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Guitarist Kevin Eubanks Interviewed at All About Jazz....and More!
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All About Jazz
For millions of people across the U.S. and abroad, Kevin Eubanks will always be associated with The Tonight Show band, after his 18 years alongside Jay Leno. But for those who have followed Eubanks' career off the set, where he has been a highly prolific composer and recording artist, it's his work as a guitarist that makes him memorable. Sure, his infectious laughter and banter with Jay Leno was fun to watch night after night, but six-stringers in the audience ...
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A Look at Mingus the Composer
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Riffs on Jazz by John Anderson
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog (1997) is a fascinating look at the life and legacy of bassist Charles Mingus. It combines concert footage, interviews with fellow musicians and family, and bits of a noirish documentary of Mingus made in the late 1960s. It was directed by Don McGlynn and co-produced by the composer's widow, Sue Mingus. The film is hardly a complete portrait, however. It barely touches on Mingus's troubled early life. For his own take on this—growing up ...
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Interview: Albert Maysles (Part 1)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Forty years ago on December 5, Albert Maysles' Gimme Shelter was released. The searing documentary about the last leg of the Rolling Stones 1969 tour culminated with the group's concert appearance at the Altamont Speedway near San Francisco. Today, in my Wall Street Journal article here, Albert, 83, talks with me about the film that accidentally captured the Love Generation's dark side, gave the Stones their bad-boy image and set new artistic standards for the rock-umentary. [Pictured from left: David ...
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Mark Karan: This is What I Do
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JamBase
By : Andrew Wetzler The South Florida music scene has blossomed over the past decade or so, but there is still nowhere near the flow of gold nugget acts that fans experience in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore or many other more established live music towns. So, when Mark Karan and Jemimah Puddleduck (JP) announced their first ever run through Florida, it was a great marker to place on the calendar. I had the opportunity to sit down for a ...
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Helen Merrill: Dream of You
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
One of the finest jazz vocal albums of the 1950s is Helen Merrill's Dream of You. Recorded over the course of three days in July 1956 for EmArcy, the session paired Helen with arranger Gil Evans nearly a year before his first majestic session with trumpeter Miles Davis. Helen's Dream of You isn't a typical jazz-vocal recording of the period, where a singer belts out a set of American Songbook tunes backed by a bouncy band. Instead, what you have ...
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Michael Laskow of Taxi: Marketing + Entrepreneurial Skills = Music Business Success
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HypeBot
On Music Think Tank, Ariel Hyatt expresses her passion about helping the next generation who want to make it in the music business understand what it takes to achieve that dream. She talks about the Taxi Road Rally and how artists work together to help each other get ahead. Earlier, she conducted an in-depth interview with Michael Laskow, the founder of Taxi and got some good advice. Read on for Michael Laskow's story and more advice. “Every time you feel ...
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The Doobie Brothers: A Brighter Day
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JamBase
By Dennis Cook When most bands hit their 40th anniversary they make a big deal about it, issuing grand statements, box sets and generally making sure folks take note. Not so with The Doobie Brothers, who hit the four decade mark this year and have chosen to focus on their first new studio album in 10 years, a European tour, festival appearances and their usual steady gigging around the States. Today's Doobies—original members Tom Johnston (vocals, guitar) and Pat Simmons ...
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Interview: Phil Ramone (Part 5)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Phil Ramone is known among musicians for his artistic sensibility, his confidence and his cool. When tension runs high at recording sessions—either because musicians can't seem to pull the music together or time is running out—Phil is always the deep voice of reason. His take-charge style and patient tone usually puts everyone at ease and back on track. As a musician, he can empathize with the artist. As a technician, he has the sensitivity needed to capture all of the ...
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