Nikhil Hogan Show
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127: Alex de Grassi
I’m extremely thrilled to introduce my guest today, Grammy-nominated master fingerstyle guitarist Alex de Grassi. He has recorded 19 albums and in 1998, he was nominated for a Grammy for his album “The Water Garden”. The Wall Street Journal has...
126: Robert Gjerdingen
I have the huge honor to welcome back to the program, the esteemed Professor Robert Gjerdingen, he is the author of the groundbreaking 2007 “Music in the Galant Style” which won the Wallace Berry award from the Society of Music Theory in 2009. He...
125: Riccardo Castagnetti
I’m so happy to introduce my guest today, Musicologist and musician, Riccardo Castagnetti. We are going to be talking about his research in 18th-century music education pedagogy, focusing on the methods of Andrea Basili.
124: Massimiliano Guido
I’m delighted to introduce my guest today, Professor Massimiliano Guido, he is an expert in the fields of historical performance practice and improvisation. He is the editor of the book "Studies in Historical Improvisation: From Cantare Super Librum...
123: Terry Gibbs
It’s a real thrill to introduce my guest today, the great jazz master of the vibraphone, Terry Gibbs! At 96 years old, Terry has worked with all the greats like Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich.....
122: Nicola Pignatiello
I’m very thrilled to speak to my guest today, guitarist, Nicola Pignatiello. He teaches at the Liceo Giordano Bruno in Rome and also at CESMI. This is the episode that all my guitarist audience members have been waiting for, and we will be diving...
121: Jon Raney
My guest today is jazz pianist, Jon Raney, he is the son of the jazz guitar great Jimmy Raney, and brother to Doug Raney. I am very excited to talk about his father's approach to jazz improvisation, opinions on music, music education pedagogy, and...
120: Davey Yarborough
Davey Yarborough is a native of The District of Columbia who has been performing, and teaching for over 30 years. He is a flautist and saxophonist as well as a distinguished composer, arranger, bandleader, and teacher. He studied saxophone with the...
119: Noam Sivan
My guest today is Pianist, Improviser, and Composer, Professor Noam Sivan! He is Professor of Piano Improvisation at the HMDK Stuttgart, and we will talk about his remarkable journey, his method to his improvisational craft, his new exciting...
118: Gaetano Stella
My guest today is Music Scholar and Pianist, Professor Gaetano Stella! An expert on the subject of partimento, particularly partimento in the 19th century. We talk about the partimento tradition in the 19th century and his methods for teaching...