Evan Carydakis is Movin On in style
Evan and I have chatted on the phone once before – to talk about his then new EP Groove House – and we got on like a house on fire. This second chat, about...
Category: Spotlight Interviews
Leading jazz performers talk with Steve Hart.
Luis Alas talks about his career and his new single Purple Rain
When a smooth jazz version of Purple Rain arrived in my inbox I knew it would be either a brilliant cover of Prince’s iconic track or a cheesy damp squib. Instrumental covers of classic...
Sax player Evan Carydakis talks about his new album Groove House
Evan Carydakis is an acclaimed Jazz saxophonist, residing in Tasmania. Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Evan first picked up the saxophone at the age of 15. Initially inspired by Branford Marsalis’s ‘Royal Garden Blues’, it...
Hannah Baiardi talks about her album Straight From The Soul
On Saturday 24 April I was lucky enough to chat with 26-year-old Michigan-based singer, songwriter and pianist Hannah Baiardi about her career and new album Straight From The Soul. This interview features in Just...
Ralph Johnson of Earth, Wind & Fire talks smooth jazz
I grew up listening to Earth, Wind & Fire’s dance music and played plenty of it as a club DJ in the 1980s. Lots of the group’s music is still doing the rounds thanks...
Jazz trumpet player Markus Rutz
I got to interview Chicago-based jazz musician Markus Rutz (pronounced roots) for my jazz radio show in April 2020. Broadcasters are welcome to use the interview free of charge – the intro and outro...
Smooth jazz producer Rick Habana talks about his career
Rick Habana is a producer, songwriter, engineer and composer. In this interview Rick tells Steve Hart about his passion for blending music genres to create his unique smooth jazz sound. Born and raised in...
Lars Taylor talks about his career and new single Sweet Onion
Lars Taylor began his musical career in the 1990s; moving from his native Switzerland to work as a popular and versatile session guitarist and keyboard player in Berlin. Back then he was known as...