Music Fans, On Sunday December 20th The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra will have world renowned pianist, composer, and bandleader Eric Verlinde as our guest for a live interview and performance. Both the interview and performance will be live streamed from: www.facebook.com/kareem.kandi The livestreams are free to view. Interview: 4pm to 5pm Performance: 6pm to 7pm About our guest: >From the moment he peeped into the orchestra pit at the Pacific Northwest Ballet's annual "Nutcracker" performance, Eric Verlinde has been driven with the desire to play music. These days, he's doing just that — and lots of it. Boasting one of the busiest gigs calendars in town, you'll find Eric working Sunday nights at El Gaucho with singer Josephine Howell, Monday nights on the same stage playing solo, and every Tuesday night he leads one of the city's favorite jam sessions at the Owl & Thistle pub downtown. With all this, he also finds time to work regularly in the EntreMundos Quarteto and leading a trio of his own, which knocked our socks off in the KNKX studios. Verlinde is obviously well-liked, and he told us one of his great joys is to play music with as many people and in as many styles as he can. " KNKX "