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Q&;A: Kenny Garrett
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Jazz Online By Joseph Vella
I had the pleasure of working with saxophonist Kenny Garrett during the early years of Jazz Online which included interviewing him several times as well as producing two exciting live video sessions with his quartet at Oakland's famed jazz club and Japanese restaurant Yoshi's. One of my fondest memories of hanging out with Kenny was listening to him talk about his love for Japan and its culture as he ordered his sushi in Japanese. At the time, he was just ...
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On Roscoe Mitchell
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Ars Nova Workshop
On Thursday, March 17, Ars Nova Workshop presents Archer Spade and Drew Ceccato performing the work of Roscoe Mitchell, a founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). For this special night in ANW’s Composer Portrait series, Archer Spade, a duo of Philadelphians Nick Millevoi (guitar) and Daniel Blacksberg (trombone), will unite with Drew Ceccato (woodwinds), who is currently studying with Mitchell at Mills College. The trio will be performing ...
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Sista's Place (Part 2)
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The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
Our conversation with Viola Plummer, Roger Wareham, and Ahmed Abdullah of Sista's Place, Brooklyn's vibrant Saturday night jazz series, continues... The last time I visited Sista's Place, to hear a rough & ready band featuring Hamiet Bluiett, D.D. Jackson, Andrew Cyrille, Billy Bang, Bob Stewart, and Sista's artistic director Ahmed Abdullah, I was struck by the energetic synergy between audience and musicians. There was a constant amen corner from the audience and that in turn seemed to feed the musicians ...
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Cellist Matt Haimovitz Interviewed at All About Jazz
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All About Jazz
It's a fairly audacious idea for a cello octet to interpret the music of jazz icons such as bassist Charles Mingus, trumpeter Miles Davis and saxophonist Ornette Coleman, never mind the Mahavishnu Orchestra, but clearly, as seen on the compelling Meeting of the Spirits, cellist Matt Haimovitz loves a challenge. After two dozen albums, Haimovitz, in close collaboration with arranger/composer David Sanford, has turned his attention to the jazz world, putting his octet Uccello through the paces with the additional ...
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Drummer Matt Jorgensen Interviewed at All About Jazz
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All About Jazz
Matt Jorgensen is a very busy man. A drummer and composer, he plays and records with a wide variety of musicians, including his own long-running quartet 451 and popular trumpeter and label-mate Thomas Marriott. Jorgensen also co-manages the Origin Records label, a thriving concern that has released over 300 discs since 1997, and that now encompasses two associated labels, OA2 and Origin Classical. He is also a family man, and it's a family connection that provided the spark for his ...
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Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith Interviewed at All About Jazz....And More!
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All About Jazz
Wadada Leo Smith's career as a creative musician spans more than forty years. The trumpeter/composer's myriad accomplishments have been well-documented, particularly recently, as his recoding and performance career have undergone a marked renaissance, the success of which has shown a spotlight not only on his recent undertakings, but also inspired a reexamination of his past works. At age 70, Smith is as busy as he has ever been performing more regularly now than in his youth, composing, leading multiple ensembles, ...
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