Zig At The Gig podcast

Interview with poet Kent Taylor (part 1) Kent Taylor started writing poetry his freshman year at Ohio Wesleyan University. After quitting medical school at Ohio State University, he returned to Cleveland, and became a charter member of the underground poetry scene that erupted there during the 1960s. His first six books were published by d. a. levy. Taylor moved to San Francisco in 1970. Publications include 24 books and hundreds of appearances in anthologies and periodicals Link to Kent's New book The Night Always Keeps Something. https://betweenshadowspress.bigcartel.com/product/the-night-always-keeps-something https://verdantpress.com/checklist/kent-taylor/

Interview with Todd Forman (Aka DR Todd ) saxophonist for Sublime , Sublime with Rome, and Jelly Of The Month Club. Todd began his professional music career as sax player for Sublime in 1989. Since then he has gone on to track albums and play with dozens of acts, including ​​a world-tour for two years with Sublime with Rome from 2009-2011. ​ Todd then built a music studio and founded Jelly of the Month Club, a band for kids aged 1-100. Jelly strives to be the best first musical handshake for children with a focus on music appreciation and music education. ​ In 2017, Todd joined forces with Adrian Young, of No Doubt fame, to form the Moxy Brothers production team. They compose, play and produce for independent artists and score music for movies and other commercial ventures. Todd's Info: https://www.toddforman.com Order a copy of Well Qualified to Represent the L.B. Sea vol 1 on vinyl here : https://dongiovannirecords.com/collections/preorders/products/bert-susanka-well-qualified-to-represent-the-l-b-sea-2x12

After receiving his first guitar at age 10, a determined Michael became self-taught with thehelp of his bedroom radio, spending days on end playing along with Jimi Hendrix, WesMontgomery and B.B. King records. After studying jazz guitar in high school, an impromptubackstage audition for George Clinton in 1974 earned 17-year-old Michael a seat on theParliament mothership alongside the immortal Eddie Hazel, under the name “KiddFunkadelic”. Hampton has spent the past half-century playing nearly 400 shows with the band, in 25 countries across 6 continents. Highlights include multiple appearances at world-renownedfestivals like Montreux Jazz, Glastonbury, Reading, Woodstock ’99, Coachella, Bonnaroo,Roskilde, Lollapalooza, Fuji Rock, and Isle of Wight, and venues like the Apollo Theater, TheFillmore, Royal Albert Hall, Madison Square Garden, The Troubadour, Red Rocks, TheBeacon, and Sydney Opera House. Among Hampton’s Funkadelic writing credits are group staples like “Who Says a Funk Band Can’t Play Rock?!” and “Funk Gets Stronger”, both released during the group’s late- ’70s/early-’80s hit run. His lead guitar is also embedded in the DNA of 90s hip-hop’s G- Funk movement—Dr. Dre’s “Let Me Ride” samples Parliament’s “Mothership Connection”, Ice Cube’s “Bop Gun” borrows elements of Funkadelic’s “One Nation Under a Groove”, while De La Soul’s “Me Myself and I”, Digital Underground’s “Kiss You Back”, and Snoop Dogg’s “What’s My Name?” all draw from Funkadelic’s “(Not Just) Knee Deep”.Michael’s colleagues include George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Maceo Parker,Charlie Wilson, Dewayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight, Fred Wesley & The JB’s, Chuck Treece,Dean Ween, Primal Scream, Digital Underground, Too $hort, and Deee-Lite. Michael’scontributions to the Parliament Funkadelic catalog have also influenced famed artists likePrince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Outkast, D’Angelo and Janelle Monáe, among many others. Asof 2025, Michael has appeared on over 30 separate major label releases. Though best known for his role in the funk guitar pantheon, Hampton is also anaccomplished multi-instrumentalist, with drums, keys, and synth programming creditsacross the Parliament discography. Michael Hampton's info Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/michaelwhampton/ Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/5rhBe5DqUbACYzqerQa9R0 TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@ma_wa_ha Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/p/Michael-Hampton-100040199001670/ YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@MaWaHa

