2012 Jazz Masters Award winner, Jack DeJohnette

2012 Jazz Masters Award winner, Jack DeJohnette

This week on Notes From The Field, Michael sits down and has a long talk with the great drummer Jack DeJohnette, winner of the 2012 NEA Jazz Masters Award, about his early days in Chicago, about making the decision to play drums instead of piano, about the healing power of drums and much more. Podcast:(…)

Seattle Drum School of Music’s Steve and Kristy Smith

Seattle Drum School of Music’s Steve and Kristy Smith

24 Feb 2013 – This week on Notes From The SongApe, Michael visits the Seattle Drum School of Music …and talks with owners Steve and Kristy Smith, and learns that over 10,000 people have had lessons on drums or some other instrument since their doors have opened. Listening to to the two of them talk and(…)

Kris Kristensen of the 20/20 Awards

Kris Kristensen of the 20/20 Awards

Imagine if the Academy Awards revisited their winners of 20 years prior, and so instead of giving Best Picture to Dances with Wolves from 1991,  20 years later it would be given to Goodfellas . Well, that doesn’t happen in Hollywood, but it does in Seattle.  This week on Notes from the Field, Michael meets with Kris Kristensen, president and(…)

Teatro Zinzanni’s Norm Langill

Teatro Zinzanni’s Norm Langill

The End of the world is coming. The immortals will all go into battle with the bad guys, but first Wotan invites all his family and warriors for a big festive dinner as they prepare to go into the final great battle. This is the party before the end of the world… Michael visits this(…)

Brothers Isaac and Nathan Marion

Brothers Isaac and Nathan Marion

27 Jan 2013 – The latest Notes from the Field finds Michael Shrieve talking to brothers Isaac and Nathan Marion Brothers Isaac and Nathan Marion are what any city would call an asset to the people. Nathan is the Director of Seattle’s Abbey Art Center in Fremont and Isaac is an author and musician who has(…)

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and Leslie Jackson Chihuly

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and Leslie Jackson Chihuly

20 Jan 2013 – The latest Notes from the Field finds Michael Shrieve talking to Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and Leslie Jackson Chihuly Michael spoke with the Chair of the Seattle Symphony and President of Chihuly Inc. Leslie Jackson Chihuly about the exciting changes at the Symphony… “There shouldn’t be a barrier between Macklemore and Mozart. You(…)

Master chef Thierry Rautureau

Master chef Thierry Rautureau

Thierry Rautureau dropped into the Jet City Stream studio to talk with Michael about his experience as a Master Chef.  From growing up cooking in rural France, to a final goodbye for one of his two iconic restaurants here in Seattle, Thierry and Michael bridge the gap between the arts of music & food.  (…)

Legendary Carlos Santana @ Seattle’s EMP

Legendary Carlos Santana @ Seattle’s EMP

Michael spoke with his 13x Grammy Award winning former bandmate and fellow traveler, Carlos Santana backstage at Seattle’s Experience Music Project just before receiving the museum’s prestigious Founder’s Award. The discussion ranged from the spiritual impact of Carlos’ recent first trip through India to his plans for future collaborations to Carlos’ crediting Michael for introducing(…)