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Robert Mehmet Sinan Ikiz: All Aboard
by James Pearse
As an integral member of acclaimed outfits Nils Landgren Funk Unit, Magnus Lindgren Batacuda Jazz and Dan Reed Band, 32-year-old drummer and percussionist Robert Mehmet Sinan Ikiz has already toured the world several times over. The wealth of places, people and musical styles he has encountered on his travels has helped shape the diverse sound of ...
Interview: Herb Snitzer (PT. 2)
To wind up with exciting candid photos of jazz musicians, photographer Herb Snitzer [pictured] had to be part big-game hunter and part button-pushing bully. On assignment, Herb developed tricks for making himself invisible and stealthfully moving in on subjects. But he also had to know when to prod a little to stir up a musician's human ...
Thinking About John Gilmore
John Gilmore (1931-1995) was a tenor saxophonist highly regarded by leaders in a wide stylistic range. He worked with Earl Hines, Buster Smith, King Kolax, Miles Davis, B.B. King, and Charles Mingus, among many others. Gilmore was equally comfortable playing mainstream tenor with fellow Chicagoan Red Saunders and exploring the planets with Sun Ra. During his ...
Dave Douglas: la consapevolezza creativa
by AAJ Italy Staff
Intervista di Dave Wayne Se si dovesse riassumere in una parola la carriera musicale del trombettista Dave Douglas, verrebbe subito in mente “coerenza." Certo, è stato il leader di un numero incredibile di band dedite ai più svariati stili. Ma ciò non toglie che in nessuno dei trenta e più dischi che ha realizzato sia venuto ...
Al Jarreau: Simple and Necessary Happiness
by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
There are very few jazz greats that make people who love this music smile in awe while witnessing their beautiful talent. Jazz is larger than life, and they all contribute to its greatness every day, whether it is from a small stage in the Village in New York, or from some old record, spinning while popping ...
Interview: Herb Snitzer (PT. 1)
What makes a jazz photographer tick? For years I have admired Herb Snitzer's unorthodox images of jazz greats Thelonious Monk, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Lester Young and many others. Herb's photos always have this “how did he take that?" quality, leaving you both baffled by their execution and grateful for his daring, since they ...
Drummer/Percussionist Robert Mehmet Sinan Ikiz Interviewed at All About Jazz!
As an integral member of acclaimed outfits Nils Landgren Funk Unit, Magnus Lindgren Batacuda Jazz and Dan Reed Band, 32-year-old drummer and percussionist Robert Mehmet Sinan Ikiz has already toured the world several times over. The wealth of places, people and musical styles he has encountered on his travels has helped shape the diverse sound of ...
Singer Al Jarreau Interviewed at All About Jazz!
In a career now in its fifth decade, singer Al Jarreau's 30 albums as a leader—garnering an almost unprecedented eleven separate Grammy Award nominations and seven wins—have defined him as one of the most popular singers of the past 40 years. Endless positivism in times of trouble, Jarreau's soulful delivery and buoyant stage presence have also ...
Celebrating the Anniversary of Thomas Chapin's Birthday - 55th Year
Today is a Time to Remember a great friend and player, Thomas Chapin who was born on March 9, 1957. He would have been 55 years old. Happy Birthday, Thomas from all of us who knew you and love you—and miss you! Just up on the thomaschapin.com website is an important, new article: “Thomas Chapin and ...
Brian Patneaude Adds to Quality Discog with "All Around Us"
Compositions, as well as the performance, shine again for saxophonist The Capital District region of New York state is pretty rich in musical talent and has a strong jazz scene, even if it's one that suffers the same trials and tribulations as the national scene. One of it's attributes is saxophonist/composer Brian Patneaude, a fine player ...
