Podcasts by Play It Like Its Music

Not really like surfing, but sort of. from 2023-09-06T04:03:13

The gig was amazing. Thank you. More coming up! See below.

- Trevor

Good morning. I don't mind staying in the personal realm here. The story of music is too big, anybody's own...

On music and structure from 2023-08-30T05:12

Back from a short (unscheduled) silent spell, just in time for the shows to start this week:

Thursday I’m playing my first show of the new stuff with a band. 5:30 pm at Listen

Singing loud and saying everything from 2023-08-09T10:57:29

"What Freud mistook for her lack of civilization is woman's lack of loyalty to civilization"

- Lillian Smith

Moving forward: On self-silencing and un-silencing.

Venice: a Voice Memo from 2023-07-26T07:12

Note: Play It Like It’s Music is growing back into itself, and I thank you for listening. The “show” part of the show will be diversifying as we go along, but next week there’s no episode sin...

Time flies from 2023-07-19T08:00

It’s hard to believe a whole week has passed since last week. I’ll admit to being a little overwhelmed by all of the communication but it feels pretty organized, so I’ll keep rolling with it. Listen

"Hey man I thought you were a Cellist." from 2023-07-12T07:15

Hey, thanks for all the lovely responses to last week’s post about the fall tour. I ‘ve been getting many kind thumbs ups, invitations to new places, offers of hospitality, help in booking mo...

Tour Announcement (aka the dipping back in of the toes) from 2023-07-05T08:11

Hi, it’s Trevor. How are you?

It’s been a while: this is the first email post I’m sending out since early 2021. I’m coming to you today to announce some fall tour dates, my first in many y...

"The thing that I enjoy the most" from 2021-03-24T07:08:36

080: Chris White

Good morning! This is the final (for now) episode of Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

We’ve got a great guest today to wr...

"A safe place to deal with my problems" from 2021-03-17T07:03:53

079: Dwight Ritcher

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, March 17th of 2021 Music is not content, it’s connection.

Gla...

"It's important to find things that give you pleasure in life" from 2021-03-10T08:07:32

078 Gideon Freudmann

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, March 10th of 2021 music is not content, it’s connection.

It...

Creativity is in the cracks. from 2021-03-03T08:02:49

Episode 77: Announcement! (and some choice rants)

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, March 3rd of 2021 music is not conten...

"Music is the first language that made sense to me" from 2021-02-24T08:03:56

076: Eugene Friesen

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On Wednesday, February 24 of 2021 music is not content. It’s connection.

I ...

"It's part of the fabric of my family and my community" from 2021-02-17T08:05:02

075: Samuel Glazebrook

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, February 17th of 2021 music is not content. It’s connection.

"Music is the most powerful method for advancing culture." from 2021-02-10T08:02:11

074: Joey Chang

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On Wednesday, February 10th of 2021 music is not content, it’s connection.

Folk...

Stephen A. Thomas from 2021-02-03T08:02:10

073: Stephen A. Thomas (aka Sejen Aios)

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On Wednesday, February 3 of 2021 music is not content. It’s c...

New album out today! from 2021-02-01T19:54:40

Good day to you all! I have a special announcement to share with you today.

TRIOS 01: lo-fi chamber electronica is available today.

This is my first release in six years. But if you ...

"To connect with other people about things that matter" from 2021-01-27T08:02:32

072: Aaron Gilmartin

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On Wednesday, January 27th of 2021 music is not content, it’s connection.

...

"My spirit always has to make music" from 2021-01-20T08:11:32

071: Pyeng Threadgill

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, January 20th of 2021 music is not content.

It’s connection....

"It's part of my DNA" from 2021-01-13T08:02:38

Episode 070: Teddy Kumpel

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On Wednesday, January 13 of 2020 music is not content. It’s connection.

"It connects me to everything beyond the human experience" from 2021-01-06T08:05:47

069: Mai Bloomfield

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. I’m glad to be back with you on a new morning, whatever the day brings!

On Wednes...

"Try not to have any shame about what you do" from 2020-12-16T08:02:38

068: Yousef Bassirpour

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, December 16th of 2020 Music is not content. It’s connection.

