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All Songs Considered
"ron douglas" Discussed on All Songs Considered
"Great and good nature Chennai from NPR music and jazz night in America. Welcome Nate. What's happening Steven? It is great to have you here, Nate. Tell me more about homeward bound. This is a really luminous record. That's a great word for it. You know, as you noted, Jonathan Blake is one of these musicians who has just really lifted any number of bandstands. And he's been kind of a figure who plays with his elders. You know, a whole bunch of any a jazz masters, as well as with the younger cats. And so I see him as a real bridge builder. And on this recording, he's leading a band. He calls pentad, which features several of the bright young lights on the scene, including alto saxophonist Emmanuel Wilkins, vibraphone is Joel Ross. Those are both his blue note label mates. Wonderful pianist named David Verus and bassist Dez Ron Douglas. So this is like a real New York power crew. And this album, it really showcases his sort of quiet confidence as a band leader and the way that he's able to make this ensemble cohere, everybody shines and yet everybody feels like they're a part of something. To me, this album more than maybe anything else I've heard this year is like a perfect snapshot of the New York State of the art post bop sound. You know, like this is what it sounds like right now at the highest level, but also like on the street. There's nothing like a drummer as a band leader, man. You know, the last time I hosted this show, you talked about Andrew surreal. Right. Who's another great drumming band leader? And there's just something about the way guys like that make space for other players and just kind of make space in the overall mix. Yeah. There's an extraordinary dynamic sensitivity that someone like Jonathan Blake has, you know, and it's funny that you say that about space because the stereotype about drummers and as band leaders might be that they're, you know, it's all flash and noise and chops, right? But in the case of a musician, this advanced. And this sensitive, you have space, you have color and texture. And you know, support. That's really the beautiful thing here is there's a real communal vibe to this recording. Part of that commitment is lifting each other up. And that's really what I feel here. Well, that's a perfect spirit to end our show on. That is homeward bound from the drummer and bandleader Jonathan Blake, that'll do it for new music Friday. Thanks so much for joining me Nate. My pleasure, Stephen. If you want to hear all the music we've featured on this week's show along with a bunch of other great new music out today, we've got expanded playlists in Apple music and on Spotify, search for NPR's new music Friday playlist in either of those apps and a reminder as always to sign up for our weekly newsletter. It is put together by the stupendous Marissa larusso to subscribe go to NPR dot org slash music newsletter. You can follow us on Twitter at NPR music. You can find me at I dislike Stephen, you can find our guest Lindsey McKenna at Lindsay Mackay, Christina Lee is at Mina Anne Lee and powers is it and Kay powers and hazel sills is it hazel sills that sills with a C, Anna Maria sayer? Is it Anna sayer that's S a Yar? Ayanna Contreras is at reclaimed soul, Julie height is at right by her roots and nature and is at Nate Chennai. This week's show has been produced and edited by bob boylan and Ron scalzo from NPR music and all songs considered. I'm Steven Thompson, encouraging you to be well, take a break and treat yourself to lots of great music..
Scrolls & Leaves
"ron douglas" Discussed on Scrolls & Leaves
"Sally went to the mohawk institute residential school in brantford canada. And here's one incident that she remembers. We were at the marshall one week. It's were full the bugs and we had all our hair cut off. We were made baldi's we were really bold and That was a very good feeling to have so like sally sad. Her hair was shaved off and that was just the beginning of years of abuse that the school throw us in this dark room and tell us the rats were going to get us. But i didn't know. Then why i was being thrown in there and i used to wonder what did i do and i would cry. We cried and cried for hours in there. Not knowing who were in there and take us out. And when. I did get to learn a little bit of english. I knew then they were throwing us in there because we wouldn't speak english. Oh my god. It's awful yeah. It is still awful. It's just one example. Of what what. She endured there her interviews from a two thousand nine documentary called unseen tears. And that's by filmmaker ron douglas. So sally and hundreds of thousands of indigenous children in america and canada or sent to boarding schools just like mush hole and they were beginning to speak their language where traditional clothing practice their religion and a lot of times agency their families for years so it was a legacy of hardship and abuse. That was literally meant to wipe out their