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Interview: Rudy Van Gelder (Part 2)
A week before I drove out to Rudy Van Gelder's Englewood Cliffs, N.J., studio to interview him for the Wall Street Journal (go here), I spoke to Creed Taylor. The famed producer who recorded his Impulse, Verve, A&M and CTI recordings at Rudy's studio had some sage advice: “Don't wear wet shoes into the studio, and ...
Catch Up With Singer/Lyricist Lorraine Feather at All About Jazz!
Like her contemporary Kurt Elling, Lorraine Feather is that rare jazz vocalist and lyricist who reinvents herself with every project. With the February 2012 release of Tales of the Unusual (Jazzed Media) comes a new self so different that casual fans may not recognize her at first. Some might feel challenged or mystified at first by ...
Drummer Matt Wilson Interviewed at All About Jazz...And More!
Drummer Matt Wilson must surely be in the running for the title of hardest-working man in jazz. Wilson is a composer, bandleader, producer and teacher. As a leader, his projects include the Matt Wilson Quartet, Arts & Crafts, Christmas Tree-O and the Carl Sandburg Project. He has been in bands with luminaries such as Joe Lovano, ...
Interview: Rudy Van Gelder (Part 1)
Rudy Van Gelder's name appears on more jazz albums than any other engineer, producer or musician. In all Rudy has recorded thousands of records for Blue Note, Prestige,Impulse, Verve, A&B, CTI and other labels—which means he has been personally responsible for a sizable chunk of post-war jazz history. A large percentage of these historic jazz albums ...
Matt Wilson: Have Drums, Will Travel
by Lawrence Peryer
Drummer Matt Wilson must surely be in the running for the title of hardest-working man in jazz. Wilson is a composer, bandleader, producer and teacher. As a leader, his projects include the Matt Wilson Quartet, Arts & Crafts, Christmas Tree-O and the Carl Sandburg Project. He has been in bands with luminaries such as Joe Lovano, ...
Tingvall Trio
by AAJ Italy Staff
All About Jazz: Come è nato il Tingvall Trio? Martin Tingvall: Dal 2000 al 2003 ho suonato molto le tastiere in gruppi pop e blues. Ero sempre in tournée e mi mancava moltissimo suonare la mia musica al piano acustico. Così nel 2003 decisi di fondare il Tingvall trio AAJ: Quando suoni il piano sembra che ...
An interview with jazz vocalist Dheepa Chari: From Ella Fitzgerald to Depeche Mode
The growth of an artist is measured between records. In the case of New York-based jazz vocalist Dheepa Chari, it is the creative evolution unveiled from her 2010 debut EP, On 4th Street, to her new full-length debut, Some New Fashion. The first glimpse of development is already revealed on the first track, “Rocks in My ...
Spotify's Daniel Ek on Streaming Royalties, Social Media and the Future [interview]
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This interview by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm with Spotify CEO Daniel Ek originally appeared on GRAMMY.com. Ek is keynoting the GRAMMY Foundation's Entertainment Law Initiative Luncheon & Scholarship Presentation today. For more information on the GRAMMY Foundation, visit vwww.grammyfoundation.org. The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards airs live on Sunday, Feb. 12 on CBS. Evolver.fm: Can you ...
Guitarist Sinan Bakir, Turkey's Great Gift to Hartford's Ongoing Jazz Renaissance
Guitarist Sinan Bakir Next Up In Library Jazz Series: Turkish Musician Ultimately Makes Hartford His Home Guitarist Sinan Bakir, Turkey's great gift to Hartford's ongoing jazzrenaissance, was so homesick when he first arrived in Hartford 11 years ago as a scholarship student that he almost turned around and went home to his beloved hometown of Ankara, ...
A Chat with Rodrigo Y Gabriela
By Dennis Cook Reinvention is a tricky business. Veer too far from the known and one loses existing fans, stick too close to well trod paths and risk being predictable and safe. Rodrigo y Gabriela have gone their own way since they emerged with a bang in the early 2000s as a hypnotizing duo that mingled ...