"To sing is to pray" from 2020-12-09T08:02:53

067: George Crotty

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, December 9th of 2020 Music is not content, it’s connection.

I’...

"It's irresistible to me, I wouldn't want it any other way" from 2020-12-02T08:03:38

066: Nathan Gillis

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, December 2 of 2020 Music is not content! It’s connection.

I sk...

"It's all for something" from 2020-11-18T08:11:20

065: AJ Nocito

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, November 18th of 2020 music is not content. It’s connection.

It's ...

"It's always a peak life experience" from 2020-11-11T08:03:51

064: Kent Klineman

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, November the 11th of 2020 music is not content, it’s connection.

"I love creating something that wasn't there" from 2020-11-04T08:01:52

063: Mike Block

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On Wednesday, November 4th of 2020, MORE THAN EVER Music is not content, it’s connect...

"The best way to express myself, and to understand the world" from 2020-10-28T07:03:46

062: Nesrine Belmokh

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On Wednesday, October 28th of 2020 music is not content. It’s connection.

...

"I love to blame it on inspiration" from 2020-10-21T07:03:43

061: Ed Marshall

Good Morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, October 21st of 2020 Music is not content. It’s connection.

Toda...

"Experience is important, listening is important" from 2020-10-14T07:02:35

060: Jenna Moynihan

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, October 14th of 2020 music is not content. It’s connection.

D...

"It's in me naturally. When I talk, I'm talking Music" from 2020-10-07T07:04:47

059: Shareef Clayton

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, October 7th of 2020 Music is not content. It’s connection.

L...

"It sings the songs of our life" from 2020-09-30T07:03:52

058: Tamara Fuller

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On Wednesday, September 30th of 2020 Music is not content. It’s connection.

...

"I can always be learning" from 2020-09-23T07:02:09

057: Emily Rice

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On Wednesday, the 23rd of September of 2020 Music is not content. It’s connection. Listen

"I don't think I've ever not been able to make music" from 2020-09-16T07:02:51

056: Aaron Whitby

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On Wednesday, September 16th of 2020 Music is not content, it’s connection...

"Music helps me keep my sanity" from 2020-09-09T07:03:54

055: Martha Redbone

[Photo by Christine Jean Chambers]

Good Morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, September 9th of 2020 Musi...

"It's the most therapeutic tool I have" from 2020-09-02T07:04:32

054: Abby Ahmad

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, September 2 of 2020 Music is not content. It’s connection.

Glad t...

"It fills a void... it's emotionally working things out" from 2020-08-26T07:10:30

053: Mark Marshall

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, August 26th of 2020 Music is not content! It’s connection.

A q...

"The consistency and the showing up" + our New Playlist from 2020-08-19T07:00:50

052: Daniel Wright

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

[photo by Josh Soskin]

On Wednesday, August 19th of 2020 Music is not conten...

"Vibration is at the heart of the universe" from 2020-08-12T07:10:38

051: Avram Fefer

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday August 12 of 2020 Music is not content, it’s connection.

[photo b...

Episode 50 breather. from 2020-08-05T07:02:30

Hi there. No interview today! I’ve got many more coming, but since we hit that milestone of episode 50 last week I’ve been living much more in the music space. I figured it might be nice to put ...

"It's in my bones" from 2020-07-29T07:02:55

050: Nicole Nelson

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday July 29th of 2020 music is not content, it’s connection. This is epis...

"I love the feeling of it" from 2020-07-22T07:04:45

049: Adam Levy

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music, I’m Trevor. Thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, July 22 of 2020 music is not content, it’s connection.

If you like...

"I don't remember ever being without it" from 2020-07-15T07:03:42

048: Liz Knowles

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music, I’m Trevor. Thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, July 15th of 2020 music is not content. It’s connection.

We are ...

"It makes me feel the most like myself" from 2020-07-08T07:10:22

047: Josh Flowers

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, July 8 of 2020 music is not content. It’s connection.

Opening ...

"It's the same as breathing oxygen." from 2020-07-01T07:01:40

046: Blake Morgan

Good morning! This is Play It Like It's Music, I'm Trevor. Thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, July 1st of 2020 music is not content, it's connection.

