Karl Denson - The Upful Life

The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.079: GREYBOY [DJ/producer/multi-instrumentalist, co-founder Greyboy Allstars] + FTF Fest

July 4, 2024July 4, 2024 B.Getz acid jazz, analog synth, bass, DJ, dj greyboy, elgin park, funk, greyboy, greyboy album, greyboy freestylin', hip hop, jesus coomes, Karl Denson, rare groove, robert walter, the greyboy allstars, trip-hop, turntablism, ubiquity records, word on the street

Twas an honor and privilege to welcome legendary DJ/producer/multi-instrumentalist GREYBOY to Episode 079!

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – ep.057: RON JOHNSON on the Bass [Samantha Fish, Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes, Anders Osbourne, ex-KDTU]

June 1, 2022 B.Getz Anders Osborne, Karl Denson, Karl Denson's TIny Universe, KDTU, ron johnson, ron johnson bass, ron johnson on the bass, Samantha Fish

Currently holding down the low-end with guitar phenom Samantha Fish. Ron worked extensively with Gregg Allman at the end of his life, toured hard with Warren Haynes Band, collaborated with Anders Osborne, Chris Cain, Nigel Hall, and more. Longtime sturdy anchor for Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe,

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The Upful LIFE Podcast- Ep.041: ALFRED HOWARD (spoken word-lyricist-vocalist) / TALIA KEYS (guitarist-singer-songwriter)

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 B.Getz alfred howard, alfred howard writes, I love America, Karl Denson, Karl Denson's TIny Universe, LGBTQ, poet, poetry, Rock Camp SLC, salt lake city, san diego, slam poetry, spoken word, talia keys, Talia Keys & the Love, The Heavy Guilt, The Midnight Pines, the redwoods collective

Welcome San Diego’s prodigal poet/songwriter/vocalist ALFRED HOWARD and SLC’s badass firebrand TALIA KEYS to Episode 041 of The Upful LIFE Podcast! Placing the spotlight on a pair of phenomenal underground artists, each carving out their own path with purpose, ingenuity, and verve.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast- Ep.039 : MIKE DILLON [punk-jazz vibes/percussion – Garage a Trois, Critters Buggin’, Rickie Lee Jones, Claypool’s Frog Brigade, Ani DiFranco, Nolatet, Hairy Apes BMX, Band of Outsiders, Punkadelic, more!]

December 2, 2020January 5, 2021 B.Getz addiction, bad brains, beastie boys, garage a trois, heroin, Karl Denson, Les Claypool, mike dillon, mike dillon & punkadelic, mike dillon band, music podcast, musician interview, New Orleans, nine inch nails, recovery, relapse, rosewood, royal potato family, skerik, sobriety, stanton moore

Welcome the legendary MIKE DILLON to Episode 039 of *The Upful LIFE Podcast* for no-holds barred story-telling and a free exchange of ideas!! Punk Rock Jazz Freak Vibraphonist/Percussionist/Singer-Songwriter/Philosopher extraordinaire!

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TENOR MAN: [Interview] – Karl Denson On The Greyboy Allstars’ Humble Beginnings, ‘West Coast Boogaloo’, & ‘Como De Allstars’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

September 16, 2020September 21, 2020 B.Getz como de allstars, greyboy allstars, Karl Denson, KDTU, lenny kravitz, the greyboy allstars, west coast boogaloo

With the palpable excitement behind the recent Greyboy Allstars record releases, we reached out to Karl to get the scoop on how the GBA journey first began.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast- Ep.035: CHRIS LITTLEFIELD (Trumpet – Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Klozd Sirkut)

July 28, 2020July 31, 2020 B.Getz black lives matter, Chris Littlefield, funk, Karl Denson, Karl Denson's TIny Universe, KDTU, klozd sirkut, live music, music podcast, musician interview, seattle, seattle drum school of music, trumpet, trumpet player

Welcome CHRIS LITTLEFIELD (Trumpet- Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe) to Episode 035 of The Upful LIFE Podcast ! In addition to being a brilliant musician and veteran funk/R&B trumpet player, Chris is a longtime friend going back over fifteen years. It was tremendously rewarding to get with him for a riveting 90-minute conversation that is at once informative and inspiring. Chris Littlefield takes us into the reality of his surroundings, unpacking a plethora of insight and ideas.

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SF FUNK EXTRAVAGANZA: Dumpstaphunk, The Motet, KDTU, New Mastersounds, More Turn Up To Close Out 2019 [B.Getz on L4LM]

January 1, 2020January 6, 2020 B.Getz Dumpstaphunk, Karl Denson, Karl Denson's TIny Universe, sly & the family stone, the motet, the new mastersounds, tower of power, wil blades, will bernard

Photo: Susan Weiand – Dumpstaphunk w/ Tower of Power The Bay Area has always been funk music central, with a storied history

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The Upful LIFE Podcast- Episode 013: SHIRA ELIAS (Turkuaz) / IRMZIE in the Bay

March 14, 2019 B.Getz Dani Brandwein, Fillmore SF, goopsteppa, Irma Feld Getz, Irmzie, Karl Denson, Karl Denson's TIny Universe, KDTU, rou, Shira Elias, turkuaz

Episode 013 of *The Upful Life Podcast* welcomes very special guest Shira Elias of Turkuaz ! We caught up with the vixen vocalist on a SF tour stop in

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ALBUM REVIEW: Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe “Gnomes & Badgers”, First New Album In Five Years [B.Getz on L4LM]

March 8, 2019March 14, 2019 B.Getz Anders Osborne, Chris Littlefield, Gnomes and Badgers, Ivan Neville, Karl Denson, Karl Denson's TIny Universe, Lukas Nelson

From an album perspective, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe has been quiet for a few years, but Karl D. and company return to the jazz-funk zeitgeist with Gnomes and Badgers, the first release on his own imprint Seven Spheres Records.

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Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe Slays The Bay In Celebration Of The Diesel’s 62nd BDay (B.Getz on L4LM)

January 7, 2019January 9, 2019 B.Getz Chali 2na, Cut Chemist, Dumpstaphunk, Karl Denson, Karl Denson's TIny Universe, KDTU, Z-Trip

In celebration of their bandleader’s 62nd birthday, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe strutted into San Francisco in late December for their customary engagement at The Fillmore.

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