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An excerpt from Live From My Drum Room With Omar Hakim, which aired live on March 10, 2023. During this segment Omar talks about getting the call from his friend and producer Nile Rodgers to play on David Bowie's "Let's Dance." We also discuss his feel on Bowie's "Modern Love" and his exquisite playing on Dire Straits' "So Far Away." 

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In this episode we celebrate the incredible musical legacy of saxophonist, composer and bandleader Wayne Shorter, born August 25, 1933 in Newark New Jersey and passed away March 2, 2023. My special guest is Alex Acuña, a prolific drummer, percussionist, composer, and bandleader who has amassed more 900 recording credits. (its probably more now) After touring with Perez Prado during the 1960s and playing with Elvis Presley in Las Vegas in the early '70s - 

 In 1974, Acuña and his family moved to Las Vegas. He continued working with Prado's show band, and played for Elvis Presley's Las Vegas residencies in addition to serving in backing bands and orchestras for Olivia Newton John and the Temptations. Drummer/percussionist Don Alias heard him with the latter and suggested he try playing jazz. Alias arranged an audition with Weather Report and Acuña joined that band for their 1975 tour. 

He moved to Los Angeles and played on the band's two most successful studio outings, Black Market and Heavy Weather, and he toured with the group until 1978. During his tenure, Weather Report backed Joni Mitchell on Don Juan's Reckless Daughter. He has been a recording and touring sideman to a dazzling array of artists ranging from Paul McCartney and Joni Mitchell to Andre Crouch and Blondie.The stellar & diverse list of artists Alex has worked with seems never ending, the word prolific is an understatement. 

Wayne Shorter was a saxophonist, bandleader and composer. His compositions became jazz standards and he received worldwide recognition and critical praise.  Wayne Shorter won 12 Grammy Awards. His mastery of the soprano saxophone earned him (beginning in 1970) Down Beat's annual poll-winner on that instrument… winning the critics' poll for 10 consecutive years and the readers' poll for 18 years. 

 The New York Times music critic Ben Ratliff described Shorter in 2008 as "probably jazz's greatest living small-group composer and a contender for greatest living improviser". 
Via Wayne Shorter, We Love You! 

Source: https://drummerworld.com/drummers/Alex_Acuna.html
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Host Maggie LePique, a radio veteran since the 1980's at NPR in Kansas City Mo. She began her radio career in Los Angeles in the early 1990's and has worked for Pacifica station KPFK Radio in Los Angeles since 1994.

John’s guest is legendary drummer, singer, composer and producer, Omar Hakim! John and Omar talk about Omar’s long and prolific career, including becoming a professional touring drummer at 15 and how that prepared him for joining “Weather Report” in 1982 at 23 years old. His long history with legendary artist and producer, Nile Rodgers. Becoming an in-demand session player in the early 1980s including his work with David Bowie, Dire Straits, recording Sting’s first solo record after leaving the Police, “The Dream of the Blue Turtles” and being part of Sting’s band. John and Omar do a deep dive into some of Omar’s early sessions and Omar talks about his friends, Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl and performing and recording with the Foo Fighters, and his upcoming solo Rock record, “Come Out To Play” which he plans to release in 2023, and much much more!

And introducing “TrackTalk” a new series exclusively on Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! “TrackTalk" features iconic tracks, with iconic drum parts, and the drummers who played them! TrackTalk is an insiders’ view on your favorite songs, by the drummers who helped create them.

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Winter is officially officially here! Happy Solstice, everyone. On this week’s show, I bemoan our slow start to the season, talk about the spatial variability in our snowpack, and share with you my tip for how to save money on backcountry touring gloves (cuz backcountry gear is expensive!). 

Thanks for listening and thanks to Sew Alpine and Mountain Trip for supporting the show! Until next time… THINK SNOW!

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This jazz bass genius changed the instrument forever, but was on a dark path after struggles with mental health conditions and self-medicating. deathbypodcastteam@gmail.com

Listen to the accompanying playlist for this episode on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Ss2VTIMVh7L0gUyFJaCBl?si=0545380207c947aa .

By Alex Motteler, Cassie Gardener, and Jake.  Music by Demons. Artwork by Mike Johnson.

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by regular panellists Amit and Silverie (Antariksh), to talk about the Euro 2020 finals of England vs Italy, the Wimbledon finals, the exciting and magical sport of Quidditch (Harry Potter), and lots more. They also talk about Dennis Rodman, the current heat wave going on in California, weather forecasts and their infamous inaccuracy, billionaire Richard Branson flying to the edge of space and coming back safely in a commercial Virgin Galactic space flight, thus becoming the first billionaire to go to space, Jeff Bezos about to do the same next week, space tourism, and tons more. Tune into this very interesting and hilarious episode.

