Aaron Diehl, All About Seltzer

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Dec 20, 2018

Pianist Aaron Diehl joins us to discuss his unique path in the music world and his ability to straddle the worlds of jazz and classical music. Diehl is coming off a string of shows at NJPAC that marked his debut with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. 

 

Author Barry Joseph (26:43) joins us to discuss his new book, Seltzertopia: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary Drink , which looks at the social and cultural history of seltzer. For more information on his upcoming events, click here. He is joined by Alex Gomberg, vice president of Brooklyn Seltzer Boys, the last seltzer factory in NYC. 

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