Playtime Podcast - New Adventures in Music
A podcast by the Playtime Collective hosted by Tom Bancroft about jazz and improvised music based in Scotland, interviewing guest musicians, and sharing views and experiences of improvising musicians as well as just general nonsense. This podcast is supported by Creative Scotland. We live in Scotland... there is some swearing.
Playtime Podcast - New Adventures in Music
Episode 6: Stu Brown
In this drum-tastic episode Tom gets you up to date with the latest messages and news and stuff and then gets into the interview with fellow drummer Stu Brown who is joining Playtime for a double drum extravaganza known as - Drum-a-mi.
They talk about drumming, double drumming, drum heroes, both of them having a lesson with great drummer Joey Baron, listen to an excerpt from the great drum duo between Joey Baron and Robin Schulkowsky, the Scottish Jazz Scene in the 90's, the different experiences of Scottish Jazz gatekeepers when the gate is open vs it being closed, Stu's route into the music business, going to Berklee, playing with Mario, playing drums with a lobster and a baby (toy), Stu's Dad and his record collection, and getting feedback from Scottish Jazz legends Fionna Duncan and Ronnie Rae Snr. THEN there is an exclusive preview from Playtime's upcoming album of a piece they played during lockdown over the internet with the amazing Laura Jurd on trumpet. That is all...