Crazy Good: Sonic Stories And The Art Of Curation Feat. LeRoy Downs (S3 E3)

Change the Narrative

English - December 10, 2021 13:00 - 51 minutes - 39.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
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Maybe you made mix tapes in high school. Or maybe you make Spotify playlists for your boo. But what goes into curating a good musical story, and can it actually help us to think of ourselves and the world differently?

In this episode, jazz advocate and KCRW DJ LeRoy Downs (AKA The Jazz Cat) shares secrets about how he performs for radio audiences around the world, how to balance the avant garde with popular taste, and how he crafts sonic stories that vibrate through our bodies and minds.