Podcast – Scratch My Brain

Podcast – Brad Farberman

Jeff Albert — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 01:33:25 +0000

Brad Farberman talks to Jeff about his upcoming Bandcamp Friday compilation to support live music venues, meeting people on twitter, and other stuff.

https://bradfarberman.bandcamp.com

Brad on twitter (for dad jokes): https://twitter.com/BradFarberman

Disclaimer: All of the sales numbers I talked about were made up. Lies, damn lies, and statistics.

Podcast: Ken Vandermark

Jeff Albert — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 02:15:42 +0000

Ken Vandermark is a Chicago based musician and organizer. He helped found Catalytic Sound, and they recently started their own streaming service. Jeff and Ken talk about that…and other stuff.

http://catalyticsound.com

https://stream.catalyticsound.com

https://ess.org/option/

And…if you need the visual stimulation of watching Ken and I talk on zoom, you can see the conversation here: https://youtu.be/_Ybep71Vbxc

Podcast – Ohmme

Jeff Albert — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 01:54:19 +0000

Ohmme is one of my favorite bands, and Macie Stewart and Sima Cunningham are the guests on this episode. We talk about their new record, the music business, making videos, and I fanboy a little.

https://ohmmemusic.com/

Errata: I misspoke in the episode and said Fox hall is in Kansas City. It is not. It is in Chicago. I knew that. My mouth is just faster than my brain.

Jeff is on The Jazz Session

Jeff Albert — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 22:08:35 +0000

In a turning of the tables, I am the guest on this week’s episode of The Jazz Session. Jason Crane is the host and he has the longest running jazz interview podcast. He is loads of fun to talk to and we hit plenty of non-jazz topics. Hear it here: https://www.thejazzsession.com/2020/06/17/the-jazz-session-526-jeff-albert/ or in any usual podplaces. I would like to note however that we recorded the interview on May 14 or 15, about 10 days before the murder of George Floyd.

Podcast: Quin Kirchner

Jeff Albert — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 15:44:59 +0000

Quin Kirchner is a Chicago based drummer and composer. he and Jeff talk about Quin’s new record, releasing music on vinyl, djing, and more.
https://www.quinkirchner.com
https://quinkirchner.bandcamp.com/album/the-shadows-and-the-light

Podcast – “Here’s the thing…” a conversation with Jonathan Freilich

Jeff Albert — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 02:00:49 +0000

Jonathan Freilich is a composer, guitarist, and bandleader in New Orleans. He and Jeff have been friends and colleagues for over 20 years, and here they converse about theirs creative processes, how presentation of music effects performance, and changes in the scene.

https://www.jonathanfreilich.com/

https://www.cosmickrewe.com/ (Michael Ray’s website)

Podcast – Song Titles and Instrumental Activism

Jeff Albert — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 19:07:48 +0000

Jeff talks about song titles, activism with instrumental music, and asks for listener feedback.

https://www.twitch.tv/the_nest504

https://ohmmemusic.com/

https://store.b4d-records.com/album/unanimous-sources

Podcast – Cass Faulconer

Jeff Albert — Sun, 24 May 2020 15:28:02 +0000

Cass Faulconer is an electric bassist who has toured with Cirque du Soleil and Cowboy Mouth, and played with many of the great musicians in New Orleans. We discuss life in the circus, rock and roll touring, auditioning for famous people, fostering a dog, and things you learn moving to a new country.

https://www.instagram.com/jennersax/

Podcast – Brad Walker

Jeff Albert — Mon, 18 May 2020 02:15:30 +0000

Brad Walker is a New Orleans based saxophonist who has toured with Sturgill Simpson, makes records with his own bands, and plays with just about everyone in New Orleans. Brad and Jeff discuss recording sessions that we didn’t think produced anything good (but they really did), records that are results of stay at home time, playing solo music, and effects as instruments that need to be learned.

Relevant links:
Brad Walker’s website
Tim Robertson’s “Get on Board!” Re-launch video

Links to podcast platforms

Jeff Albert — Mon, 18 May 2020 00:56:53 +0000

The podcast is in the system for most platforms now, so if you would like to subscribe in your podcast program of choice, this page has links to many of them. NB: the Spotify link seems to be a little janky, and I can’t seem to fix it, but if you just search “Scratch My Brain” it should get you there…actually, the search thing works everywhere.

Scratch My Brain • A podcast on Anchor:

Podcast – Sasha Masakowski

Jeff Albert — Mon, 11 May 2020 15:19:18 +0000

A conversation with singer, producer and electronic musician Sasha Masakowski. She talks about managing multiple creative pursuits, her recent work with Nicholas Payton, and coming from a family of musicians. https://www.sashamasakowski.com/

Podcast – Elizabeth Joan Kelly

Jeff Albert — Fri, 01 May 2020 02:58:48 +0000

Elizabeth Joan Kelly is a New Orleans-based electronic composer. She uses found sounds and MIDI to create lush soundscapes at the epicenter of synthpop, industrial, ambient, darkwave, and classical music. Her new album, Farewell, Doomed Planet!, released October 25, is about the apocalypse. And Chernobyl wolves. Pollution. And space travel. Existential dread. And whales.

elizabethjoankelly.com

https://elizabethjoankelly.bandcamp.com/

https://store.b4d-records.com

The Podcast is back!

