bayete Archive
30 Jun 2026
Bayete’s Electric Gospel: ‘Seeking Other Beauty’ (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… What were some of the other forces that influenced you at that time? I grew up in the church. My maternal grandmother was an evangelist and […]
29 Jun 2026
Bayete’s Electric Gospel: ‘Seeking Other Beauty’ (Part 1 of 2)
A shorter, edited version of this interview was previously published in The Tonearm. Coming out of a classical and jazz foundation, Bay Area-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Bayeté (Todd Cochran) created […]
26 Dec 2014
Best of 2014: Interviews
As much as I enjoy discovering new music – both live and on physical recorded media – my favorite part of this Musoscribe gig is engaging interviews. I’ve been at […]
21 Aug 2014
“How did we get where we are right now?” A Conversation with Todd Cochran (Part 3)
Continued from Part Two… Bill Kopp: We’ve touched on this a bit already: there’s absolutely no guitar on the album. Was that a conscious decision on your part, to arrange […]
20 Aug 2014
“How did we get where we are right now?” A Conversation with Todd Cochran (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… Todd Cochran: And I worked with John Handy, who was on Columbia. To digress a bit back to your earlier question, which is still going around […]
19 Aug 2014
“How did we get where we are right now?” A Conversation with Todd Cochran (Part 1)
Earlier this year, I spent a delightful and fascinating afternoon in conversation with Todd Cochran, aka Bayeté. His 1972 album Worlds Around the Sun has just gotten the deluxe reissue […]