-classical worlds, as the lead vocalist for the Italian agit-punk band Tsigoti, and as an electronic keyboardist through a multitude of projects. His lifelong interest has been to work with people from all walks of life, bringing artists & communities together in ways that may create something uniquely valuable to everyone involved. He is currently focused primarily on his multimedia collaboration with New Mexican visual artist ACVilla, his solo piano work Infinite-Sum Game, his new autobiographical songs project Godammit Tommy!, and workshops on the collaborative process. Since 2005, he has played over 3,000 concerts throughout N. America & Europe, releasing more than 100 albums on 27 different vanguard labels. A very brief cross section of his many collaborators include William Parker, Pauline Oliveros, Stefano Scodanibbio, Nels Cline, Sara Lund, Rob Mazurek, Michael Wimberly, Mike Watt, Susan Alcorn, & Carmina Escobar. Thollem is a published author about art, politics and his travels in NewMusic Box, The Anthology of Essays On Deep Listening, Full Moon Magazine (Prague) & First American Art Magazine. 2 years ago Other Minds Records released The Light Is Real with Terry Riley, Thollem, & Nels Cline. This latest album, ‘The Right Is Real’ features Mr. Terry Riley, and is a return to the original duo concept, starting from scratch. Tracks 1 – 4 are the recordings from the 1st session Terry & Thollem recorded on-line. The rest of the album are samples of these recordings played by Thollem through a Wavestate, in real-time. The impetus for this project together was a kind of epiphany he had when he walked into his Suegra’s bathtub room in northern New Mexico surrounded by her mural of a Redwood forest. Thollem was so captivated that he took a photo and simultaneously thought “the light is real” & “Terry Riley”. Mr. Riley and Thollem have been friends for many years and Thollem shared this epiphany with him. They decided to improvise with their voices while meditating on this photo & concept. Now, on the Winter solstice, ‘The Light Is Real (VOICES)’ has been let out into the world.
I had the chance to get back together with family to the proGram, Thollem to discuss this recent offering into the sonic landscape. We get into the original ideas, hearing them back now since it has been ‘released’ and the work that went into it once the thoughts were shared. In the early Spring, Post Consumer Records will be doing a physical release of this album for people to get a chance to hold it in their hands. Thollem assures us (there is no doubt) that the art that will accompany will be yet another part to this gift. He reminds us of the music he is creating for his forst autobiographical project, Godammit Tommy!, from which I have shared a few tracks, and this is a completely different beast than this work with Mr. Riley. COMPLEETELY! There is no reason to not be reminded about the work he and Angela have done with the documentary series Artists Engaged, as we talk about how we both find new people to become immersed into because of each other. This space is a place where open minded deep listeners can go to be introduced to ‘off the beaten path’ artists to feel.
The final part of the proGram this week was one in many.
You Better Watch Out- El Combo Batanga
La Cuota- El Combo Batanga
Bènè Mot- Muluken Mellesse
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HULET WEDDO AYHONEM- Either/Orchestra
AMBASSEL- Either/Orchestra
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Brother Earl- Work Money Death
Sometimes It’s Death- Work Money Death
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greenarrowradio Theme- Mister Rourke
Chilly Winds Don’t Blow (Bolden. Remix)- Nina Simone
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? (Two Another Remix)- Ella Fitzgerald
I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (Yesking Remix)- Billie Holiday
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Merengue x Fantasy- Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project
My Three Suns- Vance Thompson
The middle part of the proGram saw it and wondered.
New Land- Lucas de Mulder
Cook- Lettuce
Keep On- Lettuce
Dusty Groove- The New Mastersounds (live)
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Bedhead- Gold Leader
Imprevedibile- Modern Sound Quartet
Confabulante- Modern Sound Quartet
Any Flavour- Kaidi Tattham
Busted- The Putbacks
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Superpower (Sensible J Remix)- Zretro
Voodoo Love- David Walters
The first part of this week’s proGram got things in gEAR.
