The Sharp Notes with Evan Toth
The Sharp Notes is a conversation podcast about music, sound, production and media hosted by Evan Toth.
Podcasting since 2021 • 185 episodes
The Sharp Notes with Evan Toth
Latest Episodes
The Zombies Never Die: Colin Blunstone on the Resurrection of Odessey and Oracle in Mono
Few albums in the history of rock music have had a journey as unlikely—or as triumphant—as Odessey and Oracle. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in 1967 during the final months of the original Zombies, the record was released only after t...
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From Toto to Thriller: Steve Porcaro on Music, Memory, and The Very Day | The Sharp Notes Interview
Few musicians have had as wide-ranging an impact on popular music as Steve Porcaro. As a founding member of Toto, his synthesizer work helped define an era—on hits like “Africa,” “Rosanna,” and “Hold the Line.” But his influence doesn’t stop th...
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Keeping the Beat: Tito Puente Jr. on Legacy and Latin Rhythm | The Sharp Notes Interview
Tito Puente was more than a legend of Latin music, he was a cultural force who reached far beyond the Latino world. For those of us who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s, his presence was everywhere. By the time of his passing in 2000, his loss reso...
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Luke Marzec Makes Something Good Out of Nothing | The Sharp Notes Podcast with Evan Toth
Meet Luke Marzec, a British singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist whose music lives at the crossroads of soul, jazz, and modern storytelling. His new single, “Growing Up With You,” is a heartfelt reflection on the friendships t...
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The Return of Geoff Wilkinson: Us3’s Soundtrack For a New Era | The Sharp Notes Interview
In the 1990s, Us3 reshaped the global music landscape by fusing hip-hop and jazz in ways that felt both groundbreaking and a little bit inevitable. Their 1993 debut, Hand on the Torch, became Blue Note Records’ first platinum-selling album and ...
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