Jazz Language Episode 1 with Caleb Wheeler Curtis

Hosted by Noah Preminger, this episode of the Jazz Language podcast was recorded live at Dada Bar in Ridgewood, Queens, and features a conversation with bassist Michael Feinberg and saxophonist Yunie Mojica. Feinberg, who has recorded for Criss Cross, is the organizer of the Ridgewood Jazz Festival, a nonprofit festival built on grassroots sponsorships from local businesses, with Chris Dave as this year's artist in residence. Mojica, a Hartford native who studied at the Jackie McLean Institute, programs SummerStage and the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival for City Parks Foundation and leads the Make Jazz Trill Again movement with Melanie Charles. In this episode, Noah, Michael, and Yunie discuss why they turned to community building, the day-to-day hustle of running a festival, grant writing and fiscal sponsorship, cold calling local businesses for funding, programming for the culture of a neighborhood versus personal taste, booking headliners to introduce audiences to rising stars, education partnerships from NYU's Clive Davis School of Music to college workshops, the mentors who shaped them, defining success as freedom and balance, and the one album they'd pass on to the next generation.   Subscribe to The Jazz Language on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jazzlanguagepodcast     Noah Preminger - Host Yunie Mojica & Michael Feinberg (Live From Ridgewood Jazz Festival 2026) - Special Guest    Coyle Girelli - Executive Producer Andrew Horowitz - Executive Producer Chris Leon - Executive Producer Erica Ramon - Producer  Eric Elterman - Producer Livia Blanc - Director Matt Heymann - Director of Photography Andi Avery - Camera Operator Michael Bartolomeo - Video Editor Eric Elterman - Audio Engineer Eric Elterman - Mixing Engineer Linds Cadwell - Assistant Engineer, DIT Lauren Cohen - Production Assistant   Jazz Language Episode Nine is brought to you by Chill Tone Records and recorded live at Dada Bar NYC in Ridgewood Queens   Stay Connected with Chill Tone Records    Website: https://chilltone.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chilltonerecords/ Instagram: @chilltonerecords  TikTok: @chilltonesounds   Stay Connected with Noah Preminger    Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/2WUAJpHBpYwRyY17woH3f0?si=OJA8o0n2QYuaUj8c_Z_Hjw&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1&dlsi=20c04a76525d44bb Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/noah-preminger/302417083 Website: https://www.noahpreminger.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noah.preminger/ Instagram: @noah_preminger Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTXues2F8qllL9LD8Y5Ai0w   Stay Connected with Yunie Mojica & Michael Feinberg    Yunie Mojica  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ZNy9EOemKQUG3DAaBgSQ9  Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/za/artist/yunie-mojica/1548166318  Website: https://yuniemo.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Yunie-Mojica-Musician/100032983346432/#  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yuniemo/    Michael Feinberg  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/799zjuicYOdtwui2Jn7Lrn?si=rNDIYfA3RnqzmkPoA9sMtg  Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/michael-feinberg/321091924  Website: https://www.mfbass.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mbfmusic  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/mbfmusic    Ridgewood Jazz Fest Website: https://www.ridgewoodjazzfest.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ridgewoodjazz/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ridgewoodjazz    Theme song composed by Noah Preminger Played by: Noah Preminger - Saxophone Christian Li - Piano  Martin Nevin - Bass Roberto Giaquinto - Drums and Percussion   

