Recording Percussionist, Freelancer and Podcaster Damon Grant returns to discuss his time UMass-Amherst and teaching at UMass-Dartmouth (01:50), life on the road after graduation (14:45), working in Boston in “General Business” bands and collaborating with Madonna (20:45), and the Random Ass Questions segment, including segments on his experiences as an African American in the Music Industry, his celebration of Black Panther, the food in England, and NY sports teams (33:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the Geraldine Brooks novel Year of Wonders (01:12:20).

Links:

Part 1 with Damon Grant on PPP

Damon Grant’s website

Discussions in Percussion

Damon Grant’s Black History Spotify Playlist