Jazz Conversation With Rickard Malmsten
Sep 11, 2026 · 24 min · 9 segments
The Randy Brecker Interview - Jazz conversation with Rickard Malmsten
Randy BreckerGuestRickard MalmstenHost
Well, born in Philadelphia, father was a jazz pianist and knew a lot of the musicians around town and in our neighborhood.
And there were a lot of good local musicians in the area, so we heard a lot of live music in the living room over on weekends.
music scene in Philadelphia? I know it was, you know, a lot of musicians were there.
Clifford Brown, of course, was living in Wilmington, and he and Max's band had their home base at a club called the Blue Note in Philadelphia, so they were playing quite a bit.
There was the birthplace of the Hammond B3 movement, Jimmy Smith, Johnny Hammond Smith, and Jimmy McGriff.
There was the Massbaum Technical High School, which was located somewhere, I think, And maybe Westville, you know, I have to check on that, where it actually was.
Well, born in Philadelphia, father was a jazz pianist and knew a lot of the musicians around town and in our neighborhood.
And there were a lot of good local musicians in the area, so we heard a lot of live music in the living room over on weekends.
music scene in Philadelphia? I know it was, you know, a lot of musicians were there.
Clifford Brown, of course, was living in Wilmington, and he and Max's band had their home base at a club called the Blue Note in Philadelphia, so they were playing quite a bit.
There was the birthplace of the Hammond B3 movement, Jimmy Smith, Johnny Hammond Smith, and Jimmy McGriff.
There was the Massbaum Technical High School, which was located somewhere, I think, And maybe Westville, you know, I have to check on that, where it actually was.
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