Other Players

While it's true that most of our musical guests have been jazz players, it's not exclusively true.   For those of our listeners who prefer genres beyond jazz, and don't care to wade through our rather long guest list, this page is for you.  On this page we have rock n roll, R&B, hip hop, rap, and more from our varied guests.

Mathew Cameron - Classical Pianist

Renown pianist Matthew Cameron joined us for the discussion on the inspiration behind great works and the inextricable influences of social currents, calamities and personal strife. A studio rendition of Chopin's Revolutionary etude flowered into a full debate on how certain works of art transcend one historical event, becoming symbols of current issues.

Memorable Moment; Cameron's painstaking admission at Philip Rosenberg’s prompting, that mixing classical music with rap for commercial appeal was like mixing fine wine with "coke". Not fair to either the wine or the cola.

Mathew Cameron, composer, and a champion of works by Chopin and Liszt has performed at Carnegie Hall, Salle Erad in Paris, and was personally invited to perform for Duke Niccolo Capponi in Italy. In his 2008 Weill Hall debut at Carnegie Hall, the New York Concert Review spoke of Cameron as “resembling Franz Liszt from the stage…he distinguished himself from his many brilliant peers by projecting a composer’s command of his repertoire.” He has three CD's released on Arabesesque records.

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