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PODCAST

Khyber Pass Podcast

We are interested in musical improvisers in all genres, from free jazz players to Hindustani vocalists to noise artists to drone musicians. What makes them do what they do? How did they get their start? What inspires them? We delve into the minutia of their art form and where it is heading. Host, Paul Metzger, explored this terrain once a week in a unique interview focused format specializing on the pursuits of improvisers.

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00:50:01

Charlie Parr, guitar

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/12/30

An easily confused and very shy individual, Charlie Parr has been traveling around singing his songs ever since leaving Austin Minnesota in the 1980’s in search of Spider John Koerner, whom he found about 100 miles north at the Viking Bar one Sunday night. The experience changed his life, made him more or less unemployable, … Continue reading "Charlie Parr, guitar"

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00:42:47

Lynn Avery, synth

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/12/24

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00:56:34

JT Bates, drums

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/12/15

JT Bates has worked with artists from the ends of the spectrum. Equally at home improvising with Paul Metzger, as well as delicately rumbling under a Pieta Brown song, the drums are an extension of his daily life. Exposure and experience into improvised and creative music through a high school friendship with Ben Vida … Continue reading "JT Bates, drums"

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01:08:40

Davu Seru, percussion

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/12/06

Davu Seru is a drummer and composer. He has worked with numerous improvising musicians and composers throughout the United States and France. He is composer and bandleader for the ensembles Motherless Dollar and No Territory Band. For the year 2017-2018 he served as the first-ever composer-in-residence at Studio Z in Saint Paul. Davu has also … Continue reading "Davu Seru, percussion"

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00:42:46

Pat Moriarty

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/11/16

Pat Moriarty and Phil Hey began playing together in 1973. They have been dedicated jazz musicians and teachers ever since, performing in ensembles medium-sized and small. But their sax-drum duos make for a refreshing, intrepid, tightrope walk — always tricky and unpredictable, yet at this stage in their careers, well within their collective grasp, even … Continue reading "Pat Moriarty"

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00:27:35

Sarah Larsson, vocalist, instrumentalist

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/11/12

Sarah Larsson, anthropologist by training, likes to say that her day job is listening to people’s stories. Sarah’s outreach work with the Somali Museum of Minnesota means that she gets to talk with fascinating community members every day, while helping to start a new cultural resource in Minnesota. Sarah studied in Bosnia, Serbia, and Croatia, … Continue reading "Sarah Larsson, vocalist, instrumentalist"

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00:39:05

Curt Wenzel, trumpet, electronics

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/11/01

Shaped by 1960’s free jazz and the implications of composers like John Cage, Ornette Coleman and Captain Beefheart, the music of Visitor is chaotic, spiritual and oddly comforting in tumultuous times. It reflects our past, present and future in a real-time sound experience. The trio features Timothy Kane (drums and woodwinds), Keith Miller (tuba and … Continue reading "Curt Wenzel, trumpet, electronics"

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00:47:08

George Cartwright, saxophone

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/10/21

George Cartwright is a Minnesota-based composer, performer, bandleader, producer and musical collaborator, with a prolific career spanning over 30 years. His career began in his home state of Mississippi, shaped by a childhood woven through with early memories of singing in church and learning songs at his grandfather’s knee. He grew up on rock-n-roll and … Continue reading "George Cartwright, saxophone"

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00:37:22

Sean Hamilton, drums and electronics

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/10/12

Sean Hamilton is a percussionist, composer, improviser, and audio engineer whose interests primarily lie in the intersections of new music, electroacoustic music, free improvisation, experimental music, and interdisciplinary projects. Sean has presented performances throughout North America and in Europe, with featured performances including WKCR-FM New York’s Afternoon New Music, the Interference Series, the Red Room … Continue reading "Sean Hamilton, drums and electronics"

