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Profiles With Maggie LePique

by Maggie LePique · English · Music

Profiles with Maggie LePique is a look into the music, artistry, lives and legacies of the musicians and artists who defined a uniquely creative era by breaking boundaries and finding new influences. While they not only ushered in social, as well as political change, they also created immensely popu

New episodes: Monthly
Typical length: 34 min
Latest: 22 Aug 2026
Language: English

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22 Aug 2026 · 41 min

Drummer, Bandleader & Composer, Cindy Blackman Santana Discusses Her New Album Coherence Newly Released From Mack Avenue Records

Maggie & Cindy go in-depth regarding her newly released recording "Coherence" Drummer, bandleader & composer Cindy Blackman Santana has been a force since her debut album featuring legends Wallace Roney, Joe Henderson, Kenny Garrett, & Buster Williams. Fast forward to 2026, and Cindy commands that same power with her new album, Coherence: a once-in-a-lifetime journey combining jazz, rock, fusion, & spirituality, with special guests John McLaughlin & Carlos Santana. Buckle ...

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S4 · E5 · 19 Jul 2026 · 37 min
Hip-Hop legend Chuck D (Public Enemy) joins forces with John Densmore on a new project: doPE
The debut collaborative album from doPE—a project by The Doors' drummer John Densmore and Public Enemy's Chuck D—is titled no country for old men. The 2026 Record Store Day (RSD) exclusive release features the 2026 RSD Song of the Year, "every tick tick tick". do-Doors PE = Public Enemy The project's origins trace back to a 2014 Record Store Day panel, where the two music legends first met. A year later, Chuck D reached out to Densmore with a simple pitch: “You've got the beats, I've got the...
S4 · E4 · 12 Jun 2026 · 47 min
Don Was & The Pan Detroit Ensemble Releases Groove In The Face Of Adversity On Mack Ave Records
Six-time Grammy winner, acclaimed producer and Blue Note Records President Don Was has released his debut album with The Pan-Detroit Ensemble, a “nine-piece soul jazz group from Detroit” as he describes it. Groove in the Face of Adversity was released October 10, 2025 via Mack Avenue Records. Maggie & Don sat down to discuss his latest project and they dove into the deep musical roots, inspiration, and creative process behind The Pan-Detroit Ensemble and their debut album, Groove in the F...
S4 · E3 · 13 Apr 2026 · 57 min
Interview With The Iconic Les Paul from April 2008 At The Iridium Jazz Club In New York City (Rare Archival Recording)
The interview with Les Paul (1915-2009) took place in April 2008, coordinated from Los Angeles, I flew to New York just to have the opportunity to speak with the Les Paul earlier in the day before his performance that evening at the Iridium. Les typically played two shows every Monday night (8:00 PM and 10:00 PM). He performed with the Les Paul Trio, which often included Lou Pallo on guitar and Nicki Parrott on bass. His shows were famous for surprise appearances by guitar icons like Sl...
S4 · E2 · 20 Jan 2026 · 39 min
Stanley Clarke Discusses His Upcoming Box Set Last Train To Sanity And His Amazing Journey Of Musical Innovation
Host Maggie LePique & Stanley Clarke discuss the new release "Last Train to Sanity," a major project featuring new music, classic jazz-fusion remakes, and a significant autobiographical book, arriving as a 2-LP/CD set with a deluxe edition containing extra goodies, including a book called Notes From The Journey, "which is a book that goes from eight years old up until today,” Clarke says. “It has as much stuff as we could fit in there." Its available to pre-order January 26 2026, with the...
S4 · E1 · 3 Jan 2026 · 34 min
Actor John C. Reilly IS Mr. Romantic - A Candid Discussion: What's Not To Love
Maggie & John C. Reilly discuss “What’s Not to Love?” Mister Romantic’s debut album out now on Eternal Magic Recordings is a collection of beloved songs from the American Songbook reimagined by Reilly and his Grammy-winning band. “What’s Not To Love?” was recorded in 2024 in Los Angeles at Nest Recorders and was co-produced by Reilly and Davíd Garza. In addition to Garza on piano and guitar, the band also includes Gabe Witcher on violin, Sebastian Steinberg on bass, and Charles De C...
S4 · E20 · 26 Nov 2025 · 33 min
President Of Sinatra Enterprises Charlie Pignone Discusses Sinatra Double Vinyl Set "The Giants Of Jazz"
In late September 2025, UMe, in conjunction with Frank Sinatra Enterprises, announced a new exclusive double-vinyl collection from Frank Sinatra, featuring his historic collaborations with Count Basie and Duke Ellington, entitled The Giants Of Jazz. This special release includes a pair of timeless albums—It Might As Well Be Swing with Count Basie and His Orchestra and Francis A. & Edward K. with Duke Ellington—newly remastered from the archival recordings. The package includes a new gatef...
S4 · E19 · 1 Nov 2025 · 26 min
