Desert Island Jams
A monthly podcast with Sarah Spoon sitting down with music nerds from the lindy hop and blues dance communities. Focusing mainly on DJs and musicians (but with the odd teacher too), the idea is that guests are stuck on a desert island with a tiny mp3 player that holds 10 songs. We get to hopefully discover some sweet new tunes, but also get to know these fine folks a little bit better.
Podcasting since 2020 • 10 episodes
Desert Island Jams
Latest Episodes
Desert Island Jams #9 - Jon Tigert
Jon Tigert is our guest this month! He is a DJ, musician, emcee and international Lindy Hop instructor based in Baltimore, USA. The bandleader and drummer for the Corner Pocket Jazz Band, Jon very nearly spent his life in musical theatre and no...
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Episode 9
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Desert Island Jams #8 - Grey Armstrong
Grey Armstrong, author of ObsidianTea.com and Blues instructor and DJ joins me for this episode.Some other key facts about Grey include that he was born in Ohio, has synesthesia, loves foxes (the c...
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Episode 8
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Desert Island Jams #7 - Jonathan Stout
It's only Jonathan Blimmin' Stout as my guest this month! (Not his real middle name)A Lindy Hopper since 1996, he grew up in the Southern California swing revival, learning from original-era Lindy and Balboa dancers. He started pl...
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Episode 0
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Desert Island Jams #6 - Nicole Zuckerman
My guest this episode is Nicole Zuckerman, a DJ, dancer and software developer living in NYC.Nicole's first love was tap but lindy stole their heart in 2005.They have DJed at ILHC, Lindy Focus, Herrang and more. They have taught...
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Episode 6
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Desert Island Jams #5 - Albert Alva
This month's guest is Albert Alva, a musician from Los Angeles, California. He's been a musician since he was a teenager, and has been a music educator for over 15 years. He's a multi-instrumentalist, a songwriter, a lyricist, and he has als...
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Episode 5
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