“Freedom has been woven into the music in so many ways"
Drummer and percussionist Sarathy Korwar interviews singer and guitarist Jelly Cleaver. They explore power and privilege in all it's forms, particularly in relation to music, and free and experimental forms of jazz.
A podcast by Serious
Produced by Tess Davidson
Presented by Tina Edwards
Music - Earwaves by Iso Indies (Epidemic Sounds)
Found sounds by Jelly Cleaver
“Expression only exists with intention"
Singer and guitarist Jelly Cleaver interviews saxophonist and bandleader Xhosa Cole. They particularly talk about restriction, whether that's in the media, ideas of traditionalism or perceived limits of certain instruments.
A podcast by Serious
Produced by Tess Davidson
Presented by Tina Edwards
Music - Earwaves by Iso Indies (Epidemic Sounds)
Found sounds by Xhosa Cole
“To be silly is the most serious business”
Singer and violinist Alice Zawadzki interviews drummer and percussionist Sarathy Korwar. They hop around many different talking points, from playfulness vs seriousness in music-making to social media and ASMR.
A podcast by Serious
Produced by Tess Davidson
Presented by Tina Edwards
Music - Earwaves by Iso Indies (Epidemic Sounds)
Found sounds by Sarathy Korwar
“Everything that we do musically is revealing of who we are, how we’ve grown up, what bits of culture we attach ourselves to”
Pianist and composer Bill Laurance interviews singer and violinist Alice Zawadzki. They discuss what happens when politics meets freedom of expression, how music cuts through political discourse and how singing in various languages opens up creative pathways.
A podcast by Serious
Produced by Tess Davidson
Presented by Tina Edwards
Music - Earwaves by Iso Indies (Epidemic Sounds)
Found sounds by Alice Zawadzki
“An artistic voice doesn’t just come out of nowhere. You have to allow it time”
Vocalist and songwriter Luca Manning interviews pianist and composer Bill Laurance. They discuss how they developed an artistic voice and delve into their experiences of live performance and connecting to audiences.
A podcast by Serious
Produced by Tess Davidson
Presented by Tina Edwards
Music - Earwaves by Iso Indies (Epidemic Sounds)
Found sounds by Bill Laurance
“Maybe to be free is to just to fight stagnancy”
Saxophonist and bandleader Xhosa Cole interviews vocalist and songwriter Luca Manning. Xhosa and Luca go into the biases and expectations that society places on them as well as the intersections between gender non-conformity, queerness and race in the context of performance and music.
A podcast by Serious
Produced by Tess Davidson
Presented by Tina Edwards
Music - Earwaves by Iso Indies (Epidemic Sounds)
Found sounds by Luca Manning