Hosted by Noah Preminger, this episode of the Jazz Language podcast features a conversation with saxophonist Ryan Devlin. Devlin grew up in Orlando, where his father spent more than 30 years playing saxophone at Walt Disney World. He came to jazz through funk, chasing Maceo Parker and the Brecker Brothers before finding Steve Grossman, and went on to study with Jerry Bergonzi at New England Conservatory. Now executive director of the online education platform Jazz Lesson Videos, he has built his performing career largely through social media, which has led to gigs across the world, including an upcoming nine-country European tour with drummer Dave Weckl and a recording with Weckl titled The Summit. In this episode, Noah and Ryan discuss growing up backstage at the Magic Kingdom, how a funk obsession turned into a deep dive on Grossman and Brecker, getting ridiculed on the Orlando scene and finding his voice anyway, Bergonzi's advice to play the way you want to play, landing major gigs through Instagram and YouTube, the business of online jazz education, a shared obsession with golf, and a rapid fire round covering everything from Elvin Jones to Tiger Woods.   Subscribe to The Jazz Language on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jazzlanguagepodcast     Noah Preminger - Host Ryan Devlin - Special Guest    Coyle Girelli - Executive Producer Andrew Horowitz - Executive Producer Chris Leon - Executive Producer Erica Ramon - Producer  Eric Elterman - Producer Livia Blanc - Director Matt Heymann - Director of Photography Michael Bartolomeo - Video Editor Jacob Derwin - Audio Engineer Eric Elterman - Mixing Engineer Linds Cadwell - Assistant Engineer, DIT Lauren Cohen - Production Assistant   Jazz Language Episode Eight is brought to you by Chill Tone Records and recorded at Audio Technica House in SoHo NY Thank you to Audio-Technica for access to AT-One Studio at Technica House NYC.    Stay Connected with Chill Tone Records  Website: https://chilltone.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chilltonerecords/ Instagram: @chilltonerecords  TikTok: @chilltonesounds   Stay Connected with Noah Preminger  Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/2WUAJpHBpYwRyY17woH3f0?si=OJA8o0n2QYuaUj8c_Z_Hjw&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1&dlsi=20c04a76525d44bb Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/noah-preminger/302417083 Website: https://www.noahpreminger.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noah.preminger/ Instagram: @noah_preminger Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTXues2F8qllL9LD8Y5Ai0w   Stay Connected with Ryan Devlin   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0FuKYrhqkxOzlTLggOEez4?si=yPLks0cDTtKhgmAF8Be0Vw  Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ryan-devlin/1441837374  Website: https://www.ryandevlinmusic.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RFD.SAX  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rfd.sax/?hl=en  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCARkVRc_nh46nzgsVLb4u5g  Theme song composed by Noah Preminger Played by: Noah Preminger - Saxophone Christian Li - Piano  Martin Nevin - Bass Roberto Giaquinto - Drums and Percussion  

Hosted by Noah Preminger, this episode of the Jazz Language podcast features a conversation with bassist Rufus Reid and pianist Randy Ingram.  Reid, who taught himself the bass as an Air Force musician before stints in Japan and Chicago, spent nearly five years touring with Dexter Gordon and has performed alongside Thad Jones, Elvin Jones, and J.J. Johnson. Ingram, raised in Laguna Beach and mentored by drummer Joe La Barbera, releases his new trio album Sound Within on July 10 on Chill Tone Records, featuring Reid and La Barbera and inspired by the music of Bill Evans.  In this episode, Noah, Rufus, and Randy discuss seeing John Coltrane and Louis Armstrong live, the week Reid played with Bill Evans and Philly Joe Jones, life on the road with Dexter Gordon, the lost ritual of listening to records together, what makes a great bandleader, the mentorship of Billy Higgins and the late Frank Kimbrough, the making of Sound Within, and sustaining passion for the music across a lifetime.   Subscribe to The Jazz Language on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jazzlanguagepodcast     Noah Preminger - Host Rufus Reid & Randy Ingram - Special Guest    Coyle Girelli - Executive Producer Andrew Horowitz - Executive Producer Chris Leon - Executive Producer Erica Ramon - Producer  Eric Elterman - Producer Livia Blanc - Director Matt Heymann - Director of Photography Michael Bartolomeo - Video Editor Jacob Derwin - Audio Engineer Eric Elterman - Mixing Engineer Linds Cadwell - Assistant Engineer, DIT Lauren Cohen - Production Assistant   Jazz Language Episode Seven is brought to you by Chill Tone Records and recorded at Audio Technica House in SoHo NY Thank you to Audio-Technica for access to AT-One Studio at Technica House NYC.    Stay Connected with Chill Tone Records  Website: https://chilltone.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chilltonerecords/ Instagram: @chilltonerecords  TikTok: @chilltonesounds   Stay Connected with Noah Preminger  Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/2WUAJpHBpYwRyY17woH3f0?si=OJA8o0n2QYuaUj8c_Z_Hjw&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1&dlsi=20c04a76525d44bb Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/noah-preminger/302417083 Website: https://www.noahpreminger.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noah.preminger/ Instagram: @noah_preminger Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTXues2F8qllL9LD8Y5Ai0w   Stay Connected with Rufus Reid & Randy Ingram  Randy Ingram Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1I1RsZSV9pEW8Zpz7feqpG?si=7G4ZkKezQN6kB0RuqoztDQ  Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/randy-ingram/337193028  Website: https://www.randyingram.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/randyingram  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/randyingram/  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGiz2iTfNaKzulrRWNXmTrw    Rufus Reid Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7mcseJPsc7KCQrITzrOrWg?si=adbFpDeqRxiVXtWefvCYhg  Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/rufus-reid/3255895  Website: https://rufusreid.com/contact/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rufusreid  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reid_rufus/  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/rufusreid    Theme song composed by Noah Preminger Played by: Noah Preminger - Saxophone Christian Li - Piano  Martin Nevin - Bass Roberto Giaquinto - Drums and Percussion  