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00:33:03

Alden Ikeda, drums

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/10/04

Alden has played in Twin Cities and elsewhere. Some of the great Musicians he has worked for include Douglas Ewart, Stephen Goldstein, Carei Thomas, Benny Weinbeck, Pat Patrick, Billy Bang, Roscoe Mitchell, Julius Hemphill, John Devine, Bill Lang, Adam Linz, Chris Bates, Tommy O’Donnell, Ronnie Castrato, Christine Rosholt, Gene Adams, Frank Hooks, Don Cherry, Dave Maslow, … Continue reading "Alden Ikeda, drums"

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01:23:03

Noah OB, Trumpet

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/10/01

Noah Ophoven-Baldwin is an American cornetist and composer and a resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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00:37:23

Bill Brovold, guitar

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/09/26

Bill Brovold is an educator, visual artist, and composer/musician. He has performed with Rhys Chatham, Arthur Russell, and Glenn Branca; and led the New York band Strange Farm (feat. Billy Ficca of Television and Ernie Brooks of the Modern Lovers) and the six-to-thirteen-member Detroit post rock band Larval, which features his twangy guitar alongside a … Continue reading "Bill Brovold, guitar"

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01:01:47

Patrick Marsche, percussion

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/09/18

Patrick Marsche, percussion

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00:36:52

Mankwe Ndosi, vocalist

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/09/03

“The bewitching and virtuosic vocalizing of Ndosi spans genres, ethnicities, species, continents, and likely galaxies, too.” – Greg Tate Of Tanzanian and African American heritage, Mankwe Ndosi is celebrated for a sound and practice that spans genres and disciplines: celebrating influences from Jazz and African legacies, Hip Hop and Soul, performance art, theater, public art … Continue reading "Mankwe Ndosi, vocalist"

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00:43:06

Rick Ness, reeds, percussion

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/08/21

Rick Ness. Reeds and percussion free improviser with Aerosol Pike.

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00:38:39

Cory Healey, drums

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/08/14

Cory Healey’s unique drumming has led to collaborations with artists from many different genres. He has toured North America and Europe and had the privilege of performing with Kenny Wheeler, Dr Lonnie Smith, John Abercrombie, and David Berkman. While living in Chicago, he performed and recorded with Algernon, Fareed Haque’s Flat EarthEnsemble, W.W. Lowman, Ike Riley, … Continue reading "Cory Healey, drums"

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00:41:17

Adam Zahller, multi-instrumentalist

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/08/08

Adam Zahller (b. 1988) is an American composer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and improviser. As a composer, his concert works have received premieres from ensembles such as Loadbang, Duo Gelland, the 113 Collective, Eclipse Quartet, TAK, and Zeitgeist, as well as many acclaimed soloists. He holds a B.M. in music composition from the Chapman Conservatory, where he studied under … Continue reading "Adam Zahller, multi-instrumentalist"

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00:36:30

Peter Goggin, alto saxophone

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/07/31

Peter Goggin graduated in jazz studies at the University of Michigan, performed at the Detroit Jazz Festival with the university jazz orchestra. Peter was a three-year member of the Dakota Combo.

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00:33:51

Matt Blair, piano

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/07/17

Matt Blair is a pianist and composer from Mpls, MN. He performed new solo work for Fender Rhodes, electronics, and found objects. This new work is an extension of ideas from his 2018 release “Shadow Sets”. https://mattblair.bandcamp.com/releases

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00:53:27

Charles Gillett, guitar

Khyber Pass Podcast ·

2019/07/10

Improvising guitarist in many ad hoc groups. Frequent collaborations with Milo Fine, Jaron Childs, and Davu Seru. Bass and guitar in Take Acre. Multi-instrumentalist in Brown Rainbow and Tall Walls. Guitarist in Tuning The Pulse, a short documentary about Jandek’s 2012 performance in Mankato, MN. Discography: Senilita with Milo Fine, Viv Corringham and Davu Seru … Continue reading "Charles Gillett, guitar"

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