Let Down, Forgotten and Alone- Supersuckers
Pictures Of Matchstick Men- The Chesterfield Kings
Hey Joe- The Chesterfield Kings
MASTERS OF WAR- grandson
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Hey Baby You Gotta Move- Father’n’Son
Cash Jam- Angel Ocasio Jr. Ft. Blind Dog Mayer
Cussin’ Cryin’ & Carryin’ On- Paul Boddy Ft. Jessie Wagner
Need Your Love So Bad- Paul Boddy Ft. Sonny Landreth
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Awaken- Devon Allman & nightvision
Sea Otter Goes To College- Detroit Illharmonic Symphony
Night Of The Raccoons- Detroit Illharmonic Symphony
If You Cooperate- Detroit Illharmonic Symphony
The final part of the proGram had some points to make.
open your own treasure house- Nicholas Payton
Get Out Of Town- Doug Raney Quartet
Bud Powell- Vance Thompson
Vance Thompson Sleight Of Hand- Vance Thompson
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Pent-Up House- Al Foster (Live at Smoke)
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Köln, January 24, 1975, Part II a (Live)- Keith Jarrett
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Impromptu- Yako Trio Ft. Harris Lambrakis & James Wylie
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Open Your Eyes- Adam Meckler Ft. Cameron Kinghorn & DJ Stepmom) [Remix]
Do You Feel Good- Adam Meckler Orchestra
The middle part of this week’s proGram turned on the side.
Sesshins 1- Lettuce
The Matador- Lettuce
It’s Almost Here- The Allergies
Auld Lang Syne- Parlor Greens
Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday- Parlor Greens
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas- Davis Hall & The Green Lanterns
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When Tomorrow Christmas Comes- Alex Puddu Ft. Simone Miller & Toke Bo Nisted
I Can’t Wait (For Christmas Time)- Kelly Finnigan
Snowy Night In Ohio- Kelly Finnigan
‘Zat You, Santa Claus? (The Heavy Remix)- Louis Armstrong
Silent Night (Brazilian Girls Remix)- Dinah Washington
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Name Dropping is the Lowest form of Conversation (Waltz)- Brandon Seabrook
Passages- Luke Marantz & Simon Jermyn
Shori- Luke Marantz & Simon Jermyn
The first part of this week’s proGram was flavor filled shaded.
Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis- Laptop
White Christmas- The Chesterfield Kings
Santa Claus- Soraia
Get Down Moses- Beauty in Chaos
Santa Won’t You Please Bring Me Some Beer- The Mojo Gurus
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You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch- Emmaline
Winter Wonderland- Jennifer Porter
Winter Blues- Vaneese Thomas
This Christmas- Georgie Sweet
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Canyon Jam (live at Sunset Sound)- Michael Hampton
4 Out Of 5 Doctors (live at Sounset Sound)- Michael Hampton
Jasper’s World- LaMP Ft. Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger & Ray Paczkowski) {live at TRS}
Stalker List- LaMP Ft. Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger & Ray Paczkowski) {live at TRS}
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Going Down The Alley- Mike Mattison & Trash Magic
The final part of this week’s proGram knew the art from how it shines.
Didn’t Make It 2: Angeloid- Aksak Maboul
Edele Wijn / Skålen tillhör dig min vän- WÖR & Kongero (Live)
Bayrak/ Flag/ Знаме- Elena Baklava
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Mr. McCoy- Yako Trio Ft. Harris Lambrakis & James Wylie
Ghostly Wind- Yako Trio Ft. Harris Lambrakis & James Wylie
Nacho Supreme- Out Of/Into Ft. Gerald Clayton, Immanuel Wilkins, Joel Ross, Kendrick Scott & Matt Brewer
Sack & Ash- Spinifex Ft. Evi Filippou, Elisabeth Coudoux & Jessica Pavone
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Walk Spirit Talk Spirit- Muriel Grossmann
The Music Never Stopped- Muriel Grossmann
I Hear a Rhapsody- Doug Raney Quartet
The middle part of the proGram made an ice sword to fight them off.
Haziza Has Got the Juice- Shay Hazan
Honey Bea- The Olympians
Dancing Back To Life- Cerrone & The Flints
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Ain’t so…- Nightmares On Wax Ft. LSK
Wind of Change- Nightmares On Wax & Yarah Bravo
Starting Point- Duid
Hole In My Plants- Duid
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Conta- Space Charanga
Terreiro Sem Cerca- Coco Fulo de Barro
YèMendja shègga- Muluken Mellesse With The Dahlak Band
Woub Abèba- Muluken Mellesse With The Dahlak Band
The first part of this week’s proGram was to remind you about people needed the heat.
