VJC Q&T
The VJC Q&T podcast is produced by the Valley Jazz Cooperative and hosted by VJC Director Russell Schmidt. In each episode, Russ shares questions and tangents (Q&T) with musicians, artists, and friends. Whether discussing seminal moments that have shaped the lives of our guests, pondering the nature of creativity, or exploring any interesting digressions that come up, the conversation is always entertaining.
The VJC Q&T podcast: Two roads diverge in a wood...and we’re cool with both.
- Update frequency
- every 25 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2020
Q&T with Mary Petrich – Neptunefulness
Phoenix-based saxophonist/composer/educator Mary Petrich stopped by the VJC Q&T podcast in late February for a spirited conversation with host Russell Schmidt. Mary has long been admired by her peers…
Q&T with Nancy Buck – State of the Union (Vol. II)
VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt has shared a journey in music education with violist Nancy Buck since they first met in 1995 at Bowling Green State University’s new faculty orientation. And for …
Q&T with Nancy Buck – State of the Union (Vol. I)
VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt has shared a journey in music education with violist Nancy Buck since they first met in 1995 at Bowling Green State University’s new faculty orientation. And for …
Q&T with Caleb Kilian & Russell Schmidt – The Big 180 (with a side of Parlando-Rubato)
VJC Q&T podcast producer (and Critics Anonymous podcast co-host) Caleb Kilian has know Valley Jazz Cooperative Director Russell Schmidt for more than a decade. And for the past five years, they have …
Q&T with Clarke Rigsby – And Russ Forgets To Ask About Snuff Garrett
VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt has known Emmy-winning recording engineer and composer Clarke Rigsby for more than fifteen years. Clarke is the founder and owner of Tempest Recording in Tempe, A…
Q&T with Pam Morita – Music and Love and Working on Ourselves
VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt has known jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, educator Pam Morita (The Nash Futures Workshop, Paradise Valley Community College) for more than a decade. Pam is the …
Q&T with Genevieve Rice – Oatmeal in My Formula (and Other Delights)
In this special “wait, he’s not interviewing a jazz musician” episode, VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt took the show in a different direction. With a goal of exploring creativity in various fiel…
Q&T&T with Tito Carrillo & Paul Ferguson – The Back-to-School Edition
In this special Jazz Educators Panel episode, focusing on subjects of specific interest to music teachers and their students, VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt shared questions and tangents with a…
Q&T with Michael Kocour (Part II) – Dancer, Interrupted
VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt has known pianist/organist/composer Michael Kocour for more than a dozen years. A nationally-renown educator, Mike is the Director of Jazz Studies at Arizona Stat…
Q&T with Michael Kocour (Part I) – São Paulo, Sapporo, Chicago
VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt (Director, Valley Jazz Cooperative) has known pianist/organist/composer Michael Kocour for more than a dozen years. A nationally-renown educator, Mike is the Dire…
Q&T with Paul Ferguson: God, Football, and Country (in whatever order…)
VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt (Director, Valley Jazz Cooperative) has known jazz composer/arranger/educator/trombonist Paul Ferguson for 35 years and has recorded with him off and on for the p…
Q&T with Tito Carrillo - Where The Magic Happens
"VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt (Director, Valley Jazz Cooperative) has known jazz trumpeter/composer/educator Tito Carrillo for more than twenty years and has had the privilege of sharing a ba…