Sam Brigger

John, that was great. Thank you. That was our guest, John Paxton, playing the harmonica. Was that hard to figure out how to do?

John, that was great. Thank you. That was our guest, John Paxton, playing the harmonica. Was that hard to figure out how to do?

Okay. Well, that couldn't be more cryptic if I'd asked it to be. Yeah. Yeah, I watched a video of you playing and singing a song, Hesitation Blues. All right. No, no, no. But at one point, you were singing, and then you played the harmonica with your nostril at one point.

Okay. Well, that couldn't be more cryptic if I'd asked it to be. Yeah. Yeah, I watched a video of you playing and singing a song, Hesitation Blues. All right. No, no, no. But at one point, you were singing, and then you played the harmonica with your nostril at one point.

Okay. Well, that couldn't be more cryptic if I'd asked it to be. Yeah. Yeah, I watched a video of you playing and singing a song, Hesitation Blues. All right. No, no, no. But at one point, you were singing, and then you played the harmonica with your nostril at one point.

Well, thank you for doing that. Cheers. Our guest is musician Jerron Paxton. He's got a new album of his own original songs called Things Done Changed. We'll be back after a short break. This is Fresh Air. So you said you moved to New York because in part because of the difficulty you were having with your eyesight.

Well, thank you for doing that. Cheers. Our guest is musician Jerron Paxton. He's got a new album of his own original songs called Things Done Changed. We'll be back after a short break. This is Fresh Air. So you said you moved to New York because in part because of the difficulty you were having with your eyesight.

Well, thank you for doing that. Cheers. Our guest is musician Jerron Paxton. He's got a new album of his own original songs called Things Done Changed. We'll be back after a short break. This is Fresh Air. So you said you moved to New York because in part because of the difficulty you were having with your eyesight.

But I've also read that you moved to New York in part to learn maybe and play more stride piano. Was there no real scene for that in Los Angeles?

But I've also read that you moved to New York in part to learn maybe and play more stride piano. Was there no real scene for that in Los Angeles?

But I've also read that you moved to New York in part to learn maybe and play more stride piano. Was there no real scene for that in Los Angeles?

The Jalopy Theater has a lot of old-time music in it. But tell us about Stride Piano in particular. I guess one of your heroes is Fats Waller.

The Jalopy Theater has a lot of old-time music in it. But tell us about Stride Piano in particular. I guess one of your heroes is Fats Waller.

The Jalopy Theater has a lot of old-time music in it. But tell us about Stride Piano in particular. I guess one of your heroes is Fats Waller.

Not too shabby, either.

Not too shabby, either.

Not too shabby, either.

Well, I wanted to play a bit of you playing sort of old-time jazz piano. And this is from a duet album that you did with a clarinetist and mandolin player, Dennis Lichtman. The album is appropriately called Paxton and Lichtman. And this is part of a song called Caution Blues.

Well, I wanted to play a bit of you playing sort of old-time jazz piano. And this is from a duet album that you did with a clarinetist and mandolin player, Dennis Lichtman. The album is appropriately called Paxton and Lichtman. And this is part of a song called Caution Blues.

Well, I wanted to play a bit of you playing sort of old-time jazz piano. And this is from a duet album that you did with a clarinetist and mandolin player, Dennis Lichtman. The album is appropriately called Paxton and Lichtman. And this is part of a song called Caution Blues.