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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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Royce Campbell: Playing Pretty
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
As a jazz guitarist, it's not easy to play pretty. You have to worship harmony, you have to love the sound of the instrument, and you have to want to seduce audiences. Back in the 1950s and 1960s, guitarists like Barry Galbraith, Jimmy Raney, Chuck Wayne, Mundell Lowe, Wes Montgomery and others understood the conversational quality and beckoning nature of the instrument. One guitarist around today who is carrying that torch is Royce Campbell. Royce's name might not ring a ...
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Mercury Prize-Nominated Pianist Kit Downes Interviewed at All About Jazz
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All About Jazz
Kit Downes' career as a jazz musician has, indeed, taken off in a very short time. He's still in his mid-20s, but such is his talent and appetite for music that Downes has become one of the most sought-after keyboardist in Britain, and he's a key presence in a series of cutting-edge bands, with The Golden Age Of Steam, Troyka, Big Cat and his own Kit Downes Trio all springing readily to mind. While the intelligent but unassuming musician has ...
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