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Bassisterhood - Part 2
by Ludovico Granvassu
We continue our exploration of bands and projects lead by female bass players which have become exponentially more prominent in the past two decades. Here is the fascinating music by musicians that debunk commonly held stereotypes related to the physicality of music, and develop a personal way to synthesize their countless sources of inspiration.
Roundup Time
by Jerome Wilson
Although the coronavirus has brought live music to a virtual standstill, recorded jazz has continued to pour out over the last few months. Here is a roundup of several recent releases that deserve some attention. Troy Roberts Stuff I Heard Toy Robot Music 2020 Troy Roberts goes ...
John Scofield, McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis and More
by Joe Dimino
This week we speak with legendary jazz guitarist John Scofield and profile his new CD Swallow Tales. We also dig into brand new material from Rudresh Mahanthappa, Lolly Allen and Anne Mette Iversen. Enjoy the jazz, friends. Playlist John Scofield “Falling Grace" Swallow Tales (ECM) 00:00 Host talks 5:43 Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz ...
Struttin With Some Barbeque - Celebrating July 4 with Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne and Friends
by Mary Foster Conklin
The Independence Day broadcast included new releases from Jimmy Heath featuring Cecile McLorin Salvant, vocalists Kathleen Grace, Melody Gardot and drummer Jake Reed with birthday shoutouts to Rhoda Scott, Lena Horne, Natalie Cressman and Louis Armstrong (yes we know, it's really in August but he claimed July 4 for his own and who are we to ...
Anne Mette Iversen Quartet + 1: Racing a Butterfly
by Friedrich Kunzmann
A working collective since 2002, Anne Mette Iversen's quartet—saxophonist John Ellis, pianist Danny Grissett, drummer Otis Brown III and Iversen herself on bass—has developed a unique musical language, which transcends typical stigmas of the genre and demonstrates a special sense of light-footedness in navigating through the different bars and meters, all the while evading the self-indulgent. ...
I Wished on the Moon and The Jitterbug Waltz - Celebrating Rosemary Clooney and Fats Waller
by Mary Foster Conklin
The Memorial Day weekend broadcast included new releases from trumpeter Carl Saunders, guitarist Henry Robinett, vocalist Leslie Beukelman, pianist Carolina Calvache, groups DreamRoot and Ajoyo, plus birthday shoutouts to Rosemary Clooney (pictured), Jackie Cain, Fats Waller and Bob Dylan. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by purchasing their music in this time ...
The Music Never Stops: Tales of Wonder and Ms. B.C.
by Mary Foster Conklin
This week we focus on new releases from pianist Danny Green's band LP and the Vinyl, vocalist Linda Purl, saxophonist Brian Landrus, the duo Const, plus a Stevie Wonder tribute by various Posi-Tone artists for his 70th birthday and a special single from Cynthia Scott, with more birthday shoutouts to lyricist Betty Comden and Betty Carter ...
Mothers Day with Birthday Celebrations for Mary Lou Williams and Carla Bley
by Mary Foster Conklin
The Mothers Day broadcast included new releases from the Posi-Tone Swingtet, bassist Anne Mette Iversen, vocalists Joan Watson-Jones, Rachelle Garniez, and Diane Schuur plus the Charles Pillow Ensemble, with birthday shout-outs to Carla Bley and Mary Lou Williams as well as a nod to a few Jazz Mothers and their children. Thanks for your continued support ...
Anne Mette Iversen: Racing a Butterfly
by Mike Jurkovic
Many can surely recall the sunny, childlike fervor and bounce chasing a butterfly. Whether it was the park behind the projects or a rolling, rural vista, a feeling of wonder and wander settled into our core memory, only to be summoned in up from the subconscious to displace the current. Even if but for a moment. ...
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Anne Mette Iversen
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Danish bassist Anne Mette Iversen arrived in New York City in 1998, where she produced much of her contemporary work, using the organic staccato beats of her adopted city as inspiration. The summer of 2012 she relocated to Berlin, which provides other outlets for jazz musicians and new opportunities. Ms. Iversen has 10 (ten) releases out as a band-leader, including one as composer and artistic director for Norrbotten Big Band; and three of which are double albums. She tours regularly in Europe and the US, with performances at esteemed clubs and jazz festivals. She leads her long running jazz quartet: 'Anne Mette Iversen Quartet' which in recent years has evolved into a quintet: Anne Mette Iversen Quartet+1, the Berlin based group Ternion Quartet, Double Life - a collaboration between her 'Quartet+1' and 4Corners string quartet and the Poetry of Earth project. She has worked extensively as sideman and performed with world class musicians in and out of New York City and Berlin. She has curated and performed for the Royal Danish Embassy in Washington DC and for The Danish Consulate General in NYC. For 2016 Ms. Iversen was Composer in Residence for the great Norrbotten Big Band (S).