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There are plenty of conservatives who want to fight climate change. But how can Republicans create environmental policies that resonate with red state voters?

On a new episode of "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Benji Backer, the founder and president of the American Conservation Coalition, for a conversation about why today's environmental messaging fails to resonate with conservative Americans living in rural areas, the pros and cons of the environmental policies in the Biden infrastructure plan, why severe weather events are not the same thing as climate change, why and when conservatives started caring more about the environment, and the technology and innovations that we need to combat global warming. Subscribe to Rightly and check out additional info about their conversation below. 

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---- Content of This Episode ----
00:00 Episode start
00:05 Hot time, summer in the city
03:00 Welcome Benji Backer
04:23 Weather is not climate change, and vice versa
06:36 Conservatives changing their tune – adagio
08:30 Benji’s life-long activism
10:02 Environmental conservatism lives in the West
12:17 Getting the messaging right
17:40 The language of self-interest
23:04 Conservative Climate Caucus v Roosevelt Caucus
28:00 My little steps don’t matter, or do they?
32:26 The Sunrise Movement March
35:30 Getting ag on board
37:05 Good foundations for climate policy
39:00 The innovations we need now
42:34 Goals for 2021 and beyond
43:45 Good news on jobs, the Bucks and meat

---- Reading List ---- 

A lesson from Biden’s plan: If everything is infrastructure, nothing is (Benji Backer for Deseret News)
https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2021/4/19/22387900/biden-infrastructure-plan-two-trillion-dollars-american-jobs-plan-benji-backer-acc

Manassas schools’ proposed anti-racism policy an excuse to explain classroom challenges (Potomac Local News)
https://potomaclocal.com/2021/06/26/manassas-schools-proposed-equity-policy-is-wrong/

U.S. climate ads by conservatives, for conservatives, shift views (David Sherfinski for Reuters)
https://news.trust.org/item/20210630113113-dvenb

Toward a Conservative Environmentalism (Nate Hochman for National Review)
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2020/09/21/toward-a-conservative-environmentalism/#slide-1

Active Forest Management Will Reverse the Trend of Intensifying Wildfires (American Conservation Coalition)
https://www.acc.eco/blog/2018/8/16/active-forest-management-will-reverse-the-trend-of-intensifying-wildfires

U.S. conservatives stake claim to climate activism with Miami rally (Timothy Gardner for Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-climate-conservatives-rally/u-s-conservatives-stake-claim-to-climate-activism-with-miami-rally-idINL2N2NK2Z3

1 big thing: Biden's ticking climate clock (Mike Allen for Axios)
https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-deep-dives-e38f6cc4-51d9-4605-8e5f-cbe55a9d63c6.html

'This photo captures how we feel': Photo of firefighter in Big Sur's Willow Fire goes viral (Amy Graff for SFGATE)
https://www.sfgate.com/california-wildfires/article/firefighter-hotshot-Justin-Grunewald-Willow-Fire-16274671.php

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We finally tackle the spirit that Alex has been dreading since the worst hangover of his life - Gin. But thanks to Jackson's creativity behind the bar, and his ability to infuse the botanical beverage with flavors like Oolong Tea, Pear, Peach, and more, we regard it as our most refreshing episode yet.

A perfect start to the summer, we're pairing it with a genre we forgot we knew so much about - Jazz Fusion. Pour yourself a some cool clear floral spirit and learn about the likes of Miles Davis's early explorations into rock music, the pure energy of the Brecker Brothers, and the jazz-pop sensibilities of Weather Report.

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Peter Erskine shares stories of him as a young drummer and all the lessons he has learned along the way.

Peter Erskine is an American jazz drummer and one of the most versatile and recorded instrumentalists alive. He has been on over 700 albums and has won two GRAMMY awards. He has played in the Stan Kenton Orchestra, Weather Report, and Steps Ahead and have worked with artists such as Diana Krall, Joni Mitchell, Vince Mendoza, Steely Dan, plus European musicians Jan Garbarek, Kenny Wheeler, Palle Danielsson, John Taylor, Kate Bush, Nguyen Lê, and Rita Marcotulli. You can find more information about Erskine and a database of music and other information at his website. https://petererskine.com/ 

Not all fusion is hyper - some can be pretty chill.  Take Peter Erskine's "Dr. Um" band - or Phillip Upchurch's gang of studio cats.  This episode looks back at two slices of fusion from the seventies than fast-forwards to now, asking if the genre has to keep its feet planted firmly in the seventies or not.  Be careful - if you listen past the tag, Paul Lynde and Kiss will be discussed, like it or not.  Kenner - 8BALL CITY;  Phillip Upchurch – DARKNESS, DARKNESS; Dr. Um Band – ON CALL, Disc II; Eddie Henderson – SUNBURST.

Troy Cassar-Daley decides to join in the conversation with the Bureau of Meteorology.