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Gerry Bryant: a Unique and Inspiring Life in Music

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Gerry Bryant is a brilliant classically-trained pianist, composer, and arranger. He came from a poor inner-city Cleveland neighbourhood, and was givin an opportunity to attend the prestigious Phillips Academy, then Harvard university. He went on to get an MBA and a law degree, all the while continuing the expansion of his knowledge of different styles of music, and forming his jazz group Pocketwatch. This episode partly focuses on his Composers album, with music of Florence Price and Thomas Wiggins who was known as Blind Tom to his slave masters. Gerry reflects on how access to a musical education changed his life, and how wonderful it has been to discover and champion Black composers. One of the musicians that Gerry has collaborated with many times is the wonderful and versatile violinist Mark Cargill, whose playing is also featured in this episode.

Like all my episodes, you can watch this on my YouTube channel or listen to the podcast, and I’ve also linked the transcript to my website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/gerry-bryant

Can you buy this podcaster a coffee to support this series? ⁠https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman⁠ Thanks!

Gerry Bryant website: https://www.gerrybryant.com/music

Follow me on Social Media: ⁠https://linktr.ee/leahroseman⁠

Complete Catalog of Episodes: https://www.leahroseman.com/about

Did you know that this podcast is in Season 4, and that I send out a weekly email newsletter where you can get access to Sneak Peeks of upcoming guests and be inspired by highlights from the archive: https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(03:18) The Composers album, Thomas Wiggins “Blind Tom”

(08:39) Rêve Charmant by Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins performed by Gerry Bryant

(17:16) blind musicians, learning by ear, Gerry Bryant first teacher Ethel Morton, going to Phillip’s Academy, Albian Metcalf

(23:27) inspiration and problems with comparing ourselves to great masters

(29:15) Florence Price

(33:18) Florence Price Piano Sonata in E minor, 2nd movement Andante, The Composers album

(40:49) Florence Price

(41:46) please help me keep this series going!

(42:24) violinist Mark Cargill, Florence Price

(46:33) Andante con espressione by Florence Price for violin and piano Mark Cargill and Gerry Bryant

(51:08) Gerry’s experience going to Phillips Academy in Andover and then Harvard

(01:02:03) accissibility in arts education

(01:06:42) commonalities between people in different creative disciplines like acting, music, visual art, and the importance of nurturing creative expression

(01:14:12) Gerry’s full life, and Pocketwatch jazz ensemble, getting a law degree and MBA

(01:24:19) What Could Have Been with Pocketwatch at Kulak’s

(01:31:29) the healing power of music and Gerry’s volunteer work

(01:41:31) entertainment lawyer, California Lawyers for the Arts, balancing his life and new album

(01:53:06) Gerry’s foray into acting

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leah-roseman/message

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Gerry Bryant is a brilliant classically-trained pianist, composer, and arranger. He came from a poor inner-city Cleveland neighbourhood, and was givin an opportunity to attend the prestigious Phillips Academy, then Harvard university. He went on to get an MBA and a law degree, all the while continuing the expansion of his knowledge of different styles of music, and forming his jazz group Pocketwatch. This episode partly focuses on his Composers album, with music of Florence Price and Thomas Wiggins who was known as Blind Tom to his slave masters. Gerry reflects on how access to a musical education changed his life, and how wonderful it has been to discover and champion Black composers. One of the musicians that Gerry has collaborated with many times is the wonderful and versatile violinist Mark Cargill, whose playing is also featured in this episode.

Like all my episodes, you can watch this on my YouTube channel or listen to the podcast, and I’ve also linked the transcript to my website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/gerry-bryant

Can you buy this podcaster a coffee to support this series? ⁠https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman⁠ Thanks!

Gerry Bryant website: https://www.gerrybryant.com/music

Follow me on Social Media: ⁠https://linktr.ee/leahroseman⁠

Complete Catalog of Episodes: https://www.leahroseman.com/about

Did you know that this podcast is in Season 4, and that I send out a weekly email newsletter where you can get access to Sneak Peeks of upcoming guests and be inspired by highlights from the archive: https://mailchi.mp/ebed4a237788/podcast-newsletter

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(03:18) The Composers album, Thomas Wiggins “Blind Tom”

(08:39) Rêve Charmant by Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins performed by Gerry Bryant

(17:16) blind musicians, learning by ear, Gerry Bryant first teacher Ethel Morton, going to Phillip’s Academy, Albian Metcalf

(23:27) inspiration and problems with comparing ourselves to great masters

(29:15) Florence Price

(33:18) Florence Price Piano Sonata in E minor, 2nd movement Andante, The Composers album

(40:49) Florence Price

(41:46) please help me keep this series going!

(42:24) violinist Mark Cargill, Florence Price

(46:33) Andante con espressione by Florence Price for violin and piano Mark Cargill and Gerry Bryant

(51:08) Gerry’s experience going to Phillips Academy in Andover and then Harvard

(01:02:03) accissibility in arts education

(01:06:42) commonalities between people in different creative disciplines like acting, music, visual art, and the importance of nurturing creative expression

(01:14:12) Gerry’s full life, and Pocketwatch jazz ensemble, getting a law degree and MBA

(01:24:19) What Could Have Been with Pocketwatch at Kulak’s

(01:31:29) the healing power of music and Gerry’s volunteer work

(01:41:31) entertainment lawyer, California Lawyers for the Arts, balancing his life and new album

(01:53:06) Gerry’s foray into acting

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leah-roseman/message

  continue reading

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