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Miguel Zenón: lo sherpa del Jazz

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 5, 2012

Intervista di Lawrence Peryer Forte della sua carriera ormai decennale, il sassofonista Miguel Zenón si pone come uno dei musicisti più sofisticati e stilisticamente ricercati in circolazione. In poco tempo Zenón si è affermato come compositore, leader, educatore e apostolo del Jazz. Si è esibito e ha inciso, sia come leader sia come membro, con l'innovativo ...

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Armen Donelian: Consummate Musician

by R.J. DeLuke
March 5, 2012

Consistency of excellence is an extraordinary thing in music--particularly improvised music, where taking chances, however satisfying, can be risky. The daredevil on the tightrope might amaze onlookers. But he also might fall.61 year-old pianist Armen Donelian, a New York City native who now lives in upstate New York but who has traveled the globe ...

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Pianist Matthew Bourne Interviewed at All About Jazz!

March 6, 2012

"I've accepted that I'm not a traditional composer who sits and scores things out, plays them, learns them. I just have a rough sense of something and go out and do it. It often ends up being completely different," says pianist, improviser and composer Matthew Bourne. It's a characteristically honest appraisal, but it fails to do ...

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1979 Herbie Hancock Interview Unearthed at All About Jazz!

March 6, 2012

For the second installment of AllAboutJazz.com's new column, Jazz in the Aquarian Age Bob Kenselaar unearths a 1979 interview with pianist Herbie Hancock. At the time of this this interview, Hancock had been making ventures away from straight-ahead jazz for some time, but they were still fresh enough to have some fans up in arms. From ...

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A Chat with Mitch Ryder

March 2, 2012

By Dennis Cook Americans tend to have short musical memories. Our culture is so obsessed with newness and fashion that it's easy for pioneers to be dusted away with the sands of time. It's a pity because understanding who broke the ground one walks on is informative and often revelatory in a really joyful way. Case ...

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Interview: Jimmy Wilkins (Part 3)

March 1, 2012

For Jimmy Wilkins and his brother Ernie, receiving a call from Clark Terry in 1951 to join Count Basie's new band in New York was a stroke of incredible luck. Both musicians were jumping from one territory band to another trying to keep the paychecks coming. But big bands were folding fast. Small swing groups weren't ...

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Interview: Jimmy Wilkins (Part 2)

February 29, 2012

Most of us think of jazz's evolution after World War II as one big surge forward as the years progressed. In truth there were economic ups and downs, triumphs and setbacks as well as opportunities and dead ends. Success often was the product of relentless hard work, talent and good fortune—such as being in the right ...

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Saxophonist Joe Lovano Interviewed at All About Jazz!

February 28, 2012

Penned as “one of the greatest musicians in jazz history," saxophonist Joe Lovano has successfully created a unique voice within the jazz tradition and has contributed significantly to the continuance and development of the idiom. In just over a quarter of a century he has created an expansive body of work that has covered a broad ...

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Joe Lovano: Inimitable Streams of Expression

by Angela Davis
February 28, 2012

Penned as “one of the greatest musicians in jazz history," saxophonist Joe Lovano has successfully created a unique voice within the jazz tradition and has contributed significantly to the continuance and development of the idiom.In just over a quarter of a century he has created an expansive body of work that has covered a ...

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Interview: Jimmy Wilkins (Part 1)

February 28, 2012

Jimmy Wilkins is the younger brother of Ernie Wilkins, the prolific composer and big band arranger who died in 1999. Today, Jimmy lives outside of Las Vegas and leads a big band in Henderson, Nev., carrying on his brother's legacy. The band's book features wow-pow charts by his brother and Frank Wess. Jimmy's recording career as ...