036: Joe Matzzie
Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music, I’m Trevor. Thanks for listening.
On Wednesday, April 22 of 2020 music is not content! It’s connection.
photo by Judith Ann Warren
Still here, still playing. Trying to stay sane in all of this, and for me that means lots of cello. Meanwhile, we have a great guest today on the show.
Joe Matzzie is a songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. Joe grew up in the post-industrial comic book that is Pittsburgh. He lived in New York City and is now based in LA.
He's not just a songwriter, he's a master of diverse genres as well as a few different instruments. Over the years he has played in Renaissance, Medieval, Traditional Celtic, Bluegrass, Gypsy Jazz, Old Time Fiddle Music, Macedonian Gypsy Folk and Hawaiian outfits as well as scoring for film and TV.
We get into it all, and go on a bit of a tour through his myriad influences. And we don't shy away from some real talk about the lived experience of a gigging musician with the ups and downs you're used to hearing about on the show.
The guy gigs on guitar, ukulele, hammer dulcimer among other things, and we get to hear him play on mic later in the show. He's a really incredible writer, keep an ear open for his music underneath our chat as well as some live performance as we kick it at his space.
We do this in my traditional verité style: ou'll hear creaking chairs and picking up water glasses. NPR I am not, but it's like you're really there in the room with him, so welcome to the world of Joe Matzzie.
Press PLAY above to hear my interview with Joe Matzzie
Thanks for listening to Play It Like It’s Music. Thanks to Joe for spending some very generous time with us. You can find him at Joe Matzzie dot com as well as on all the socials.
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