Boney James is legendary musician and saxophonist with several accolades to his credit including three GRAMMY nominations, and a Soul Train Award winner (Best Jazz Album). He has also been honored with an NAACP Image Award nomination for Best Jazz Album and has accumulated four RIAA Certified Gold Records. James' recently released his 14th album, [...]
This week, I'm sharing a conversation I had with jazz musician, producer and instrumentalist Brian Culbertson. Our conversation revolves around his life, music and looks back on the road he's traveled and the lessons he's learned. Culberson started writing his own music at age 12. Today, his most recent release, Dreams, is his 13th album. Over [...]
Eric Darius is one of the most talented saxophonists in the game. In fact he's one of the first artists I discovered when getting into jazz a few years ago. Eric has released four critically acclaimed albums with his debut Night on the Town released in 2004. I caught up with Eric to learn more about his background, why [...]
Today's guest had it all. A smash hit song that led to money, fame and access to anything she wanted. But then life happened. Tragedy along with the birth of her son led to re-evaluating how she approached life, love and music. R&B singer/songwriter Brooke Valentine joins me today to discuss her journey. In 2005, [...]
Songwriter/Producer Bryan-Michael Cox takes us inside his rise to fame and reveals what he learned about himself and success in the process.
If there was a theme for this interview, it would be this quote: "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill ; Today's guest is singer/songwriter Noel Gourdin. Noel is the man behind the 2008 smash hit The River, from his debut album ;After My [...]
How do you go from the disappointment of being released from a major record label deal to being referred to as the "king of the independent soul music movement?" Eric Roberson is a Grammy nominated singer/songwriter that has independently released eight albums since 2001 on his label, Blue Erro Soul. He's been a role model [...]
Dwele, one of today's most talented R&B singers, takes us along for the ride as he shares the lessons he learned throughout his rise to success and reflects on the road he's traveled. In this conversation, Dwele and I chat about: How he got started in music Why he dropped out of college after two [...]
Do you struggle with having multiple interests (aka you're multi-passionate)? If so, today's guest is a living, breathing case study on how you can be very successful not having a "niche" and being multi-passionate. Baratunde Thurston is a politically-active, technology-loving comedian and popular speaker. He co-founded the black political blog, Jack and Jill Politics and [...]
Independent music artist Choklate stops by Grind & Thrive and shares how passion and hustle has helped her make a name for herself in the music industry.
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