Episode 5: Alan Benjamin of Advent part 2

Jazz percussionist, composer, producer and host of Prog Cast with Gregg Bendian sits down to talk to me about his music AND the three drummers of Gentle Giant Martin Smith, Malcolm Mortimore, and John P. "Pugwash" Weathers!!

Talking about group happenings, Kai Menard's Gentle Giant Discord Server, Jarran Armstrong's album "Is it Tomorrow", and my interview with Dallas Lanius

My interview with the freelance journalist that introduced Stuart Copeland to Sting, but more importantly was the Sounds magazine freelance journalist who championed Gentle Giant and sat in at Advision studios while tge band recorded In'terview and is the voice you hear on that album! We talk Gentle Giant and old times, and how Phil got his start as a journalist.

We talk about Gentle Giant and Alan's thoughts and mine about the documentary idea!

Well, folks, this is a longer episode, and there was a demon in the phone lines, so the sound quality is a little sub-par. But the interview still gives an inside look at the life and musical career of Alan Benjamin, a Giant of a Gentle Giant fan, a multi-instrumentalist and song writer, and the founding member of the New Jersey based progressive rock band. This episode is part one of the interview, which will conclude in the next episode, where we will talk about Gentle Giant and Alan's thoughts about the documentary idea.

Can you fly, Bobby? Apparently he can! ...and play bass, keyboards, drums, guitar, and the kitchen sink. We talk about his career, Gentle Giant, producing albums, and the documentary.