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Warren Wolf: The Wizard of Vibes
by R.J. DeLuke
Warren Wolf has made his name by playing the vibes, which he does with aplomb. He's as much a virtuoso on the instrument as anyone, even including his jazz elders. That may be, in part, because he was influenced by the sound of Milt Jackson and studied with one of the best in Dave Samuels, while ...
Antonio Borghini fra Italia e Berlino; disquisizioni sul contrabbasso e sul jazz
by AAJ Italy Staff
La fuga dei cervelli dall'Italia. Si può catalogare in questa categoria anche la più o meno lunga esperienza che molti giovani jazzisti di casa nostra decidono di fare in altre realtà europee o americane? Non lo so, ma credo che si tratti di esperienze importanti, che tramite il confronto e la prassi li aiutano a crescere ...
A Chat with Perpetual Groove's John Hruby
By Eric Bell As keyboardist Matt McDonald returns to Perpetual Groove, we talk to departing keyboardist John Hruby, who plays his last shows with PGroove at Center Stage in Atlanta on 12/30 and 12/31. Find full Perpetual Groove tour info here, and check out Eric Bells' earlier conversation with Albert Suttle and Matt McDonald discussing the ...
Erin Dickins: In Her Own Voice
by Chris M. Slawecki
It was a long time coming, but for singer Erin Dickins, recording her debut solo album Nice Girls (Champagne Records, 2010) proved well worth the wait.Several musical lifetimes ago, Dickins was a founding member of Manhattan Transfer and appears on their first album, Jukin' (Capitol, 1971). While she has remained close with Tim Hauser, ...
A Chat with Keller Williams
By Dennis Cook Bass, the new album from Keller Williams (released December 13 on SCI Fidelity Records), begins with a warming blast that's akin to finding expected sunlight outside when one opens the door. It's a thick, inviting sound and the studio debut of Keller's live reggae-funk band Kdubalicious, where he's joined by Jay Starling (keyboards) ...
Joey Calderazzo: Improviser in Top Form
by R.J. DeLuke
Creative musicians are generally an insightful lot: people that have curious minds but also have a sense of direction--a sense of purpose, if not a search for it. They express what they see, what they experience. Pianist Joey Calderazzo is among those. A man of extraordinary talent at the keyboard, he's held the piano ...
Chasing Paradise with Great American Taxi
By Dennis Cook It's hard to imagine someone not liking Great American Taxi. In their bone structure and general jiggle, GAT is a modern equivalent to Little Feat, Los Lobos and the Grateful Dead—i.e. bonhomie rich, barroom ready rockers with a healthy facility with twangy stuff, all anchored to quality songwriting, playing and presentation. The Taxi ...
Mindi Abair: Defining the ‘It’ Factor
by Trish Richardson
It. What is It? How does one know if one has It? And more importantly, where does one get It? It. Such a small, unassuming word, barely taking up any space on the page. But just what is It? It. It is that almost indefinable, though easily recognizable “X" factor. It's quite ...
Stefano Bollani: And Now For Something Completely Different
by Ian Patterson
Impersonating singer Paolo Conte and other Italian cultural icons comes as naturally to pianist Stefano Bollani as interpreting the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Michael Jackson, Brian Wilson, or Maurice Ravel--or indeed, writing novels. To say that Bollani is multitalented is a bit like saying Art Tatum could play the piano a bit. Oh, and Bollani ...
Vertigine creativa: intervista a Walter Beltrami
by AAJ Italy Staff
La Benign Paroxysmal Postural Vertigo è un disturbo del sistema uditivo che provoca alla persona vertigini improvvise e una totale destabilizzazione. Il chitarrista Walter Beltrami ne ha sofferto, ma ha trovato il modo di trasformare questo fastidio in uno spunto creativo per un album dove scrittura, improvvisazione e deragliamenti stilistici contribuiscono a creare un flusso sonoro ...
