The Spirit of Jazz
Where Music Dances with Mystery - with co-hosts Bill Carter and Jeff Kellam
Podcasting since 2022 • 50 episodes
The Spirit of Jazz
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The Top Five
Jeff and Bill are back to discuss Bill's memory of the "top five" jazz concerts he attended. As they banter back and forth, they share brief snippets of amazing musicians that have shaped Bill's musical imagination. Music: snippets...
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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30:48
For All Other Peoples
Today, we offer a quick recap of an annual jazz worship service in Clarks Summit, PA. Co-host Bill Carter is the longtime pastor of First Presbyterian Church – and its resident jazz musician. With very little encouragement from Jeff Kellam, Bil...
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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25:56
Encountering John Coltrane
Season Three begins with a burst! After a couple of minutes of catching up, Jeff Kellam shares an interview with Dante Di Stefano. He’s a brilliant poet and educator with a love for John Coltrane’s music. Let’s listen to what he has to say....
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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31:02
Pulling the Music Off the Shelf
In this musical episode, Bill Carter and Jeff Kellam discuss the development (or redevelopment) of old material, musical or otherwise. Bill introduces a suite of four tunes originally composed for a 2001 concert at Binghamton (NY) University. H...
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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36:38