Interview News

Christian McBride Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
May 23, 2006

With Live at Tonic, his first live recording and a whopping three-CD set that documents two nights at the legendary New York Club, bassist Chrisitan McBride ups the ante by supplementing his outstanding working group with a host of guests including guitarist Charlie Hunter, violinist Jenny Scheinman and pianist Jason Moran.

AAJ Senior Editor Chris M. Slawecki caught up with McBride on the eve of the CD's release, speaking with him about the new album and how he has become ...

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Roger Kellaway Trio with special guest Stefon Harris At the Jazz Standard May 25-28 / Live Interview w/Michael Bourne-WBGO Mon., May 22 at 2PM

Source: All About Jazz
May 20, 2006

Live Interview w/Michael Bourne-WBGO Mon., May 22 at 2PM 88.3FM www.WBGO.org May 25-28 Roger Kellaway Trio with special guest Stefon Harris Roger Kellaway - piano Russell Malone - guitar Jay Leonhart - bass Stefon Harris - vibraphone At the Jazz Standard 116 East 27th Street (btw. Park and Lex.) 212-576-2232 http://www.jazzstandard.net Music charge: $25 / $30 Friday & ...

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Drummer Jeff Hamilton Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
May 9, 2006

When it comes to mainstream drummers there are few who can match Jeff Hamilton. He's played with everyone from Monty Alexander to Diana Krall, the perfect confluence of traditional swing and textural innovation.

AAJ contributor Dr. Judith Schlesinger had the very good fortune of being on a jazz cruise with Hamilton, and took the opportunity to talk with him about his lengthy career, now in its fourth decade, and current projects including the Clayton Hamilton Big Band and his own ...

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Paul Motian Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
May 8, 2006

Veteran drummer Paul Motian has always been a busy guy, but since renewing his relationship with ECM a couple of years back he's moved into overdrive, releasing two albums of his own (I Have the Room Above Her last year, with his longstanding trio featuring guitarist Bill Frisell and saxophonist Joe Lovano, and this year's Garden of Eden, featuring his larger ensemble, formerly known as the Electric Bebop Band, now simply Paul Motian Bamd). He's also appeared on a number ...

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Dom Minasi "Live" Interview

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2006

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Erik Friedlander Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
May 1, 2006

The cello may be one of the most under-rated instruments in jazz, but Erik Friedlander hasn't let that stop him from becoming the most visible and in-demand cellists on the scene.

Along with high profile work with artists including John Zorn, Michael Brecker, Fred Hersch and Dave Douglas, Friedlander has led a number of his own groups over the years, the most enduring being Topaz, featuring saxophonist Andy Laster, bassist Stomu Takeishi and his brother, percussionist Satoshi Takeishi.

The group's ...

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Chris Potter Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
April 17, 2006

If Chris Potter's rising star seems to have no limit it's because his recognizable sound and flexible approach has become so in-demand that other artists are literally lining up to work with him.

But his own projects, fourteen to date since he released Presenting Chris Potter in 1992 at the age of 21, are taking increasing precedence, with his latest release, Underground (Sunnyside, 2006), being his most fully-realized and personal project to date.

AAJ contributor Mike Brannon caught up with ...

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Lee Rocker Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
April 10, 2006

Rockabilly roots-rocker Lee Rocker may have made his name as the upright bassist with The Stray Cats, but he's been anything but silent since the million-selling group dissolved. With eight albums under his own name, he's worked with legends including Carl Perkins and Dave Edmunds.

Senior Editor Chris Slawecki caught up with Rocker recently to talk about the rich legacy of Rockabilly, and Rocker's place in that history. Read Lee Rocker: Road Tested, American Made, up this morning at AAJ. ...

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