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. To listen / watch: * Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or: * Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel 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 Key links: Buy some keyboard related merchandise Drop us a line via the website, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Twitter, TikTok or LinkedIn Complete our listener survey to help us improve the show, it only takes 90 seconds.