October 28, 2022 This episode is about two years overdue! It is a tribute to my late undergrad percussion professor, Joseph Goebel (11/8/39-10/26/20) who passed away on October 26, 2020. He was truly, one-of-a-kind! This episode features me and my memories of The Chief. It begins with the first time that I met him, at my undergrad percussion audition. Through a series of vignettes I attempt to paint the picture of studying with and observing Joe. I talk about his studio, what was meaningful to him…
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A Music Industry Podcast
Through my decades in the music business as a performer, composer, arranger, and/or educator I’ve accumulated a vast rolodex of the world’s leading musical innovators. From this pool of contacts, I came up with the idea of creating this podcast, Backstage at The Enharmonic, to dispel misconceptions about the guest's tastes, to surprise and educate listeners and fans, and to entertain and take listeners to an unexpected point of resolution and to think differently about musical categorizations.
Hail to The Chief: Remembering Joe Goebel
BAM! It's The Daniel Glass Trio 
May 29, 2022 I'm very happy to welcome my good friend, drummer, author, educator and historian, Daniel Glass back to the podcast! Today we do a deep-dive into his brand new burnin' album, The Daniel Glass Trio: BAM!
For more about Daniel, the trio, the album, etc.. please visit him at https://danielglass.com/
On the phone with, Harold Jones!
March 25, 2022 This short edition of Backstage at The Enharmonic features a recorded phone conversation that I had with the legendary big band drummer, Harold Jones. He was helping me prepare for a university-level master class. We dicusss: learning brushes, warming-up, plastic brushes, preparing to play new material with a big band, and more!
[This phone conversation was placed on February 7, 2020, exactly one month before the world shut-down. Just something to keep in mind as we are referencing his…
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The picture exemplifies why I started this podcast, it is from a gig that I did a few years ago. Yes, a car caught on fire and exploded in the woods right behind my drumset. (No one was injured.)
Everyday is an adventure!
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