Interview News

Sonny Rollins Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
November 28, 2006

Legendary jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins is a “household word," an innovator, and a “hardy perennial" in the jazz world. He came up, performed, and recorded with the likes of Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, and John Coltrane. His musical evolution never stopped, and at 76, he continues to offer a hefty schedule of concerts worldwide.

Veteran AAJ contributor Victor Schermer caught up with Rollins a few weeks before a performance at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center, to talk about his career, his most ...

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Benevento/Russo Duo Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
November 27, 2006

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Bob Reynolds Interviewed On The Jason Crane Show

Source: All About Jazz
November 21, 2006

On the latest episode of The Jason Crane Show, Jason Crane interviews saxophonist Bob Reynolds. Reynolds has made a name for himself in the bands of singer-songwriters Jonah Smith and Nelly McKay, and he'll spend 2007 on the road with John Mayer. Reynolds has a new album out called Can't Wait For Perfect on the Fresh Sound New Talent label. The CD is getting strong reviews from folks like Michael Brecker and Joshua Redman. You can find out more about ...

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Contrabassist/Composer Steuart Liebig Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
November 21, 2006

Steuart Liebig has been a mainstay on the Left Coast scene for many years. With a variety of projects ranging from the avant garde to the avant blues, he recently celebrated his 50th birthday with a concert featuring a veritable who's who of the Los Angeles experimental scene.

All About Jazz contributor Rex Butters caught up with Liebig at his home studio recently, and it's an intriguing look at an artist whose career is as uncompromising as they come.

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Trumpeter Steven Bernstein Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
November 20, 2006

Trumpeter/composer/arranger Steven Bernstein may be the ultimate Downtown jazz personality. Certainly, he's one of the most ubiquitous and hard-working since he began playing in New York in the 1980s after relocating from California.

Contributing Editor Paul Olson caught up with Bernstein for an in-depth interview that addresses, amongst other things, his two 2006 releases with his longstanding group Sex Mob, and the first release by his Millenial Territory Orchestra.

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Legendary Singer Helen Merrill Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
November 6, 2006

One of the most distinctive jazz singers ever, Helen Merrill started singing professionally sixty years ago when her warm voice paired with the Reggie Childs Orchestra in 1946. But that was just the start of a long and vivid story which would lead the talented young daughter of Croatian immigrants to make history in jazz by recording with [trumpeter] Clifford Brown and [arranger/bandleader] Gil Evans in the 1950s.

A legend in her own right, AAJ contributor Joao Moreira dos Santos ...

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Czech Pianist Emil Viklicky Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
October 31, 2006

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Drummer/Bandleader Winard Harper Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
October 30, 2006

A tremendous force on the drums and percussion instruments of all kinds and a successful bandleader, Winard Harper has been beating on one kind of instrument or another since almost before he could walk. A child prodigy and now a veteran performer, Harper's music recognizes few stylistic, cultural, or genre boundaries. Comfortable in any setting--whether playing on the Kennedy Center stage with longtime collaborator Dr. Billy Taylor--or leading his own raucous, multi-cultural band at a local club, Harper is one ...

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