Latest Ooo Podcast Episodes
Coool CAT Episode 176 - Ivan Neville
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - June 18, 2024 15:51 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIvan Neville grew up with music from his relatives including his uncles Charles, Art, Cyril and of course his Dad - Aaron. Throughout his years Ivan's recorded five solo albums and four more with his band Dumpstaphunk. You'll also find him playing on many New Orleans based compilation albums a...
Coool CAT Episode 175 - Nathan Mitchell
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - May 31, 2024 14:03 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNathan Mitchell is a rising star in contemporary jazz and soul music genres. A composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Nathan is Grammy nominated and has three #1 Billboard songs so far in his career. Multi-award winning program director Ray White caught up with Nathan during rehearsal i...
Coool CAT Episode 174 - Lindsey Webster
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - May 20, 2024 15:42 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLindsey Webster, a jazz, R&B, and Pop singer, has been gaining worldwide fame, since launching on the national music scene in 2013. This rising star's first single "Fool Me Once," reached number one on the smooth jazz charts making her the first vocalist since Sade to have a #1 vocal song in th...
Coool CAT Episode 173 - Greg Carmichael (Acoustic Alchemy)
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - April 29, 2024 19:53 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGreg Carmichael is a co-founding member of the Grammy award nominated contemporary jazz group, Acoustic Alchemy. SInce the mid-1980's the band has released over 20 albums. Multi-award winning program director Ray White went backstage at the Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival in October of 2023, bef...
Coool CAT Episode 172 - Rick Braun
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - April 14, 2024 14:46 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRick Braun is a dynamic trumpeter, composer and producer with over 20 #1 smooth jazz hits. Along with his 15 plus studio albums, you'll find Rick collaborating with Richard Elliot, Boney James and Kirk Whalum & Norman Brown in BWB. On this episode multi-award winning program director Ray White...
Coool CAT Episode 171 - Eric Essex
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - March 31, 2024 12:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEric Essex is an incredible contemporary jazz guitarist who has released 29 full length albums since the late 1980's. During his early years he recorded four well received albums and earned a degree from Berklee College of Music. A Warner Brothers distributed label signed Eric in 1998 and his ...
Coool CAT Episode 170 - Joanne Shaw Taylor
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - March 10, 2024 15:27 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJoanne Shaw Taylor is a blues guitarist/vocalist/songwriter to keep your eyes on! Her career has skyrocketed since hanging with Joe Bonamassa and Dave Stewart. With over 10 albums released, you'll find her songs charting with each new album. In 2010, Joanne won Best Female Vocalist at the Bri...
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Let's Fly / The Grooove - March 07, 2024 16:00 - 2 minutesPRO$PER JONE$ and ANTWIGADEE! join forces to create the ultimate sound of the south!
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Let's Fly / The Grooove - February 27, 2024 22:00 - 1 hourLET’S FLY / THE GROOOVE is where ANTWIGADEE! blesses your headphones, speakers, and your ears while riding in your car or at home. If you can’t hear him live this is the place where you can choose to FLY with him or GROOOVE with him on your own time 🖤✨
Coool CAT Episode 169 - Grainger Brothers (Paul Reed Smith Eightlock)
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - February 24, 2024 16:18 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Grainger Brothers are two of the hardest working musicians around. From the Baltimore, Maryland area Gary (Bass) and Greg (Drums) can be found as the rhythm section for Acoustic Alchemy and for the Paul Reed Smith band. They also lead their own bands including Grainger, Pockets and several...
Coool CAT Episode 168 - Phil Perry
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - February 11, 2024 15:44 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPhil Perry is among the elite R&B singers in the country. In the R&B Hall of Fame, his vocal talents can be heard on albums by Dave Grusin, George Duke, Najee, Chaka Khan, Fourplay and many more. Phil's solo career has been filled with over a dozen marvelous albums. In this interview, from No...
Coool CAT Episode 167 - Jay Beckenstein (Spyro Gyra)
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - January 29, 2024 13:50 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJay Beckenstein co-founded Spyro Gyra in 1974, and ever since the group has been among the elite music bands in contemporary jazz. Throughout the years the band has garnered numerous Grammy nominations and was tapped for the prestigious George Benson Lifetime Achievement Award. Multi award-win...
Coool CAT Episode 166 - Christian de Mesones
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - January 15, 2024 16:50 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChristian de Mesones has been playing the bass for over 40 years, gaining national and international acclaim starting in 2017 with several singles and his They Call Me Big New York album. Previously, you could hear him with the Groove Skool Band. His years of performances and recordings propel...
Coool CAT Episode 165 - Norman Brown
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - December 27, 2023 15:03 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNorman Brown is a guitarist who's been called "a culmination of Jimi Hendrix and George Benson with some Wes Monthgomery thrown in," by Jazz Times magazine. His prowness as a musician and genre-bending facility has made him one of the most sought after internationally renowned musicians in cont...
Coool CAT Episode 164 - Holiday Special 2023
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - December 14, 2023 16:08 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis year we feature the amazing Jonathan Butler and guitarist Randy Jacobs, founder of The Boneshakers, who are winding down the 2023 Dave Koz Christmas Tour. They'll provide insights into their recent holiday projects as we finish up the year with our celebration. In our showcase segment, we...
