Musician Monique DeBose - "Perspective"

LA native Monique DeBose is an award-winning playwright and Jazz-R&B-pop singer/songwriter, who has toured and entertained audiences throughout Europe, India, and Asia. Her third album–The Sovereign One - debuted at #2 on the iTunes Jazz Charts.

Monique DeBose from The Sovereign One album.

Inspired by her experience of of what it means to be half African American, half Irish American, she has also created the funny, heartwarming and disruptive one-woman show Mulatto Math: Summing Up The Race Equation in America to initiate conversation and heal race relations in America.

I managed to catch up with Monique in between shows while on tour to talk about The Sovereign One and her arch as a musician. I hope you find her as engaging and entertaining as I did.

A big thanks to Monique for joining us this week. You can learn more about her by visiting www.moniquedebosemusic.com. And hats off to our talent producer, Kelli Richards, for making the connection.

I’ll be back next time with another artist and the thoughts behind their creations. Until then, this is Derrick Story, the Nimble Photographer, wishing you great success in all your endeavors.

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Musician Chuck Leavell - "On Tour with the Rolling Stones"

Rolling Stones guitarist, Keith Richards, once commented about their longtime keyboard player, Chuck Leavell: “Without the continuity that Chuck brings to us, the Stones would not be the Stones.”

Leavell describes his role with the band as a “sort of musical navigator,” who keeps track of arrangements and keeps things balanced in addition to spicing up the music with his keyboards.

And as you would imagine, there’s more to Chuck’s artistry than his work with the Rolling Stones, who by the way, are in the middle of their “No Filter” tour right now.

I managed to catch up with Chuck Leavell in between gigs to talk about the Stones, Eric Clapton’s unplugged album, his work as a writer, and his definition of success as an artist.

A big thanks to Chuck for joining us this week. You can learn more about him by visiting https://www.chuckleavell.com/. Special thanks to Kelli Richards, our talent producer, for making the connection with Chuck.

I’ll be back next time with another artist and the thoughts behind their creations. Until then, this is Derrick Story, the Nimble Photographer, wishing you great success in all your endeavors.

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Musician George Shaw - "Say Yes"

This week, The Nimble Photographer interviews musician George Shaw, whose journey began in a small town in Alabama and led him to rubbing elbows with some of the greatest jazz artists of all time. His philosophy about art and life is enjoyable and fascinating. He explains how this all happened in this conversation with Derrick Story.

As a young man, George Shaw flew from city to city for two years, cassette recorder in hand, with a question he posed to each music professional he interviewed: “How can music, and in particular improvisation, best be taught?” After studying their answers and writing a dissertation on this subject, Dr. Shaw applied what he learned to teaching music and improvisation at the college level.

But that’s only part of the story and a fraction of what George has learned along the way. We delve deeper into his experience on today’s Nimble Photographer podcast. Thanks for joining us.

You can learn more about George Shaw by visiting http://www.georgeshaw.com.

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