Oct 30, 2018

Jennifer Montone is very proud of her students. Jen talks to Kai about how her sister influenced her decision to pursue the dream to become a musician (4), the central role performance psychology has played in her career (22:50), and the accident that changed the course of that career (30:45). They also discuss the...

Oct 26, 2018

Mr. Jim Cotter knew that he probably wasn't good enough to work at the BBC World Service. But that didn't stop him. In this week's short episode, the host of "Articulate" tells us of the mindset he had in picking up and calling the BBC, and gets to the heart of this question: when we have something that we want to...

Oct 23, 2018

Nick Canellakis can’t guarantee that there are going to be more episodes of his show, “Conversations with Nick Canellakis”. But he also can’t say that the last episodes of the show have been produced. Nick talks to Kai about what it means to be an artistic director (3:40), his show (6), and how pursuing other...

Oct 19, 2018

Taking time off for a lengthy amount of time is traditionally frowned upon by musicians. But for Mr. Camden Shaw, it’s an absolutely essential part of his artistry. In this week’s short episode from a past Skip the Repeat guest, the cellist of the Dover Quartet tells us why he takes three weeks off every year and...

Oct 16, 2018

Jake Goldbas is a new father. Jake talks to Kai about what got him to start drumming (12:20), what not making it to his high school jazz band freshman year taught him (16:48), and what he thinks about the movie, “Whiplash” (28:38). They also talk about the importance of doubt in pursuing one’s goals and how...