Dean Magraw's guest appearances

Dean Magraw

First Universalist Church of Minneapolis Sunday Service Podcast

Jazz88

Merle Haggard

Michael McDonald

Richard Johnson

Steve Simon

Joni Mitchell

Harold Lopez-Nussa

Ella Fitzgerald

Leonard Bernstein

John Wright

Sarah Morris

Joey Alexander

Roy Hargrove

Carole King

Marilyn Maye

Lizz Winstead

OwlTail

Each Sunday in July, worship will feature a different local musician sharing their music and some reflections on how their art is connected to their spirituality. Dean Magraw is a consummate guitarist, playing with wit and soulful abandon. A performer like no other, he is part-comedian, part-philosopher and all-around musical genius. This past Sunday, he and Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout talked poetry, impressionists, and John Coltrane. * Please note significant cuts and edits have been made due to poor original sound quality. Opening Hymn- How Can I Keep from Singing? (:24) Words of Welcome- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (3:48) Poem- Monet Refuses the Operation by Liesel Mueller (10:30) Prayer and Cycle of Life- Rev. Ashley Harness (13:39) Practice of Giving and Receiving- Rev. Ashley Harness (18:54) Offertory- Dean Magraw (22:38) Message- Art and Soul: Music and Conversations with Dean Magraw (23:09) Benediction- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (48:51)

Each Sunday in July, worship will feature a different local musician sharing their music and some reflections on how their art is connected to their spirituality. Dean Magraw is a consummate guitarist, playing with wit and soulful abandon. A performer like no other, he is part-comedian, part-philosopher and all-around musical genius. This past Sunday, he and Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout talked poetry, impressionists, and John Coltrane. * Please note significant cuts and edits have been made due to poor original sound quality. Opening Hymn- How Can I Keep from Singing? (:24) Words of Welcome- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (3:48) Poem- Monet Refuses the Operation by Liesel Mueller (10:30) Prayer and Cycle of Life- Rev. Ashley Harness (13:39) Practice of Giving and Receiving- Rev. Ashley Harness (18:54) Offertory- Dean Magraw (22:38) Message- Art and Soul: Music and Conversations with Dean Magraw (23:09) Benediction- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (48:51)

July 9, 2023- ”Art & Soul” with Dean Magraw

What do you do when you are a guitarist who is prohibited by circumstance from performing? Well, if you are committed player, you just keep on finding new guitar expressions. When Dean Magraw spoke with Phil Nusbaum, Dean spoke of his world in Covid times.

Dean Magraw Gets Deeper Into Guitar Playing in the Covid-19 Era

Dean Magraw’s Red Planet, has it’s regular third-Monday of the month show at the Black Dog in Saint Paul, from 7 to 9PM. It’s a group Dean plays the guitar, Chris Bates plays the bass and Jay Epstein is the drummer. Red planet is a group conceived in the spirit of improvisation. We’re about to get a taste of Red Planet version of a 60s pop hit the Lion Sleeps Tonight.

Dean Magraw’s Red Planet: a Group of Experienced Experimenters at the Black Dog Monday March 18, 2019