The Heart of the Matter

In this episode, I’m with my co-host, Dr. Vicki Atkinson, and musician, writer, blogger, and retired educator, Todd Fulginiti talking about the great new music he’s recorded and released as Jazz on King, volume 1. Centered on the ongoing gig he has with his two fellow musicians, Dave Winter and Dave Santana, Todd talks about the recording process – the low-stress way they recorded it for themselves. Then the step away they took from the project after recording it, and now the release.

We find out what it’s like to have music as a family affair since Todd’s daughters, Bailey and Ally both contributed to this album and collaborate with him on their yearly music project to raise money for a good cause.

Having an interested curator of our art is always so helpful so we learn about Bill Speakman, the manager of the live venue where the Fulginiti trio plays bi-weekly. And then Bill also comes in as a sort of producer of this album.

Because Todd is multi-talented and can write as well as he plays, we dig into the blog post he wrote about finding his way to the style of music that he likes to play after years of both practicing and teaching music. He’s built on what he learned from his father-in-law to hone a style where less is more. I know you’ll be as fascinated and inspired by Todd, and his less notes and more space style as Vicki and I were.

We talk about the particulars of trying to make money as a musician, especially in the digital streaming era. Todd fills us in on what licensing and formats require and how that dove-tails with performing live.

This is a great episode about great music and the interesting and complex choice creatives have to make when releasing their art to the world. We know you’ll love it!

After you’ve listened, here’s a page on Todd’s site to leave feedback on his music for album reviews

Episode 64: Knowing a Person with Vicki and Wynne – Sharing the Heart of the Matter

In this episode, Wynne Leon is with co-host, Vicki Atkinson, and we are talking about the latest book from author David Brooks, How to Know a Person. We talk about his great encouragement to be vulnerable enough to be seen and his image of each of us as a creative artist who has a unique way of seeing the world. And we dive into the methods that help us listen well. We have a great conversation around what it takes to tell our own stories. Vicki also shares with us the wisdom she learned listening to David Brooks give a commencement speech when she was a faculty member. She explains why his approach was so much more meaningful than many of the others she heard in her 40 years in academia. This is a great episode about how we can be intentional about getting to know others. We know you’ll love it. Links for this podcast: Episode 64 show notes Vicki’s personal blog: Victoria Ponders Wynne’s personal blog: Surprised by Joy Vicki’s recently released book: Surviving Sue Wynne’s book about her beloved father: Finding My Father’s Faith

1. Episode 64: Knowing a Person with Vicki and Wynne 35:50
2. Episode 63: Keys to Collaborative Success with Vicki and Wynne 39:31
3. Episode 62: The Loop Files with Rick Kaempfer 39:49
4. Episode 61: The Writers Conference with Cheryl Oreglia 37:56
5. Episode 60: The Perils of Prediction with Dr. Gerald Stein 59:31

Search (and subscribe!) for Sharing the Heart of the Matter on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or Pocket Casts OR Listen on Anchor Episode 38: Jazz on King with Todd Fulginiti

Links for this Episode:

If you want to be on the podcast, or have additional guests to suggest, please email us at sharingtheheartofthematter@gmail.com

Listen on Anchor Episode 38: Jazz on King with Todd Fulginiti

Todd site where you can listen to the album and find out more: Todd Fulginiti Music (You can also listen to the album on Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple)

The album review page: Jazz on King Vol. 1 Album Reviews

Todd’s Wise and Shine post about the album release: My New Album Releases Today!

Todd’s Wise & Shine post about finding his playing style: Why Did I Say That?