Robby Krieger Discusses The 60th Anniversary Of The Doors Show That Took Place October 30, 2025 Live At The Greek Theatre
Legendary guitarist and primary songwriter for the iconic Rock Band The Doors discusses the 60th Anniversary of The Doors concert which took place Thurs. October 30, 2025 at the Greek Theatre with a cavalcade of special guests. Maggie & Robby discuss the early days of The Doors, meeting John Densmore and how & why the band had a transformative impact not only on popular music but on popular culture. The interview took place at KPFK studios on October 15, 2025 with host Maggie LePique ...
S4 · E18 · 15 Sep 2025 · 40 min
Rita Wilde Discusses The New Bruce Springsteen Tracks II: The Lost Albums Featuring 7 Never Heard, Full-Length Records
One of the most remarkable and unusual box sets “Tracks II: The Lost Albums, seven previously-unheard Bruce Springsteen records have been released as a nine LP or seven CD collection. Spanning 83 songs - 74 of which have never been released in any form - Tracks II: The Lost Albums offers an unprecedented look into more than three prolific decades of Springsteen’s life and work as an artist. Maggie's guest for this conversation is veteran Rock DJ Rita Wilde who shares her insights into the ico...
S4 · E17 · 21 Jul 2025 · 1 hr 17 min
Don Randi & Denny Tedesco Discuss Wrecking Crew Stories and The Magnificent Legacy Of Brian Wilson!
Don Randi is a keyboard player, songwriter, arranger, bandleader and one of the most prolific session musicians in history. Don was born in New York City but raised in the Catskill Mountains where he studied classical music. He moved to Los Angeles in 1954 and, by the early 60s, Don was leading his own groups and working with a who's who of now legendary artists. Don is also the founder and owner of the long-standing L.A. nightclub the Baked Potato which he opened way back in 1970. Denn...
S4 · E16 · 29 May 2025 · 43 min
Robby Krieger Discusses The 60th Anniversary Of The Doors in 2025 + A Series Of Whisky a Go Go Shows!
Maggie speaks with legendary guitarist, songwriter and founded member of The Doors about The Doors 60th Anniversary this year (2025) and all the exciting events and releases that are happening and will be happening. Robby Krieger is the guitarist for the legendary rock band The Doors and the songwriter behind some of the band’s biggest hits, including “Love Me Two Times,” “Touch Me,” “Love Her Madly,” and their #1 smash, “Light My Fire.” The Doors have sold over a hundred million albums...
S4 · E15 · 4 Apr 2025 · 43 min
Michelle Coltrane Discusses The Exhibition Monument Eternal At The Hammer Museum, Part Of The Year Of Alice Coltrane And More!
Michelle Coltrane and Maggie LePique discuss her Mother, Alice Coltrane and the year-long celebration currently underway that’s being called “The Year of Alice.” This celebration spans 2024-2025 and features previously unreleased music and reissues, brand new community programming, a multimedia museum exhibit, specially curated concerts, newly choreographed ballet works and much more. Jazz musician, composer, bandleader and spiritual and devotional leader, Alice Coltrane was born in Detroit, ...
S2 · E19 · 27 Mar 2025 · 49 min
Film Director John Scheinfeld & Drummer Bobby Colomby (Blood Sweat & Tears) About "What The Hell Happened To Blood, Sweat & Tears?
Maggie LePique interviews director John Scheinfeld and drummer & founding member of Blood Sweat & Tears, Bobby Colomby about the forthcoming documentary ‘What The Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?’ Abramorama, a New York-based film distribution and marketing company, has acquired worldwide rights to “What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?” Described as a stranger-than-fiction political thriller, the documentary takes a deep dive into the disappearance of one of t...
S4 · E14 · 21 Mar 2025 · 35 min
Curator, Marr Sound Archives Director and Charlie Parker Biographer Chuck Haddix Discusses Charlie Parker's "Bird in Kansas City"
Maggie discusses in depth, the release of Charlie Parker's "Bird in Kansas City" with Chuck Haddix, curator, Director of the Marr Sound Archives in Kansas City and Charlie Parker Biographer. Charlie Parker had a complicated relationship with his hometown of Kansas City, MO owing both to its history of racial segregation and to his strong ties to his family and friends there. This new set of rare recordings dating from between 1941-1951—most of them never having been heard before and some nev...
S4 · E13 · 24 Feb 2025 · 19 min
Habitat for Humanity CEO & President Erin Rank Discusses The Process of Recovery & Rebuilding After Recent CA Wildfires
Maggie speaks with Habitat for Humanity LA CEO & President Erin Rank about the recovery & rebuilding process after the devastating CA Wildfires. These fires that struck Southern CA on the morning of January 7, 2025. KPFK Radio in Los Angeles has partnered with Habitat for Humanity LA to help those who lost so much and Erin tells us all about the process HFH LA takes to help in cases of such major natural disasters. (which some disagree with and state these are man-made catastrop...
