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Frankie Trumbauer and Me
The jazz saxophone starts with Frankie Trumbauer in the 1920s. All of the greats of the 1930s and '40s were fans, including Lester Young. In addition to playing C-melody saxophone (between the tenor and alto in size) and recording with Jean Goldkette, Red Nichols, Paul Whiteman, and Bix Beiderbecke, Trumbauer was a skilled pilot who joined the ...
Intervista a Dimitri Grechi Espinoza
by Neri Pollastri
Dimitri Grechi Espinoza è uno dei musicisti più originali e atipici del nostro paese. Titolare di vari gruppi--dal noto Dinamitri Jazz Folklore (clicca qui per leggere la recensione di un recente concerto del gruppo) all'Artistic Alternative, fino al duo con Tito Mangialajo Rantzer (clicca qui per leggere la recensione del “secondo volume" del loro When We ...
Partisans: Never the Same Way Twice
by John Kelman
It's been five years since Partisans--the British jazz group (not to be confused with the also-British punk rock band The Partisans) cited as the godfathers of the new wave of British jazz, first emerging in 1997 with the out-of-print self-titled debut on the EFZ label--last released an album, specifically the superlative By Proxy (Babel, 2009), which ...
CEO Ethan Diamond on Bandcamp's Success and Why It's Working
Music Ally spoke recently with Ethan Diamond about the phenomenal success of Bandcamp. In fact, Bandcamp has grown from success to success from indie ecommerce to social destination to streaming music on mobile. It's a company that's based its approach on the needs of the artists and the community and that approach has paid off. Bandcamp ...
Interview: Gourmet Duo Plus
Q: How and when did Gourmet Duo Plus form? A: Gourmet Duo Plus is the extension of the musical group Gourmet Duo. Gourmet Duo was founded in 2010 by pianist and singer Yvetta Uustalu and bassist Tõnis Tüür. Q: What inspired the group's name and why did it change from Gourmet Duo to Gourmet Duo Plus? ...
Maud Hixson: Studying Scores and Moving Forward
by David Bittinger
Maud Hixson has built an accomplished career as a performer and recording artist out of unlikely circumstances. She grew up far from the capitals of jazz and vocal music, in the Twin Cities area. Doris Day's performance in the Ruth Etting biopic “Love Me Or Leave Me" served as a primary inspiration for a young Maud ...
Danilo Perez: Bridging Cultures and Dimensions of Jazz
by Victor L. Schermer
Whether with his own ensembles or as a sideman, Danilo Perez has long been an iconic jazz pianist, but above and beyond his success as a performer and recording artist, he has become a manifestation and symbol of cross-cultural dialogue. His music brings together mainstream and Latin influences in a unique way. He always brings something ...
On the Bus with Ronan Harris: Classical to Futurepop and Everything in Between
by Christine Connallon
The tour bus that ferries about and serves as home base for a band of internationally known musicians is surprisingly pristine and neat. The air conditioning is on full blast giving the space a delightful chill against the late spring humidity. Only a lone bottle of sriracha sauce sits on the kitchen counter, waiting for a ...
The Passion of Lorenzo Tucci
by Robin Arends
Drummer Lorenzo Tucci is an important part of the thriving Italian jazz scene and a musician drawn to experimental settings. He recorded Drumonk (Veneto Jazz, 2007) his tribute to Thelonious Monk without piano, and a piano-trio album, Tranety (Albore Jazz, 2010), dedicated to John Coltrane without a saxophonist. In the 1990s Tucci started his professional carreer ...
Brad Mehldau: Dragons & Dreams
by Ian Patterson
For many, pianist Brad Mehldau's recording Day is Done (Nonesuch Records, 2005) with drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier came as close to trio perfection as is reasonable to expect in your wildest dreams. Perhaps perfection is a chimera, yet even if attainable it's at best fleeting by nature. But for Mehldau that doesn't stop ...
