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Gerald Clayton Supposes Tradition and Innovation Can Peacefully Exist
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JamaicaMusic Offbeat
At one-forth the age of jazz, New York based jazz pianist Gerald Clayton stakes his claim in the history and the present of jazz. “Tradition and innovation can peacefully exist", supposes the son of famous bassist John Clayton. However, his biography states, 'with Gerald behind the piano this coexistence anything but peaceful.' 'His dynamic and award-winning sound has been praised in print by the Jazz Times and Los Angeles Times. The New York Times has saluted his ...
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Guitarist Steve Howe Interviewed at AAJ
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All About Jazz
Steve Howe has been a major figure in contemporary music for over 40 years. He first came to international prominence with Yes; he's a key figure in rock supergroup Asia; and his distinctive guitar style makes him one of the most recognizable players on the scene. His love of jazz is less well-known but it has been a crucial part of his life since he was a teenager. His work with the Steve Howe Trio now gives him a chance ...
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Interview: Nancy Wilson (Part 5)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In 1966, a shift began in Nancy Wilson's choices for Capitol. Like many pop-jazz artists who were striving to stay current in a market overrun by young radio-listening record-buyers, Nancy began to include rock and soul hits of the day. But unlike most pop artists who awkwardly tried to seem with it, Nancy was naturally comfortable in the genre. Actually she was more than comfortable. A Nancy Wilson interpretation of songs like And I Love Him, Sunny, Hurt So Bad ...
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George Wettling's Righteous Rage
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Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
The man in the picture looks serious, intent, but hardly dangerous. He is George Wettling known for his wonderful drumming with Eddie Condon, Max Kaminsky, Jimmy McPartland, Artie Shaw, Paul Whiteman, Benny Goodman, Bud Freeman, Ruby Braff, Pee Wee Russell, Art Hodes, and many others. In my recent, quite amiable discussion of Moldy Figs and Mossy Stones with Nate Chinen, one of my friends, drummer Mike Burgevin, brought up a piece of jazz legend: he had read somewhere that George ...
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Jambase Questionnaire: Jeff Coffin
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JamBase
Welcome to the second installment of JamBase's new weekly feature where we put a baker's dozen of probing, wide-ranging questions to the bright lights in the jam scene and beyond in order to expose juicy tidbits about their musical minds. If you missed it, the series began last week with Rob Barraco of Dark Star Orchestra. See it here.
Jeff Coffin There's a streamlined intensity to Jeff Coffin. Even when he smiles - and he's got a great one, especially ...
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Under Your Skin Interviews: Antipop Consortium & JG Thirlwell
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All About Jazz
Antipop Consortium interview JG Thirlwell / Foetus interview This interview is part of the book project under your skin which includes Interviews with: Goran Bregovic, Ornette Coleman, Chuck D - Public Enemy, Kat Dyson, Dinosaur Jr, Malika Zarra, Zap Mama, Les Nubians, Lydia Lunch, Lee “Scratch Perry", Pablo Moses, Henry Rollins, Rhonda Smith, Sepultura, ...
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April 16, 1943: Setting the Stage for World's First Acid Trip
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All About Jazz
1943: Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the psychedelic properties of LSD. Hofmann, a Swiss chemist, was researching the synthesis of a lysergic acid compound, LSD-25, when he inadvertently absorbed a bit through his fingertips. Intrigued by the stimulating effects on his perception, Hofmann decided further exploration was warranted. Three days later he ingested 250 micrograms of LSD, embarking on the first full-fledged acid trip. In his autobiography, “LSD, My Problem Child," Hofmann remembered his discovery this way: I was forced to ...
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April 15, 1452: It's the Renaissance, Man!
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All About Jazz
1452: Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest multitalented artists in our history, is born in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci. Painter, sculptor, anatomist, architect, engineer, geologist: The labels don't even begin to describe him. Da Vinci's influence is so diverse that few haven't heard of him or his work -- the paintings of Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, the drawing of Vitruvian Man, and the incredible sketches of machines imagined long before they would become possible. An ...
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