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Together for 10 Years and Still Totally Committed
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AAJ Staff
Ten years ago the Bad Plus came together in a warm rush of camaraderie and with a clear grasp of novelty. Here was a jazz piano trio with the heart and gall of a stadium rock band, grappling wryly but directly with anthemic covers and its own scarcely less anthemic originals. The group was brash and clever, its crooked sincerity often mistaken for smug acidity. A debate arose in jazz circles over the entitlements of such a group, what it ...
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Latin Jazz Conversations: Danilo Perez (Part 5)
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The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
Pianist Danilo Pérez has spent his life making a difference in a variety of ways that have touched countless people around the world. As a performer, Pérez has applied enthusiastic creativity and smart musicality consistently, raising the artistic bar wherever he performs. From his younger days performing on Panama's lively music scene to later Stateside gigs with vocalist Jon Hendricks and saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera, Pérez's artistic vision has changed the state of each context that he visits. His bold musicianship ...
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UYS Interview: Sarah Jane Morris & Rachel Z
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underyourskin
Sarah Jane Morris Rachel Z Thess interviews are part of the book/dvd project “Under your skin" which includes Interviews with Ahmad Jamal, Chuck D—Public Enemy, Randy Weston, Greg Phillinganes, Stanley Clarke, Eric Bobo/Cypress Hill, Liu Fang, Malika Zarra, Zap Mama, Les Nubians, Esperanza Spalding, Lydia Lunch, Lee “Scratch" Perry, Rhonda Smith, DJ KutMasta Kurt, Sepultura, Joe Bowie, Korn, Henry ...
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Latin Jazz Conversations: Danilo Perez (Part 4)
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The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
Pianist Danilo Pérez spent his youth building a solid career as a musician, and as his career moved into high gear, he sat in a position to lead both as a musician and a human being. Pérez was introduced to music at a young age by his father, a professional vocalist, inspiring the young musicians to attend the National Conservatory. He soon became busy on Panama's professional music scene, while simultaneously earning a technical degree in electronics. Pérez knew music ...
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Still Great at 80: Celebrating the Music of Sonny Rollins
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Groove Notes
Here is another great conversation between KPLU's Nick Morrison and Kirsten Kendrick. You can read the dialogue or hear the audio commentary by clicking the link at the end of the text conversation. Kirsten Kendrick and Nick Morrison Saxophonist Sonny Rollins celebrated his 80th birthday last week, and KPLU's Kirsten Kendrick and Nick Morrison mark the occasion with a look into his music legacy. SEATTLE, WA (KPLU) - Jazz saxophone legend Sonny Rollins celebrated his 80th birthday on September 7th. ...
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Latin Jazz Conversations: Danilo Perez (Part 3)
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The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
Pianist Danilo Pérez spent his early years working hard to earn the knowledge that would create the foundation for a successful career as a leader. Pérez was introduced to the life of a professional musician by his father, a singer whose deep love of music became a central part of his son's life. Pérez began playing music at young age and eventually he made his way to the National Conservatory and the professional music scene. He earned a technical degree ...
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An Interview with Buke and Gass, Part 1
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We All Make Music
Finding a unique sound is one of the greatest challenges musicians face. And the Brooklyn-based duo Buke and Gass, (pronounced “byuke" and “gace") comprised of Arone Dyer and Aron Sanchez, took a real ground-up approach in this endeavor—they created new instruments. Dyer, a veteran guitarist, plays a modified baritone ukulele (Buke) and Sanchez, a professional instrument-maker who builds custom instruments for Blue Man Group, plays the Gass, a sort of guitar-bass hybrid. Add Dyer's charged, yet child-like lead vocals, harmonies ...
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"The Mystery is Gone and Artists Just Start Looking Like Normal People That Aren't so Special," Says Kevin Breuner of CD Baby. Interview Part Two.
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HypeBot
In the second segment of my interview with Kevin Breuner, who is the Marketing Project Manager at CD Baby and host of the DIY Musician Podcast, we talk about the singular model of success that the record industry operated under, why musicians need to think of themselves as entrepreneurs, and The Great Reset occurring in the record and music industries. Kyle Bylin: In the past, the record and music industries were disproportionately biased towards a singular mode of thinking about ...
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