The Body Electric Podcast is a jazz guitar interview show hosted by Canadian jazz guitarist Nathan Hiltz.

The Body Electric Podcast

Nathan and Roy chat about Roy's interesting musical history from Nova Scotia to Toronto, guitar technique,  the marriage of analog and digital that guitarists enjoy, and Sonny Greenwich!

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep. 34 - Roy Patterson

Nathan and RJ talk learning by ear, self expression, and solfeggio!

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep. 35 - RJ Satchithananthan

Nathan and Jocelyn talk tone, the difficulties of swinging on the guitar, and she shares her unique jazz guitar origin story.

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep 36 - Jocelyn Gould

The Truckers sing O Canada

Nathan and Brian talk about improvisation, music education, and the 'undeniable deliciousness of the moment' Photo © David Kaufman

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep 37 - Brian Katz

Nathan and Tim talk writing, improvisation, and the improvised music scene!

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep 38 - Tim Posgate

The Body Electric Podcast features a different guitarist guest each week. We talk about what they're up to musically guitarist to guitarist and play some duets.

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep 1 - Trevor Giancola - June 18 2015

Nathan and Ben talk about old timey guitar setups, block chords, and play some tunes!

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep. 2-  Ben Bishop - June 25 2015

Ted shares his wisdom on his path as a guitarist and slays on a few tunes!

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep. 3 - Ted Quinlan - July 2 2015

Robb and Nate talk about picking, composing, and on being a human jukebox on a unicycle.

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep. 4 - Robb Cappelletto - July 10 2015

Nathan and Sam talk about patterns and chords then play with a cat named Betty. Photo by Jean-Francois Hayeur

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep 5 - Sam Dickinson - July 16 2015

Nate and Reg talk about melodic shapes, free playing, and licks vs improvising

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep. 10 - Reg Schwager - August 20 2015

Nate and Shirantha chat about composing, jazz education, and getting harmony together for non chord players. 

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep. 11 - Shirantha Beddage - August 29 2015 - Saxophone Edition!

Nate and Lucian talk about articulation, the tradition, and getting a sound.

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep. 12 - Lucian Gray - Sept 3 2015

Nathan and Jake talk about being an ear player, natural ability, and Jake's grandpa Moe.

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep. 13 - Jake Koffman - Saxophone Edition!

Scott and Nathan talk about inspiring young minds, running a jazz series, and being a sideman.

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep.15 - Scott Marshall - Oct. 16 2015

Nathan and Emile chat about owning a stage, gear, and being a sideman.

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep. 17 - Emile Deon

Tony talks about effects, playing different bags, and 'taking the easy way out'

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep 19 - Tony Zorzi

Vaughan and I chat about keeping your rig simple, Bebop on the electric bass, and... Jaco!

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep 21 - Vaughan Misener

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep 22 - Joey Goldstein

I sit down with the great guitarist Hans Luchs about taking care of the tradition, writing, and moving to NYC.

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep 23 - Hans Luchs

Alex and I talk about adjusting to NYC, getting a setup right, and improvising counterpoint.

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep 24 - Alex Goodman

Lorne and Nathan chat about right hand technique, reharmonization, and the nature of practice.

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep 26 - Lorne Lofsky

Harley and Nathan talk about writing, technique, and his new album 'The Greatest Invention'

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep. 27 - Harley Card

Legendary saxophonist Pat Labarbera talks career, practice and Canadian jazz. Recorded live at Jazz Bistro in Toronto, Canada. May / 2018. Host: Nathan Hiltz

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep. 28 - Pat Labarbera

Mark and Nathan talk about technique, being a sideman, and what 6 night gigs used to be like.

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep 29 - Mark Eisenman

Nathan and John talk about composing, protest music, and the musicians calling.

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep 30 - John MacMurchy

Kirk and Nathan talk how to practice, teaching, and writing for a band.

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The Body Electric Podcast - Ep 31 - Kirk MacDonald

Nathan Hiltz - guitar
Trevor Giancola - guitar
Ben Bishop - guitar
Lucian Gray - guitar
Pat Collins - bass
Morgan Childs - drums

Recorded at George's Basement 
Aug 6, 2018
(http://www.georges-basement.com/)
Engineer - Johnny Griffith

Leila - Wes Montgomery

Nathan talks with guitarist James Brown about influences, composition, and technique.

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep 32 - James Brown

Nathan and Chris chat guitars, yoga, and influences

The Body Electric Podcast - Ep. 33 - Chris Platt

The Body Electric Podcast is hosted by jazz guitarist Nathan Hiltz and features musician to musician in interviews. The show airs  Thursdays. We play a few duets and discuss where they come from musically and what they've been focusing on lately. 

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