S4 · E12 · 1 Feb 2025 · 32 min
Internationally Recognized, Independent Record Producer Zev Feldman Discusses B.B. King In France: Live at the Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival (1977)
Maggie speaks with Zev Feldman, an internationally recognized, independent record producer and the Co-President of Resonance Records. He is also a consulting producer of archival and historical recordings for Blue Note Records. Over the last 25 years he has worked for PolyGram, Universal Music Group, Rhino/Warner Music Group, Concord Music Group, among others. He won DownBeat Magazine's International Critics Poll for "Rising Star Producer" in 2016 for his work on a staggering 26 historical ja...
S4 · E11 · 20 Jan 2025 · 29 min
Micah Nelson AKA Particle Kid, On Willie Nelson's Latest Recording Last Leaf On The Tree
Maggie speaks with Willie Nelson's youngest son Micah Nelson also known as "Particle Kid" about his latest collaboration with his Father. Willie's 76th studio album and 153rd album overall as he celebrates his 91st year. Willie Nelson is now in his 7th decade as a songwriter, performer and recording artist, but one of his most underrated talents is song interpretation. Over his career he has tackled songs from across the world of music, making each his own. Willie turns his gaze to a c...
S4 · E10 · 18 Dec 2024 · 34 min
Experience Hendrix Archivist, Director & Producer John McDermott On Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision
John McDermott is a writer, producer and, for nearly three decades, the Catalog Director for the Jimi Hendrix family company Experience Hendrix, L.L.C.. Together with Jimi Hendrix’s sister, Janie Hendrix and legendary engineer Eddie Kramer, McDermott has co-produced every Jimi Hendrix CD and DVD release, including 1999’s Grammy Award-winning Band Of Gypsys, 2014’s Emmy Award-winning Hear My Train A Comin’ and the recent Grammy nominated Music, Money, Madness: Jimi Hendrix In Maui. John &amp...
S4 · E9 · 4 Dec 2024 · 34 min
Joan Baez Discusses Her Latest Book "When You See My Mother, Ask Her To Dance" And More!
Maggie and Joan discuss Joan's latest book "When You See My Mother, Ask her to Dance" And we discuss her beautiful artistic legacy and political activism. Including the documentary Joan Baez: I Am a Noise Neither a conventional biopic nor a traditional concert film, Joan Baez I Am A Noise is a raw and intimate portrait of the legendary folk singer and activist that shifts back and forth through time as it follows Joan on her final tour and delves into her extraordinary archive, including newl...
S4 · E8 · 10 Nov 2024 · 33 min
Quincy Jones Interview from 2008 On The Complete Quincy Jones My Journey & Passions Book
Maggie spoke with Quincy Jones in early December 2008 about his book, The Complete Quincy Jones My Journey & Passions. We discussed some of his favorite musical collaborations including Frank Sinatra and Miles Davis and discuss the idea of mentorship and why it's so important to "pass it on" Quincy Delight Jones Jr. March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024 was an American record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer.. Over the course of his seven-decade caree...
S4 · E7 · 28 Oct 2024 · 37 min
Marcia Withers, Bill Withers Wife And Manager Discusses Grandma's Hands Book + Her Husband's Timeless Legacy
Grandma’s Hands is a timeless, universal song originally featured on Bill Withers’ 1971 album, Just As I Am. With soulful lyrics, the song captures the significant impact that Withers’ grandmother had on his life as a child. Multiple award-winning artist R. Gregory Christie has brought the iconic song to life through vibrant illustrations, painting a tender portrait of Bill’s grandmother. Through the illustrations, readers are transported back in time to experience the comfort, security, and ...
S4 · E6 · 21 Oct 2024 · 11 min
67th Monterey Jazz Festival Shorts Take Five: Brandee Younger Episode Updated
The sonically innovative harpist, Brandee Younger, is revolutionizing harp for the digital era. Over the past fifteen years, she has worked relentlessly to stretch boundaries and limitations for harpists. In 2022, she made history by becoming the first Black woman to be nominated for a Grammy® Award for Best Instrumental Composition. That same year, she was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award and later, the winner of the 2024 NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Jazz Alb...
S4 · E5 · 21 Oct 2024 · 11 min
67th Monterey Jazz Festival Shorts Take Four: Lila Downs Episode Updated
Lila Downs is one of the most influential artists in Latin America. She has one of the most unique voices in the world and is known for her charismatic performances. His own compositions combine genres and rhythms as diverse as Mexican rancheras and corridos, boleros, jazz standards, hip-hop, cumbia and popular American music. Frequently her lyrics focus on justice, immigration and women’s problems. She grew up in both Minnesota and Oaxaca, Mexico, her mother is from the Mixtec indigenous gro...