Jeff Albert — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 05:50:00 +0000

I am calling this one Episode 10. It will make sense when you listen.

Links mentioned in the show: jeffalbert.com, https://store.b4d-records.com/album/unanimous-sources, https://www.deezer.com/ucps

The Jazz Session » The Jazz Session #62: Jeff Albert

Jeff Albert — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:44:34 +0000

I was interviewed by Jason Crane for his podcast “The Jazz Session.” Follow the link below to hear it.

The Jazz Session » The Jazz Session #62: Jeff Albert

JAQ video

Jeff Albert — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:45:52 +0000

The Jeff Albert Quartet will have a new CD available soon. Here is a little video to stoke your curiosity.

Back from Chicago, with mp3s

Jeff Albert — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:29:03 +0000

While this post isn’t a podcast in the sense of me talking with theme music, etc., it does contain some mp3 links.

I just got back from Chicago, where I spend a week rehearsing/performing/recording/performing some more with the Lucky 7s. I feel really good about the new material, and expect that we’ll have a new CD out in a few months (now that I’ve said that, I am sure it will be a year).

For those of you that missed the shows (you know who you are), here are some live mp3s.

These were recorded at The Hungry Brain in Chicago on July 22, 2007. Keefe Jackson was unable to attend this performance, so Dave Rempis is playing tenor sax on these recordings.

#6 (mp3) written by Jeb Bishop

Ash (mp3) written by Jeff Albert

Jaki’s Walk (mp3) written by Jeb Bishop

Future Dog (for Jaki) (mp3) written by Jeff Albert

These are two improvised pieces from our performance on July 22, 2007 at The Hungry Brain in Chicago. This was Lucky 7s plus guests. The musicians are listed by each recording.

Improvisation (mp3) by Jeff Albert (trombone), Josh Berman (cornet), Jeb Bishop (trombone), Dave Rempis (tenor sax), and Jason Stein (bass clarinet).

Improvisation (mp3) by Jason Adasiewicz (vibes), Jeff Albert (trombone), Tim Daisy, (drums), and Dave Rempis (tenor sax).

This music free to share under a Creative Commons Music Sharing License.

Scratch My Brain Podcast #8

Jeff Albert — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 05:28:19 +0000

Various ways to organize (or not) improvisation. Music by the Lucky 7s, New Orleans New Music Ensemble, and Jeff Albert’s Improvised Music Trio.

Click here to download the mp3 of Scratch My Brain Podcast #8.

Scratch My Brain Podcast #7

Jeff Albert — Thu, 11 May 2006 05:44:57 +0000

Music from NEMU Records, and commentary from host Jeff Albert.

Click here to download the mp3 of Scratch My Brain Podcast #7.

Scratch My Brain Podcast #6

Jeff Albert — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:22:18 +0000

Improvised music from Seeger, Petersen + Marsalis, and a live recording of an improvisation by Jeb Bishop, Jeff Albert, Jim Baker, and Mike Reed.

Click here to download the mp3 of podcast #6.

Scratch My Brain Podcast #5

Jeff Albert — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 06:28:09 +0000

Music by Albert-Ankrum Project, Jeff Albert & Ed Barrett, and the Jeff Albert Quartet. It’s the self-promotional show. Some business talk too.

Click here to download the mp3 of Scratch My Brain Podcast #5.

Scratch My Brain Podcast #4

Jeff Albert — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 07:02:26 +0000

Music from Jacob Garchik and Create!, plus commentary from host Jeff Albert.

Click here to download the mp3 of Scratch My Brain Podcast #4.

Scratch My Brain Podcast #3

Jeff Albert — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 07:16:05 +0000

Music from Married Couple, David Gibson, and the New Orleans New Music Ensemble (NONME – pronounced no enemy), plus comments from host Jeff Albert.

Click here to download the mp3 of the Scratch My Brain Podcast #3

What is a podcast?

Jeff Albert — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 06:43:08 +0000

I have been trying hard lately to get the word out about the Scratch My Brain podcasts, and the other day someone asked me, “what is a podcast? I don’t have an iPod, can I still listen?”

Yes, you can listen on anything that will play an mp3 file. Just click the link to download the mp3 to your computer, then listen however you like. I have linked to the Wikipedia podcast definition page below, to offer greater detail.

Podcasting – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Podcasting’s essence is about creating content (audio or video) for an audience that wants to listen when they want, where they want, and how they want.

Scratch My Brain Podcast #2

Jeff Albert — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:12:04 +0000

Music from Rob Wagner and Jeb Bishop. A review of Rob’s new CD Lost Children on Valid Records, Jeb Bishop’s trio recorded live in Atlanta in 2002, and comments from host Jeff Albert.

Click here to download Scratch My Brain Podcast #2.

Podcast #1

Jeff Albert — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 20:33:55 +0000

Well, here it is, the first Scratch My Brain podcast.

SMB Podcast Episode 1

This first episode has has music from Jesse Lewis Union and a track from the Jeff Albert & Ed Barrett album Duets Vol. 1, as well as some discussion of other podcasts that have influenced and encouraged me, a bit about Creative Commons, some ideas on DRM (Digital Rights Management), a mild dose of self-promotion, and wisdom from a four year old.