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Music Life and Times

Hosted by Kevin Bales · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 80 episodes

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Audience Score
4
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Episodes
80
Last ep.
9 days ago
Avg length
18m
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32
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Listen Score
27
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51
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About this podcast

Music Life and Times, an ongoing discussion between internationally renowned jazz pianist Kevin Bales, and Mike Shaw, singer-pianist and author of the novel The Musician, argues that becoming an accomplished musician takes three commitments: discipline, self-acceptance or self-confidence, and cooperation. They are also the life lessons that music teaches those who would learn to play. Our podcast seeks to prove the premise through revelations about music and musicians past and present as well as from our own experiences as career musicians.

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About the host

Kevin Bales hosts Music Life and Times, a music show with 80 episodes published.

Recent episodes

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EP80: Will Scruggs and Churchill Grounds at the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Center

May 15, 202620mEp. 810

Will Scruggs is a noted jazz saxophonist with a head for business and a major commitment to the sustainability of jazz in the city of Atlanta. That has led Will on a three-year journey to establish a new home for jazz in

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EP79: Confidence, Not Arrogance

May 1, 202618mEp. 800

2026 Super Bowl winning quarterback Sam Darnold was once considered a “draft bust.” Interviewed after his Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots, Darnold told reporters, “As long as you believe in yourself, anythin

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EP78: The Psychedelic Buddy Red

Apr 17, 202623mEp. 790

Guitarist Buddy Red describes his music as “psychedelic.” The son of Atlanta rapper T.I., a pioneer of trap music, the 26-year-old Red has adopted a style more closely associated with rock 'n roll and the blues. A regula

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EP77: J.Paul Whitehead: Getting Back to My Music

Apr 3, 202617mEp. 780

It's not an uncommon story: Musicians take another course in life to ensure a steady enough career to support themselves and their families. But sometimes, they have the courage and a passion for playing music to eventua

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EP76: The Eclectic World of Steve Williams

Mar 20, 202617mEp. 770

Steve Williams is a multifaceted musician: composer, arranger, saxophonist. His depth of expertise and versatility has led him over his more than 50 years of playing and performing into a wide range of musical arenas, fr

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EP75: Mica Bethea - Persistence and Determination

Mar 6, 202621mEp. 760

In 2005, Mica Bethea, a 21-year-old jazz student at the University of North Florida, was driving back to campus when he was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer in stand-still traffic. The accident left him quadriplegic, with

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EP74: Musicians Are Entrepreneurs

Feb 21, 202617mEp. 750

An entrepreneur is defined as someone who starts or owns a business and is willing to take on the related risks. As a musician, your business is your career, and while you might not have employees or an office to keep af

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EP73: Howard Paul Part II: Savannah Jazz

Jan 30, 202613mEp. 740

Howard Paul is well known and respected as a highly accomplished jazz guitarist. But he is also a pillar of the Savannah, Georgia music community. He has served as Savannah Jazz Festival chair and president of the board

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EP72: Music and Ministry - Timothy J Mercaldo

Jan 16, 202616mEp. 730

Reverend Timothy J. Mercaldo is a professional musician and, for more than 35 years, an evangelical minister who uses music as his primary way to connect with people. With music and worship as centerpieces of his life, T

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EP71: Howard Paul, Guitarist and Guitar Maker

Jan 2, 202621mEp. 720

Howard R. Paul is one of those rare individuals with the talent and energy to successfully navigate a dual career as business person and jazz musician. Paul has established himself as both as an internationally acclaimed

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EP70: The Versatile Bassist Chris Riggenbach

Dec 19, 202517mEp. 710

Through 20-something years of his post-graduate professional music career, Bassist Chris Riggenbach has compiled an impressive resume based on his versatility. Playing cello as a youngster, he graduated to electric bass

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EP69: The Hank Mobley Story by Matt Miller

Dec 5, 202514mEp. 700

Saxophonist Matt Miller was influenced by the playing of legendary saxophonist Hank Mobley early in his musical life and has remained so throughout his own career. Mobley’s influence has extended beyond Miller’s playing

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EP68: Advice From Monk (Part Two)

Oct 17, 202520mEp. 690

It was around 1960 when Steve Lacy, a saxophonist in Thelonious Monk’s band at the time, wrote down a series of items, pieces of advice that Monk had conveyed to him while touring in 1960 and 1961. Long before there was

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EP67: Advice from Monk (Part One)

Oct 3, 202517mEp. 680

It was around 1960 when Steve Lacy, a saxophonist in Thelonious Monk’s band at the time, wrote down a series of items, pieces of advice that Thelonious Monk had conveyed to him while touring in 1960 and 1961. Long before

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EP66: Music and the Brain - David Michael Bashwiner

Sep 19, 202519mEp. 670

David Michael Bashwiner is a composer, a guitarist, a professor at the University of New Mexico, and at the root of it all, a neuroscientist. He speaks nationally on the subject of music and the brain, and in particular

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EP65: Ronnie J. Frugé - From His Cajun Roots

Sep 5, 202518mEp. 660

Ronnie Frugé learned t play guitar as a 10-year-old on a Sears Silvertone acoustic in a town called Iowa (pronounced I-o-way) outside the city of Lake Charles in Southwest Louisiana where, now in his 70s, he has returned

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EP64: Surgeons Guided by Pianist's Playing

Aug 22, 202519mEp. 650

On Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, surgeons at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida drilled 14 holes in jazz pianist Mark Burnell’s skull and inserted 200 electrodes in an attempt to halt his increasingly frequent sei

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EP63: Authenticity

Jul 4, 202520mEp. 640

Typically people who want to play music want to play the kind of music they like most. And learning to play involves studying and absorbing how the musicians we admire most play. But maturing as a performer means finding

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EP62: A Life Lesson from Playing Music

Jun 20, 202516mEp. 630

Responsibility is one of the life lessons that learning to play music and performing music teach you. Not only do you have to show up, you have to be “on,” that is, playing your best every time you take the stage, no mat

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EP61: Play Music; Learn to Express Yourself

Jun 6, 202519mEp. 620

Consistent with our recurring theme of how music has a positive impact on our lives, we talk about how music teaches those who learn to play to express themselves better, not just through music but in other ways, includi

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To pitch Music Life and Times, visit https://MusicLifeandTimes.podbean.com for contact information, then craft a tight one-paragraph hook that ties your expertise to a gap in their recent music coverage.

Who is the host of Music Life and Times?

Music Life and Times is hosted by Kevin Bales. The show is categorised under music (interviews) and has published 80 episodes.

How many episodes does Music Life and Times have?

Music Life and Times has published 80 episodes.

What topics does Music Life and Times cover?

Music Life and Times regularly covers music, interviews, arts. It sits in the music category, with a interviews focus.

Is it hard to get booked on Music Life and Times?

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Is Music Life and Times currently accepting guest pitches?

Music Life and Times hasn't explicitly signalled guest openness in recent episodes. That doesn't rule out pitching. your hook just needs to be especially compelling and relevant to their recent content.

How long are Music Life and Times episodes?

Episodes of Music Life and Times average 18 minutes. a focused format where a clear narrative arc and tight preparation matter most.

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