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Backstage Bay Area

Backstage Bay Area is an exclusive podcast that explores San Francisco’s jazz music scene in depth. It features intimate interviews with emerging and established artists. The program also offers a unique glimpse into the artists" creative processes, inspirations, and upcoming projects.

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00:11:53

Talking Story with Taimane

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2022/05/03

It’s been three years since ukulele virtuoso Taimane has graced the Kahilu Theatre’s stage, and Waimea welcomed her back last Saturday with a warm round of cheers and applause. This interview was recorded on April 30, 2022 backstage at the Kahilu Theatre. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backstagejazz/message

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00:09:44

Talking Story with The Spinners

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2022/04/26

This is an interview with singers Ronnie Moss and Jessie Peck of The Spinners. It was done on April 24, 2022 at the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea shortly before their concert. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backstagejazz/message

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00:16:43

Best of Kona Festival

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2022/04/18

This is a collection of interviews with the organizer and several of the musicians at the Best of Kona Festival, April 16, 2022. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backstagejazz/message

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00:09:39

Talk Story Time with Larry Reitzer

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2022/04/04

At last Sunday’s sold-out performance at the Palace Theater, the highly talented cast of Avenue Q gave their final bow to an appreciative crowd. The show won Best Musical, Book, and Score at the 2004 Tony Awards and was filled with an assortment of puppets, people, and a few monsters. This interview with Larry Reitzer took place on April 3, 2022. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backstagejazz/message

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00:14:26

Talk Story Time with Nathan Aweau

Songs & Stories ·

2022/04/03

This is an interview with multi-award-winning musician Nathan Aweau. It was conducted on April 1, 2022 at the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea. You can read the concert review here: https://bigislandmusic.net --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backstagejazz/message

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00:25:05

Talk Story Time with Jacob Rajan

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2022/03/29

This is an interview with actor Jacob Rajan who stars in the play Paradise or The Impermanence of Ice Cream. It was conducted at the Kahilu Theatre on March 28, 2022. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backstagejazz/message

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00:08:17

Talk Story Time with Julia Rhoads

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2022/03/28

The is in an interview conducted at the Kahilu Theatre on March 26, 2022 with Julia Rhodes. Rhoads is the founding Artistic Director of Lucky Plush Productions. She has created over 25 collaborative works with the company, several of which have toured throughout the US, including: Punk Yankees, The BetterHalf, Cinderbox 2.0, The Queue, SuperStrip, and Rooming House,and Rink Life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backstagejazz/message

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00:07:25

Talking Story with Daniel Ulbricht

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2022/03/17

Daniel Ulbricht is also founder and director of “Stars of American Ballet”, a touring group focusing on high art, education and outreach. This interview done at the Kahilu Theatre (Waimea, HI) prior to a performance of "Stars of the American Ballet." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backstagejazz/message

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00:10:45

Talking Story with the Romero Quartet

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2022/02/26

For over 60 years, three generations of Romeros have inspired composers to enrich the repertoire of guitar quartet with orchestra, which includes works by such distinguished composers as Joaquín Rodrigo, Federico Moreno Torroba, Morton Gould, Francisco de Madina, Lorenzo Palomo, and others. Television fans have seen and heard the Romeros many times on television among them, the Tonight and Today shows as well as on PBS specials and PBS’s telecast of Evening at the Boston Pops with The Romeros

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00:15:51

Talking Story with Natalie Ai Kamauu

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2022/02/22

This is an interview with Hawaiian singer Natalie Ai Kamauu. It was conducted at the Kahilu Theatre on February 12, 2022. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backstagejazz/message

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00:21:44

Talking Story Aaron Goldberg

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2022/02/22

This in an interview with noted jazz pianist Aaron Goldberg. It was recorded at the Kahilu Theatre on February 20, 2022. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backstagejazz/message

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00:18:08

Talking Story with Jason Cutthroat

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2022/01/21

Show Notes: The Cutthroat Brothers are a garage-rock band with a swampy blues edge and a psychobilly vibe, thanks in part to Jason Cutthroat’s gritty guitar sound and gargled-with-gravel vocals. The other half of the duo is drummer Donny Paycheck. Both are barbers. Donny’s shop is in Tacoma, and Jason works in Kona. They still manage to rehearse and record these days despite the pandemic. In this interview, Jason talks about the new album and a track that almost didn’t make the record, a recent show

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00:25:17

Talking Story With Alpin Hong

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2022/01/21

This is an interview with award-winning pianist Alpin Hong and an excerpt from his music education program. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backstagejazz/message

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00:15:10

Talking Story with Kalani Pe'a

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2022/01/08

Host Steve Roby interviews Grammy winner Kalani Pe'a about his current projects and future aspirations. Recorded December 2021 at the Kahilu Theatre. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backstagejazz/message

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00:17:33

Talking Story with Jake Shimabukuro

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2022/01/03

Host Steven Roby interviews ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro at the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea. Jake talks about his new album "Jake and Friends" and other topics. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backstagejazz/message

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00:21:07

Talking Story with Mister Peanut Butter

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2021/12/31

Mister Peanut Butter was formed in 2015 and is now a six-piece band with Mike Bennett on vocals and rhythm guitar, Sam Gruesen on vocals and lead guitar, Josh Hodges on bass, Chris Wilson on drums, Kaimalu Harmon on keyboards, and Katy Arnovick on acoustic rhythm guitar and vocals. This podcast features two songs and interview done at their Kahilu Theatre debut in 2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backstagejazz/message

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00:22:38

Talking Story with Beat-Lele

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2021/12/06

After a two-year hiatus, Beat-Lele, the Oahu-based Beatles tribute band, returned to the Big Island for two performances at the Kahilu Theatre with shows on December 2-3. Beat-Lele’s humble beginnings date back ten years ago when they were performing as Day in The Life at Minato’s restaurant in Honolulu. They performed without costumes or mop-top wigs, and their focus was strictly on getting the music to sound like the original records. In 2017, the band transitioned from electric guitars and a drum

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00:32:17

Talking Story with Gregg Karukas

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2021/11/11

Show Notes: Grammy-winning keyboardist/composer Gregg Karukas returns to Kona and his musical roots for a unique evening with longtime collaborator (and George Benson's second guitarist and producer) Michael O'Neill. They'll be featuring some new/old sounds for Gregg, as he has been developing material based on the classic Hammond organ group format. The GK Soul/Jazz Party will feature Gregg Karukas (Boney James, Larry Carlton, Sergio Mendes) - organ featuring Michael O'Neill (George Benson, Barbra

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00:15:47

Song Circle 3

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2021/11/08

After a three-month gap, the Kahilu Theatre re-opened its doors to live audiences, and last Friday’s third installment of the Song Circle series proved once again that we have some exceptional performers who deserve broader attention. With his musical roots in the Austin/Nashville music scene, Don May has been developing a traditional singers-in-the-round show since April, and it keeps getting better. These intimate performances allow each musician to share details about their songwriting that are

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00:19:29

Talking Story with Josh Tatofi

Songs & Stories ·

2021/11/02

Although Josh Tatofi’s show last Saturday was livestreamed, the real excitement was being a part of the energetic crowd that attended his concert at the Mauna Kea Beach Resort. Fans spontaneously busted out with “cheehoo!”, swayed their cellphone flashlights to “Danny’s Song,” and participated in an a capella version of “Brown Eyed Girl”, while Tatofi schooled them on the proper way to sing the “Sha-la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la tee-da” chorus. --- Send in a voice message:

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