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Jessica Ferber on Bob Campbell
Last Thursday, my phone rang. On the other end was a young woman who hurridly began telling me a story, adding that a friend had suggested she contact me. The only words that stuck at the time were “photographs," “Campbell" and “homeless." Since I hear from media relations people all day long promoting one thing or ...
Paolo Zavallone: oltre mezzo secolo nel mondo dello spettacolo
by AAJ Italy Staff
Fra tanti protagonisti dell'attualità, italiani o stranieri, Cristina Zavalloni è senza dubbio colei di cui negli ultimi quindici anni ho scritto maggiormente: programmi di sala, interviste, recensioni di CD, concerti, opere liriche... Probabilmente sono in pochi a sapere che la cantante bolognese è figlia d'arte ed anzi ha mosso i suoi primi passi artistici da bambina ...
Randy Napoleon: Playing for the Jukebox Crowd
by Trish Richardson
When guitarist Randy Napoleon titled his latest effort, The Jukebox Crowd (Gut String Records, 2012), the jukebox he referred to was not some nostalgic 1950s era one that sits idly in a corner. Rather, she is a much sleeker, hipper, and more modern version. She is cool and, of course, jazzy, and she commands center stage. ...
Interview: Sue Raney (Part 2)
What makes vocalist Sue Raney special? First and foremost, she uses her intonation like a net to capture you completely. As Sue sings, she has this way of wrapping a lyric around her finger without ever becoming possessive. What's more, she lays back in just the right places by adding a breathiness to her voice—feathering her ...
John Patitucci: The Gentle Soul
by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
Every jazz musician inhabits a private inner world of amazing energy and light, where they live, dream and fall deeply in love with their unique craft while creating this extraordinary and improvised music. Through the years, some become masters of their instruments, and a selfless interaction with the world takes place, where they share what they ...
Interview: Sue Raney (Part 1)
Sue Raney is a direct link to America's golden age of pop and jazz singers. Yet she remains one of the most underrated female vocalists still on the scene today. Sue has recorded exquisitely with every major arranger—Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Ralph Carmichael, Bill Holman, Bob Florence, Jack Marshall, Billy Byers and others. She also has ...
Interview With Jazz Pianist Tal Cohen
Q: What made you decide to become a pianist? Did you receive any formal training? A: I always liked the piano. At first I played xylophone but wasn't very good at it, unfortunately, so my mum suggested the piano. I immediately said yes because it meant I wouldn’t need to carry the xylophone to lessons anymore. ...
Alex Machacek: Fat Beyond Belief
by Ian Patterson
Alex Machacek is back with a tremendously exciting new record and a wonderful new trio. Well, not quite. Drummer Harold Pirker and bassist Raphael Preuschi have been playing with the Austria-born/California-based guitarist on and off for the guts of a decade and both contributed significantly to Machacek's [sic] (Abstract Logix, 2006). A trio recoding by FAT ...
Clifford Brown, 1930-1956
Today is the 82nd anniversary of Clifford Brown’s birth. Here is what I wrote in Rifftides on June 26, 2006, half a century following his death. Fifty years ago today at The Seattle Times, as I ripped copy from the wire machines my eye went to a story in the latest Associated Press national split. A ...
Intervista a Dino Rubino
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dino Rubino è giovane, ma il suo è un percorso artistico già segnato da diversi traguardi importanti, decisioni difficili, ripensamenti. Anche perché Rubino si divide tra pianoforte e tromba, in una sorta di dicotomia espressiva complessa e non semplice da gestire, sotto diversi aspetti. Di recente l'album in trio Zenzi (con Paolino Dalla Porta al contrabbasso ...
