A long way from the block
Stories of how passion and craft take us to different corners of the world.@alongwayfromtheblock@dialoguesofjazz
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 93 minutes
- Episodes
- 121
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Ep. 60-"How can I reach the part of them that wants to awaken?"—my conversation with Dharma teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo
In this episode, I sit down with Kaira Jewel Lingo to talk about her dedicated interweaving of mindfulness and social justice. She reflects on the influence of her parents, a black mom from Chicago's…
Ep. 59-"We play for the ancestors"—Leimert Park cultural ambassador Kamau Daáood
A mythic figure in the Southern California arts scene, Kamau Daáood is a performance poet, educator, and community arts activist. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he was instrumental in transforming L…
Ep. 58-"My work was those kids"—Coach Rodney Hill, the Pop Warner legend, on what giving back looks like.
When I was just a kid, my mom took me to the Jack Murphy Stadium, home of the San Diego Chargers, to see Lincoln vs. Clairmont in the CIF High School Football Championship. In the early 80s, the CIF …
Ep. 57-100 miles, 24 hours---"killing the quit" and running like hell to succeed. Part 2 on extreme perseverance with Hannibal Smith.
What happens to the brain and body when pushed to the brink? In this episode, Hannibal Smith relates his experience running 100 miles in 24 hours—his mind-state as he began the race and the struggles…
A young mans journey to heal himself and his community through Meditation and Martial Arts. Cynsere Galindez
During this episode Cynsere talks in-depth about his involvement with Peace on the Street, a not for profit organization committed to empowering the East Harlem community with Zen arts, Martial arts…
MOVING BETWEEN MUSICAL WORLDS. My conversation with Grammy nominated Jazz drummer Damion Reid.
I had the pleasure to sit down and dialogue with one of today's top innovators in music, Damion Reid. In this episode we discuss his early influences on the drums, one of which was learning and bei…
My follow up conversation with London based Fashion Designer and Artist Kervin Marc.
From Lords cricket ground to central saint martins art college to Spitalfields market and now to the world.
With sustainability and upcycling being the buzzwords of the moment, Kervin Marc Designer of…
A practitioner of Capoeira with over 40 years of experience. My conversation with Baba Themba, Mestre of capoeira Angola.
In this episode we discuss-
- His upbringing in San Francisco
- The influence of his parents and the presence of a strong father
- His Capoeira journey and being called by the ancestors to preserve this cultu…
My conversation with Orko Eloheim, San Diego legend, underground avant-garde Hip-Hop emcee and producer.
Orko Eloheim, mixes the virtuosity of John Coltrane with the psychedelic approach of Jimi Hendrix, wrapped up in the afrofuturism of Sun Ra. With more than 20 projects working with innumerable artis…
The journey of a Capoeira Mestre. My conversation with Muito Tempo.
In this episode we discuss his growing up in the Leimert Park area of Los Angeles. His two Ethiopian parents kept him involved in various activities to make sure he didn't get with the wrong crowd. …
The importance and value of Jazz music and great literature. Eso Won Books co-owner James Fugate part 2.
After a very successful interview with Eso Won Books co-owner James Fugate back in October 2021, I thought it would be a great idea to have him back for a part 2. The first half of this episode we…
From playing at a McDonald's in Houston to world renowned Saxophone player, my conversation with Walter Smith III.
Although it may appear Smith is a new voice on the scene, he is widely recognized as an adept performer, accomplished composer, and inspired educator. This spring, Smith welcomes his newest release, …
Stephen Buescher- UCSD Professor of Movement in the Department of Theatre and Dance.
In this episode we discuss his career as an Actor, Director, Choreographer and how those different artistic expressions helped him navigate the world. We also talk in depth about what it was like to …
My conversation with Capoeira Mestre, Bay Area community activist and background talent for Marvel's black Panther, Mestre Malandro.
Mestre Malandro is a Capoeirista (practitioner of capoeira) based in the San Francisco Bay Area. With over 20 years of experience, Malandro is adept at various styles of capoeira. He specializes in C…
One of the most prolific MC's from the iconic hip-hop group Antipop Consortium, my conversation with Beans aka Mr. Ballbeam.
Best known for his work with the avant-garde hip-hop group Antipop Consortium, New York MC Beans rocks a bugged-out style based mostly on a high-speed delivery and extremely dense rhyme schemes, ge…
My conversation with Founder and Co-Director of the African Drum and Dance Group Teye Sa Thiosanne, Elder Yiriba.
Teye Sa Thiosanne African Drum and Dance Company is a San Diego based non-profit organization that provides performances and programs in West African song, music, and dance. The company has been in …
My interview with best selling author Jamie Morgan Brown and how he ate his way back to health.
Several years ago Jamie was invited as a guest to attend a conference at the Dr. Martin Luther King Center, in Atlanta. It was there where he was introduced to the iconic Bahamian evangelist and orda…
"I Can Learn Anything" My conversations with some amazing 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders at Rise Up Academy in Everett, WA.
I was recently invited to Rise Up Academy to teach a podcast workshop and give the students some basic skills and tools on storytelling and finding some heroes and inspirational people in their famil…
"We came to California looking for consciousness". Born in Texas, raised in Wyoming. My in-depth interview with co-founder of the Pan African Film Festival, Elder Ayuko Babu.
Born in Texas and raised in Wyoming. In this in-depth interview Elder Babu talks about his grandfather who was a slave and a sharecropper his entire life and how his mother and father wanted to carv…
A true craftsman on the mic. My conversation with Hprizm aka High Priest. Avant-Garde Artist, Producer, Composer, Performer and MC.
In this episode I talk with one of the most prolific mc's from one of the greatest hip-hop groups of all time, Hprizm aka High Priest, one of the founding members of Antipop Consortium. We discuss hi…