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Jazz Face: Mike Lewis
If saxophonist Mike Lewis ever left the Twin Cities (and we are always afraid he will), there would be a sudden brown-out, at least musically. Aside from his amazing horn chops, Lewis infuses vital energy into everything he touches, from Fat Kid Wednesdays and Happy Apple to the Bryan Nichols Quintet, tours with Andrew Bird and ...
Jazz Be Nimble
In the music “business," art is often eclipsed by commercialism, and these days, I find myself growing partial to songs that showcase vocals and instrumentation over electronic enhancements. I recently touched upon artists who present a retro sound that appeals to my nostalgia and longing for a modicum of purity. This type of player is perhaps ...
Interview: Geri Allen (Part 3)
If you were to guess what pianist Geri Allen is like to talk to on the phone based solely on her music, you might say, “stormy," “short on patience" and “booming." Actually, the opposite is true on all counts. Geri is gentle, patient and embracing. In conversation, you hear the lyrical voice of a kind, caring ...
Intervista a Salvatore Bonafede
by AAJ Italy Staff
Salvatore Bonafede si è trasferito giovanissimo negli States per conoscere di persona i suoi idoli. E si è ritrovato con Paul Bley che gli impartiva lezioni senza pretendere una lira (pardon un dollaro). Ma Sicilian Opening, registrato nel 2009 a New York, testimonia il crollo del suo sogno americano. Secondo il pianista di Palermo il jazz ...
Interview: Geri Allen (Part 2)
Pianist Geri Allen loves drama. Whenever she opens a song, she sets the mood with dynamic intrigue. Whether the song is an original ballad like Flying Toward the Sound or the churning Soul Heir, Geri splashes the ear with sparkling beauty—instinctively knowing that to win audiences' hearts, you have to engage their ears fast with colorful ...
Interview: Geri Allen (Part 1)
Too many jazz fans are unfamiliar with pianist Geri Allen. Though not yet a household name, Geri will be soon. Her recordings and live performances make her one of jazz's most vibrant and dynamic musicians. Geri has been categorized as avant-garde, but that term seems ironically passe. Geri's free approach and warmth transcends “avant-garde," placing her at ...
Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Yes' Fragile; Stream the Interview!
Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman are appearing this week on “InTheStudio: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands," as the syndicated rock radio show celebrates the 40th anniversary of Yes' Fragile. “Probably around 'Fragile' was the time that I started to become a little bit more like a director—they used to call me 'Napoleon,'" Anderson says ...
An interview with New York-based saxophonist Mark Lopeman
It's fitting that the cover of saxophonist Mark Lopeman's latest album, Nice Work If You Can Get It, is a watercolor portrait from his daughter Rosie. After all, Lopeman approaches his instrument like a painter himself, utterly spellbinding in his ability to illustrate various moods from the unbridled joy of “My Reverie" to the warm caress ...
Bela Fleck (BEY-Lah Fleck): See Curious, Creative Mind
by R.J. DeLuke
Béla Fleck has taken his instrument--the banjo--to heights that seemed unimaginable prior to couple decades ago. There have been virtuoso players in its long history, but the sounds Fleck elicits through electronics, and the musical landscapes he treads upon, are groundbreaking.He's got all that in his pocket. But as a twenty-something musician whose prowess ...
Two Hollywood Songbirds
I wasn't around in Los Angeles in the '50s and early '60s, but from what I hear, it was quite a place. Actually, you kind of sense that the city was overflowing with musical talent. Anyone who loves rare jazz albums by little-known singers knows that there were a lot of superb vocalists on the scene ...
