Ian Maksin

Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman

01/27/25

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Ian Maksin holds a special place in the hearts of his fans worldwide, with his unique concerts of cello and songs in over 37 languages. It was really interesting to learn about how he has forged a unique path as a solo touring performer, and he shared his insights on finding commonalities between cultures, mindfulness practice and how he stays healthy with such an intense touring schedule. You’ll hear about his childhood, his need to break out of a strict classical music career, how his love of languages started and some suprises, including how he became a pilot as a teenager.

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Jean Rohe is an acclaimed song-writer and singer, as well as a devoted mentor, working with incarcerated song-writers,as well as at the New School and privately. She writes powerful narrative songs, and is widely known for her "National Anthem: Arise! Arise!" an aspirational alternative which has been performed extensively across the US. She shared with me her perspectives on love, grief, identity, community and creativity. One of her beautiful collaborations is the wonderful album Beautalina with the band Eureka Shoes, with Skye Soto Steele, Charlie Burnham and Rashaan Carter. We are featuring music from that project as well as with Robinson & Rohe.

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(01:48) Euraka Shoes, Looking Glass Arts, Marika Hughes, Charlie Burnham, Skye Soto Steele, Rashaan Carter

(04:28) Jean’s childhood and musical family

(07:19) Beautalina album, about the song “Go Easy”

(09:26) “Go Easy” with Eureka Shoes (link in show notes to album Beautalina)

(12:42) Eureka Shoes, creativity, dealing with grief

(18:35) excerpt from “Everyone Is Dying” Eureka Shoes

(19:05) Jean’s educational path, jazz at New School, Alexandra Montano

(22:47) Eureka Shoes, about “Barn Hymn”, Looking Glass Arts

(26:23) “Barn Hymn” Eureka Shoes

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(34:50) teaching song writing, working with incarcerated people, New School

(48:03) Eureka Shoes, about “I Wanna Be”

(50:54) clip of “I Wanna Be”

(52:58) songwriting, touring

(56:56) Liam Robinson, Robinson&Rohe, Woody Guthrie

(01:03:46) “Where I’m Coming From” Robinson & Rohe from Into the Night (link in show notes)

(01:07:48) songwriting, the voice as instrument

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