I did i...

"There's so much that only music can say" from 2020-06-24T07:02:58

Episode 045: Tasha Blank

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On Wednesday, June 24 of 2020 Music is not content. It’s connection.

L...

"When you put it out, that love is there." from 2020-06-17T07:07:48

044: Cremaine Booker a.k.a. ThatCelloGuy

Good morning! It’s Play It Like It’s Music, I’m Trevor. Thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, June 17th music is not content, it’s connection. ...

"There's a tenacity that it takes to do this." from 2020-06-10T07:04:38

043 Marika Hughes

This is Play It Like It's Music, I'm Trevor. Thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, June 10 of 2020 music is not content, it's connection.

To play the cello requ...

"It actually makes me feel good." from 2020-06-03T07:07:30

042: Bruce Mack

Good morning! This is Play It Like It's Music, I'm Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, June 3rd of 2020 music is not content, it's connection. And I've been b...

"I know I'm not the only person to benefit from it" from 2020-05-27T07:03:40

Episode 041: Shana Tucker

This is Play It Like It's Music, I'm Trevor, thanks for listening.

[photos all by Jannelle Blackman]

On Wednesday, May 27 of 2020 Music is not content...

"I make music because I haven't lost hope" from 2020-05-20T07:17:31

Episode 040: Chris Hierro

It’s a good day to hear that, IMO

On Wednesday, March 20 of 2020 music is not content, it’s connection. Welcome to the show. This is Play It Like It’s Music...

"I make music because I have something to say" from 2020-05-13T07:09:48

039: Katya Diaz

Welcome back! This is Play It Like It’s Music, I’m Trevor. Thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, May 13 of 2020 music is not content, it’s connection.

I’m super p...

"I wish I weren't number 1, I'd like to be number 10" from 2020-05-06T07:02:39

038: Time Travel with Artie Shaw

[PRESS PLAY]

Good morning! On Wednesday, May 6th of 2020 music is not content. It’s connection.

Today I want to try something different, it's a...

"The thing I was born to do" + time travel with Carmen McRae from 2020-04-29T07:08:31

037: Angela Parrish

She came to LA and lived in her car. But now she's a renowned, busily prolific singer, writer and producer. I’m very honored to have Angela Parrish on the show today. Listen

"To touch the heart, that's the goal" from 2020-04-22T07:10:21

036: Joe Matzzie

Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music, I’m Trevor. Thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, April 22 of 2020 music is not content! It’s connection.

photo by...

"The best feeling in the world" from 2020-04-15T07:01:26

035: Tommy Fields

Good morning! It’s Play It Like It’s Music, I’m Trevor. Thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, April 15th of 2020 music is not content. It’s connection.

I’m so g...

"Be prepared to live in a state of uncertainty" from 2020-04-08T07:06:39

034: Simon Petty

Good morning. This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, April 8th of 2020 music is NOT content. It's connection.

I'm here with...

"Don't die trying to sound like someone else" from 2020-04-01T07:05:52

033: Steve Jenkins

Hey all you cool cats and kittens, it’s Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, the Day formerly known as April Fools’, music is n...

"It's just what I do." from 2020-03-25T07:08:24

032: Rich Hinman

Good Morning, we're back.

This is Play It Like It's Music, I'm Trevor. Thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, March 25th of 2020 music is not content! It’s conne...

"This is the revolutionary thing I can do right now" from 2020-03-18T07:09:47

031: Celia Chavez

[photo by Jamie Thrower]

Good Morning, this is Play It Like It's Music, I'm Trevor. Thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, March 18th of 2020, music is not conte...

"Anger as a turbo boost" from 2020-03-11T07:03:40

030: Ro Rowan

We might have had a lttle too much fun on this one, which is actually exactly why I do this.

On Wednesday, March 11 of 2020, don’t get the coronavirus

AND: musi...

"Burn everything except the truth" from 2020-03-04T19:48:03

029: Bisan Toron

Ever wonder: when a singer probes so deep within that they get lost and unravel, what then? In this case, a completely unique sound is born. Bisan Toron opens up about her...

