Julie Lyonn Lieberman: Multi-style Violinist/Vocalist, Author, Composer, Producer, Educator

Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman

11/01/22

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56m

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This is a re-release with improved audio. I was thrilled to have a fascinating chat with the inspiring and innovative multi-style violinist/vocalist, author, composer, producer and educator Julie Lyonn Lieberman. I first learned about her when I bought her book You Are Your Instrument, which was the first book written about how to overcome and prevent musicians’ overuse injuries. In this conversation we discuss her unique path through world music, some of the research she’s done for her book and radio programs, illuminating the history of slave fiddlers and the evolution of improvised string playing in the United States. She gives some wonderful advice about following your own path, and at the end, she plays two tunes in different styles.

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This episode in video form, along with the transcript, is here linked on my podcast website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/julie-lyonn-lieberman

JULIE’S BOOKS AND DVDs https://julielyonnmusic.ecwid.com

STRINGS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES Multi-Style Video Library https://www.stringswithoutboundaries.com/video-library.html

IMPROVISED VIOLIN Documentary https://vimeo.com/117067048

Julie Lyonn Lieberman String Archives https://julielyonn.com/string-archives/

D’Addario workshops with Julie: https://daddario.formstack.com/forms/...

photo credit: Leonard Cascia

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Gary Muszynski

October 29, 2022

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94m

Gary Muzsynski is a versatile percussionist and entrepreneur and this conversation delves into his experiences playing samba in Brazil, his discovery and exploration of the handpan, and some of his work as an educator in both community music projects and as an innovator using music in the corporate world. We also talked about his beautiful album "Roots and Wings - Medicine Music", which won the Gold Medal Best of Show in the 2021 Global Music Awards and features 25 master musicians from 8 countries. Gary plays several contrasting instruments in different styles during the episode, and timestamps are included below. Like every episode, this is available both as a video and podcast wherever you listen to podcasts, and the transcript is also linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/gary-muszynski

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Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(01:31) Mbira music

(06:45) Gary’s mentors and training with Community Music: Babatunde Olatunji, David Darling

(09:21) Gary’s childhood and life-changing experience with music

(18:26) early career in St. Louis, going to Brazil and learning Samba

(24:10) Gary’s story about creatively getting a plane ticket to return to Brazil to perform in Carnaval

(28:36) Samba school experiences in Brazil

(38:44) demonstration of some samba rhythms on agogô and surdo

(46:02) Samba in the Midwest, community music making “Sambistas” band

(48:26) Handpan history, different types and demonstration

(01:09:57) about the “Roots and Wings, Medicine Music” album, Global Music Awards winner, Tito La Rosa, Yair Dalal, Varijashree Venugopal

(01:20:07) Gary’s executive and team coaching and how he pivoted to online during 2020

(01:23:14) Community music Babatunde Olatunji

(01:27:29) handpan improvisation

photo: Irene Young

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Marc van Vugt: guitarist and composer

November 5, 2022

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85m

Marc van Vugt is a wonderful award-winning composer and jazz guitarist from the Netherlands. In this episode you’ll be introduced to several beautiful guitars in his collection that are featured in his new solo album, “The Lonely Coyote” and you’ll also get to hear stories from his travels and his perspectives about different musical scenes, composing, and some of the biggest challenges now for musicians worldwide.

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https://baiximrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-lonely-coyote

photo: Jiri Büller

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(01:39) “Simiane” intro and performance

(08:01)influence of Latin American music, growing up in a small Dutch town

(10:49) Paris, Theo van Doesburg house in Meudon, composing the Vandoesburg Suite

(15:28) album “The Lonely Coyote”, collection of guitars, touring challenges with a guitar

(21:21) baritone guitar

(21:22) Martin guitar, technique of playing with a mix of nails and pick

(28:20) harp zither

(33:44) more about “The Lonely Coyote” ablum, living in the desert, influences of Alberto Gismonti, Ralph Towner, Leo Kottke

(40:19) creative process of composing, Kenny Wheeler

(48:36) HKU University for the Arts in Utrecht, Hans Kox, Eef Albers, creating the jazz and improvised music department with Bert van der Brink

(51:17) Banff, categories of music, the free improvised music scene in the Netherlands

(56:03) experience of growing up in a place and time with limited access to music and different musicians in contrast to now with the challenges of exposure YouTube and social media in general

(01:01:48) touring and collaborating with local musicians, trips to Indonesia and playing with gamelan players

(01:05:06) trip to Brazil

(01:07:31) teaching composition

(01:12:46) Rogier van Otterloo

(01:15:16) writing music for films of Georges Méliès

(01:19:12) archtop guitar