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Face the Music: Badi Assad and the Sleight of Voice

July 26, 2013

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 ...

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Chris Schlarb: Psychic Temples

by Ian Patterson
July 24, 2013

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 ...

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Bill Mays: Inventions, Conventions and Dimensions

by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
July 22, 2013

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 ...

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La regola dei sentimenti. Intervista a Giorgio Vendola

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 22, 2013

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 ...

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Lionel Ferbos in His Second Century

July 22, 2013

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 ...

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WorldService Project: Articulate Arsonists

by John Kelman
July 15, 2013

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 ...

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Sisifo – la fatica della ricerca

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 15, 2013

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 ...

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Interview: Andy Waddell

July 11, 2013

Q: What are your goals as an artist? A: My main goal is to create music that touches people or at least moves someone who is listening. Even if it reaches only one person in the audience, in my mind I have succeeded. Since I am an instrumentalist, obviously the music I write doesn't have any ...

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Talking Jazz Guitar With Peter Bernstein and Jimmy Bruno

by Scott Krane
July 9, 2013

For many years Les Paul held a regular concert at the Iridium Jazz Club in Manhattan on Monday nights. After his death in 2009, others who are loosely considered to be in the same genre as Les Paul's jazz trio have performed the traditional gig at the Iridium. On Monday, July 8, on the ...

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Derrick Hodge: Raw, Unabashed Honesty

by DanMichael Reyes
July 9, 2013

Versatility is a trait that any young musician wishes to attain in his/her career. While the ability to seamlessly flow in and out of any musical situation or genre can be attained by spending countless hours in the shed and listening to an array of records, a unique musical environment helps immensely in shaping a young ...