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Podcast: Paradigms
Episode: Réginald Policard – “Boarding Pass”
Description: Réginald Policard is a Pianist and Composer in the Jazz genre, but that doesn’t begin to describe his music. He is from Haiti, and is fluent in the rhythms and melodies of the Caribbean, as well as being influenced by and playing with numerous Jazz greats. The new record Boarding Pass is his 17th album since 1989.
Réginald and Baruch discuss the musical inspirations for the songs on this record, in the context of human-made humanitarian disasters occurring currently. This music, like Réginald himself, embraces the sadness and the joy, witnessing our common humanity.
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