Ripley Johnson on the Jazz Magic of The MerKaBa Brotherhood
About this episode
Evie Stokes interviews Ripley Johnson about the jazz music of The MerKaBa Brotherhood and their inspirations.
Host Evie Stokes sits down again with Ripley Johnson of Wooden Shjips, The Rose City Band, and Moon Duo. This time he brings some new music from his hometown of Portland with the psychedelic jazz of The MerKaBa Brotherhood. Evie and Ripley talk about their love of jazz, listening to music on the road, and what inspires him about music he couldn’t imagine playing himself. “Obelisks (Sun Clocks)” comes from The MerKaBa Brotherhood’s latest self-titled album, out now on Mississippi Records. Produced by Dusty Henry Mastered by: William Myers Production support: Serafima Healy Listen to the full songs on KEXP's " In Our Headphones " playlist on Spotify or the “ What's In Our Headphones ” playlist on YouTube. Support the podcast: kexp.org/headphones Contact us at headphones@kexp.org . Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Topics covered
- jazz
- psychedelic music
- music inspiration
- Portland music scene
- interview
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