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Etienne Charles: Trumpet's First Chantwell
by DanMichael Reyes
Trinidadian-born trumpeter Etienne Charles has made it a point to share the culture of his native homeland with the world through music, whether it is writing songs on cuatro or steel pan, incorporating Kweyol chants on the opening track to his latest album Creole Soul (Culture Shock, 2013), or playing with an undeniable Caribbean bounce that ...
Interview: Denny Zeitlin on Both/And
Pianist Denny Zeitlin's earliest recordings date back to the early and mid-1960s, when he recorded with Jeremy Steig (Flute Fever in 1963) and led his own trio (Cathexis, Carnival, Shining Hour and Zeitgeist). Denny's approach has always been a masterful synthesis of technique and “brain freedom"—the suspension of pragmatism so that his spirit and hands can ...
An Interview With Jude Gwynaire
Q: Where did the interest in music originate from? A: I guess I’ve always had a natural interest in music from an early age. I started playing keyboards when I was about 12 (a home organ), and this led onto an electric piano and guitars when I was about 17. I’m also an aspiring author and ...
Face the Music: Badi Assad and the Sleight of Voice
Back in 2005, Brazilian guitarist/vocalist Badi Assad toured throughout the universe with two iconic American guitarists, Larry Coryell and John Abercrombie. They landed in Minneapolis for a night at the Dakota. In addition to the guitar, I recall an odd tube-like “instrument" that Badi used to add another dimension to her already stunning music. But it ...
Chris Schlarb: Psychic Temples
by Ian Patterson
Truck driver, husband, father, and law-abiding citizen by day, Chris Schlarb presumably dons a cape at other moments that transforms him, if not quite into the savior of creative music, at the very least into the creator of other-worldly sounds of singular vision and exceptional beauty. Guitarist, composer, and founder of independent record label Sounds Are ...
Bill Mays: Inventions, Conventions and Dimensions
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
This title is more than a rhyme: it's an attempt to capture some of the legendary versatility of pianist Bill Mays. “Inventions" refers to his unprecedented, working jazz trio of piano, trumpet, and cello. “Conventions" is a nod to his invaluable contribution to the annual meeting of the International Society of Bassists (in 2013, he played ...
La regola dei sentimenti. Intervista a Giorgio Vendola
by AAJ Italy Staff
Per alcuni musicisti i segni più chiari di un ingegnarsi originale nella realizzazione di un suono personale non giungono esclusivamente dal jazz (di speriamentazione o di tradizione che sia) né dalla musica scritta né dalla musica d'uso, ma da un innesto fecondo di tutti quegli idiomi sonori con cui entrano i contatto. Così è per il ...
Lionel Ferbos in His Second Century
On July 17 Lionel Ferbos broke his own record as the world’s oldest working jazz musician. The New Orleans trumpeter is now 102. Ferbos celebrated by playing a gig at the Palm Court, where he has performed for a substantial number of his ten decades. This shot of Ferbos recently won Skip Bolen the Jazz Journalists ...
WorldService Project: Articulate Arsonists
by John Kelman
It's a very different time to be a musician than it was even 20 years ago, when major record labels still existed, providing tour support and money to make recordings. It's also a very different time because, with the upsurge of DIY recordings, there's more music being released every month than ever before. Add to that ...
Sisifo – la fatica della ricerca
by AAJ Italy Staff
In occasione della pubblicazione del nuovo CD in solo di Massimo Barbiero esce Sisifo - la fatica della ricerca, il libro curato da Guido Michelone e Gian Nissola teso a far luce sulla vicenda artistica del percussionista di Ivrea, leader di grandi realtà - tra le più longeve e attive del panorama jazzistico italiano - come ...
