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  • Jun 17, 2026 — We are absolutely thrilled to welcome back slide guitar legend Derek Trucks for his second appearance on the show. In this episode, we dive deep into the Tedeski Trucks Band's incredible new album, Future Soul, and discuss what it was like shaking...

    Derek Trucks Returns!
  • May 06, 2026 — Today, we’re hanging with an absolute legend, the incredible guitarist and producer, Dann Huff. This cat has played on and produced everything from Taylor Swift to Megadeth—talk about a wide spectrum of skill sets! We’re diving deep into his philosophy...

    How to Read the Room and Serve the Song with Dann Huff
  • Apr 15, 2026 — Fresh off winning two Grammys and being named artistic director of the Newport Jazz Festival, drum legend Nate Smith sits down with host and bandmate Cory Wong to chart his career journey on this new episode of Wong Notes. Smith details his rise from...

    Nate Smith: "Jazz is the Biggest Four-Letter Word in the English Language"
  • Mar 25, 2026 — Cory Wong sits down with the legendary bassist Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers Band, Dead & Company, Tedeschi Trucks Band) for a deep dive into musical philosophy, Col. Bruce, and more. Burbridge has been driven by a simple, radical lesson he learned...

    Oteil Burbridge: Intention First. Instrument Last
  • Dec 10, 2025 — Back in August, at Cory Wong’s Syncopated Summer Camp in Nashville, Wong hosted a late-night interview and hang session with Italian guitar hero Matteo Mancuso. If you weren’t there, you’re in luck: This week’s episode of Wong Notes features that...

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    Wong Notes Live! with Matteo Mancuso
  • Nov 12, 2025 — Phish’s Trey Anastasio is back again on this week’s extra-special episode of Wong Notes. The expansive conversation goes from the mundane to the massive: Trey shares the meaningful gift he bought himself for his 60th birthday, reflects on his most...

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    The Trey Anastasio Takeover Continues!
  • Oct 29, 2025 — Imagine being in a band with your best friends for over 40 years, and each night you step on stage you get to play one more show. That’s exactly what guitarist Trey Anastasio and his bandmates in Phish think about right before every sold-out arena or...

    Trey Anastasio on Dumbles, Broadway, and 40-Plus Years of Phish
  • Oct 16, 2025 — This go around, Cory Wong is joined by Pino Palladino and Blake Mills. Palladino, a Grammy-winning bassist, has collaborated with everyone from Erykah Badu and Keith Richards to John Mayer and the late, great D’Angelo. Mills’ resumé includes work with...

    Blake Mills and Pino Palladino
  • Oct 01, 2025 — Welcome back for a special episode of Wong Notes! If you couldn’t make it to Cory’s Syncopated Summer Camp, this one’s for you: It features Wong and his Flyers bandmates—Nate Smith on drums, Joe Dart on bass, and Mark Lettieri on guitar—in a live...

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    The Fearless Flyers: Flight School is in Session!
  • Sep 18, 2025 — On this episode, James Bay joins Cory Wong from backstage at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. (It takes Wong all of 10 seconds to recognize and name the green room.) Bay is still supporting his fourth full-length record, Changes All the Time, and Wong...

    James Bay on Failed Solos, Onstage Adrenaline, and How to Hire a Band
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