Dave Pietro’s curiosity and workmanship have been the foundation of his decade’s long career as an internationally touring musician. He explains the value of truly listening— even if what you’re hearing confuses or frightens you at first. We touch on his gigging history starting in New York, his new album New Road: Iowa Memoirs, and how immersing oneself in a culture can fundamentally change your understanding of pretty much everything.
Here’s an external link to every Musical Mention in this episode:
0:10 Mariachi
1:00 Maria Schneider Orchestra
1:00 Gil Evan’s Project
1:00 Darcy James Argues Secret Society
1:15 Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra
1:20 Woody Herman
1:20 Lionel Hampton
1:20 Maynard Ferguson
1:20 Sandip Burman
1:20 The Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
1:30 Pete McGuinness
1:30 David Bowie
1:30 Paul Anka
1:30 Blood Sweat and Tears
1:30 Ray Charles
1:30 Rosemary Clooney
1:30 Harry Connick Jr.
1:30 Chaka Khan
2:53 The Rainbow Room
3:11 Liza Minnelli
3:30 Jeff Coffin
3:30 Tabla
3:35 Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
8:25 Charlie Parker
8:33 The Carpenters
8:41 Bebop
9:02 Bela Bartok
9:04 Igor Stravinsky
9:33 Bartok Violin Concerto
10:15 Hermeto Pascoal
10:25 Nikhil Banerjee
10:32 Bhimsen Joshi
13:40 American Songbook
13:43 Hindustani music
15:30 Blues
16:00 Jewish music
18:28 Klezmer
18:39 Bulgarian wedding music
19:04 Yuri Yunakov
19:20 Bulgarian Women’s Choir
20:25 Steve Armour
21:18 Kora
21:20 Djembe
21:30 Saxophone
21:55 Mouthpiece
21:55 Clarinet
21:55 Trumpet
21:55 Trombone
22:00 Adolphe Sax
24:23 Big band music
33:05 Sitar
33:05 Conga
33:05 Shakuhachi
34:05 The New Road: Iowas Memoirs
34:39 Traffic: the soundtrack of NYC
36:14 Bossa Nova
36:20 Baiao
36:35 Zabumba
36:35 Triangle
36:52 Carnatic
37:00 Mridangam
37:00 Tabla
37:15 Bluegrass
37:15 Jazz
37:15 New Orleans Jazz
37:15 Country and Western
37:50 Bud Powell
38:07 Duke Ellington
40:10 Greek music
40:10 Zeibekiko
40:41 Taal/Tala
42:38 Tabla
47:20 Mariachi
