Man-Oh-MAN! We had so much good Ilesian stuff that it had to be divided into TWO SHOWS!

Here is Part Two where we get more into Alex's music via the famous "Lightning Round" (imagine the cool sound effect here)

LOTS to love on this one folks! So dive on in...

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Alex Iles One-Stop-Shopping website: https://www.alexilestrombone.com/index.php

Featured Tracks in this episode: (Please go PURCHASE a copy of the CDs!)

The Bob Florence Limited Edition Big Band "Funupsmanship"

https://www.summitrecords.com/release/funupsmanship-bob-florence-limited-edition-2/

The Tom Kubis Big Band "Swingin' Tom Kubis Plays the Music of Steve Allen"

https://open.spotify.com/album/107sAZIJLmnS7rg9nHyi9x

The 2018 American Trombone Workshop

"The Ellington Suite by Billy Strayhorn" (Arranged by Tom Kubis)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Tu6uhKTPs

The Dave Slonaker Big Band "Convergency"

https://originarts.com/recordings/recording.php?TitleID=82851

The WIESTWORLD theme song is "A Stern Talking Too" composed by Steve Wiest and performed by his fusion group Phröntrange on their album "The High Road." You can download a copy of this exciting project along with a PDF of the liner notes on Steve's site using this direct link: https://steve-wiest.com/albums/#high-road

My guest this week is the masterful trombonist DELUXE Alex Iles! Alex is a trombonist's trombonist and one of the busiest studio, symphony, and jazz players in LA and beyond! He is also a great Cat–a true MENSCH–and a friend.

Check out his STUNNING credentials on his website: https://www.alexilestrombone.com/ What he has accomplished so far in his fabulous career is amazing! And guess what? We get to hang with Alex HIMSELF! Right here on WIESTWORLD.

Dive in and enjoy Y'all!

The great Steve Turre returns for a full length in-depth discussion of his music and composing. Trombone, shells and all the fixin's. We get into the legendary Lightning Round where I choose a bunch of tracks, play them for YOU to enjoy and then Steve talks about what went into each one...the behind-the-scene's "Director's Cut" if you will.

Join me and Steve as we hold court, hang out, and otherwise hobnob...

It's time to hang with the great Steve Turre! Trombonist/Composer/Leader/Shell Artist, Steve is a treasure in the world of jazz trombone! I've known Steve for awhile now and can tell you that he is a real force of nature. Constantly on the move and ever moving forward artistically, there is SO much to cover with this man's oeuvre.

And cover it we DID! So I broke it all into two parts. This first part is all about Steve, his beginnings, his journey as an artist, his time at Saturday Night Live, and lots of other stuff!

Let's go talk with Steve Turre...

Check it out! The Leadology Podcast is now officially WIESTWORLD! Give this wee snippet a listen to learn all about it...

On this episode we feature a rising star in the trombone firmament, Melissa Gardiner! A truly soulful and exciting trombonist, composer, bandleader, and educator who the great Curtis Fuller describes in this way: "technically creative and emotionally powerful. Her improvisation is inspiring and motivating for the listener, and she draws you in with a raw expression that directly relates to life experience." I think that sums it up quite well!

In jazz, we all search for a recognizable persona that is all our own, that is the mission. Melissa has done that already and has a limitless future ahead of her. Join me as we hang out and discuss all aspects of her development, influences, lead playing concepts and lots more!

Here's Melissa's website: https://www.melissamaymusic.com/ And here is a couple of the videos we discuss:

Melissa Gardiner In Her Own Words:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIy-qJpKN0o

"Bump" from "Empowered"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1RiO5VTrwQ

Vulfpeck, Live at Madison Square Garden:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv4wf7bzfFE&t=3072s

The Bones Malone show! Tom is one of the legends in our business, having played with EVERYONE out there, appeared on THOUSANDS of TV and Radio broadcasts, films, etc as a performer, multi instrumentalist, composer-arranger, Bones has enjoyed one of the most AMAZING careers in music EVER...and he is still going strong. Join us as we go deep into his development, his approach to the horn and his STELLAR career. This one is HUGE fun folks!

It's Mr. Lead Trombone himself folks! Andy Martin! One of the most accomplished lead, solo, studio, and film musicians on the planet. And he is with US today on the Leadology Podcast! We got into all kinds of fun stuff on this one including Andy's background, lead concept, how he developed, who his influences are, and of course: BASEBALL! It is a wide-ranging tour de force that you do NOT want to miss! So...DON'T! Check it out right here...