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Ron Miles: Jazz Gentleman
by Florence Wetzel
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 [Editor's note: Last month, All About Jazz contributor Florence Wetzel conducted a two-hour interview with Ron Miles. The result is the most extensive interview piece ever written about the Colorado-based trumpeter. Part 1 covers his early years and education; Parts 2 and 3, bringing Miles up ...
Prima o poi andrò a New York: intervista a Luca Mannutza
by AAJ Italy Staff
Luca Mannutza ha iniziato il suo viaggio musicale dal Conservatorio di Cagliari, da quella Sardegna che ha cullato tanti talenti del nostro jazz. Da subito è stato considerato come un bambino prodigio in ambito classico e poi, da adulto, jazzista interessato alle contaminazioni, fino al raggiungimento di una propria cifra stilistica. La sua è una tecnica ...
Bob Willoughby: 'Body and Soul'
Photographer Bob Willoughby was a friend of JazzWax. Before his death in December 2009, we corresponded about a book idea he was shopping around from his home in Vence, France. Bob and I first became acquainted when I asked him for the story behind his famous photos of tenor saxophonist Big Jay McNeely performing at the ...
La melodia prima di tutto: intervista ad Alessio Menconi
by AAJ Italy Staff
Alessio Menconi, chitarrista autodidatta, ha da tempo intrapreso un percorso artistico coronato dalle collaborazioni con musicisti del calibro di Billy Cobham e Paolo Conte. Il suo stile è caratterizato da una personale cifra comunicativa basata su di un suono riconoscibile e da una robusta preparazione tecnica piegata verso la cantabilità delle melodie. Lo abbiamo contattato prima ...
Bill Charlap on Bill Evans
Next week, pianist Bill Charlap will begin a series of concerts at New York's 92d Street Y that will show off his versatility and depth. Bill will back singers Ernie Andrews and Freddy Cole (July 17), play an evening of Richard Rodgers songs (July 19), dual with fellow pianist Dick Hyman (July 24), play in a ...
Interview: Ed Shaughnessy (PT. 2)
Few kickoffs by a drummer are as signature as Ed Shaughnessy's start to Johnny's Theme, the Paul Anka song that the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson used each night. As a kid growing up, I associated the sound of Ed's drums at the start of the theme as the official end of a child's day and ...
Michelle Marie: Two Countries, One Language
by Fernando Rodriguez
Michelle Marie is one of the young female guitarists with which to be reckoned with on the jazz scene today. Her original compositions and arrangements create an incredible, impressionistic atmosphere, and when she adds her voice to the mix, they simply add to the ambiance. Combined with her presence and artistic desire, Michelle Marie definitely commands ...
Interview: Ed Shaughnessy (PT. 1)
Drummer Ed Shaughenssy has pretty much seen it all. He played with Charlie Parker and many other beboppers in the late 1940s and early '50s. He was in Charlie Ventura's band at the famed Pasadena Concert in 1949. In the '50s, he recorded with Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett, Chris Connor, Teddy Charles, ...
Creating a New Audience Development Paradigm
Amidst all the various perceived “ills” prescribed to jazz by its enthusiasts – young musicians failing to “advance” the music stylistically; the younger generations of musicians arriving on the jazz scene simply pale next to the founders and the masters; lack of enough venues fostering jazz performance opportunities; the dwindling jazz radio universe; the holistic, big ...
Joe Locke: Chemistry and Camaraderie
by Seton Hawkins
Even within a musical genre noted for its artists' restless creativity and ability to meld and merge with other styles, vibraphonist Joe Locke stands out as exceptional for his unceasing musical curiosity and sweeping vision. Since his arrival on the New York jazz scene nearly 30 years ago, Locke has amassed a performance résumé that includes ...
