Ep #99 with Milford Graves - A Celebration (part 1)

Milford Graves was a master drummer, an herbalist, acupuncturist, martial artist, teacher, scientist and scholar. I was extremely fortunate to meet him at Bennington College in 1974 and soon began to earnestly study drums and rhythm with him. His wide ranging approach to life and learning completely transformed my life. He was truly my mentor. He was also greatly loved and respected by so many people. Milford passed on Feb 12, 2021 and he and I had been planning to do an episode on The World Fusion Show but unfortunately time ran out. Please enjoy this Part 1 of our 2 part Celebration of the life of Milford Graves which contains memories, stories and reflections from many of his friends and students. Feel free to share this episode with anyone who you think would appreciate this tribute. 

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Ep #99 with Milford Graves - A Celebration - part 1

"Heavenly" is a pop song I wrote with Kristian (Boots) Ottestad (pictured). It's an over the top love song. He's Norwegian. We wrote some other great songs including Expecting A Miracle which is the title track of one of my CDs.

©1999 Derrik Jordan - Kristian Ottestad

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Heavenly

Matthew Barzun is the US Ambassador the UK. He's just 44 and he's an audiophile. Since becoming Ambassador he has hosted a series of house concerts at the embassy with his favorite indie bands. He calls it "vinyl diplomacy" Recently, he had Belle & Sebastian play after Scotland lost the vote for independence.

This US Ambassador uses music as a tool of diplomacy - vinyl diplomacy

Nicole Reisman has been a professional chef around the world. And now she is using those skills to make sure her neighbors in Brattleboro have enough to eat

Nicole's Community Kitchen in Brattleboro

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Ep #99 with Milford Graves - A Celebration - part 1

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