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Interview: Crooner Mark Shelton
Q: When did you decide to become a singer? A: I sang in school and church choirs as a kid, and grew up through the music of the '60s and '70s. I listened to a lot of the early era of rock & roll as my dad had a massive collection of 45s from the '50s ...
Marty Morell on Bill Evans (PT. 3)
If you think listening to Bill Evans' albums is an emotional ride, imagine what it was like to play drums in his trio. Marty Morell [pictured] had that honor as a member of the pianist's trio for seven years—longer than any other drummer. From 1968 to 1975, Marty toured, recorded albums and grew close to the ...
Ty's Take: Darryl White Quartet Featuring Bobby Watson
During the Jazz heyday of Kansas City in the 1930’s I would be looked at as such a square for not going to my first Jazz concert until I was 25. And quite frankly after spending Saturday night at the Blue Room I would have to agree. The Darryl White Quartet featuring saxophone legend Bobby Watson ...
Marty Morell on Bill Evans (PT. 2)
The first Bill Evans Trio with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian liberated the rhythm section. Up until the first Bill Evans Trio's formation in 1959, a rhythm section was largely a supportive unit that played behind horn players. Or in cases where a trio stood alone, the bass and drums were there to keep ...
Dave Stapleton: Edition Records Takes Flight
by Bruce Lindsay
Any discussion of successful independent jazz record labels of the twentieth century will readily encompass musical icons such as Blue Note, Impulse! and ECM. Cardiff-based Edition Records is already a likely contender for the same discussion applied to labels that have arisen in the 21st century, even though its first release didn't appear until 2008. A ...
Whitey Thomas on Glenn Miller
Trumpeter Whitey Thomas, 92, is the last surviving member of Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Band. Last week, following my post on the band, I heard from his son, Scott, who encouraged me to give his dad a call. Whitey now lives in Bakersfield,Calif. When I called yesterday afternoon, his wife Mary Lou, who sang with ...
Intervista a Filippo Bianchi: Microlezioni di jazz
by AAJ Italy Staff
A partire dagli anni Settanta l'attività di Filippo Bianchi in ambito jazzistico si è dispiegata in molteplici direzioni: come conduttore di trasmissioni radiofoniche della RAI, come giornalista (la Repubblica, il Manifesto, l'Unità, il Sunday Times, il mensile Musica Jazz, di cui è stato il direttore per una decina d'anni fino alla fine del 2011). oltre che ...
Giovanni Francesca, genesi di un nuovo talento
by AAJ Italy Staff
Giovani talenti crescono. E sorprendono. È il caso di Giovanni Francesca, classe 1978, un chitarrista- compositore di formazione classica, che dopo esperienze diverse, dalla musica leggera al teatro, nel 2010 ha partecipato alla tournée teatrale Il caso di Alessandro e Maria di Giorgio Gaber, e, ovviamente al jazz (ha suonato con Antonello Salis, Javier Girotto, Mirko ...
Chick Webb, the Savoy King
Before Chick Webb died in 1939 at the age of 30, he established himself as a model for jazz drumming and his band as a gold standard of swing that humbled even Count Basie and Benny Goodman. In addition, Webb discovered Ella Fitzgerald. He became her mentor, guardian and protector as she developed from a street ...
Tiziana Ghiglioni: trent'anni di carriera guardando avanti
by AAJ Italy Staff
All About Jazz Italia: Tiziana, quest'intervista nasce per parlare del tuo presente ma anche per celebrare i trent'anni della tua attività artistica. Sei stata la prima jazz singer italiana di livello internazionale e ricordo ancora l'entusiasmo di Arrigo Polillo. Quando hai avuto la piena consapevolezza di questo traguardo? Tiziana Ghiglioni: Sicuramente dopo alcuni anni. Avevo iniziato ...
