The ProgCast With Gregg Bendian

https://www.patreon.com/theprogcast (Part 2 available for Patrons!)  THE SIGN OF 4 remains the most controversial project I've both produced & played on. PAT METHENY, DEREK BAILEY, PAUL WERTICO, and …

RALPHE ARMSTRONG is one of the great bassists of jazz. He is beloved for his role in the last two versions of the mighty Mahavishnu Orchestra. We chat about Raphe's beginnings and his amazing career …

NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN joins me on The ProgCastt! From the moment I heard him on Mahavishnu's "Apocalypse," Narada became one of my biggest inspirations as a drummer - and later as a producer, and com…

TERRY CHAMBERS is the drummer from XTC and he's back at The ProgCast to chat with me about his upcoming tour with EXTC - playing the classic catalogue in both the UK and America in the coming weeks. …

DENNIS CHAMBERS is truly one of drumming's greats. He's worked with Parliament/Funkadelic, John McLaughlin, Santana, Brecker Bros, Mike Stern, and John Scofield to name but a few.  Another fun and in…

DANDU are a unique jazz trio from Denver CO. With Ben Weirich on keyboards, Sean Dandurand on bass, and Dylan Johnson on drums, Dandu's music is inspired by jazz, hip-hop and funk. Sort of Weather Re…

Dave Gregory XTC lightning round

GENTLE GIANT drummer JOHN WEATHERS is back for Part Two of our lovely chat about his studio and live work with one of the all-time greatest bands of progressive music. Our thanks to everyone who has …

JOHN "PUGWASH" WEATHERS (Part 1), drummer of progressive rock icons, GENTLE GIANT is my very special guest on this special 50th Episode of The ProgCast. John and I delve into the subtleties of what m…

COLIN HODGKINSON is the quintessential pioneering British blues-jazz-rock bassist. He fronted the bass-driven band Back Door, and worked with a 'who's who' of BritRock, including Alexis Korner, Spenc…

Steuart Liebig is an amazing bassist and composer from Los Angeles whom I have recorded with both in Bone Structure and my band Interzone. We get into some deep musical convo and talk about some of S…

Progressive Bagpipes??? You bet. THE FREESTYLERS OF PIPING are so completely unique, I just had to have them on the program. They hail from SoCal but I caught them live this summer in New York. Their…

TERRY STEWART is the former president of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and of Marvel Comics. That means he's the perfect guest for me to chat with about two of my favorite subjects: music and comic b…

Fans of the band, Dr. Nerve will be quite familiar with the incredible musicality of pianist KATHLEEN SUPOVE. She is a champion of new music and has presented her multimedia series, "The Exploding Pi…

PETER SELLARS is one of the most important and innovative directors in opera, musical, and theatrical performance of the last 50 years, and a dear friend. His work with John Adams on "Nixon In China,…

DAVE GREGORY IS BACK! Both big fans of early Genesis, Dave and I revel in the 50th anniversary of "Nursery Cryme" - track by track in detail!

Duncan Rouleau is an illustrator/writer/creator of Big Hero 6, and the man from the comic book world who helped me make my REQUIEM FOR JACK KIRBY the beautiful artifact that it is. We talk early comi…

Drummer/composer/producer Lenny White is a Founding Father of Jazz-Rock music. His work with Miles on "Bitches Brew" is legendary, Freddie Hubbard's "Red Clay" is iconic, and Return To Forever's "Rom…