"I just burn to make music" from 2020-02-26T08:38:40

028: Artyom Manukyan

Powerhouse on the cello. Composer, improvisor, bandleader. Let’s spend some time with one of today’s most exciting string players.

This is Play It Like It’s Musi...

"Pros can smell a dumpster fire a mile away..." from 2020-02-19T08:55:41

027: Krystle Warren

Good morning everyone. This is Play It Like It's Music, I'm Trevor, we're back, thanks for listening.

On Wednesday, February 19th of 2020, music is not content. I...

"Know your why" + In Memoriam from 2020-02-12T09:02:27

026: Alfred Rutherford, Jr.

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On Wednesday, February 11th of 2020 Music is not content. It's connection.

I've b...

"It's about feelings!" from 2020-02-05T09:17:36

Episode 025: Max Lilja

That’s the captain himself.

Founding member of Apocalyptica, cellist at large currently working on his 4th solo album, multimedia artist and composer for video...

"The person who says 'yes!' and knows I'll figure it out... that's the professional." from 2020-01-29T09:26:46

Episode 024: Cormac Bluestone

Good morning! This is Play It like It's Music, I'm Trevor. Thanks for listening.

We are back.

On Wednesday, January the 29th of 2020, music is no...

"Make A Thing, Make It Nice!" from 2020-01-22T09:00:48

Episode 023: Simone Giuliani

Good morning! This is Play It like It's Music, I'm Trevor. Thanks for listening.

We are back.

On Wednesday, January the 22nd of 2020, music is not...

“I live my life as a gigantic middle finger to my medical condition” from 2020-01-15T09:13:46

022: Kevin Chown

The Carpet of Confidence

It's Wednesday, January the 13th of 2020.

*if you like the show, please tell a friend!

Before we hit you with today’s interview ...

"I would much rather have the milkman at my concert." from 2020-01-08T12:21:26

Play It Like It's Music 021: Earspasm

Good morning! In today’s edition:

Michael Lowenstern of Earspasm

[Photo by Peter G...

Play It Like It's Music 020: Ann Courtney from 2020-01-01T15:09:43

OK, it's a new year, new decade. Goodbye teens, hello 20's!

Got a good one to start you off today:

In This Episode: ANN COURTNEY

[photo my Omar Kasrawi)

My 20's were a fr...

Around the block and back from 2019-12-29T22:15

Today we visit John Newcott, composer and singer.  Goes by the stage name NewK.  Like many, I first knew him as a Marketing guy for Universal and Verve Forecast back in the 90s, but as happens w...

"Laughing And Laughing" from 2019-12-28T19:33

We got a good one today, so settle in. I went to Greenpoint to hang out at the home of Chris Morrissey. Bass player, singer, guitarist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He’s literally everywhere,...

“I got on the 8:00 bus to come to New York, but the drum machine was on the 7:30” from 2019-12-27T19:33

Good times today, because we’re hanging out with master drummer Damon Due White. The guy’s been around the world with everybody: Harry Belafonte, Shemekia Copeland and a long list of others. He and...

"Never Stop Experimenting" from 2019-12-26T19:32

GREGG AUGUST is the man of the hour on the bass. He’s played with Ray Barretto, Ornette Coleman, Paquito D’Rivera, Arturo O’Farrill, James Moody, The Chico O’Farrill Big Band, The list goes on. As ...

"The audience doesn't care, they just want to see a gig!" from 2019-12-25T19:32

Kiku Collins has established herself at the heights of pop, jazz and R&B. She has performed with everybody: Beyonce, Michael Bolton, Jill Scott, Train, Gloria Gaynor, Carole King, Sza, Sam Moore, E...

"It was in me from the beginning, but it was repressed." from 2019-12-24T19:32

Bronx native Daniel Sadownick has toured with a large (and growing) cross-section of the greatest musicians we all love: Michael Brecker, Me'shell Ndege'Ocello, Steely Dan, Tony, Toni Tone', Maxwel...

"You just have to sit in a certain place." from 2019-12-23T19:31

"You just have to sit in a certain place."
- Trevor P. Allen

My friends, today we hear from a true keeper of the flame, Mr. Trevor P. Allen. From the trenches of the New York club sce...

