Jared Michael Nickerson (Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber)

We’re thrilled to have Jared Michael Nickerson as our guest. He grew up right in the middle of the funk capital of the world, Dayton, Ohio. He talks about the effect it had on his life and how it shaped his music. He attended the University of Notre Dame where one of the priests introduced him to the early works of Miles Davis. There’s also a pretty wild story of how he wound up with the bass he’s been playing decades. 

After playing with bands like Human Switchboard & The The, he joined Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber with Greg Tate and helped shaped the direction of the band. Jared sheds some light on the conduction method that makes the band so unique and improvisational. He also reveals the difficulties of putting Burnt Sugar on vinyl. Give Jared and Burnt Sugar a follow on social media (they’re pretty easy to find). Buy the new release, Angels Over Oakanda through Bandcamp or their website burtntsugarindex.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review & tell a friend or two about the podcast. And thank you for tuning in to Jared Michael Nickerson on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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