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PLAY. CONNECT. BE HEARD. WHY EVERY MUSICIAN NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT MUSIC MASTERS COLLECTIVE – AN INTERVIEW WITH FOUNDER HENRY STOUT
Among all the projects that promise to bring listeners closer to music, Music Masters Collective actually delivers. No doubt. There are people who love music. There are those who live it. And then there’s Henry Stout — someone who decided that music should be a place of meeting.
A real place, physical, with full presence. Where the artist is not separated by a stage barrier, but sitting at the next table on the porch. Where you’re not just listening — you’re part of the process, sitting in an improvised studio in the middle of the woods, catching how a song comes together piece by piece. Behind all of this stands Henry Stout — a man who has spent decades building spaces for real musical life.
by Michael Filip Reed on May 26. 2025
Collective hosts multi-day, musician-led events in the Catskills
Music Masters Collective brings together professionals and novices for jam sessions, workshops and hangouts
Die-hard followers and musicians of legendary yet disparate bands like the Grateful Dead, King Crimson and The Beatles will find common ground this summer at a series of musical immersion programs hosted at a charming resort in the Catskills that dates to 1875.
By John W. Barry, Freelance writerJune 4, 2024
ToneQuest Report
The Telecaster has been a religion unto itself for over 70 years. The guitar’s iconic status is intertwined in rock and roll history and has made its way into just about every style of music. But the Telecaster is more than wire and wood: It’s a character, a personality, and a musical way of life. From Jimmy Bryant to John 5, the Telecaster remains ubiquitous. Telecaster disciple Jim Weider (The Band, The Weight Band, Mavis Staples) has put together The Masters Of The Telecaster Guitar Camp. Produced by the Music Masters Collective, Jim Weider, and Joel Harrison.
There’s no requirement. People can sit and enjoy it, film it, or simply ask questions. Everybody will learn something. I know I will! Just look at the crew we've got. I'll be at those classes myself. I know I'll be watching Albert Lee's right hand!”
As appeared in The ToneQuest Report, July-August 2024 NO.9-10.