{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"I Love Your Stories- Conversations with Artists and Creatives with Hava Gurevich","title":"Episode #8 Creating on the Edge: Veena Kulkarni-Rankin on Improvisation, Healing and Connection","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/74bddb97\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2749,"description":"In this episode, host Hava Gurevich speaks with pianist and improviser Veena Kulkarni-Rankin.\nA classically trained musician who discovered a love for improvisation and collaboration, Veena opens up about her journey, her genre-defying bands Kuwento Mizik and AgawDilim, and the healing power of music during her recent cancer treatment. Together, they explore the connection between music and visual art, improvisation as expression, and how creativity can\nbe a form of medicine.\nLinks to Veena's Bands:\n1. AgawDilim-  website:\nhttps://www.agaw-dilim.com/\nlink to single:\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/0L1boxgBztztuyKaDvMQ8s?si=whR2JPhqTB-kxadogGNQrg\n2. link to Kuwento Mizik's album, Lua Nova: \nhttps://open.spotify.com/album/7MoH09QVID9kIzlEcUWPwe?si=8Cll_KHTSNyPi2xFP8BOfw&nd=1&dlsi=d44eef55d5b14476\nVeena’s background in classical piano and improvisation\nDescription of her bands:\nAgawDilim: Jazzy world music with Persian and jazz influences\nKuwento Mizik: Story-driven salon-style concerts\nThe magic of collaboration with musicians from diverse traditions\nComparing improvisational music to painting and other art forms\nThe emotional and spiritual nature of improvisation","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BzVr4HUpBAARweHVFCWb1fF9reodKaJYUPicJmCMya8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMGY1/ODMyNTU0OThkYzQw/MGFlMGYwMWNmYmU5/ZjVjMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}