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Guitar Icon Jim Hall Interviewed at AAJ

Guitar Icon Jim Hall Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz

There's good news and better news for the many fans of guitar great Jim Hall--counted among them a number of established guitarists who are, themselves, eminent. It would be hard to find a guitarist who doesn't look up to Hall and whose playing has not been influenced by him in some way. Players relish Hall's rich sound--the interesting melodic and harmonic ideas, the way he lets music breathe, the phrasing. The good news is that his most recent recording, the ...

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Bill Frisell & Cuong Vu Interviews

Bill Frisell & Cuong Vu Interviews

Source: All About Jazz

Bill Frisell Interview Cuong Vu Interview These interviews are part of the book project “under your skin" which includes Interviews with: Anthony Braxton, Ornette Coleman, Public Enemy, Taj Mahal, Yusef Lateef, Melvin Gibbs, Bob James, Skip Mcdonald, Erika Stucky, Living Colour, Rhonda Smith, Dj Rob Swift, Marilyn Crispell, Dick Griffin, Billy Bang, Kahil El ...

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Jazz St. Louis Podcast Interview with Dr. Lonnie Smith Now Online

Jazz St. Louis Podcast Interview with Dr. Lonnie Smith Now Online

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman



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Notes from the Net: Oliver Lake Reviewed, Peter Erskine Interviewed, John Zorn Goes West, and More

Notes from the Net: Oliver Lake Reviewed, Peter Erskine Interviewed, John Zorn Goes West, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

A day late but otherwise none the worse for the wear, here's our weekly compilation of news and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest:* Miles Davis' landmark album Kind of Blue officially turned 50 years old this past week, and the jazz blogs Straight No Chaser and Rifftides both had noteworthy commemorative posts. ...

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Saxophonist Odean Pope Interviewed at AAJ

Saxophonist Odean Pope Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz

Grounded in the Baptist spirituals of his youth followed by a musical upbringing in Philadelphia with the likes of John Coltrane and organist Jimmy Smith as mentors, tenor saxophonist Odean Pope is the bridge between hard bop and free.

His contributions to jazz are of major historical significance and through his over two decade long fruitful association with drummer Max Roach, groundbreaking saxophone choir, trio and quartet work and educational outreach he has influenced generations of musicians. At the same ...

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Revolutionary Snake Ensemble's Ken Field Interviewed at AAJ

Revolutionary Snake Ensemble's Ken Field Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz

Saxophonist/composer Ken Field describes the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble as a “funk and street beat brass band playing New Orleans and other modern improvised celebratory styles." Playing original compositions and those of artists as diverse as Billy Idol and Ornette Coleman, the RSE was formed in 1990 to entertain a at a pagan women's ritual celebration. The project continued and today RSE is a fixture on the Boston, New York and New Orleans musical scenes. RSE's two discs-- Year of the ...

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Percussionist/Composer Alex Cline Interviewed at AAJ

Percussionist/Composer Alex Cline Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz

West coast drummer/percussionist Alex Cline is a sensitive player with a strong feel for interesting harmonies, shifting voices and changing moods when he writes music. It's a sensitivity not usually associated with drummers. But what's inside Cline, and comes through in his music, is from an artist and a musician, not merely a drummer.

He plays mainstream jazz gigs, but after his rock-influenced youth, he gravitated, almost by fate, to the free-form improvisers, getting his first break playing with Julius ...

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Melvin Gibbs Interview

Melvin Gibbs Interview

Source: All About Jazz

Melvin Gibbs interview This interview is part of the book project “under your skin" which will include Interviews with: Anthony Braxton, Ornette Coleman, Public Enemy, Taj Mahal, Yusef Lateef, Bill Frisell, Bob James, Skip Mcdonald, Erika Stucky, Living Colour, Dj Rob Swift, Marilyn Crispell, Dick Griffin, Billy Bang, Kahil El Zabaar, Michael Ricci - All About Jazz, Val-Inc, Chico Freeman, Esperanza Spalding, Eddie Henderson, Dinosaur Jr, Lydia ...

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