Improv with Peggy Lee, cello and Leah Roseman, violin

Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman

09/15/21

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After my conversation with Peggy Lee, Cellist, I had the pleasure to play an improvisation with her over our Zoom call. Due to the nature of this style of improvisation, we were able to play at the same time, without the latency affecting things too much.

The complete episode with video as well is linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e17-s1-peggy-lee-cellist-improvisor-composer

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Photo credit: Rita Taylor

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Peggy Lee Cellist Improvisor

September 15, 2021

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38m

I speak with the innovative cellist, improvisor and composer Peggy Lee, who is a band-leader and sought-after collaborator in Vancouver, Canada. Peggy collaborates frequently with Ron Samworth and Tony Wilson and with her husband, drummer Dylan van der Schyff, as well as with many other longtime musical associates including Dave Douglas, Wayne Horvitz, Robin Holcomb, Veda Hille and Lisa Miller. She also leads or co-leads a number of musical projects: The Peggy Lee Band, Film in Music, Waxwing (with Tony Wilson and Jon Bentley) and Beautiful Tool (with Mary Margaret O’Hara). She has also collaborated extensively in theatre and dance with companies and artists such as Ruby Slippers, Rumble Theatre, Presentation House, David Hudgins, Peter Bingham and Delia Brett. In 2005, Peggy received the Freddie Stone Award for integrity and innovation in music and in 2010 she was awarded a Jesse Richardson Theatre Award for outstanding composition. http://www.peggylee.net/about-peggy.html

The original video versions of this series are here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYOGF0ZHOdI0236QiDT_SGzUdALNXW06z

As a bonus episode, you can hear me play a free improvisation with her.

photo credit: Rita Taylor

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Gina Burgess Violinist

September 23, 2021

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51m

I really enjoyed my conversation with the inspiring multi-style violinist Gina Burgess. During the episode she plays a couple of her original tunes, and at the end we did an improv back-and-forth across our Zoom call. The video and transcript, and Catch-Up episode, are linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e18-s1-gina-burgess-multi-style-violinist

Timestamps are below.

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Gina is a founding member of the Iqaluit-based Arctic rock band The Jerry Cans, is a four-time ECMA award winner with the gypsy-jazz outfit Gypsophilia, she fronts her own klezmer band Der Heisser, is is a regular collaborator in flamenco and Arabic music ensembles. Gina has toured Europe twice over with Tim Crabtree’s atmospheric ensemble; Paper Beat Scissors, and with folk-pop artist Gabrielle Papillon. Along with The Jerry Cans, Gina has performed and conducted youth workshops in Canada, Australia, Greenland, New Zealand, and Europe. https://www.ginaburgessmusic.com/ Instagram @ginaburgess.violin Facebook Gina Burgess Music

(00:00) Intro

(01:27) Green Grass

(04:24) pandemic lockdowns, importance of playing for live audience

(05:54) Gina’s start in music as a classical violinist

(07:59) dealing with injury, playing different styles

(11:27) dealing with touring

(13:32) music workshops, first trip to Iqualuit, founding the Jerry Cans

(17:59) practicing violin in different ways

(22:02) teaching music in schools and online, improvisation games

(27:47) early experiences as a performing improvisor, learning to enjoy the process

(33:52) touring with the Jerry Cans and Gypsophilia, dealing with playing the same music

(35:06) Gina’s performance of her song “For D”