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The Tonearm

Lawrence Peryer

The people and ideas moving culture forward. With host Lawrence Peryer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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49:17

Phil Haynes: Banging the Drum for Liberty Now

The Tonearm ·

2026/01/04

Today we're putting The Tonearm's needle on drummerPhil Haynes.Since moving to New York from Oregon in 1983, Phil's played on scores of recordings with artists like Anthony Braxton and David Liebman. Phil has joined me once already, in March 2024, to discuss his memoir,Chasing the Masters: First Takes of a Modernist Drumming Artist.Phil’s with me today to discuss his bandFree Country, which takes American roots music and runs it through their particular jazz lens, using cello, guitar, bass, and

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47:22

Bryan Senti: Strings, Migration, and Finding Home

The Tonearm ·

2025/12/28

Today we're puttingThe Tonearm's needle on violinist and composer Bryan Senti.Bryan Senti won a BAFTA for scoring the BBC seriesMood. He's composed for films since 2015 and worked with artists like Regina Spektor and Mark Ronson. But his new albumLa Mareatells a different story—his father's story.La Mareatakes Cuban migration and turns it into sound. His previous album,Manu, honored his Colombian mother through short violin pieces. This time, Bryan recorded with the Czech National Symphony

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43:28

Holiday Bonus: Nels Cline on the Wilco Will Love You...

The Tonearm ·

2025/12/23

Our recent episode featuring Wilco and creative music guitarist Nels Cline has proven to be a listener-favorite. This holiday season, we thought it might be fun to give you even more of what we know you love. So … we are excited to bring you another conversation with Nels, this one from the Wilco Will Love You Podcast.Wilco Will Love You is hosted by two fans who cover the music and influence of the Chicago band. The podcast is co-hosted by Mary MacLane Mellas and The Tonearm’s contributing writer

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47:10

Graham St. John: Terence McKenna's Hallucinatory Life

The Tonearm ·

2025/12/21

Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Graham St John, a cultural anthropologist and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Huddersfield in the UK.Graham has spent decades studying transformational events, psychedelic culture, and electronic dance music scenes. He's written ten books, and his latest is Strange Attractor: The Hallucinatory Life of Terence McKenna, published by MIT Press. McKenna was the 20th century's psychedelic renaissance man, a stand-up philosopher who became a sampled

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53:35

Nels Cline: Tales of a Daunted Guitarist

The Tonearm ·

2025/12/14

Today, we’re putting The Tonearm’s needle on guitarist Nels Cline.Most people know Nels Cline as Wilco's guitarist for the past two decades. But his range goes far beyond indie rock. He's spent forty-plus years moving between jazz clubs, punk venues, and studios where the rules get bent or thrown out entirely. Rolling Stone put him on their list of the top 100 guitarists of all time, but that tells you nothing about how he actually plays.His current project, Trio of Bloom, pairs him with keyboardist

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53:58

Marcus Roberts: Jazz Piano and Technology's Promise

The Tonearm ·

2025/12/07

Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on pianist Marcus Roberts.Roberts plays jazz piano like he's lived through its entire history. His style pulls from Jelly Roll Morton and Fats Waller as much as it does from bebop. He spent years in Wynton Marsalis's band, has performed piano concertos with Seiji Ozawa, and today leads The Modern Jazz Generation, a 12-piece ensemble encompassing three decades of musicians.Roberts is here today to talk about something beyond performance. He's one of twenty

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53:53

Ned Rothenberg: Solo Improvisation in Bizarre Times

The Tonearm ·

2025/11/30

Show NotesNed Rothenberg just released his first solo album in thirteen years, Looms & Legends, and it shows why he's been called America's most intimate composer and improviser. Ned’s improvisations and compositions display his use of extended techniques like circular breathing and multiphonics, while others tell stories through melody. He calls it music for an imaginary culture - sounds that feel indigenous to a place that doesn't exist yet.Ned shared his views on the nature of experimental

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52:10

Miguel Zenón: Vanguardia Subterránea and the Sound of...

The Tonearm ·

2025/11/23

Today, we're puttingThe Tonearm's needle on saxophonist and composerMiguel Zenón.A MacArthur Fellow, Guggenheim recipient, and Grammy winner, Miguel has spent over two decades creating music that connects jazz tradition with Puerto Rican rhythms and modern composition.He's here to talk about his latest release,Vanguardia Subterránea- his quartet's first live album, captured at the Village Vanguard with musicians he's played with for twenty years. Miguel and I first spoke in 2011 about his role as

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42:47

Linda May Han Oh: In Search of Strange Heavens

The Tonearm ·

2025/11/16

Today we're puttingThe Tonearm's needle on bassist and composerLinda May Han Oh.Linda's a Grammy winner who's recorded with Pat Metheny, Kenny Barron, and Joe Lovano. She was even the model for the bassist character in Pixar's 'Soul.' But it's her own work that brings us together.Her latest album,Strange Heaven, explores why we choose familiar hells over strange heavens—why we stick with what we know even when change might save us. It's a question that cuts through everything from personal

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1:23:38

The Inaugural Jazz Forward Award Winners

The Tonearm ·

2025/11/09

Today on The Tonearm, we're celebrating the inauguralJazz Forward Awardwinners fromAll About Jazz. Since 1995, All About Jazz has been a driving force for jazz discovery. Now they're recognizing industry trailblazers who actively promote jazz awareness and culture.We'll hear from four organizations reshaping how jazz connects with audiences worldwide. Ed Trefzger from JazzWeek tracks radio airplay across North America, giving artists and their teams vital exposure data. Jesus Perezagua's Oh! Jazz

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1:27

Spotlight On is now . . . The Tonearm!

