Interview News

Vocalist Claire Martin Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
September 13, 2007

Since Claire Martin's debut, The Waiting Game (Linn Records, 1992), she has been an instant success. She is hailed by many as the best British singer of the decade, with numerous prestigious awards and over ten albums to her credit. Martin started singing as a teenager and found her calling as a jazz singer early on. Having been influenced by such artists as Shirley Horn, Sheila Jordan, Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald, she has successfully created her own unique sound ...

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Saxophonist Ernie Watts Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
September 11, 2007

Very few musicians have a resume quite as varied or as impressive as saxophonist Ernie Watts. His musical curiosity and tremendous versatility have led him to perform in contexts as diverse as a TV show band, with orchestras, on small and big screen soundtracks, on over five hundred recording sessions which include many of the greatest names in Motown, in duo and in quartet settings as well as in a number of the most distinguished big bands in modern jazz ...

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Composer/Arranger/Conductor/Bandleader Vince Mendoza Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
September 10, 2007

If Vince Mendoza were only known as a composer, he'd still be worth interviewing; his songs have been covered by Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Kurt Elling, Charlie Haden and John Abercrombie. He'd be fascinating to talk to if he were only known as a recording bandleader--his early records Start Here (Blue Note, 1990) and Instructions Inside (Blue Note, 1991), his big band CD Sketches (ACT, 1994) and his orchestral recording Epiphany (Zebra, 1999) are all jazz classics that stand up ...

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Blues Singer Kemp Harris Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
September 6, 2007

Singer Kemp Harris is an artist of remarkable depth and talent. Perhaps you recall seeing him as Ben Fowler in the movie Next Stop Wonderland (1998), or you may have seen him in the movie Beacon Hill (2003). As well as doing these movies he has also done voiceover work in a Steven Spielberg production, as well as appearing in numerous television roles and commercials.

If you are a fan of the stage, you may have seen him in a ...

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Saxophonist Odean Pope Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
September 4, 2007

After more than forty years of being a highly regarded musician's musician, saxophonist Odean Pope threatens to break out into mass consciousness with the release of his sizzling tour de force session with his Saxophone Choir, appropriately titled Locked and Loaded: Live at The Blue Note (Half Note, 2006). While he also works in trio and quartet settings, his signature Saxophone Choir fulfills his early desire to translate the power and majesty of a gospel choir to his beloved reeds. ...

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John McLaughlin Interviewed at AAJ: First Part of "On the Road" Series

Source: All About Jazz
September 3, 2007

It's been nearly a decade since legendary guitarist John McLaughlin toured North America with an electric fusion band. With a new group, The 4th Dimension, and a new label, Abstract Logix, McLaughlin will be hitting the road in September, 2007 for a series of dates that will take him coast-to-coast in the United States, with a handful of Canadian dates also booked.

All About Jazz Senior Editor John Kelman will follow McLaughlin and his outstanding group--keyboardist/drummer Gary Husband, young bassist ...

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Saxophonist Bud Shank Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
August 30, 2007

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Paul Bley Radio Interview Tonight at 10pm (ET) with Host Chris Comer

Source: All About Jazz
August 28, 2007

10:00 pm Tuesday, August 28 Eastern US Time Zone on 88.3 fm WAIF Cincinnati, Ohio USA listen online Chris Comer's Third Interview with Jazz Pianist, Composer and ECM Recording Artist Jazz Pianist and Free Jazz Pioneer PAUL BLEY Chris Comer has talked to the influential and iconic free-jazz pianist Paul Bley before, and tonight on Chris Comer's dime Mr. Bley discusses his new ECM ...

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