Hosted by Noah Preminger, this episode of the Jazz Language podcast features a conversation with saxophonist, flautist, and composer Ken Field. A computer science student at Brown University before training at Berklee College of Music and studying privately with saxophonist Joe Viola, Field leads the New Orleans–rooted Revolutionary Snake Ensemble and the loop-based electroacoustic project beams. In this episode, Noah and Ken discuss his path from computer science to music, how a broken tooth led him to the flute, keeping New Orleans brass band traditions alive through improvisation, the contrast between the New York and Boston jazz scenes, building bands over touring, the art of directing and letting go as a bandleader, and other projects such as Armenian-American ensemble Musaner, and serving as the President of JazzBoston. Subscribe to The Jazz Language on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jazzlanguagepodcast     Noah Preminger - Host Ken Field - Special Guest    Coyle Girelli - Executive Producer Andrew Horowitz - Executive Producer Chris Leon - Executive Producer Erica Ramon - Producer  Eric Elterman - Producer Livia Blanc - Director Matt Heymann - Director of Photography Michael Bartolomeo - Video Editor Jacob Derwin - Audio Engineer Eric Elterman - Mixing Engineer Linds Cadwell - Assistant Engineer, DIT Lauren Cohen - Production Assistant   Jazz Language Episode Five is brought to you by Chill Tone Records and recorded at Audio Technica House in SoHo NY Thank you to Audio-Technica for access to AT-One Studio at Technica House NYC.    Stay Connected with Chill Tone Records  Website: https://chilltone.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chilltonerecords/ Instagram: @chilltonerecords  TikTok: @chilltonesounds   Stay Connected with Noah Preminger  Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/2WUAJpHBpYwRyY17woH3f0?si=OJA8o0n2QYuaUj8c_Z_Hjw&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1&dlsi=20c04a76525d44bb Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/noah-preminger/302417083 Website: https://www.noahpreminger.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noah.preminger/ Instagram: @noah_preminger Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTXues2F8qllL9LD8Y5Ai0w   Stay Connected with Ken Field  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0eTcXjMkGvtQDwkV5pQq5d?si=ES6bTRz7RZuz34-d9WnB7A Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ken-field/4613965 Website: https://kenfield.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kenfield.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revsnakeens/   Theme song composed by Noah Preminger Played by: Noah Preminger - Saxophone Christian Li - Piano  Martin Nevin - Bass Roberto Giaquinto - Drums and Percussion   

Hosted by Noah Preminger, this episode of the Jazz Language podcast features a conversation with pianist and composer Carmen Staaf. A graduate of New England Conservatory, Tufts University, and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance, Staaf has collaborated with artists including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Natalie Merchant, Allison Miller, Rufus Reid, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne Shorter.   Subscribe to The Jazz Language on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jazzlanguagepodcast     Noah Preminger - Host Carmen Staaf - Special Guest    Coyle Girelli - Executive Producer Andrew Horowitz - Executive Producer Chris Leon - Executive Producer Erica Ramon - Producer  Eric Elterman - Producer Livia Blanc - Director Matt Heymann - Director of Photography Michael Bartolomeo - Video Editor Jacob Derwin - Audio Engineer Eric Elterman - Mixing Engineer Linds Cadwell - Assistant Engineer, DIT Lauren Cohen - Production Assistant   Jazz Language Episode Five is brought to you by Chill Tone Records and recorded at Audio Technica House in SoHo NY Thank you to Audio-Technica for access to AT-One Studio at Technica House NYC.    Stay Connected with Chill Tone Records  Website: https://chilltone.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chilltonerecords/ Instagram: @chilltonerecords  TikTok: @chilltonesounds   Stay Connected with Noah Preminger  Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/2WUAJpHBpYwRyY17woH3f0?si=OJA8o0n2QYuaUj8c_Z_Hjw&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1&dlsi=20c04a76525d44bb Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/noah-preminger/302417083 Website: https://www.noahpreminger.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noah.preminger/ Instagram: @noah_preminger Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTXues2F8qllL9LD8Y5Ai0w   Stay Connected with Carmen Staaf Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2xr1royHsrxmyorwGs51V7?si=VtVly258R1ueQ0W6iFjnvg  Apple Music:  https://music.apple.com/us/artist/carmen-staaf/250186954  Website: https://www.carmenstaaf.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carmen.staaf/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmenstaaf/    Theme song composed by Noah Preminger Played by: Noah Preminger - Saxophone Christian Li - Piano  Martin Nevin - Bass Roberto Giaquinto - Drums and Percussion  

