Friday May 29 2015 - Fusionfest (repeat)

By Seth Markow

Published June 1, 2015 at 9:00 AM HST

Herbie Hancock, "Rain Dance," Sextant (Columbia)

Miles Davis, "Spanish Key," Bitches Brew (Columbia)

Mahavishnu Orchestra, "The Dance of Maya," The Inner Mounting Flame (Columbia)

Billy Cobham, "Red Baron," Spectrum (Atlantic)

Material, "Words of Advice," Hallucination Engine (Axiom)

Chick Corea, "Crystal Silence," Return to Forever (ECM)

Herbie Hancock, "Sleeping Giant," Crossings (Warner Bros.)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk, "Talk (Bright Moments)," Bright Moments (Atlantic)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk, "Bright Moments," Bright Moments (Atlantic)

The Real Deal with Seth Markow

Seth Markow

Seth Markow has been playing piano since age 7, clarinet (now bass clarinet) since 9, and has been a dedicated jazz fan since he was 13. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in music composition, has played and studied African and Asian music, and is a longtime member of the Javanese orchestra Gamelan Kyai Gandrung. He has also played in jazz, blues, rock, reggae, and world beat bands, as well as various classical ensembles. A radio host since 1976 and a Hawaii resident since 1979, his jazz show The Real Deal began in 1983 and has been heard on HPR-2 since that stream went on the air in 1989.

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