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Interview: Mose Allison (Part 2)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
September 11, 2010

Pianist-singer Mose Allison is perhaps rock's least likely muse. A Southern blues singer-pianist, Mose's lyrics are sophisticated and riddled with puns while his voice has a distinct twang. But it's this subversive originality and “who cares" approach that has made his music attractive to artists such as Georgie Fame, the Yardbirds, the Clash, Leon Russell, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello and Bonnie Raitt. You also can hear his flinty phrasing in the voices of Bob Dylan, Mungo Jerry, Gregg Allman, Neil ...

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Latin Jazz Conversations: Danilo Perez (Part 2)

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
September 11, 2010

Children are never born with an innate sense of musical ability; they learn to create music through the help of influential mentors. Sometimes these role models are a natural part of life—a member of the family, a close friend, or even a neighbor. Other times, mentors might be local musicians, active educators, or even a legendary artist. Wherever they come from, they enter a young person's life and they leave a piece of themselves with that aspiring musician. These chunks ...

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Interview: Jared Moya, Chief Editor of Zeropaid PT. 2

Source: HypeBot
September 10, 2010

This is the second half of my interview segment with Jared Moya (read part 1), who is currently the Chief Editor of ZeroPaid.com. In it, Moya talks about the merits of embracing chaos, the Great Reset in the music and record industries, and how new ways of working and living will drive the post-crash prosperity. Putting forth the notion of embracing chaos, through and through, do you believe that so-called “music revolutionaries" won't be able to create more change than ...

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Interview: Mose Allison (Part 1)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
September 11, 2010

Mose Allison sings like he's taking a bath with his clothes on. There's a lovely howling casualness about his vocal style, but what you hear is somewhat deceptive. Within that rural yowl is wisdom and depth, not only in the lyrics of the songs he chooses but also in his piano playing. Mose may initially sound like he just fell off the turnip truck, but he played and recorded with Al Cohn and Zoot Sims, Stan Getz and Gerry Mulligan ...

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Latin Jazz Conversations: Danilo Perez (Part 1)

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
September 10, 2010

Musicians reach a fluency in performance through their connection with the artfrom; for the most proficient artists, music is completely ingrained into every aspect of their life. In many cases, this total immersion in music happens at a young age, through the influence of a family member of close friend. The young person hears music on a constant basis, exposing them to the ideas, techniques, and artistic concepts of history's great musicians. Musical creation becomes a fun and recurring activity ...

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Interview: Jared Moya, Chief Editor of Zeropaid PT. 1

Source: HypeBot
September 9, 2010

Recently, I spoke with Jared Moya, who describes himself not as a “tech geek," but rather as an “avid fan of the digital revolution and what it's meant for the instant communication of thoughts, information, and culture unencumbered by longtime geographic restraints." He is currently the Chief Editor of ZeroPaid.com. From your perspective, how would you characterize this dichotomy between the traditional record industry and that of the next music business and their perspectives on embracing new technology? Jared Moya: ...

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Interview: Jerry Lee Lewis

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
September 9, 2010

Driving south out of Memphis on I-55 last Wednesday, I popped on Jerry Lee Lewis' new CD, Mean Old Man. Officially released yesterday, the album is a tour de force of little-known country and rock songs featuring Lewis on piano accompanied by a who's who of guests, including Mick Jagger, Merle Haggard, John Fogerty, Mavis Staples, Ringo Starr and others. As I sped along with the music blasting, I couldn't help but marvel at how cool it was to be ...

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Sonny Rollins: The Abstract Expressionist

Source: Michael Ricci
September 8, 2010

After 60 years of playing tenor sax, Sonny Rollins thinks he just might be getting the hang of it. Sonny Rollins, saxophone colossus, turns 80 on September 7. You wouldn't know it to see him standing at the front of the bandstand, one of the last of the jazz legends, unleashing his soul through the frantic force of brash and sinuous improvisations, much as expressionist painters once attacked their canvases with color. On his best nights, Rollins rides the rhythm ...

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