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Interview with famous jazz musician, author, and professor Monika Herzig.

Spencer and I grew up together in Syracuse Utah. He's a musician and my best friend. Here is a short interview about his passion for music.

Andrea Morgan (54) interviews her daughter Zia Blue Kloetzel (20) about her decision to explore music, their relationship, and her experiences launching into the world.

Saladeen Alamin has been teaching Latin Dance at the Old Town School for over two decades. In this conversation with his wife, Rosita Ragin-Alamin, they talk about his early years as an acrobatic mambo dancer, his reflections on teaching at...

A conversation between Andrew Sa and Mareva Lindo. Andrew talks about his experiences taking the class Songwriting and the Creative Process with Sue Demel and describes the experience as group therapy and recommends the experience to everyone because it teaches...

Julian Ross has taken classes at the Old Town School for over 10 years. In this conversation with his son Christopher, Julian reflects on why this place has remained such a constant in his life, and Christopher shares some of...

Interviewing a former student of McNally Smith College before it closed abruptly. The impact of college and influence of music are discussed as well as the connections and relationships related to college/music life.

Meet Bonnie Leigh! From picking up a guitar for $5 at a yard sale, to establishing herself as one of South Jersey’s most respected musicians, Bonnie has certainly come a long way. In this interview, she shares her best performing...

Meet Chuck Paul! From learning how to perfect dream catchers from a Native American to being featured on Blackmore’s Night’s Instagram page, Chuck has lived a fascinating life. In this interview, he shares his best stories from performing at venues...

In this conversation between Old Town School Latin percussion instructor Carlos Cornier and his coworker Mareva Lindo, Carlos talks about the musical origins that shaped his interest in percussion and Latin music; getting into and out of Scientology to ultimately...

I interviewed Ryan Muns and asked about his music career and Selah his concert. Ryan also talks about his near death experience and his journey to creating a powerful stage performance.

Bryan D. Wendzel (51) discusses music and general life goals/ advice with daughter Ladia Wendzel (20).

A conversation between Ron Cohen & Bob Riesman. This conversation was recorded at the school on May 8th, 2017. Go to www.oldtownschool.org/StoryCorps to hear selected excerpts from interviews collected as part of the StoryCorps-Old Town School partnership.

Joyl Clance (40) interviews her colleague Herbert "Herb" Smith (52) about his work as a musician. They discuss Herbert being the only black musician in the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the impact playing trumpet has had on his life, and the...

Betty Nudelman speaks with documentarian Mareva Lindo about her memories of the Old Town School community in its early years, when it was housed within the Immigrant State Bank Building at 333 W North Ave--in the Old Town neighborhood from...

Musician and historian Stephen Wade talks with his friend Matt Brown about Stephen's musical beginnings, studying banjo with his mentor Fleming Brown in the 1970s, and his reflections on the Old Town School then and now. Since learning to play...

A conversation between Mehran Jalili & Maya Tatiana. This conversation was recorded at the school on July 25th, 2017. Go to www.oldtownschool.org/StoryCorps to hear selected excerpts from interviews collected as part of the StoryCorps-Old Town School partnership.

Pamela Kundert (69) speaks with her conversation partner Paul Hummel (74) about her life in music.

A daughter interviews her father about his life growing up in Austin, his writing career, surviving cancer, and the legacy he hopes to leave behind.

Jen Callahan, 32, interviews father Harry Callahan, 82, about life growing up on the Callahan Ranch, how he wound up in showbiz, and turning 16 in a cabaret in Mexico.

John Grimm (__) talks with Sarah Adams (22) about how he got started playing music and began running Vintage Music, Dahlonega's local music shop.

Anna Green (35) talks with her friend Essam Abdou (36) about his childhood in Egypt, growing up in an extremely conservative Muslim family, and his political trajectory to becoming a liberal musician.

A conversation between Alex White & Jimmy Tomasello. This conversation was recorded at the school on July 25th, 2017. Go to www.oldtownschool.org/StoryCorps to hear selected excerpts from interviews collected as part of the StoryCorps-Old Town School partnership.

A conversation between friends, longtime musical collaborators, and fellow Old Town School teachers Jonas Friddle and Anna Jacobson. Jonas is a singer, songwriter and old-time banjo player whose songs have received The John Lennon Songwriting Award, First Place in the...

Partners, M'Leah Woodward (48) and Aaron Rashaw (48), reflect on midlife and the experience of aging.