Corey Ledet Zydeco returns to the show to talk about his new live album Live In Alaska ! Have accordion, will travel. That’s been Corey Ledet’s motto for most of his three decades as azydeco musician. During a tour of Russia, Ledet enjoyed VIP treatment with his own security detail. Fans were eager to touch his band’s zydeco rubboard, a metal vest that’s worn over the shoulders to scratch out a rhythm. Fascinated admirers dubbed it the “magic instrument.”With trips to Hawaii, Canada and throughout Europe also on his resume, Ledet yearned topreserve the energy of those road shows. But the time and place for a live recording never linedup. “When the Anchorage Folk Festival came up, I said this might be a good opportunity,” saidLedet, 44, a two-time Grammy nominee. “So I talked to the people over there about it.“When I got there, they had all the equipment to record. I got to thinking about CliftonChenier, a lot of his live recordings were done away from home. It worked for the King ofZydeco. I said, ‘Let me try this’.” The result is Live in Alaska, the first live album for Corey Ledet Zydeco and his mysterious, new accordion, “Black Magic.” After sifting through three days of recording, the band settled on 11 tracks that demonstrate Ledet’s title, “The Accordion Dragon.”The album features live renditions of English and Creole hits from Ledet’s previous 15 CDs.“Alaska Funk,” a new track, is an impromptu, onstage jam with Ledet and his skilled, Louisianaentourage. “We created that song live on the spot,” said Ledet. “Like I told the audience ‘It’s amazing when you have great musicians, you can almost create a song off the top of your head’.”Improvisation is in his Ledet’s blood. Corey Ledet was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and spent his Summers with relatives insmall-town Parks, where he was exposed to their Kouri-Veni language and Creole traditions.This molded and shaped Corey’s world in a profound way. This culture has its roots inLouisiana, but eventually spread across the country, including into neighboring Texas. When hereturned home after Summer, Corey was able to remain immersed in the Creole culture he learned to love. He learned everything he could about Creole culture – the traditions, the food,and most importantly, the music -- so that he could incorporate it into all aspects of his life.His love for Creole/Zydeco music was instant and hard to ignore. Ledet studied the originatorsof the music like Clifton Chenier, John Delafose, and Boozoo Chavis. His studies branched outto include any (and all) Zydeco artists. At the age of 10, Corey started picking up shows asdrummer for Houston’s Wilbert Thibodeaux and the Zydeco Rascals and slowly learned his wayaround the main instrument of the style – accordion. He came to truly love every type ofaccordion: the single-note, triple-note and piano key … as well as still more exotic species! Heworked at building his skills and coming to know knew each one intimately.By the time he graduated from high school, Ledet was certain that music would be the focus ofhis future. Eventually, he moved to Louisiana to be fully immersed in his beloved Creole culture.To this day, Corey Ledet remains true to his family and cultural roots and looks for ways toincorporate them in his musical work and style of living. He’s created his own unique style outof the diverse influences of the many musicians he’s studied, blending old and new styles ofZydeco, and more!https://www.facebook.com/corey.ledet.39 www.coreyledet.com https://www.instagram.com/coreyledetzydeco/

David Barrett is an award-winning composer, songwriter, and producer whose work has touched millions across genres and generations. He is best known as the writer of “One Shining Moment,” the beloved anthem that has crowned the NCAA Basketball Finals for nearly four decades, inspiring audiences with its timeless celebration of achievement. Sung most famously by Luther Vandross, the song remains one of the most recognizable and enduring motivational pieces in the American songbook. Barrett’s career, however, reaches far beyond a single song. He has written extensively for television and film, composing themes for the Olympics, the PGA, the U.S. Tennis Open, with multiple networks including CBS, ABC, PBS and the CBC. His scoring work has earned two Emmys for PBS documentaries on legendary Ohio State coach Woody Hayes and renowned author C.S. Lewis, as well as a silver medal at the New York Film Festival for the short film Don’t Cross That Line. A versatile artist, Barrett has toured widely as a performer, including an extended tour opening for the legendary Art Garfunkel. His songwriting spans a wide emotional and stylistic range—love and loss, sunshine and darkness, children and criminals—always delivered with a lyrical honesty and what one reviewer described as “a heartbeat.” His acoustic guitar work flows from Americana to ragtime, while his vocal storytelling brings intimacy whether on a national stage or in a small folk club. Barrett describes his creative life as “a winding road of songs, compositions, and scores—some uptown commercial, some not—but all a sure measure of my days and nights.” From his earliest days to his unexpected rise as a composer whose work became a fixture of sports and cultural broadcasts, Barrett has remained grounded in the simple act of writing with “a guitar in my lap.” That guitar has yielded hundreds of songs, some finding their way to unlikely places and extraordinary audiences. Yet despite the national spotlight, Barrett continues to value the power of a song shared in an intimate room, connecting directly with listeners. His career reflects both paradox and perseverance—an artist at once widely celebrated and humbly self-effacing, whose music always carries the imprint of authenticity, imagination, and heart. https://www.davidbarrett.com