Gina Burgess Catch-Up Bonus!
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman
03/04/23
•27m
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Welcome to a special Catch-Up bonus episode with violinist Gina Burgess. My original episode with her is linked here, as well as the podcast versions of both, with transcripts: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e18-s1-gina-burgess-multi-style-violinist If you missed my first conversation with Gina, you’ll be interested to hear her fascinating personal story and how she became so connected with the North.
Gina has had a really interesting year, going back to university in Newfoundland, moving to the far north of Canada in Iqaluit, and releasing her first album as bandleader. We talked about Inuit throatsinging, and have included two excerpts from the album which I encourage you to check out on Bandcamp: https://ginaburgessmusic.bandcamp.com/album/isnow
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(02:24) music education at Memorial University in Newfoundland
(03:56) touring life cut short by pandemic and pivoting to teaching
(04:59) placement in Iqaluit
(07:40) Inuit throat singing, Cynthia Pitsiulak
(09:32) intro to Anuri
(12:06) clip from Anuri on ISNOW album
(14:34) album release in Iqaluit with drum dancers, Olivia Chislett throat singer
(16:17) album ISNOW
(17:38) Ravens on the Roof intro
(19:50) clip from Ravens on the Roof
(20:34) crafting, sober jam
(22:09) teaching
(23:22) teaching teenagers, the importance of knowing them
(24:48) playing in hospital
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Gertrude "Trudy" Létourneau: Therapeutic Musician
February 25, 2023
•80m
Gertrude Létourneau, known to some as Trudy, is a flutist, pianist, singer and a therapeutic musician. During this episode, she tells many moving stories of the residents she has worked with in her many years working at Pearly Health. During the episode she frequently breaks into song and plays a variety of flutes as well as paints a vivid picture of the fulfilling role she plays working with veterans. We also spoke about her mentors Peter Wiegold, Jeffrey Gilbert, and Marie-Claire Séguin. This was an episode very much about going out your comfort zone, connecting with your audience, and learning to slow down and enjoy every day.
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Video and Transcript link: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/gertrude-trudy-letourneau
Gertrude's website: https://gertrudeletourneau.com/ photo credit: Dave Poulin
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(03:02) how Gertrude got into this work as a therapeutic musician at Perley Health, Performance and Communication Skills at Guildhall with Peter Wiegold
(08:12) making music with the residents, sing-along culture, Kohai Educational Center working kids with learning disabilities
(12:20) learning the repertoire, playing by ear, choosing themes, different aspects of the work at Perley Health
(16:01) difference between Music Therapist and Therapeutic Musician
(17:44) story about Lili Marlene and World War II veteran
(20:55) PTSD story
(25:56) J’attendrai ton retour with story
(28:53) developing as a singer, coaching with Marie-Claire Séguin, finalist in Ma première Place des Arts competition
(34:05) Audience engagement, talking to the audience and building bridges
(38:52) Jeffrey Gilbert
(41:58) childhood music and decision to pursue the flute
(46:35) dealing with grief and loss
(52:54) planning repertoire around themes
(55:36) coping with the COVID Pandemic in long-term care, online concerts with Concerts in Care and the Music Performance Trust Fund
(01:01:03) living in the moment, Québecois culture and La Bolduc, a musician’s last gig
(01:06:50) lessons learned
(01:16:33) Let Me Call You Sweetheart, creative challenges and going out of your comfort zone
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Aaron Weinstein: Jazz Mandolinist, Violinist, Arranger and Writer
March 10, 2023
•90m
My guest today is the phenomenal jazz violinist, mandolinist, arranger, and writer Aaron Weinstein. Aaron is a self-taught violinist and attended the renowned Berklee College on a 4 year talent based scholarship. As a young man he performed and recorded with many jazz legends. In this episode we talked about some of these mentors, including Bucky and John Pizzarelli, Les Paul, and this interview is full of Aaron’s stories and insights as a performer and educator. He has generously agreed to let me use two of his previously released self-produced videos so you can hear some of his playing. I first discovered Aaron in his comedy series with Linda Lavin; I encourage you to check it out along with his other projects and albums: http://www.aaronweinstein.net/
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Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:41) Aaron’s start on old-time fiddle (03:16) Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli (06:50) Mel Bay books Swingin’ Jazz Fiddle Solos and Mandolin Chord Melody System (09:28) Aaron Weinstein plays Avalon, both violin and mandolin (11:05) Don Stiernberg (12:27) “Give Me the Simple Life” Aaron Weinstein on mandolin (13:56) difference between jazz mandolin and jazz violin (17:18) Album 3x3 on Chesky label (18:21) Berklee College of Muisic, Sandy Kott first formal violin lessons (23:32)Les Paul (25:05) playing with jazz legends as a young man, learning the tunes, Annie Ross (27:46) lyrics, Sondheim, Andy Zerman (30:35) working with Broadway singers and appreciating different genres (33:59) self-criticism, dealing with different performance realities (36:15) Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, Johnny Frigo (38:54) Linda Lavin, Irvin Arthur (45:12) agents, jazz in the music business (46:59) mandolin, violin, guitar, Hamilton de Holanda (49:11) teaching jazz (56:03) giving and getting feedback (59:04) getting established in New York, support from John Pizzarelli (01:01:26) arranging, practicing classical music, interpretation and originality (01:06:43) writing (01:13:54) advice for younger players, problems with social media (01:20:19) how to practice, improvisation (01:26:05) Les Paul story (01:28:00) missing the opportunity to hear Stéphane Grappelli
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