Results for "Interview"

Intervista ad Adam Rudolph

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 25, 2012

Durante la Settimana di Musica Contemporanea del Festival 'Namusica abbiamo avuto modo di approfondire alcuni concetti che stanno alla base del lavoro di Adam Rudolph grazie ad una serie di iniziative che lo hanno visto protagonista del progetto Murmuration. All About Jazz: Come definiresti la tua Go: Organic Orchestra e come l'hai adattato per le collaborazioni ...

Christian McBride: Knocking on the Door

by Bob Kenselaar
June 25, 2012

Christian McBride was talking about the Grammy he received in October, 2011 for his big band album, The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue, 2011)--his first Grammy as a leader and third overall. While the bassist certainly appreciated getting the nod from his peers and from the Recording Academy, he said he gets just as much of a ...

The Quest to Reach New Audiences

June 19, 2012

Last post we detailed the 8th annual DC Jazz Festival, and its admirable outreach efforts that resulted in their building a big tent across Washington that all told encompassed an incredible 21 neighborhoods. One of the key partner organizations in the DC Jazz Festival this year was CapitalBop, the brainchild of two enterprising young Washingtonians, journalist ...

Ty's Take: From The Farm To Fame: Lisa Engelken

June 19, 2012

Lisa Engelken (pronounced EN-gel-ken) is preparing to drop her second album this year and has set the sights even higher for her newest project, “Little Warrior: anima explorations” than she did for her critically acclaimed and well received first album, “Caravan.” “With ‘Little Warrior’ I hope to build upon the momentum of my last album ‘Caravan’,” ...

Matthew Bourne: Montauk, Billy Moon and i pianoforti perduti

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 18, 2012

Interview: Crooner Mark Shelton

June 18, 2012

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)

June 14, 2012

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

June 14, 2012

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)

June 13, 2012

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
June 11, 2012

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 ...