The Gift- Bill Sibley
Merlot Dodge Dart- Sophie Gault
Unbroken- Honeybear, the Band
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Chicken Pickin’- GA-20
Stranger Blues- GA-20
Chevrolet- The Black Crowes
Here Is No Why (2.4.96. Los Angeles)- The Smashing Pumpkins
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Canyon Jam- Michael Hampton
***pre-recorded conversation with Michael Hampton***
Savanna- Michael Hampton
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One Of Us- LaMP Ft. Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger & Ray Paczkowski (live)
Backfire- LaMP Ft. Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger & Ray Paczkowski (live)
Sessins 2- Lettuce
Gold Tooth- Lettuce
Parliament- Funkadelic legacy guitarist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Michael Hampton‘s Into the Public Domain, a mini-album produced by 9-time Grammy Award winner/Ruffhouse Records co-founder Joe “The Butcher” Nicolo. A founding father of power-funk electric guitar, Hampton edges into new territory on Into the Public Domain, a meld of rock & world music with jazz & western overtones, hallmarked by Michael’s trademark sizzling leads. This EP inaugurates a series of 2 mini albums and a full length release from Michael to be released from December 2025 -> Spring of 2026, all on Nicolo’s personal imprint, Sound Mind Records. Into the Public Domain was co-produced by Joe Nicolo, Michael Hampton, Philip Samuel Smith & John Schreffler, the latter three of whom wrote and played on all songs on the EP. Some Into the Public Domain sessions were held at the famed Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, California, a favorite studio of Led Zeppelin, The Doors, The Beach Boys, Van Halen, Michael Jackson, Prince, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, & Tom Petty. Grammy-winner Shooter Jennings, a musician & producer known for blending outlaw country with rock & experimental styles, guested on keys and co-production at Michael’s Sunset Sound sessions. After receiving his first guitar at age 10, a determined Michael became self-taught with the help of his bedroom radio, spending days on end playing along with Jimi Hendrix, Wes Montgomery & B.B. King records. After studying jazz guitar in high school, an impromptu backstage audition for George Clinton in 1974 earned 17-year-old Michael a seat on the Parliament mothership alongside the immortal Eddie Hazel, under the name “Kidd Funkadelic”. He has spent the past half-century playing nearly 400 shows with the band, in 25 countries across 6 continents. Highlights include multiple appearances at world-renowned festivals like Montreux Jazz, Glastonbury, Reading, Woodstock ’99, Coachella, Bonnaroo, Roskilde, Lollapalooza, Fuji Rock, and Isle of Wight, and venues like the Apollo Theater, The Fillmore, Royal Albert Hall, Madison Square Garden, The Troubadour, Red Rocks, The Beacon, and Sydney Opera House. Among hiss Funkadelic writing credits are group staples like “Who Says a Funk Band Can’t Play Rock?!” & “Funk Gets Stronger”, both released during the group’s late-’70s/early-’80s hit run. His lead guitar is also embedded in the DNA of 90s hip-hop’s G-Funk movement—Dr. Dre’s “Let Me Ride” samples Parliament’s “Mothership Connection”, Ice Cube’s “Bop Gun” borrows elements of Funkadelic’s “One Nation Under a Groove”, while De La Soul’s “Me Myself and I”, Digital Underground’s “Kiss You Back”, and Snoop Dogg’s “What’s My Name?” all draw from Funkadelic’s “(Not Just) Knee Deep”. Michael’s colleagues include George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Maceo Parker, Charlie Wilson, Dewayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight, Fred Wesley & The JB’s, Chuck Treece, Dean Ween, Primal Scream, Digital Underground, Too $hort, and Deee-Lite. Michael’s contributions to the Parliament Funkadelic catalog have also influenced famed artists like Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Outkast, D’Angelo and Janelle Monáe, among many others. As of 2025, Michael has appeared on over 30 separate major label releases. I had the chance to catch up with Michael shortly before the 12/13 release date of the first EP. We get into all the planning, work and amazing music that on Into Public Domain. We get into a little bit of what is to follow and just how this project has come together. Michael also shares a little about what working with The Parliament Funkadelic crew helped him prepare for this kind of effort.
Ben Tyree’s Activator Trio: Ben Tyree: Guitar Chris Eddleton: Drums Leon Gruenbaum: Keyboards and Samchillian
LIVE! FOH – Nublu151 – 12.03.2025