Coool CAT Episode 163 - Dave Koz
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - November 30, 2023 11:13 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDave Koz is among the elite saxophonists and entertainers in the music industry today. Throughout the year you'll find him on his global sea cruises, with his "Summer Horns" or out on his Christmas Tour - headlining with other world-class musicians. Throuhout the years, Dave's been nominated f...
Coool CAT Episode 162 - Brent Carter (Average White Band)
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - November 13, 2023 19:19 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBrent Carter has been the lead vocalist for the Average White Band since 2011. Before then, he was the frontman for Tower of Power. Multi-award winning program director Ray White caught up with Brent backstage to talk about his days with Tower of Power and how he hooked up with AWB. He also s...
Coool CAT Episode 161 - Bob James
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - October 30, 2023 19:32 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBob James, is known worldwide as a premier composer/producer/keyboardist. A multi-Grammy award winner, Bob was also bestowed with the George Benson Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. Ray White, the CAT's multi-award winning program director, caught up with Bob backstage before his concert to ...
Coool CAT Episode 160 - Guy Allison (Doobie Brothers)
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - October 21, 2023 14:23 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGuy Allison, keyboardist/composer/producer, is best known as a touring member of The Doobie Brothers for 19 years. His career started off in jazz having secured a place in the coveted Monterey All-Star Jazz Band. Through the late 1970's and today, you'll find him in several rock bands, but ret...
Coool CAT Episode 159 - Eric Benet
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - September 24, 2023 12:45 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEric Benet has talent that transcends the music industry. The four-time Grammy nominee is also gifted in the areas of acting, producing and business. Multi-award winning program director Ray White sat down backstage with Eric to talk about his music and diverse interests and television project...
Coool CAT Episode 158 - Rick Braun
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - September 09, 2023 13:15 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRick Braun is a dynamic trumpeter, composer and producer with over 20 #1 smooth jazz hits. Along with jazz, you'll find him collaborating with rock/pop superstars like Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, Tom Petty and REO Speedwagon too! During COVID he launched the highly successful Rick's Cafe Live sh...
Coool CAT Episode 157 - Jimmy "Bo" Horne
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - August 06, 2023 14:38 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJimmy Bo Horne played an integral part in defining dance, disco and popular music during the 1970's. More than a half-dozen of his songs hit the charts through 1980. The Top 10 hit, "Dance Across The Floor," was certified double gold. With Jimmy having been featured on American Bandstand and ...
Coool CAT Episode 156 - Willie Bradley
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - July 30, 2023 15:26 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWillie Bradley, a two-time Grammy nominee, is a trumpeter who's steadly worked his way towards the top of the charts. In 2021, Beats Magazine named Willie their "Jazz Artist of the Year." Coool CAT's Ray White caught up with Willie who provided insights into his career launching days, his late...
Coool CAT Episode 155 - The Wooten Brothers
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - July 15, 2023 16:20 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Wooten Brothers (Victor, Roy, Joseph and Regi) have played music together since their early years. in 1985, they released The Wootens on Arista Records, which launched their careers collectively and individually. Today you'll find them touring together when bass phenom Victor is not tourin...
Coool CAT Episode 154 - Alex Bugnon
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - June 30, 2023 19:58 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAlex Bugnon has been a mainstay and energetic force on the contemporary jazz scene for over three decades. His global appeal to listeners and his piano stylings can be found on nearly a dozen albums released throughout the years. Multi-award winning program director Ray White hung out with Ale...
Coool CAT Episode 153 - Brian Lenair
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - June 10, 2023 16:26 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBrian Lenair stands out among many contemporary jazz sax musicians by playing straight saxophones. Starting his career over 25 years ago, he caught notice of fans and jazz aficionados alike as a member of the group Spur of The Moment. In 2004, Brian released his first solo CD and has also play...
Coool CAT Episode 152 - Mel Waiters
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - May 31, 2023 23:22 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMel Waiters, a southern soul stalwart musician, was a singer/drummer who passed away on May 28, 2015. It's fitting that we look back on his career from his days as a DJ, entertaining our troops and his recording years from the 1970's until his passing - including his last studio album True Love...
Coool CAT Episode 151 - Boney James
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - May 18, 2023 18:48 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBoney James, saxophonist/songwriter/producer is among the elite contemporary jazz performers of his time. He is a 4-time Grammy nominee and in 2009, Billboard magazine named him one of the Top 3 Contemporary Jazz Artists of the Decade. His latest album Detour, is a chart-topping album that tak...
Coool CAT Episode 150 - Best of Coool CAT: Vol. 3
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - April 30, 2023 17:24 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe late (and great) Nick Colionne (Episode 118), Bill Heller of the Rippingtons (Episode 113), bass legend Jeff Berlin (Episode 143) and bluesman Tab Benoit (Episode 133) are featured on this very special episode! Your "Hostess with the Mostest," Lisa Davis, and show creator and producer, Ray ...
Coool CAT Episode 149 - Marcus Anderson
Sittin' In With The Coool CAT - April 16, 2023 14:55 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMarcus Anderson is a Grammy nominated saxophonist whose career has included performing with Prince and Stevie Wonder along with many others. With 15 albums on his list of accomplishments, the fusion jazz artist brings R&B, Pop, Rock and Funk together to make his awesome sound. During November,...