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Composition for the Dearly Departed
By NAT HENTOFF For years, jazz musicians have told me how much they value Kenny Werner as a pianist and teacher. According to premier jazz harmonica player Toots Thielemans, for example, “He is a total musician. He feeds my heart and brain and pushes me into fresh territories." Students at various teaching clinics around the country ...
Jeff Lofton: Jazz to the People
by Josep Pedro
Born in Germany and raised in South Carolina, Jeff Lofton's trumpet sound has become a striking force in Austin's music scene since moved there about four years ago. Friendly and bright in his reasoning, Lofton has proved to be a versatile, mature musician overtly combining straight-ahead jazz with fusion. His appealing, laidback character and soulful playing ...
Something Else! Interview: Steve Cropper, of Booker T. and the MGS
Steve Cropper, a seminal soul figure and guitarist in Booker T. and the MGs, pays tribute to childhood musical heroes the 5 Royales with Dedicated, set for release on August 9. Cropper, who has often credited 5 Royales guitarist Lowman “Pete" Pauling as a key influence, shot to fame as a guitarist and producer at Memphis' ...
Interview: Donald Fagen
Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, co-founders of Steely Dan, wrote the soundtrack for anyone who attended college in the 1970s. Their music was adored by dorm-bound jazz heads who wanted modern music but didn't want to give up the sound of horns and an acoustic piano. For today's Wall Street Journal (go here), I interviewed Mr. ...
Nestor Zurita Saxophonist and Teacher by James Cubby on July 05, 2011
Saxophonist Nestor Zurita shares his talents when he performs onstage but it's a special person who can teach another to play a musical instrument. While Nestor taught himself to play the saxophone, most aren't as quick to pick up an instrument and teach themselves to play-not like Nestor Zurita anyway. Miami locals are familiar with Nestor ...
Intervista a Carlo Costa
by AAJ Italy Staff
Carlo Costa è un batterista che ha scelto di trasferirsi a New York per respirare e nutrirsi degli stimoli che la scena musicale della grande mela offre continuamente. Ha da poco data alle stampe Saturnismo, disco realizzato con il trio Minerva, una realtà attraverso la quale si accinge a esplorare terrritori musicali inediti e lidi incontaminati ...
Interview: Betty Bennett (Part 2)
It seems everyone has a good Benny Goodman story, and the best often are from those who actually worked for him. In fact, in his lifetime, Goodman may have generated as many great stories about his flinty personality as he did hit singles. Vocalist Betty Bennett sang with Goodman in 1959 and, like many other artists, ...
Marty Khan: Outward Visionary
by Seton Hawkins
The world of jazz owes an enormous debt of gratitude to Marty Khan. In 1976, when the standard wisdom held that jazz was dead or hiding in lofts, Khan founded his organization Outward Visions and quickly began organizing successful national and international tours for creative artists, including Sam Rivers and Dave Holland, Anthony Braxton, The Art ...
Interview: Betty Bennett (Part 1)
Back in May, in one of my Sunday “Oddball Album Covers of the Week" posts, I showcased two LPs featuring women stretched out on lawns. One was Nobody Else But Me, a 1955 album by vocalist Betty Bennett for Atlantic Records that was arranged by Andre Previn and Shorty Rogers. The point of my post was ...
