Nakedly Examined Music is a podcast about making music: Why do we do it? Why do we do it the way we do it? Mark Linsenmayer interviews songwriters and composers famous and otherwise about specific recordings, which are presented in full on the podcast. 
Jon started playing trumpet with composers like Terry Riley and La Monte Young in the late 60s, has since guested with Peter Gabriel, Talking Heads, Ani DiFranco, Ry Cooder, et al, and has released 18 solo albums since 1977. We discuss "Unknown Wish" from Seeing Through Sound: Pentimento Volume 2 (2020), "Manga Scene" from Listening to Pictures: Pentimento Volume 1 Continue Reading …
NEM #30: Paul Wertico and David Cain: Improv Without a Net
Seven-time Grammy winning drummer Paul Wertico and his multi-instrumentalist/filmmaker/soundscaper cohort David Cain are two-thirds of Wertico, Cain and Gray, an improvisational trio who have released five albums since 2013, each capturing a live event, or in the case of the most recent Short Cuts, an afternoon creating 40 short improvisations. Their style has been described Continue Reading …
NEM #30 Bonus: More Conversation and Tunes with Wertico and Cain
After the interview, Mark continued to talk with Paul and David for another 20 minutes, touching on Paul's other projects including his work with Pat Metheny, David's work in creating films, and Mark pitches the idea for them to do their own podcast. We listen to "Last Train Home" from the Pat Metheny Group album Still Life (Talking) (1987) featuring Paul, "The Max Factor" Continue Reading …