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The String Cheese Incident: Halloween Thoughts
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JamBase
By : Dennis Cook Tickets for SCI's October 29th are available here. Tickets for the October 30th show can be purchased here. The String Cheese Incident hasn't played a Halloween run since 2006 in Las Vegas. Hunger for a fresh All Hallows' Eve Incident amongst their faithful, ever-colorful flock has been strong for years, and the band will soon feed that appetite on October 29-30 at the fabled Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA. We snagged bassist-singer Keith Moseley to discuss ...
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Interview: Louis Hayes (Part 2)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
The more you listen to recordings by the Horace Silver Quintet in the 1950s, the more you realize that the group had two drummers: Silver's funky, rhythmic left hand on piano and Louis Hayes' sticks. As they played together, Silver and Hayes tended to feed off each other. Both kept time, but each tried to throw the other off with a double-time beat here, a cymbal shot there. Silver and Hayes together established an incredible groove, offering up a surging ...
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Other Places: Kenny Wheeler
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer Kenny Wheeler, now in his 80s, is a man of so few words that he is nearly silent, but John Fordham of The Guardian managed to persuade Wheeler to talk about himself for an article. Anyone interested in the unceasingly searching trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer will want to read Fordham's piece. Here's an excerpt:He doesn't even call himself a composer, but someone who “takes pretty songs and joins them up." The soft-spoken Toronto-born musician has been ...
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Interview: Louis Hayes (Part 1)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
During the hard bop era of the 1950s and early 1960s, the Horace Silver Quintet was the most sublime expression of the movement. While Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and the Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet certainly were spectacular ensembles, what both groups lacked was Silver's spirited writing, arranging and verve. From the summer of 1956 until late 1959, when he was lured away by Cannonball Adderley, Louis Hayes was the quintet's drummer. [Photo by Lena Adasheva] Though not technically ...
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Interview: Andy Laster
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Ars Nova Workshop
Clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer Andy Laster has been involved in New York City’s jazz scene since the mid-1980s, when he relocated upon completing studies at Seattle’s Cornish Institute. Since then he has worked with musicians such as Julius Hemphill, Hank Roberts, Cuong Vu, and Erik Friedlander. In preparation for this week’s performance by his Sounds of Cairo ensemble – featuring Curtis Hasselbring on trombone, Alex Waterman on cello, and Kermit Driscoll on bass – Ars Nova Workshop asked Laster a ...
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Gary Burton on His New Quartet
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Late last week I caught up with vibraphonist Gary Burton to chat about his new quartet, featuring guitarist Julian Lage. The group will be making its club debut tomorrow night through Sunday at New York's Blue Note before heading off to Europe. Gary taught himself to play the vibes at age six. After high school he came to the attention of saxophonist Boots Randolph, who took him to Nashville and introduced him to Hank Garland, Floyd Cramer and Chet Atkins. ...
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Touch Guitarist Markus Reuter Interviewed at All About Jazz
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All About Jazz
German touch guitarist Markus Reuter stands at the forefront of the international ambient music community. From his various collaborations with King Crimson alumni and electronic music pioneers Ian Boddy and Robert Rich, Reuter has crafted a busy schedule of his own recordings, lent his own ear and expertise to engineering and production work in parallel with leading classes on the unusual 8-stringed instrument he uses to promote his art. All About Jazz contributor Jeffrey L. Melton spoke with Reuter about ...
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Interview: Dionne Warwick
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Two weeks ago, the phone rang and the voice on the other end said, “Hi, this is Dionne Warwick." Though the call was expected (we were due to talk for my Wall Street Journal profile that appears today here), I was still taken aback. There, on the phone, was that signature husky voice that had racked up 56 hits on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. In a strange way, I felt as though Dionne was calling me from 1966. Dionne Warwick ...
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