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David Fiuczynski: In the In Between
by Daniel Lehner
The most recent compositional premiere by guitarist David Fiucyznski has a title that almost manages to sum up his entire sphere of influence. “Flam! Pan-Asian Microjam for J Dilla and Olivier Messiaen" premiered at Berklee College of Music in 2012 and was inspired by a geographically and temporally enormous range of styles. Fiuczynski describes the piece ...
Intervista a Omar Sosa - Ricordare "Kind of Blue" è un tributo agli antenati
by AAJ Italy Staff
Omar Sosa è l'espressione più avanzata delle capacità di rinnovamento della musica latina. La sua arte abbraccia una prospettiva quanto mai ampia, che unisce le tradizionali forme caraibiche con le molteplici espressioni della diaspora africana nel Nuovo Mondo. In combinazioni ogni volta sorprendenti troviamo forme colte e popolari, folkloriche e metropolitane, appartenenti a tradizioni lontane o ...
Teofilovic Brothers: Songs Belong to Those Who Sing Them Better
by Nenad Georgievski
The Teofilovic brothers (Radiša and Ratko) are two of the most popular performers of traditional songs from Serbia, as well as other parts of the Balkans. In their repertoire they always have wonderful traditional songs that time has forgotten, or that are not always widely known or present in other performers' repertoires. Their wide choices and ...
Conrad Herwig: There's Nothing Else
by Bob Kenselaar
Talking about some of his great influences in jazz, Conrad Herwig points out that it's important to look beyond their achievements on their instruments. “Sometimes during a musician's lifetime, people put so much emphasis on their virtuosity as a player that they don't really think about the vehicle of their expression—their compositions." Herwig was speaking of ...
Quando il primo disco? Intervista a Gabriele Evangelista
by AAJ Italy Staff
Gabriele Evangelista è giovane, è apprezzato come musicista e ha dunque la vita dalla sua parte. Ma non è semplice dover gestire determinate situazioni, soprattutto quando il peso delle aspettative inizia a farsi sentire. Del resto, questo è il conto da pagare per chi come lui possiede talento, sorretto da una grande voglia di imparare, fare ...
John Daversa: Bursting Out of LA
by R.J. DeLuke
Seen in the hallways at California State University in Northridge, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, where he teaches big band arranging, jazz history and other music courses, John Daversa might be seen with his goatee, and dense, dark and curly hair, parted in the middle, and correctly sense he might be involved in one of the ...
Other Places: Yusef Lateef
At 92, Yusef Lateef continues to earn universal admiration not only for his artistry as a saxophonist, flutist, oboist and composer, but also for the warmth of his personality and eagerness to share his musical knowledge, which is wide and deep. Thanks to Rifftides reader Harris Meyer for alertingme—and you— to a recent installment of the ...
William Ellis: Music On A Chink Of Light
by Ian Patterson
[ Editor's Note: “Music On A Chink Of Light" was originally published on August 4, 2010. This encore presentation coincides with William Ellis's new column One LP. ]Black and white photographs of jazz legends taken by the likes of Herman Leonard, William P. Gottlieb and William Claxton have gained iconic status over the years. ...
