{"podcast":{"title":"Big Ears: Conversations About Music","slug":"big-ears-conversations-about-music-7211990","podcast_index_feed_id":7211990,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/100f792ec/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://bigearsfestival.org/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43011923/43011923-1739284806363-a53ce50b9d31a.jpg","author":"Big Ears Festival","episode_count":25,"summary":"Big Ears: Conversations About Music is a podcast that brings together cutting-edge musicians, journalists, and community leaders in discussions about the creative process, collaboration, and the transformative power of music. The podcast features one-on-one talks and roundtable discussions hosted by expert music critics with the artists who make Big Ears unique, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the inspirations and connections that make Big Ears one of the world’s most unique music festivals.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T22:18:28.409738+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-ears-conversations-about-music-7211990"},"episode":{"title":"Josh Johnson","slug":"josh-johnson","published_at":"2025-12-11T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-ears-conversations-about-music-7211990/josh-johnson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-ears-conversations-about-music-7211990","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bigearsfestival/episodes/Josh-Johnson-e3c6j8o","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/100f792ec/podcast/play/112462552/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-11%2Ffa33a346-bd8c-d332-8727-069bfb8c8c30.mp3","summary":"On this episode of Big Ears: Conversations About Music , journalist and author Marcus J. Moore sits down with the formidable LA-based saxophonist, composer and producer Josh Johnson , a ubiquitous presence in today’s jazz scene. Big Ears' Ashley Capps was so taken by Johnson’s many performances at Big Ears 2025 that he asked him to curate a series of seven concerts at our 2026 festival. He’ll join Ashley on a future podcast to talk about his curation. Meanwhile, here we shine a light on his warm exploratory sound, often enhanced by electronics. The conversation moves from his early influences, digs into his critically-acclaimed solo records Freedom Exercise and Unusual Object , and discusses his collaborations with Leon Bridges , Jeff Parker and producing Me'shell Ndegeocello 's GRAMMY-winning The Omnichord Real Book . Lastly, we hear about the origins of his collaboration with Carlos Niño and Nate Mercereau on Openness Trio , his experience at Big Ears 2025 and how his curiosity has evolved over the years.","meta_description":"On this episode of Big Ears: Conversations About Music , journalist and author Marcus J. Moore sits down with the formidable LA-based saxophonist, compose…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1384,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/big-ears-conversations-about-music-7211990/episodes/josh-johnson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-ears-conversations-about-music-7211990/josh-johnson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}