Jazz Series Episode 9: LIONEL F. SOARES
In Episode Nine, Jazz Podcast Host Dave Reis speaks with Carol Louro , daughter of the legendary clarinetist/saxophonist Lionel Soares, about her father's talent, passion, and dedication. Lionel performed professionally for six decades and was also the proprietor of Dartmouth Music . He studied at The New England Conservatory , Boston Conservatory , Berklee College of Music , and Southeastern Massachusetts University . He studied clarinet with Victor Polachek and Attilio Poto , both members of the Boston Symphony . He studied Theory with Jose DaCosta and studied composition with Hugo Norden and Ron Nelson . As a saxophonist/clarinetist, he worked with the bands of Tommy Reynolds , Al Donahue , Jack Nye , Florian ZaBach , and Mickey Sullivan, among others. Lionel also performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. The Artist Index's jazz documentarian and Jazz Podcast Series host, Dave Reis , spent nearly 26 years as a Jazz radio show host, among his many other accomplishments. He was one of the original longtime DJs who worked at the former WUSM and its second life, radio station WUMD , 89.3 FM, on the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus. Dave Reis , AKA David Domingo Reis, began as our guest on In-Focus Podcast 154 and In-Focus Podcast 181 . He returns once again as the host of our first-ever ten-part jazz podcast series underwritten by the Fiber Optic Center . There is no better host for this series than Dave Reis, a walking, talking jazz encyclopedia and local legend himself. Dave grew up surrounded by and hanging with many of the jazz greats. He will be presenting his ten-part Jazz Podcast Series , underwritten by the Fiber Optic Center . Podcasts are also available on your favorite media app, including Amazon Music / iHeart Radio / Libsyn / Podcast Page / Spotify / WebPlayer, and APPLE PODCASTS Please consider donating whatever you can to help and support our mission to continue documenting the legacies of South Coast Artists. If you would like to be a guest on The Artists Index or have a suggestion , please let us know!