Arts Axis Florida Podcast

WUSF Public Media

WUSF is excited to launch the Arts Axis Florida Podcast! Each episode will introduce you to artists, musicians, performers, and local arts organizations working hard to make a difference throughout our community. Arts Axis equals Arts Access.

2023 WUSF Public Media

16hr 53min

Mindi Abair

December 17, 202434min 47sec50.15 MB

Uptown Music Festival

May 20, 202424min 42sec36.16 MB

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Dallas Clark is a junior Music Technology major who always had a passion for music. He continues to learn more about music and technology at the University of Tampa while also starting his own music collective, Stratus Sound. Learn more about Dallas and his journey.

April 28, 202317min 31sec25.22 MB

Making a Movie with Hannah Sam

April 21, 202324min 39sec35.47 MB

Fine Arts & Watercolor with Darcy Espirutu

April 14, 202324min 8sec34.73 MB

Student Artists: Musical Theatre with Makenna Kirsch

April 7, 202322min 29sec32.35 MB

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Links: To watch this episode on youtube, visit: https://youtu.be/32cqIAY0Xqs For more information on ARTS AXIS FLORIDA, visit: https://www.artsaxisfl.org/ For more information on Dalia Colon, visit: https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/people/dalia-colon Social Media: ARTS AXIS FLORIDA Instagram Facebook Dalia Colon: Instagram

November 19, 202235min 35sec34.24 MB

When Freedom Rings Episode 5: Reuniting with Lost Family

October 19, 202235min 48sec34.44 MB

When Freedom Rings Episode 4: African Literature

September 30, 202241min 55sec40.25 MB

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Links: To watch our interview on Youtube, visit https://youtu.be/85nJGMxSCFI For more information on ARTS AXIS FLORIDA, visit: https://www.artsaxisfl.org/ For more information on Wanda Raimund-Ortiz , visit https://www.raimundiart.com/ Social Media: ARTS AXIS FLORIDA Instagram Facebook Malaika Hollist Instagram TikTok Thank you to our sponsors: The Community Foundation Tampa Bay and Gobioff Foundation

August 31, 202222min 41sec21.78 MB

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August 19, 202235min 58sec34.54 MB

When Freedom Rings Episode 2: From Otherness to Radical Joy

July 19, 202242min 12sec40.52 MB

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Links: To watch our interview on Youtube, visit https://youtu.be/FdQjrCKXdcg For more information on ARTS AXIS FLORIDA, visit: https://www.artsaxisfl.org/ For more information on Juneteenth, visit https://www.juneteenth.com/ For more information on Geveryl Robinson, visit https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/english/people/bios/robinson-geveryl.aspx Social Media: ARTS AXIS FLORIDA Instagram Facebook Thank you to our sponsors: The Community Foundation Tampa Bay and Gobioff Foundation

July 5, 202237min 23sec36.01 MB

In this episode of the ARTS AXIS FLORIDA Podcast, you’ll hear from Amanda Van Meter Burch, founder and director of Central Florida Choreographers Collaboration, about what led her to start the organization and how the group managed to continue production during the pandemic.

June 4, 202223min 29sec22.55 MB

The Company We Keep: Our Complex Relationships with Animals

May 18, 202224min 32sec23.56 MB

See the Past, Preserved in the Present

May 5, 202227min 8sec26.05 MB

Stop The Presses!

April 18, 202226min 22sec25.32 MB

There's no "I" in Art

April 1, 202220min 34sec19.75 MB

Links: For more information on ARTS AXIS FLORIDA, visit: https://www.artsaxisfl.org/ For more information on the Florida Studio Theatre, visit: visit: https://www.floridastudiotheatre.org For more information on “The Legend of Georgia McBride,” visit: https://www.floridastudiotheatre.org/legend-georgia-mcbride Social Media: ARTS AXIS FLORIDA Instagram Facebook Florida Studio Theatre Instagram Facebook Twitter

March 18, 202218min 16sec17.54 MB

Cirque Des Voix: Circus of the Voices

March 1, 202222min 37sec21.73 MB

Change the Media, Change the World: The Power of Spoken Word

February 11, 202228min 49sec27.75 MB

Bringing the Culture and History of Ivory Coast African Art to USF

February 2, 202224min 3sec23.1 MB

Season 1 Finale with Art and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County and The Venice Symphony

December 9, 202130min 34sec29.42 MB

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In this special episode of the ART AXIS FLORIDA Podcast, we celebrate our one-year anniversary! We’ll speak with Wilma Norton from Community Foundation Tampa Bay about their role in supporting local Tampa Bay organizations and the impact ARTS AXIS FLORIDA has made in the community.