Hosted by Noah Preminger, this episode of the Jazz Language podcast features a conversation with Grammy Award-nominated saxophonist, composer, arranger, educator, philanthropist, humanitarian and entrepreneur Godwin Louis. A graduate of Berklee College of Music and the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, Louis has studied and performed with Herbie Hancock, Clark Terry, Roger Dickerson, Ron Carter, Al Foster, Billy Preston, Patti LaBelle, Toni Braxton, Prince, Babyface, Madonna, Barry Harris, Howard Shore, Mulatu Astatke Mahmoud Ahmed, Wynton Marsalis and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, to name a few. In this episode, Noah and Godwin explore the cultural roots of jazz through musical traditions across West Africa, Haiti, the Caribbean, New Orleans, and Brazil, alongside Godwin's upcoming project Global Two and his ongoing humanitarian and educational work in Haiti. Subscribe to The Jazz Language on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@jazzlanguagepodcast   Noah Preminger - Host Godwin Louis - Special Guest Coyle Girelli - Executive Producer Andrew Horowitz - Executive Producer Chris Leon - Executive Producer Erica Ramon - Producer Eric Elterman - Producer Livia Blanc - Director Matt Heymann - Director of Photography Michael Bartolomeo - Video Editor Jacob Derwin - Audio Engineer Eric Elterman - Mixing Engineer Linds Cadwell - Assistant Engineer, DIT Lauren Cohen - Production Assistant Jazz Language Episode Three is brought to you by Chill Tone Records and recorded at Audio Technica House in SoHo NY Thank you to Audio-Technica for access to AT-One Studio at Technica House NYC. Stay Connected with Chill Tone Records Website: https://chilltone.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chilltonerecords/ Instagram: @chilltonerecords  TikTok: @chilltonesounds Stay Connected with Noah Preminger Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/2WUAJpHBpYwRyY17woH3f0?si=OJA8o0n2QYuaUj8c_Z_Hjw&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1&dlsi=20c04a76525d44bb Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/noah-preminger/302417083 Website: https://www.noahpreminger.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noah.preminger/ Instagram: @noah_preminger Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTXues2F8qllL9LD8Y5Ai0w Stay Connected with Godwin Louis Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/55fpW8TiyXHPkUDHyHtzzS?si=jtzUB0vuQeavWbYbLsFUGQ  Apple Music:  https://music.apple.com/us/artist/godwin-louis/657625421   Website: https://www.godwinlouis.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Godwin-Louis/100063467259951/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godwinloue/ Theme song composed by Noah Preminger Played by: Noah Preminger - Saxophone Christian Li - Piano Martin Nevin - Bass Roberto Giaquinto - Drums and Percussion  

Hosted by Noah Preminger, this episode of the Jazz Language podcast features a conversation with renowned music publicist Lydia Liebman. Lydia Liebman, a leading figure in jazz publicity, joins Noah for a behind-the-scenes look at music promotion, artist growth, and what it takes to succeed in today's music industry. This episode explores the business of jazz, offering insight into how artists build audiences, shape their careers, and bring their music to the world.   Noah Preminger - Host Lydia Liebman - Special Guest    Coyle Girelli - Executive Producer Andrew Horowitz - Executive Producer Chris Leon - Executive Producer Erica Ramon - Producer  Eric Elterman - Producer Livia Blanc - Director Matt Heymann - Director of Photography Michael Bartolomeo - Video Editor Jacob Derwin - Audio Engineer Eric Elterman - Mixing Engineer Linds Cadwell - Assistant Engineer, DIT Lauren Cohen - Production Assistant   Jazz Language Episode Three is brought to you by Chill Tone Records and recorded at Audio Technica House in SoHo NY Thank you to Audio-Technica for access to AT-One Studio at Technica House NYC.    Stay Connected with Chill Tone Records    Website: https://chilltone.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chilltonerecords/ Instagram: @chilltonerecords  TikTok: @chilltonesounds   Stay Connected with Noah Preminger    Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/2WUAJpHBpYwRyY17woH3f0?si=OJA8o0n2QYuaUj8c_Z_Hjw&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1&dlsi=20c04a76525d44bb Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/noah-preminger/302417083 Website: https://www.noahpreminger.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noah.preminger/ Instagram: @noah_preminger Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTXues2F8qllL9LD8Y5Ai0w   Stay Connected with Lydia Liebman    Instagram: @lydia_liebs @lydialiebmanpromotions  Website: lydialiebman.com    Theme song composed by Noah Preminger Played by: Noah Preminger - Saxophone Christian Li - Piano Martin Nevin - Bass Roberto Giaquinto - Drums and Percussion   

Hosted by Noah Preminger, Episode 02 of the Jazz Language podcast features an interview with his longtime collaborator, drummer Dan Weiss. Dan Weiss, one of the most influential and acclaimed drummers in modern jazz, joins Noah Preminger for a conversation rooted in experience, collaboration, and the craft of making music. This jazz podcast episode offers insight into the mindset of working musicians, and what it means to keep pushing the music forward.

Hosted by Noah Preminger, the first episode features an interview with Caleb Wheeler Curtis, ahead of his new album release, Ritual, on April 10th.