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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.084: ECHT! Bassist FEDERICO PECORARO [Belgian Trap Jazz]

March 4, 2025 B.Getz Belgian Trap Jazz, ECHT!, ECHT! band, ECHT! Belgium, ECHT! Boilerism, ECHT! Brussels, ECHT! INWANE, electronic live band, Federico Pecoraro, jamtronica, live electronic music, music podcast, musician interview, Sdban Ultra

Idiosyncratic Belgian quartet ECHT! (Brusselier for ‘The Real Thing’) is remarkably adept at reverse engineering electronic music, a modus operandi of progressive-minded live instrumentation unleashed on a lava-like level beyond your wildest imagination.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.077: PETER LEVIN [keys – Gregg Allman, Blind Boys AL, The Highwomen] + Summer Tours ’24 Preview w/ J.A.

May 13, 2024May 17, 2024 B.Getz adam shmeeans smirnoff, allman brothers band, amanda shires, Blind Boys of Alabama, eric krasno, gregg allman, jason abrams, music podcast, musician interview, Peter Levin, summer tours, the highwomen

Peter has collaborated with legends like the late, great Gregg Allman, cultural institutions such as the Allman Brothers Band and Blind Boys of Alabama, rising stars i.e. Amanda Shires, and appears on the award-winning album The Highwomen.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.075: KRUDER & DORFMEISTER

February 19, 2024March 12, 2024 B.Getz acid jazz, black rock city, burning man, DJ, DJ/Producer, downtempo, G-Stone, K&D, K&D Sessions, kruder and dorfmeister, kruder dorfmeister, music podcast, musician interview, Peace Orchestra, peter kruder, richard dorfmeister, sampling, Tosca, turntablism

Live n’ direct from their studio in Vienna, Austria, iconic electronic producer/DJ duo KRUDER AND DORFMEISTER tap into The Upful LIFE Podcast for Episode 075. Colorful, humorous, poignant, a career-spanning joyride in the wayback machine with a pair of global pioneers.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.069 – KARINA RYKMAN Returns! [bass/vox] + BRIAN SWISLOW [Object Heavy]

August 23, 2023August 23, 2023 B.Getz Brian Swislow, bryce goggin, dance-pop, funk, jamband, joyride, joyride album, karina rykman, karina rykman joyride, marco benevento, music podcast, musician interview, NOLA, NOLA Jazz Fest, nyc, object heavy, peach festival, soul, synth-pop, trey anastasio

Karina Rykman slides thru the pod for a candid and colorful conversation, revealing how her career has evolved and exploded since we last spoke. A detailed unpacking of the creation and manifestation of her record, headlining tour, and musical partnerships. Plus B.Swiz from Object Heavy!

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The Upful LIFE Podcast Ep.061 with LEAH SONG of RISING APPALACHIA

October 16, 2022October 18, 2022 B.Getz chloe smith, global soul, leah song, music podcast, musician interview, New Orleans, park city song summit, pres hall, preservation hall, rising app, rising appalachia, rising appalachia music, Rising Appalachia tour

Live & direct from the Park City Song Summit with the sensational LEAH SONG ! An 80+ minute deep dive with one-half of the siren sisters Rising Appalachia. Explore the passions, pathways and pillars that built the bedrock of their unicorn sound.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast- ep.060: JOEL CUMMINS [co-founder/keyboards – Umphrey’s McGee, author]

September 19, 2022September 21, 2022 B.Getz joel cummins, keyboards, music podcast, musician interview, sacred rose, UMPH, umphrey's mcgee

Checking in from the Asking For A Friend Tour, Umphrey’s McGee keyboardist/co-founder JOEL CUMMINS saddles up for an insightful chat

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.059 : POLYRHYTHMICS [Ben Bloom, guitar – Jason Gray, bass]

August 19, 2022August 21, 2022 B.Getz afrobeat, ben bloom, funk, jason gray, jazz, live music, music festival, music podcast, musician interview, polyrhythmics, seattle, spirit of suwannee music park, suwannee, suwannee rising

Welcome BEN BLOOM and JASON GRAY of POLYRHYTHMICS! This wide-ranging conversation took place on the Sunday of Suwannee Rising, after the band dropped a pair of scorching sets on SOSMP

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.058: NATE EDGAR [bass- The Nth Power, ex-John Brown’s Body]

July 14, 2022 B.Getz bass guitar, bassist, funk, john brown's body, kofi burbridge, music podcast, musician interview, nate edgar, nick cassarino, Nigel hall, Nikki Glaspie, reggae, resonance, soul, spirituality, The Nth Power, Wally's, weedie braimah

Welcome virtuosic bassist NATE EDGAR of THE NTH POWER to Ep.058! Nate is a helluva player, and he takes us inside his process, influences, mindset, and intentions as a bassist, band member, brother, and low-end medicine man.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast- Ep.055: The Return of WEEDIE BRAIMAH (djembefola, Hands of Time, Nth Power, Trombone Shorty, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah)

March 26, 2022March 29, 2022 B.Getz Africa, baba olatunju, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, cory henry, djembe, djembefola, east st. africa, east st. louis, Ghana, hand drummer, luke quaranta, music podcast, musician interview, musicology, New Orleans, percussion, percussionist, raja kassis, ropeadope records, stretch music, The Nth Power, Trombone SHorty, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave., weedie braimah, weedie braimah and the hands of time

Welcome back the great Weedie Braimah to Ep.055! An educational, inspirational, international deep dive with a man who is sworn to the drum.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast Ep. 054: The Return of ERIC KRASNO [Soulive, The Assembly] + The Music Cellar fundraiser w/ Jonny G [lespecial]

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 B.Getz eric krasno, eric krasno & the assembly, kraz, lettuce, music podcast, musician interview, otis mcdonald, Soulive, wil blades

Kraz’s Fall 2019 appearance on the Upful LIFE pod was quite well-received, so with all the exciting developments in his life and career, it feels like the perfect time to get up to speed with all things Eric Krasno

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