The Tonearm ·

2025/11/06

Hi, this is Lawrence Peryer with a quick update about some exciting changes coming to our show. Spotlight On is now The Tonearm—same name as our online magazine at thetonearm.com. Same conversations with the people and ideas moving culture forward, just a new name and a fresh look. The timing works out: this week marks one year since we launched The Tonearm online.We're also shifting from Thursday to Sunday episode releases. Why Sundays? Thursdays have gotten crowded—it seems like everyone drops new

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41:03

Peter Knight: Hand to Earth's Sonic Homecoming

The Tonearm ·

2025/10/30

Today, the Spotlight shines On composer, trumpeter, and producer Peter Knight.Peter Knight has spent decades working in the spaces between genres and cultures. His latest project brings together 40,000-year-old Indigenous Australian songs with contemporary electroacoustic music through Hand to Earth's new album, the title of which translates as "the scent of home." The record finds Peter collaborating with Indigenous songkeepers Daniel and David Wilfred alongside Korean vocalist Sunny Kim, creating

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49:46

David Harrington of Kronos Quartet: The Musician Listens

The Tonearm ·

2025/10/23

Today, the Spotlight shines OnDavid Harrington, founder and violinist ofKronos Quartet.For fifty years, David has led one of the most adventurous musical ensembles on the planet. Kronos has commissioned over 1,100 works, collaborated with everyone from Philip Glass to Nine Inch Nails, and earned three Grammys along the way. Their recent "Hard Rain" project brought together nearly fifty artists worldwide to reimagine Bob Dylan's nuclear-age anthem, while the Library of Congress has just acquired

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37:20

Jeff Parker: The Return of The New Breed

The Tonearm ·

2025/10/16

Today, the Spotlight shines On guitarist, composer, and producerJeff Parker.For nearly three decades, Jeff has balanced solo work with his role in the post-rock band Tortoise. His 2016 albumThe New Breedtakes hip-hop beats and puts them in the hands of live musicians. Named after his late father's clothing store, the album just got the deluxe reissue treatment from International Anthem.He's here to discuss how moving to Los Angeles shaped his sound, why making "identifiably human-made music" matters

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47:27

Hampus Lindwall: Blizzard of Organ

The Tonearm ·

2025/10/09

Today, the Spotlight shines On organist, composer, and sound artistHampus Lindwall.Hampus started as a guitarist who cut his teeth copying Steve Vai solos but who now sits behind a 78-stop church organ. He has been the organist at Saint-Esprit in Paris since 2005, but his latest album,Brace for Impact, throws tradition out the window. Recorded on a massive organ in Düsseldorf with guitarist Stephen O'Malley, this music draws on everything from experimental music pioneer Xenakis to heavy metal and

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57:15

Chris O'Leary: Rebel Rebel - Blogger, Author

The Tonearm ·

2025/10/02

Today, the Spotlight shines On writerChris O'Leary.Chris has spent over a decade and a half writing what's become the definitive study of David Bowie's songbook. His blog, Pushing Ahead of the Dame, covers every song on every album in Bowie’s extensive canon. The first post from 2009 covers David’s first single, 1964’s “Liza Jane”, and the most recent is about Chris’s latest work, a newly revised edition ofRebel Rebel,a collection of his writings on Bowie songs from 1963 - 1976. Chris has written

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46:30

Donny McCaslin: From Stadium Jazz to Lost Lullabies

The Tonearm ·

2025/09/25

Today, the Spotlight shines On saxophonistDonny McCaslin.Donny's new album,Lullaby for the Lost, arrives September 26th on Edition Records, and what a record it is. It’s Donny’s saxophone with guitar-driven rock energy, drawing from influences like Neil Young and Nine Inch Nails, resulting in what Donny calls his most personal music to date.You might know Donny from his pivotal role on David Bowie's final album ★ (pronounced Blackstar). His latest work demonstrates what may have drawn Bowie to him

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49:09

Matt Piucci of Rain Parade: Return to the Paisley...

The Tonearm ·

2025/09/18

Today, the Spotlight shines On Matt Piucci, founding member and principal guitarist ofRain Parade.Rain Parade helped define LA's Paisley Underground scene in the early '80s, creating music with psychedelic textures with punk energy. Their 1983 debut Emergency Third Rail Power Trip remains a touchstone album of the era, cited as an influence by everyone from My Bloody Valentine to the Stone Roses.Now Matt and the band are revisiting their catalog with deluxe reissues, including the newly

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45:24

Robin Holcomb & Peggy Lee: Behind the Delicate Sound...

The Tonearm ·

2025/09/11

Today, the Spotlight shines On composer and pianistRobin Holcomband cellistPeggy Lee.These two musicians have been creating music together for the better part of two decades. Their new album,Reno, out September 12, captures something rare: the kind of musical conversation that happens when two artists know each other's musical language inside and out. Robin's songs draw from American folk traditions while her piano work moves into territories that feel both classical and completely free. Peggy

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50:21

Larry Tye: The Jazzmen Who Changed American History

The Tonearm ·

2025/09/04

Today, the Spotlight shines On bestselling author and journalistLarry Tye.Larry's latest book,The Jazzmen, tells the story of how Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie transformed America. But this isn't just another music biography. Larry explores nearly every aspect of the lives and music of these men and demonstrates how their artistry helped lay the groundwork for the civil rights movement.This is Larry's ninth book, following acclaimed biographies of figures like Bobby Kennedy, Joe

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