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A Conversation with NEA Jazz Master David Baker

Source: The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
April 24, 2012

David Baker on the cello, which became his second instrument after an accident ended his trombone days. When friend and Jazz Education Network board colleague (and fine keyboardist in her own right) Monika Herzig—a proud Indiana University grad and student of National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master David Baker—asked me to contribute a chapter to the book she was editing on David’s rich career and life, I was honored. That ask also took me back to when I first ...

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Dave Kusek on Exiting Berklee, Digital Cowboys and What's Next [interview]

Source: HypeBot
April 24, 2012

After 14 successful years, Dave Kusek is stepping down as VP at Berklee College Of Music to pursue business consulting and angel investing in digital music and media. We caught up with Kusek, who also co-authored the iconic “Future Of Music" to learn his plans. HYPEBOT: You've had a very successful run at Berklee, founding it's online school and more. Why leave now? DAVE KUSEK: I have been thinking about moving onto the next stage in my career for a ...

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Muhal Meets the Warriors Part 4/4

Source: Ars Nova Workshop
April 19, 2012

Leading up to the April 28th premiere at Montgomery County Community College of a new piece written by Muhal Richard Abrams for Bobby Zankel's Warriors of the Wonderful Sound, music writer Shaun Brady (JazzTimes, Philadelphia City Paper, Philadelphia Inquirer) will be contributing a series of blog posts about the project. This is the second installment of Brady's four-part series. A Conversation With Muhal Richard Abrams and the Warriors Of The Wonderful Sound On April 28 at Montgomery County Community College, Bobby Zankel’s ...

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Interview: Mike McCartney (Part 2)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
April 12, 2012

In the late 1950s, Liverpool was thick with home-grown poets, writers and artists who revered American beat poets and painters. But because of Liverpool's geographic isolation from the main of England and Liverpudlians' fast, snappy brand of humor, the approach came with a wicked wit. Back in the early '60s, a serious intellect combined with an irreverent sense of humor typically resulted in what we now refer to as Pop, a social-mocking movement that started in England in the mid-1950s. ...

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Interview: Mike McCartney (Part 1)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
April 11, 2012

Most people are unaware that Paul McCartney has a younger brother. That's because since the early 1960s, Mike McCartney [pictured above] has done a noble job of avoiding any temptation to cash in on his brother's fame. Which is pretty classy, as celebrity siblings go. As I write in today's Wall Street Journal (go here or pick up a copy), Mike is an artist in his own right. Mike has always been a photographer, but back in the '60s and ...

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Getting Surreal, One On One With Bluey Maunick Of Incognito

Source: 1888 Media
April 5, 2012

A SURREAL INTRODUCTION By Bluey of Incognito Say the word “surreal" and various things come to mind - dreamlike, unreal, fantastic, odd, bizarre or even weird. For me the experiences leading to the final outcome of Incognito’s fifteenth studio album have been an amalgamation of all these synonyms and expressions! We have our own sound and we have a fan base worldwide, but this was not the time to sit on our laurels or cut corners to compete ...

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Muhal Meets the Warriors Part 3/4

Source: Ars Nova Workshop
April 4, 2012

Leading up to the April 28th premiere at Montgomery County Community College of a new piece written by Muhal Richard Abrams for Bobby Zankel's Warriors of the Wonderful Sound, music writer Shaun Brady (JazzTimes, Philadelphia City Paper, Philadelphia Inquirer) will be contributing a series of blog posts about the project. This is the second installment of Brady's four-part series. A Conversation With Vijay Iyer On April 28 at Montgomery County Community College, Bobby Zankel’s big band the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound ...

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Abbey Rader Featured In Jazz & Blues Florida

Source: Jazz & Blues Florida
April 1, 2012

"As heard on his latest recording, Live at PAX, the drummer’s powerful pulses and dynamic stick work propel nine group improvisations by Rader, saxophonists John McMinn and Noah Brandmark and bassist Kyle Motl." —Bob Weinberg for Jazz & Blues Florida Abbey Rader and his Generations Quartet are the cover story in April's edition of Jazz & Blues Florida. The feature explores Rader's roots his musical perspective and the new album. The band is hosting a CD Release Party at PAX ...

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