November 17, 202124min 58sec24.04 MB

Enhancing Our Communities Through Theatre & Dance

November 5, 202131min 7sec29.94 MB

An Inside Look At The Voices of Women Theatre Festival

October 1, 202119min 56sec19.19 MB

Diversifying Artistry & Communal Building - A Sprinkle of Theatre, Art, and Healing

September 2, 202142min 30sec40.87 MB

A Look Back at Elevating Voices - Arts Programs Providing Space for Marginalized Communities

August 19, 202141min 10sec39.56 MB

Instilling Knowledge & Healthy Melodies Through Classical Music

August 4, 202129min 30sec28.39 MB

A Prescription to The Arts

July 21, 202119min 31sec18.78 MB

Nurturing Creative Minds – How Organizations Incorporate the Arts into Education

July 1, 202140min 52sec39.3 MB

His Civil Commitment - Booker T. Washington's Historic Speech at the Tampa Bay Casino

June 18, 202123min 14sec22.35 MB

A Dose of Art & Music - What Organizations Are Prescribing for Mental Health

June 3, 202138min 11sec36.71 MB

Deep Dive into "Artists For Conservation" with The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art

May 11, 202113min 25sec12.89 MB

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For more information on ARTS AXIS FLORIDA, visit: https://www.artsaxisfl.org/ For more information on Powerstories Theatre, visit: https://powerstories.com/ For more information on Outcast Theatre Collective, visit: https://www.outcasttheatre.org/ For more information on Angela Mott, visit: https://www.matriiarch.com/about Social Media: Art Axis Florida – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artsaxisfl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artsaxisfl Powerstories Theatre – Instagram https://www.instagram.com/powerstoriestheatre/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Powerstories Outcast Theatre Collective – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outcasttheatrecollective/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OutcastTheatreCollective

May 3, 202141min 10sec39.56 MB

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www.artsaxisfl.org

April 29, 20211min 2sec1 MB

Mindi Abair

December 17, 202434min 47sec

Be sure to see Mindi Abair live in concert on Friday, December 20 at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, FL. You can learn more at RuthEckerdHall.com.

“ She’ll Move You” – Keb’ Mo’

“Forget You, Who’s Your Sax Player? – Steven Tyler on American Idol

“21st Century Sophistication, A Gritty, Raucous Spirit, And Exceptional Creative Imagination” – Allmusic.Com

During her remarkable 24-year recording career, saxophonist/vocalist Mindi Abair has garnered 2 GRAMMY nominations, recorded with some of the biggest names in music, and built a substantial following among jazz and blues audiences with her soaring melodies and powerhouse style. In 2014, Mindi received her first GRAMMY nomination in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category for Summer Horns with Dave Koz, Richard Elliot and Gerald Albright, followed by a 2015 GRAMMY nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for her solo LP Wild Heart featuring the late Gregg Allman, Joe Perry, Trombone Shorty, Booker T. Jones, Keb’ Mo’, and Max Weinberg.

You might know her as the featured saxophonist on American Idol, sitting in with Paul Shaffer on The Late Show with David Letterman and The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, or from moonlighting on tour with Duran Duran or Aerosmith. As a solo artist, she has consistently topped the Billboard Contemporary Jazz and Blues charts. In 2018, Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers won 8 Independent Blues Awards including Artist of the Year, and an Independent Music Award for Best Blues Song Fan Award for “Pretty Good For A Girl” featuring Joe Bonamassa. They won the 2019 LA Critics Award for Best Holiday Album for All I Got For Christmas Is The Blues. And in 2019, 2020 and 2021 Mindi was nominated by the Blues Music Awards as the Best Instrumentalist: Horn.

As creator, designer and owner, Mindi launched www.wineandjazz.com in 2019 as a lifestyle concept that brings together the worlds of wine and music through members-only exclusive wines paired with personally curated music playlists, label art and branded wine and music worldwide adventures and festivals.

Mindi wrote the book “How To Play Madison Square Garden – A Guide To Stage Performance” and served 10 years as an LA Chapter Governor, President and National Trustee for The Recording Academy.Mindi has toured and/or recorded with: Aerosmith, Joe Bonamassa, Smokey Robinson, Joe Perry, Trombone Shorty, Booker T. Jones, Gregg Allman, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Fantastic Negrito, Waddy Wachtel, Bobby Rush, Keb’ Mo’, Teena Marie, Lee Ritenour, Adam Sandler, Duran Duran, Bill Champlin, Richard Elliott, Jimmy Webb, Max Weinberg, Dave Koz, Peter White, Gerald Albright, Mandy Moore, Lalah Hathaway and the Backstreet Boys.

Today’s audio was recorded over Zoom. Production assistance by Chandler Balkcom, Adam Darbyshire, and Arantza Romero. Host and editor: Warren Buchholz. Arts Axis Florida is a product of WUSF and is sponsored by Community Foundation Tampa Bay, the Gobioff Foundation with support from the Palladium by you. Thank you for your support. Learn more about Jazz on Arts Axis Florida by visiting our website at wusfjazz.org. Copyright 2024 WUSF.