Robert L Doerschuk, Journalist and Pianist

Robert L. Doerschuk is an accomplished music journalist and pianist. He has served as the editor of Musician Magazine and the Country Music Association (CMA) magazine, and a lot of our audience may know Bob from his time at the now defunct Keyboard magazine. Doerschuk is also a noted author, having written “88: The Giants of Jazz Piano,” which provides biographical sketches and critical analyses of prominent jazz pianists. We cover his own playing career as well as talk on his own amazing interviews with some of the best players in the world.

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Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab):

Bob’s current gig playing piano at Gannon’s in Nashville

Skull’s Rainbow Room Nashville

Approach to restaurant piano playing

Bob’s musical upbringing

Becoming a journalist

A discussion on journalism and approaching writing

Bob’s amazing Substack: Van Cliburn Punched Me In The Mouth

Why the iconic Van Cliburn did in fact punch Bob in the mouth

Interviewing Billy Joel

Interviewing Keith Emerson and his concerns about his health

Interviewing Joni Mitchell

Interviewing Sam Powell

Approaching interviews across genres / subjects

Charles M Young

Long-form writing: moribund or already dead?

88: The Giants of Jazz Piano

Tag a Keyboard Player: Jacob Collier

Desert Island Discs: Kind of Blue – Miles Davis, Dreaming Wide Awake – Lizz Wright, Blackjack Dave – Dave Alvin, Watermark – Enya, Surf’s Up – The Beach Boys

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