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Review: Sonny Rollins 80th Birthday Concert
Let me say right off that this isn't really a review. More of an impression of a very special episode of Sonny Rollins in concert. Also, I didn't take any notes, so I can remember what I remember and that's it. Caveat, uh, you. (UPDATE: See the comments section for song titles provided by ...
The Jazz Session #198: Theo Bleckmann
Vocalist Theo Bleckmann is all by himself on his new solo recording, I Dwell In Possibility (Winter & Winter, 2010). In this interview, Bleckmann talks about why he wanted to record an album with only voice and toy instruments; how he approaches adapting the work of others; and the joys of feeling free to perform in ...
The Jazz Session #197: Steve Cardenas
Steve Cardenas has worked as a sideman on too many records to count, and now he's put out a solo album that shows why he's in such demand—West Of Middle (Sunnyside, 2010). In this interview, Cardenas talks about his approach to composition and his appreciation of instrumental “songs"; his work with Don Sickler transcribing all of ...
The Jazz Session #195: Andrew Lamb
Two weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, Andrew Lamb's trio went into the studio to record a response, the album New Orleans Suite (Engine Studios, 2005 & 2010). Now that album has been remastered and reissued to mark the fifth anniversary of the storm and the engineering disaster that flooded New Orleans. In this ...
The Jazz Session #194: Shane Endsley of Kneebody
For more than a decade, Kneebody has been making music thats hard to classify and harder to resist. Their new album is You Can Have Your Moment (Winter & Winter, 2010). In this interview, trumpeter Shane Endsley talks about the bands different approach to recording the new album; the complex series of musical cues the band ...
The Jazz Session #193: Jimmy Amadie
Pianist Jimmy Amadie has recorded seven albums, despite being able to play for just a couple hours every few months as a result of severe problems with his hands. On his most recent record, Kindred Spirits (TP Recordings, 2010), Amadie is joined by Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano and Lew Tabackin, among others. In this interview, Amadie ...
The Jazz Session #192: Gene Bertoncini
Here's an interview I recorded in 2007 with guitarist Gene Bertoncini. This is what I said about him back then: Raised in the Bronx, Bertoncini began his musical education at an early age, encouraged by his parents. He studied architecture at Notre Dame before deciding on a life of music. That decision was a smart one ...
The Jazz Session #191: Roland Vazquez
Roland Vazquez explores a series of historical and philosophical ideas through the medium of music on The Visitor (RVCD, 2010). In this interview, Vazquez talks about his former and current large ensembles; the programmatic elements underlying the compositions; and why he decided to do something or rather not do something for the first time on this ...
The Jazz Session #190: David Torn
Here's an interview from the early days of The Jazz Session with guitarist David Torn. This is what I had to say about him back then: He's a film composer whose music you've heard in Friday Night Lights, Believe In Me, and The Order. He's also contributed tones and textures to films like this years Best ...
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