Harmonious World

I hope you'll enjoy listening to my conversation with pianist and composer Lisa Swerdlow.

Lisa's latest single is All Is Not Lost and we discuss that, together with her Coming to America concerto, whi…

Another delightful and hugely talented guest on Harmonious World and this time it's bassist, Marc Johnson.

Marc's latest album, Overpass, is out now on ECM Records. and I hope you enjoy listening to t…

Welcome to season 6 of Harmonious World. I can't quite believe that I've been doing this for so long, nor that I'm getting so many listeners now. I'm grateful to all of you.

I've been looking back at …

With apologies for the quality of this interview, where technology between the UK and Russia wasn't always reliable, but this is nevertheless a great interview with an outstanding sax player, Igor Bu…

Another blast from my past - I discovered on interviewing guitarist Chris Standring that we were undoubtedly in the same room or on the same stage in the past.

His album - Wonderful World -  is out no…

It was such a joy to interview singer Carmela Rappazzo for the latest episode of Harmonious World.

Love and Other Difficulties is a wonderful album (including pianist Oscar Rossignoli, who was a guest…

This latest episode features composer, arranger and sometime keys and bass player Sacha Puttnam.

Out shortly is Sacha's album Spirit of Cinema with the Classic Film Orchestra. This is a superb collect…

One of the joys of hosting this podcast is the artists I'm discovering and Patricia Barber is definitely a great new find to add to my list.

With not one, but TWO albums out now, there's lots to disco…

In a delightful conversation with cellist Bion Tsang, we explored some of the reasons for Bach's long-lasting appeal.

Bion has just released a double CD collection of Bach's cello suites.  Alongside B…

For this episode of Harmonious World, I chatted with pianist Tim Chernikoff.

Tim's debut trio album - Pieces of Sanity - is out on 24 September and it's well worth a listen. beautiful original tracks …

The latest episode of Harmonious World features my interview with bassist David Arend from the musical collective Alchemy Sound Project.

Afrika Love is Alchemy Sound Project's third album and it featu…

Pianist Oscar Rossignoli joined me for the latest  episode  of Harmonious World.

Inertia - Oscar's debut solo album - is a collection of original works and improvisations. It is a tribute to so much o…

When I interviewed Jerod Tate for this episode  of Harmonious World, we discussed everything from Greek Mythology, folk traditions within classical music to the colonisation of Mars.

Jerod's latest al…

In a change of direction, this episode  of Harmonious World features an interview with the remarkable Dr Christina Teenz Tan, who co-created the Lim Fantasy of Companionship for Piano and Orchestra.

R…

This episode of Harmonious World features Marion, from the rather wonderful Marion & Sobo Band.

You'll love the infection music of Histoires, their new album which is out now. It's a mixture of jazz i…

When I interviewed drummer and composer Ulysses Owens Jr, little did I know that he was about to return a call to an old friend of mine, the supremely talented trumpeter and band leader Guy Barker MB…

Grammy-nominated violinist Curtis Stewart joined me for the latest episode of Harmonious World.

His new album - Of Power - conveys much that history needs to know about the Covid-19 pandemic, the Blac…

I had the immense pleasure of speaking to pianist, composer, band leader, educator and truly inspirational Arturo O'Farrill for the latest episode of Harmonious World.

Virtual Birdland brings to your …

The latest episode of Harmonious World features an interview with trombonist and bandleader Nick Finzer.

Cast of Characters is the recording of a live set recorded immediately prior to the pandemic in…

Thanks to Andrew Burashko from Art of Time Ensemble (who features in episode 52), I managed to have a conversation with Gavin Bryars, a British composer I have long wanted to interview.

It was a delig…