S4 · E4 · 21 Oct 2024 · 15 min
67th Monterey Jazz Festival Shorts Take Three: Stanley Clarke Episode Updated
Four-time Grammy Award winner Stanley Clarke is undoubtedly one of the most celebrated acoustic and electric bass players in the world. What’s more, he is equally gifted as a recording artist, performer, composer, conductor, arranger, producer and film score composer. A true pioneer in jazz and jazz-fusion, Clarke is particularly known for his ferocious bass dexterity and consummate musicality. Unquestionably, he has attained “living legend” status during his over 40-year career as a bass vir...
S4 · E3 · 21 Oct 2024 · 18 min
67th Monterey Jazz Festival Shorts Take Two: Ashley Kahn Episode Updated
Ashley Kahn is a Grammy-winning author, educator, music journalist, and concert producer. His books include A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane’s Signature Album and Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece. He teaches at New York University’s Clive Davis Institute for Recorded Music. One of 67th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Shorts And inside look into the legendary Festival and what talks Ashley hosted this year including, Conversation: Songs for My Father — Soundtrack...
S4 · E2 · 21 Oct 2024 · 11 min
67th Monterey Jazz Festival Shorts Take One: Don Was Episode Updated
Don Was is one of music’s most significant artists and executives, exceling in multiple roles and serving as one of the industry’s beacons for integrity and forward-thinking. During this period of disruption and rapid evolution in the worldwide music business, Was remains committed to music as an art form and its importance to contemporary culture. As the President of Blue Note Records since 2011, Was is both the company’s leader and an ambassador for its music, charged with bringing the labe...
S4 · E1 · 9 Sep 2024 · 31 min
Michelle Coltrane Discusses Her Mother, Musician & Spiritual Leader Alice Coltrane And Celebrate The Year Of Alice 2024-2025
The John & Alice Coltrane Home and the Coltrane Family, in partnership with Impulse! Records, Detroit Jazz Festival, Hammer Museum, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, The New York Historical Society, and many more, have declared 2024-2025 to be THE YEAR OF ALICE, celebrating the extensive life work of spiritual leader, composer, and musician Alice Coltrane. In addition to being an iconic and remarkably prolific musician, Mrs. Coltrane was a beloved and wise spiritual leader, a pragmatic person wit...
S3 · E20 · 16 Aug 2024 · 52 min
Musician & Producer Don Was On Don Was & The Pan Detroit Ensemble
Don Was & The Pan Detroit Ensemble Maggie LePique speaks with Don Was about his new musical group Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble. Don & the Ensemble are embarking on a West Coast run of concert dates in September 2024. Made up of stellar jazz musicians from his Detroit hometown, The Pan-Detroit Ensemble will perform a mix of new originals, interpretations of songs written by artists like Yusef Lateef, Olu Dara, and Henry Threadgill, and of course updated cuts from albums that Do...
S3 · E19 · 18 Jul 2024 · 30 min
Stanley Clarke Multi Grammy Award Winner, Recording Artist, Composer, Arranger, Producer Of Films Discusses His Forthcoming Record + What's Up Ahead!
Maggie speaks with four-time Grammy Award-winning recording artist, performer, composer, conductor, arranger, producer, a composer for recordings and film, as well as one of the most celebrated acoustic and electric bass players in the world, Stanley Clarke. Stanley and Maggie discuss his forthcoming new album, as well as some of the upcoming highlights of his 2024 tour, stopping at the 67th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Saturday September 29, 2024. MJF 67 September 27-29 2024 Stanley Clarke ...
S3 · E18 · 12 Jun 2024 · 39 min
Serj Tankian On Down With The System: A Memoir (of Sorts). Activist, Musician, Songwriter, Painter And Poet
Serj talks with Maggie about his new book Down With The System: A Memoir (of Sorts) In DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM, Serj presents readers with a memoir that is far more than just a rock 'n' roll fable. It's an immigrant's tale, it’s an activist's awakening, and it's a spiritual journey from darkness toward light. And all of this comes down to the fact that Serj himself has had the chance to live an extraordinary life—thanks to a combination of luck, circumstance, struggle, talent, and spiritua...

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Profiles With Maggie LePique is a English music podcast from Maggie LePique. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Maggie LePique
Language: English
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New episodes: Monthly
Typical length: 34 min
Latest episode: 22 Aug 2026
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