by Dan Yessian | Nov 1, 2022 | Interviews, Music, Musicians
We’re back today featuring a bonus interview with Thornetta Davis. Thornetta and I have collaborated over the past 2 decades, including creating music for the Detroit Thanksgiving Parade. Click here to view it on YouTube! Coming soon:• A broadway-inspired parody about...
by Dan Yessian | Jul 12, 2022 | Interviews
Yakkin’ With Yessian is back with a brand new episode featuring the incomparable journalist and adventurer; Lila Lazarus. Landing on Detroit’s WXYZ at age 14, she won her first Emmy for the television program “Kids Are People Too”. Studying journalism and traveling...
by Dan Yessian | May 25, 2022 | Interviews
Many of you might know Devin Scillian from Detroit’s WDIV Channel 4. He became the channel’s anchor in 1996, replacing the long-standing and iconic Mort Crim. What you might not know is Devin’s wide array of talent as a singer/songwriter, performer, and author. With...
by Dan Yessian | May 24, 2021 | Interviews, Musicians, Musicology
Go to Dan’s Bandcamp page to stream and purchase! https://danyessian.bandcamp.com/ Behind the scenes of “Ring Around The Moon” with vocalist Kenny...
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 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!...
