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The Jazz Session #170: Sam Newsome
Sam Newsome made a decision nearly 15 years ago to switch exclusively to the soprano saxophone. His most recent album, Blue Soliloquy (self-produced, 2009) is a solo exploration of that instrument. In this interview, Newsome talks about his pattern of intensive periods of study; the musical goals he had for the new record; and also about ...
The Jazz Session #169: Peter Erskine
Drummer Peter Erskine has done it all: Stan Kenton, Weather Report, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis band and many, many others. Most recently, hes appeared on two albums, The Trio Live At Charlie Os (Fuzzy Music, 2010) and The Avatar Sessions (Fuzzy Music, 2010). In this interview, Erskine talks about the differences between playing drums in a ...
The Jazz Session #168: Dana Hall
Drummer Dana Hall has made a name for himself in the bands of Terrell Stafford, Malachi Thompson, Bobby Broom and many others. Now he's taking the lead with his debut recording, Into The Light (Origin, 2009). In this interview, Hall talks about the recording of the new album; the idea of “pacing" a recording session; and ...
The Jazz Session #167: Paul Pines
Paul Pines is a poet with roots deep in the jazz world. In the 1970s, he opened and ran the Tin Palace, a bar in the Bowery where he booked many of the great jazz names of the day and others who would get some of their earliest gigs at the Palace. Pines has published several ...
Singer Sachal Vasandani to Perform June 3 in Saratoga Springs, NY
Jazz vocalist Sachal Vasandani, hailed as one of the rising stars of the jazz world and praised for a “golden voice" enhanced by “emotion and intellect, will perform at 8 p.m. June 3 at the Spa Little Theater, Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, NY. The Chicago-born artist first began attracting attention as a University of ...
The Jazz Session #166: Nels Cline
Guitarist Nels Cline may be best known these days for his work with Wilco, but hed already established himself as an inventive guitarist and composer long before teaming up with the band. On his new CD, Initiate (Cryptogramophone, 2010), the Nels Cline Singers trio explores a variety of rhythmic and harmonic concepts from their very original ...
The Jazz Session #165: Torben Waldorff
Guitarist Torben Waldorffs new CD is called American Rock Beauty (ArtistShare, 2010). On it, Waldorff explores improvisation that is deeply rooted in the American and British rock music he grew up with as a kid. In this interview, Waldorff talks about how he chose the title of the new record; the band and how they all ...
The Jazz Session #164: Henry Threadgill
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Henry Threadgill has always followed his own particular muse, and his new album, And This Brings Us To, Vol. 1 (Pi Recordings, 2009), is no different. In this interview, Threadgill discusses the musical language hes developed, and the demands it places on the musicians who play with him; why he constantly searches for ...
Ben Williams and Sound Effect to Play May 22 in Saratoga Springs, NT
Bassist Ben Williams has attracted international attention since winning the Thelonious Monk Award in 2009. His band will perform May 22 at 8 p.m. at the Spa Little Theater, Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, NY. The concert is part of Saratoga Performing Arts Center's extended season series. The band will include a collection of today's ...
The Jazz Session #163: Sonny Rollins
Jazz is as relevant today as the yearning of people to be free. Thats how Sonny Rollins describes the state of the music in this interview, recorded in late 2009 during his European tour. He also talks about his early decision to choose music over painting; his choice from his earliest days to record controversial songs ...
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