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From Timbuktu to the Mississippi Delta PT. 2

From Timbuktu to the Mississippi Delta PT. 2

Source: The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins

Guitarist-educator-author-jazz club impressario Pascal Bokar Thiam, who is of Senegalese descent, continues our conversation on the origins of blues & jazz and how that story has been distorted down through history. What was your ultimate mission in writing the book “From Timbuktu to the Mississippi Delta" To share with the African American community that we are all Africans, that we have a history of our own, that we come from a great civilization; that we have settled this land here ...

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Interview: Tomas Fujiwara

Interview: Tomas Fujiwara

Source: Ars Nova Workshop

For our final concert of the year, Ars Nova Workshop presents a fantastic double-bill with Ideal Bread and Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook- Up. A former student of legendary drummer Alan Dawson, Fujiwara has worked with artists such as Anthony Braxton, William Parker and Vijay Iyer. Fujiwara's quintet The Hook Up – with Brian Settles, Mary Halvorson, Jonathan Finlayson, and Danton Boller—released their first record, Actionspeak, on 482 Music earlier this year. Fresh off the road from several dates with ...

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Interview: Indie Band Survival Guide Authors PT. 1

Interview: Indie Band Survival Guide Authors PT. 1

Source: HypeBot

Recently, I spoke with Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan, who are authors of The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual for the Do-It-Yourself Musician. As well, they're lead members of the Chicago band Beatnik Turtle. In part one of this interview, Chertkow and Feehan talk about why they never quit they're day jobs once they become successful musicians and the consequences, if any, of the mass-consumer no longer paying for music. Hypebot: Do you still think that there has ...

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This is Pat Moran

This is Pat Moran

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

By now, you probably know that bassist Scott LaFaro was a  member of the Bill Evans Trio from 1959 to 1961 and that he died in an auto accident in July 1961. But before LaFaro's association with Evans, he was a working musician in New York and then in Los Angeles. Just before his trip West in 1957, La Faro recorded his first trio album—This Is Pat Moran (Audio Fidelity)—with Moran on piano and Gene Gammage on drums. The album ...

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Saxophonist Will Vinson Interviewed at All About Jazz...And More!

Saxophonist Will Vinson Interviewed at All About Jazz...And More!

Source: John Kelman

Like many musicians of his generation, growing up in the rock- and pop-dominated 1980s, saxophonist Will Vinson got his indoctrination to jazz from the sounds emanating from the stereo system in his home, hearing the likes of Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington and Count Basie from his father's record collection. He took a liking to them. Especially Basie, as Vinson started out playing the piano as a youngster. But there were a few obstacles. Vinson, 33, is a native of London, ...

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Reed/Woodwind Multi-Instrumentalist Charles Pillow Interviewed at All About Jazz

Reed/Woodwind Multi-Instrumentalist Charles Pillow Interviewed at All About Jazz

Source: John Kelman

Charles Pillow is a musician's musician who works with diverse ensembles from jazz to pops to classical, small group to large ensemble, straight-ahead to avant-garde. He grew up in Baton Rouge, La., and studied music at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, before eventually settling in the New York City area as a working professional. Pillow ventured into forming his own groups for recording with the 1997 release of Currents (Challenge Records), featuring Tom Harrell. In This World (Summit, ...

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Interview: Don Sebesky (Part 2)

Interview: Don Sebesky (Part 2)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

In the late '60s and '70s, Don Sebesky was one of the most in-demand jazz arrangers in the record business. His close working relationship with Creed Taylor and CTI Records resulted in 45 albums. Among them were George Benson's White Rabbit, Kenny Burrell's God Bless the Child and Stanley Turrentine's The Sugar Man. Don also was one of the first arrangers to convincingly combine jazz and rock for orchestration, playing a strong role in shaping the adult- contemporary genre of ...

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Latin Jazz Conversations: Samuel Quinto (Part 2)

Latin Jazz Conversations: Samuel Quinto (Part 2)

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz

When a particular artistic vision strikes a musician, they encounter a powerful need to find the means to execute it. Sometimes this means exploring their own community to find the right collaborators, spending time jamming with an endless list of musicians. At other times, a musician might need a thorough education about their chosen musical genre. This may mean attending a music school or meeting with a mentor, but it involves gaining a broader understanding of music. In more extreme ...


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