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We Are Hunted Founder on Spotify App and Music Discovery [interview]

July 20, 2012

Guest interview by Tyler Hayes of Nxt Big Thing with Stephen Phillips, founder and CTO of We Are Hunted. NBT: In plain terms, can you describe what We Are Hunted does for those unfamiliar with the company? We Are Hunted aims to be the best music discovery service in the world. We exist to help you ...

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Duduka Da Fonseca: 'Samba Jazz'

July 18, 2012

Duduka Da Fonseca has one of the most softly insistent touches on the drums, particularly when he's using brushes. As he whisks up a rhythm, the sound is like the wind swinging through long-limbed willow trees. You hear the steady rustle of the leaves but the force is gentle and coaxing rather than trunk-splitting. This combed ...

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Ty's Take: Book Of Gaia

July 19, 2012

“We think of ourselves as the three diva-goddesses.” —Nedra Dixon, a member of Book of Gaia. Motherhood, spirituality, education, these are some of the words that should cross your mind when you hear the name Book of Gaia. That was the purpose when Angela Hagenbach, Nedra Dixon, and Pamela Baskin-Watson formed this trio last July, after ...

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Ron Miles: Jazz Gentleman, Part 3

by Florence Wetzel
July 18, 2012

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3[Editor's Note: In Florence Wetzel's in-depth interview with Ron Miles, the Colorado-based trumpeter covers the rest of his releases, including an exclusive first look at his forthcoming album, Quiver (Enja, 2012), due out later this year.]Laughing Barrel AAJ: So next you have another Sterling Circle ...

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Ron Miles: Jazz Gentleman, Part 2

by Florence Wetzel
July 17, 2012

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 [Editor's Note: The second part of Florence Wetzel's extensive interview with Ron Miles covers the Colorado-based trumpeter's early performance years, and begins a chronological look at all of his solo releases, beginning with Distance for Safety (Prolific Records, 1987) and concluding with Heaven (Sterling Circle, 2002), ...

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Kimberly Forness Wilson Discovers "Butterfly Soul" In Quest To Help Others

July 17, 2012

Q: Your new album has the enigmatic title of Butterfly Soul. What is a Butterfly Soul? A: It is a metaphor for inner transitions. It is symbolic of my recovery after a really devastating accident where I lost my singing voice for many years. Throughout my life the quest has been to hunt, discover, and then ...

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Ron Miles: Jazz Gentleman

by Florence Wetzel
July 16, 2012

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 ...

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Prima o poi andrò a New York: intervista a Luca Mannutza

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 16, 2012

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 ...

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Bob Willoughby: 'Body and Soul'

July 16, 2012

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 ...

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La melodia prima di tutto: intervista ad Alessio Menconi

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 12, 2012

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 ...