Interview News

Saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock Interviewed at AAJ...And More

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2008

With Sleepthief (Intakt, 2008), Ingrid Laubrock--since mid-decade amongst the most singular saxophonists and bandleaders on the British scene--has made an album so exceptional that the German-born, London-based player hasn’t gone so much global as galactic.

The disc features Laubrock in a trio with British pianist Liam Noble and American drummer Tom Rainey, on a wholly improvised program in which she dazzles with her improvisations and also with the paradigm-shifting sonic vocabularies she is developing on the tenor and soprano. It ...

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"Under Your Skin" Interviews: Anthony Braxton, Ornette Coleman, Cindy Blackman, and more!

Source: All About Jazz
September 11, 2008

“Under Your Skin" is a cultural mosaic on the art of music and its creators. Recent Interviews by Host Alexander McLean:

Jamaaladeen Tacuma Interview

Rhonda Smith Interview

Joe Sample Interview

Jean-Paul Bourelly Interview

Calvin Weston Interview

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Smooth Saxophonist Jessy J Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
September 10, 2008

How you react to Jessy J depends a great deal upon whether you see her or hear her first.

Born Jessica Spinella in Portland, Oregon, the multi-instrumentalist has carved out a sturdy reputation as a musician in the studio and onstage in bands supporting Michael Bolton, Jessica Simpson and Gloria Trevi. In 2007, she released a eponymous debut album that didn't make much of a splash. Her sophomore effort, Tequila Moon (Peak Records, 2008) has been a fixture on airplay ...

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Singer Cassandra Wilson Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
September 9, 2008

The deep, rich voice of Cassandra Wilson, now among the most exalted of jazz vocalists, is something to savor. She has an adventurous spirit when it comes to her music, and whether playing with original melodies, or turning others songs--of jazz, folk, blues or pop origin--inside out, it's always something to relish, like a fine brandy that can be felt sweetly burning down to the stomach then spreading the glow back up where it can be felt warming the ears. ...

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Saxophonist Donny McCaslin Interviewed at AAJ...And More

Source: All About Jazz
September 8, 2008

Saxophonist and composer Donny McCaslin won the 2008 Down Beat Rising Star Award, which is both gratifying and hilarious, considering that he's been on the scene for nearly 20 years. In recent years, though, McCaslin has appeared in a number of high-profile settings, including the Maria Schneider Orchestra (for which he received a Grammy nomination) and with trumpeter Dave Douglas' Quintet.

On Recommended Tools (Greenleaf Music, 2008), McCaslin tackles one of the hallmarks of a saxophonist's career--the trio record. McCaslin ...

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Inside Wired the Charlie Kaufman Interview Assignment

Source: All About Jazz
September 6, 2008

An almost-real-time, behind-the-scenes look at the assigning, writing, editing, and designing of a Wired feature. This is a one-time experiment, tied solely to the Charlie Kaufman profile scheduled to run in our November 08 issue.

Photo Issues, Pt. I

By Jason Tanz September 05, 2008 | 2:13:19 PM Kaufman does not sit for magazine photo shoots. That posed a problem; we take design very seriously at Wired, and without a quality, original shot, it ...

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Incognito Leader Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
September 3, 2008

What is in a song? Why is it that we connect to music? These are questions that the founder of Incognito, Jean-Paul “Bluey" Maunick has asked himself for the past several years.

The UK-based band has returned with the release of Tales from the Beach (Heads Up, 2008). There are many layers to the Incognito's music, representing a celebration of music and life, both in and out of the studio. Make no mistake: this pursuit of happiness through music is ...

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Keyboard Ace Chuck Leavell Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
September 2, 2008

Chuck Leavell is one of the world's premier blues rock pianists--a veteran musician who has recorded and toured with many of the best-known names in the business. He is perhaps best known for his work with the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Black Crowes, and most of all, his legendary years with the Allman Brothers Band in the '70s.

Leavell is a man who has spent time with presidents and whose friends include some of ...

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