by Dan Yessian | Feb 12, 2021 | Business of Music, Interviews, Musicians
World renown musician Alexander Zonjic joins me today in our latest podcast. Zonjic has been in musical company with a host of Jazz greats, from Bob James to Jeff Lorber, from Earl Klugh to Kenny G. Alexander Zonjic and Dan Yessian continue their conversation...
by Dan Yessian | Jan 27, 2021 | Business of Music, Musicians
Back with bass phenomenon Ralphe Armstrong to help put together a tasty rendition of the jazz classic, “In A Mellow Tone” along with: Drummer David Taylor, Pianist Chuck Shermetaro, Guitarist Ohad Wilner, and of course Myself on sax.Anything better than...
by Dan Yessian | Jan 22, 2021 | Armenian Trilogy, Business of Music
https://www.anythingispossible.biz/archives/DanYessian/DanYessian.mp3 Our guest this week: • He grew up in Detroit, Michigan• He earned a BA in Education and Speech from Wayne State University• From 1967 to 1971 he taught English and speech at Redford High School• In...
by Dan Yessian | Jan 12, 2021 | Business of Music, Interviews, Musicians
When you’ve played with Frank Zappa, Miles Davis, Leonard Bernstein, Aretha Franklin, Carlos Santana, Earl Klugh, Jon-Luc Ponty, George Martin, Herbie Hancock and more? We speak to Ralphe Armstrong, the amazing bass player and aficionado of music!...
by Dan Yessian | Oct 3, 2019 | Business of Music, Interviews, Musicians, Podcast
We are excited to share our first podcast from Yakkin’ with Yessian. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer, Bob Seger’s first ever biography written by Ed Balian....
by Dan Yessian | Aug 23, 2019 | Business of Music, Stories, Stranger Truths
I’m back this week with part 2 of Stranger Truths featuring Ernie Harwell. After an introduction by mutual friend and WJR host John Delle-Monache, Ernie and I wrote a variety of music together. Our song “Tiger, Tiger” made steady radio rotation in...