"I was a freak. Kids like us are freaks." from 2019-12-22T19:31

There's a guy who's been running an open mic at Birdland in midtown New York City for an insanely long time, and he looks like he's 15 years old. I don't know how he does it, but here he is: Jim Ca...

“When I was young there were a lot of sixteen-year-old cellists... from 2019-12-21T19:30

“When I was young there were a lot of sixteen-year-old cellists. There are not that many 48 year old cellists.”

Today my guest is Pablo Mahave Veglia, cello professor at Grand Valley State...

"That song brought me so much joy. If I could play it, maybe I could replicate the joy.” from 2019-12-20T19:30

We were in too much of a time-crunch for me to record him playing, but the night after we spoke I witnessed him holding court at a campfire jam with about 200 people getting quite sweaty and singin...

"Joy is kind of self illumination that allows people to see the world in better ways." from 2019-12-19T19:29

Today is a great day because I get to speak to my good friend, world-famous author James McBride. I know him as a band leader. You probably know him for his best-selling books, the movies he made w...

"We serve the public by digging down into something that's beyond words." from 2019-12-18T19:29

He's got major cred: he actually studied with Jascha Heifetz, at age 20 he played principal second violin for the Rochester Philharmonic, then went on to work with Steve Reich, Meredith Monk, Joe J...

"What I lack in skill I make up for in discipline" from 2019-12-17T18:14

Hallie and I have been friends for most of our adult lives, we performed together in De La Guarda back in ancient times and have stayed in touch. It's been great to follow her career through severa...

"I play my show and then I'm off to two other shows. I can never get enough of feeling enveloped by improvisation." from 2019-12-17T05:22

Today we're talking with a legit songwriting giant, Richard Julian. You might know his supergroup The Little Willies, or his solo albums like Slow New York or Fleur-de-Lis. He hangs out with the li...

"You have to do it, like you have to do it all the time. That's the only way your thing is gonna take off." from 2019-12-16T05:22

Today we feature Mazz Swift. She's one-of-a-kind: plays, sings writes and performs with total fire. I'm proud to call her friend. She's been a member of Burnt Sugar, Brazz Tree. She's got her own ...

"I don't know what I would do if I didn't play. It'd be very strange existence." from 2019-12-15T05:22

Today we're talking with one of my favorite drummers Tony Mason. Something of a local legend in the New York club scene, he's played with everybody and you can always trust him to keep it bouncing,...

"I saw a church band, and then I saw Funkadelic.  That was it." from 2019-12-14T00:26

We’re in Harlem today with the legend, Luqman Brown. Singer of FunkFace, Dope Sagittarius and an accomplished composer, producer and sound designer. Check out his brand new Dope Sagittarius albu...

"If you never do it, you can never say you failed at it." from 2019-12-13T00:20

We’re uptown today with Emily Hope Price, a prolific cellist and singer. She put in a lot of miles with a beloved band called Pearl and The Beard, and she also played cello for Sting, Roger Waters...

❤️ Serviam from 2019-12-12T00:30:55

Hi folks!

In this edition: a bit of housekeeping and some end-of-decade reflection.

* This will be my only post this month because I have quite a bit of travel and work on the books...

Lazy Cello pt 2 from 2019-11-21T02:07:58

[It rained today. Looks like fire season is officially over.]

In this edition:

* A bit o blues

* Integrated

* Your moment of zzzzzzhhen

Integrated

I keep gett...

Lazy Cello from 2019-11-14T01:04:10

[…working on like 4 albums…]

In this edition:

* A quickie jam

* Out of hiding

* A semi-repeat share

Out of hiding

It bears reminding that many of us (if some ...

abandon feeling smart from 2019-11-07T00:49:40

[…feverishly making lots of music…]

In this edition:

* A spontaneous jam

* Walking the line of learning

* Music, as talked about by people who know what they’re talking a...

Ancestry and True Sounds from 2019-10-30T22:38:38

Good evening. In this edition:

* Some more legato bowing, just me and the reverb today. [press play]

* Ancestry and True Sounds

* A rad pod, oh my God!

Coming to you ...