Life as Jazz Podcast

Recent Episodes

Podcast 22 – Zenisto

Posted June 19, 2025 • 00:34:09

This one is quite different, beginning with a song from a Twilight Zone episode from Season 5, and continuing with a view of Christianity from the Zen...

Podcast 21 – What’s Goin’ On?

Posted January 6, 2024 • 00:34:21

This one is different, an opinion piece about the state of popular music today. You might it utterly boring. Not a lot of music examples, but it’s...

Podcast 20 – John Barry Part 1

Posted June 4, 2022 • 00:52:04

A look at the unique, masterful styles of film composer John Barry. This is presented in two parts due to the quantity and quality of his output. Part...

Podcast 19 – Django Reinhardt and Stephan Grappelli

Posted December 18, 2021 • 00:39:18

This is a cursory look at two European jazz men who are not as well known to the general public as names such as Louis Armstrong or Duke Ellington....

Podcast 18 – Jazz in Movies Part 3

Posted August 17, 2021 • 00:30:12

Many movies use jazz-oriented scores. This is distinct from the music being the focus in such films as Bird or ‘Round Midnight in which the music...