Rodney Marsalis's guest appearances

Rodney Marsalis

The Early American Brass Band Podcast

Charles Ives

Steve Dillon

Kevin Lynch

John Connors

William Hall

Mark Jenkins

Joel Crawford

Nathan Miller

David Goins

Jonathan Hodgetts

Jari Villanueva

Frederick Fennell

Eric Totman

Dennis Edelbrock

Raymond Mase

OwlTail

Francis Johnson

Welcome back for Season 2 of the Early American Brass Band Podcast! Episode 21 is our conversation with Rodney Marsalis - trumpet soloist and leader of the Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass. We talk about his musical background, how he got interested in researching Francis Johnson, Johnson's life and musical career, and the RMPBB's "Francis Johnson Project" concerts.More on Rodney here: https://www.rmpbb.com/artist.php?view=prog&amp;rid=3365You can now support the show on Patreon! For more details and to sign up, please visit www.patreon.com/eabbpodcast. No obligation, but we greatly appreciate any support you're willing to give.For show notes and resources, visit our website at www.eabbpodcast.com. You can get in touch with us on social media, and by emailing eabb.podcast@gmail.comMusic in this episode comes from Our Musical Past from the Library of Congress.Episode Structure:2:34 - Patreon announcement!3:45 - Interview with Rodney Marsalis - musical background7:44 - How Rodney learned of Francis Johnson11:04 - Francis Johnson's life and musical career13:23 - The music scene in Philadelphia during Francis Johnson's time16:35 - Francis Johnson's travels and musical ensembles22:12 - Francis Johnson's contributions to the development of American music26:23 - Publication of Francis Johnson's music29:15 - Other tours within the United States, audience reception35:18 - Sidebar about teaching early American music in schools40:28 - The Francis Johnson Project51:06 - Thoughts on performing on period instruments55:03 - Where you can find out more about Francis Johnson and Rodney Marsalis1:01:41 - Wrap-up, Feature Album: Chestnut Brass, The Music of Francis Johnson

Welcome back for Season 2 of the Early American Brass Band Podcast! Episode 21 is our conversation with Rodney Marsalis - trumpet soloist and leader of the Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass. We talk about his musical background, how he got interested in researching Francis Johnson, Johnson's life and musical career, and the RMPBB's "Francis Johnson Project" concerts.More on Rodney here: <a href="https://www.rmpbb.com/artist.php?view=prog&amp;rid=3365" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rmpbb.com/artist.php?view=prog&amp;rid=3365</a>You can now support the show on Patreon! For more details and to sign up, please visit <a href="www.patreon.com/eabbpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/eabbpodcast</a>. No obligation, but we greatly appreciate any support you're willing to give.For show notes and resources, visit our website at <a href="www.eabbpodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.eabbpodcast.com</a>. You can get in touch with us on social media, and by emailing eabb.podcast@gmail.comMusic in this episode comes from Our Musical Past from the Library of Congress.Episode Structure:<ul><li>2:34 - Patreon announcement!</li><li>3:45 - Interview with Rodney Marsalis - musical background</li><li>7:44 - How Rodney learned of Francis Johnson</li><li>11:04 - Francis Johnson's life and musical career</li><li>13:23 - The music scene in Philadelphia during Francis Johnson's time</li><li>16:35 - Francis Johnson's travels and musical ensembles</li><li>22:12 - Francis Johnson's contributions to the development of American music</li><li>26:23 - Publication of Francis Johnson's music</li><li>29:15 - Other tours within the United States, audience reception</li><li>35:18 - Sidebar about teaching early American music in schools</li><li>40:28 - The Francis Johnson Project</li><li>51:06 - Thoughts on performing on period instruments</li></ul><ul><li>55:03 - Where you can find out more about Francis Johnson and Rodney Marsalis</li><li>1:01:41 - Wrap-up, Feature Album: Chestnut Brass, The Music of Francis Johnson</li></ul>

21 - Interview with Rodney Marsalis: Discussing Francis Johnson, Keyed Bugle Virtuoso