Interview News

Drummer Stanton Moore Goes to the Heart of Funk

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
April 7, 2010

By Tad Hendrickson

Swing, clave, or groove is inherent in different kinds of music. While the nuance of each term's meaning is specific to its genre, there's a general overlying idea of a rhythmic sweet spot that makes the music come alive. This is something drummer Stanton Moore has grappled with since he started playing and has continued with as he explored rock, the second-line music of New Orleans and hardcore funk. It carries on to this day as the ...

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Interview: John Bunch (Part 2)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
April 7, 2010

The late John Bunch is best remembered as an elegant trio pianist. But back in the late 1950s and into the 1960s and 1970s, John played fearlessly in some of the best big bands still touring and recording. The list includes one of the most revered band recordings of the late 1950s, Maynard Ferguson's A Message From Newport. That's his piano on there swinging away on intros and breaks. [Photo of John Bunch in 2003 by Hank O'Neal]

Last year ...

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Archivist and Author of The Jazz Loft Project, Sam Stephenson, Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
April 7, 2010

When, in 1997, writer, scholar, and archivist Sam Stephenson serendipitously came across audio tapes, photographs and other documents involving jazz musicians congregating in photographer W. Eugene Smith's Manhattan loft in the late 1950s and early 1960s, he was surprised as anyone. The wall of cartons had been unopened since before Smith's death in 1978. Stephenson and his cohorts spent several years studying the documents, including tapes in which one can hear jazz musicians conversing, brainstorming and playing in a relaxed, ...

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Interview: Guvera Ceo Claes Loberg

Source: HypeBot
April 6, 2010

Early attempts at ad supported music failed to gain traction. But last week Australian based Guvera entered public beta in the U.S. with a different approach that EMI and Universal hope will capture advertiser and fan interest.

Guvera offers free 256kbps downloads paid for by advertisers who can match artists to their brand's 'personality'. As you can see by the image to the left, Guvera is not particularly subtle when it comes to marketing.

In this ...

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Interview: John Bunch (Part 1)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
April 6, 2010

John Bunch liked to be underestimated. The courtly and congenial pianist who died last week at age 88 enjoyed projecting an everyman image and often made a point of telling people that he didn't have much technical training. But what John did have was something that most jazz musicians spend a lifetime trying to acquire--perfect rhythm and enormous taste in chord phrasing. And for a jazz pianist, that's pretty much all you need. With just those two skills, John could ...

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Trumpeter Tim Hagans Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
April 6, 2010

Trumpeter Tim Hagans, it appears at times, can almost fly under the radar. His splendid playing has been heard in a variety of contexts over the years, always creative, expressive, expansive. Maria Schneider expresses glee when he'sable to be a part of her orchestra and help interpret her musical creations. He's been part of the Stan Kenton organization and played alongside the wonderful Thad Jones. He brings a bright, buoyant style to every occasion.

Hagans' latest release is the continuation ...

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Bassist Yuri Goloubev Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
April 5, 2010

After a highly successful career in one of the world's greatest classical ensembles, the Moscow Soloists, Russian double-bassist Yuri Goloubev decided to turn his back entirely on this world to heed another calling: jazz.

Responding to his lifelong passion, Goloubev established himself in Milan, Italy, where in the past five years he has recorded an impressive number of sessions and fully established himself on the national jazz scene.

As one-third of the short-lived but highly impressive trio SGS, Goloubev established ...

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Interview: Frank D'Rone (Part 3)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
April 3, 2010

Not all singers who came up in the 1950s became Tony Bennett or Sarah Vaughan. Some were popular only in their local towns. Some lacked talent or didn't have enough charisma. Some fell in with lousy record labels or the wrong crowd. Some were short on persistence or endurance. Others just gave up and went into another line of work. And then there were those highly gifted singers with enormous taste who came very, very close to becoming a household ...

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