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Take Five with Harpist / Vocalist Deborah Henson-Conant
by AAJ Staff
Meet Deborah Henson-Conant Grammy-nominated electric harpist, singer, composer, and educator Deborah Henson-Conant (DHC), synonymous with her website HipHarp.com, has spent nearly four decades redefining what the harp can be. Blending blues, flamenco, Latin, and classical influences, she creates music that integrates voice, stories, and instrumental performance--driven by rhythm and character. Using a looper pedal ...
Take Five with Guitarist Johannes Ravn Hagmund-Hansen
by AAJ Staff
Meet Johannes Ravn Hagmund-Hansen Johannes Ravn Hagmund-Hansen is an award-winning guitarist and composer from Faaborg, Denmark, now based in Brooklyn, New York, after having completed his masters degree at the Manhattan School of Music on a scholarship. He is an in-demand player as both a bandleader and sideman, and has performed his own music at renowned ...
Streaming Services Introduce “Skip the Solo” Button After Listener Feedback
by AAJ Staff
For listeners who love jazz--just not all of it. In a sweeping update rolled out this week, major streaming platforms have introduced a new feature aimed squarely at modern listening habits: the “Skip the Solo" button. The function, now live across several leading services, allows users to bypass improvised sections in jazz ...
Major Conservatories Introduce “Influencer Studies” for Jazz Musicians
by AAJ Staff
If you can't build an audience, does the audience exist? Facing declining enrollment in traditional performance programs and a rapidly evolving music industry, several leading conservatories have announced a bold new academic track: Influencer Studies for Jazz Musicians. The curriculum, launching this fall, aims to equip students with the skills necessary not ...
Take Five with Pianist Noah Stoneman
by AAJ Staff
Meet Noah Stoneman Noah Stoneman is a pianist and composer from London who has been based in New York City for the past three years. His career has already seen him collaborate with master musicians from all walks of musical life, and he is intent on keeping this diversity of creativity as a fixture of his ...
Take Five with singer-songwriter-pianist EBBA
by AAJ Staff
Meet EBBA NYC-based Swedish singer-songwriter-pianist EBBA is reshaping what it means to be a jazz artist in 2025. A Berklee Presidential Scholar and recent graduate, she moves fluidly between jazz sophistication and raw, modern songwriting, carving out a sound that's fearless and arrestingly original. Fresh off the road with Jon Batiste, adding keys and vocals to his global tour ...
Meet Guitarist Miles Mindlin
by AAJ Staff
Meet Miles Mindlin Miles Mindlin is an award-winning virtuoso jazz guitarist, composer and bandleader from London. He is based in New York City after completing his masters at the Manhattan School of Music on a scholarship. He is highly in demand across the UK, the USA and Europe and has performed his own music ...
Take Five with Saxophonist Steve Treseler
by AAJ Staff
Meet Steve Treseler Steve Treseler is an award-winning Seattle-based saxophonist, composer, and innovative leader in teaching improvised music. Hailed by Earshot as a “firebrand of the tenor saxophone," DownBeat calls his music “beautifully crafted... whether free, through-composed, or somewhere in between." Steve performs and leads improvisation workshops throughout North America and Europe, performing at Birdland, Blue ...
Take Five with Pianist Andrii Pokaz
by AAJ Staff
Meet Andrii Pokaz Andrii Pokaz holds Bachelor's and PhD degrees from the Odesa National A.V. Nezhdanova Academy of Music, where he later returned as a professor, teaching and mentoring young Ukrainian musicians for over 16 years. A laureate of numerous international competitions, he is also frequently invited to serve on juries at prestigious music contests.
Take Five with flutist Hanna Kim
by AAJ Staff
Meet Hanna Kim Hanna Kim is a talented South Korean flutist, arranger, composer, improviser, songwriter, and a bandleader. After she earned her B.A. in Music and the M.M. degree with a concentration in flute performance and conducting in California. After that, Hanna also graduated from Berklee College of Music with a B.M. in 2016 as a ...
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