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Anthony Branker: Jazz Dialogics
by Victor L. Schermer
Anthony Branker is a musician for all seasons. He began his career as a trumpeter, including a stint with the Spirit of Life Ensemble, which honored its African-American and Afro-Caribbean roots during a multi-year tenure as the Monday night band at the legendary Sweet Basil club in New York City. Over time, Branker developed an increasing ...
Ryan Truesdell: 100 anni di Gil Evans
by AAJ Italy Staff
Abbiamo intervistato Ryan Truesdell, giovane arrangiatore americano, già noto per le sue collaborazioni con Maria Schneider, impegnato a riscoprire la musica del grande Gil Evans, in preparazione del centenario della nascita dell'arrangiatore canadese, in calendario per il prossimo anno. Con il supporto della famiglia di Gil, Ryan sta analizzando i manoscritti, le note, le registrazioni personali ...
Ageless Jazz Icons for the Ages -- Brubeck and Wein.
Blessing to those who have spent their lives doing what they love. For most of those people, even that ends at some point, eventually relegating those activities to “the good old days." But there are a fine few for whom it doesn't end. Those people are inspiring. Recent experiences in the jazz community brought to of ...
Nico Sanchez Quartet sizzles with tightly knit and propulsive chemistry on new album
Although he didn't enter the Barcelona, Spain jazz scene until 2004, guitarist Nico Sánchez certainly doesn't sound like a relative newcomer. In fact, his latest album with his quartet, De Visitante, is marked with the fingerprints of highly experienced musicians, displaying the keen skills of masters of the craft. Listen to how Sánchez's guitar sizzles on ...
Patronism Interview, Part Two: On Artist Applications, Breaking the Album Release Cycle, and Patronism's Future
Yesterday, we gave you the inside scoop on what led Patronism founder John Pointer to the idea for his platform. In part two of our interview, we discuss Patronism's artist application, breaking the album cycle, and his site's future. Here's what happened. One of the things you have currently in the beta phase is an artist's ...
Patronism Interview, Part One: Founder John Pointer on His Platform's Origins
The concept of patronage is enjoying one hell of a comeback. Despite being almost as old as art itself, the rise of direct to fan strategies and a hunger for alternative business models has begun to lead more and more pop artists and indie music business professionals to seek out steady streams of income for support, ...
Katisse Buckingham on Odd Time Signatures, Proper Warmups...And Anchorman
Taking on the tenor, alto & soprano saxophones, flute, alto flute & ethnic flutes as well as spoken word, Katisse Buckingham is one of Los Angeles' most seasoned and versatile musicians. Not surprisingly to anyone who's heard him play, Katisse's musical resume includes associations with names such as The Yellowjackets, Prince, Dr. Dre, Airto & Flora ...
New York-based violinist Adam Baldych releases imaginative, gorgeous new album
There is perhaps no more of an apt title than Magical Theatre to describe the imaginative and sometimes otherworldly ways in which Adam Baldych approaches his violin playing. For example, “Party Place" opens up deliriously funky riffing and slamming drums as Baldych's violin catches the happening vibe with a sweaty, scorching performance. However, the tempo slows ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Pedro Giraudo (Part 3)
In order to truly express their artistic personality, a musician sometimes needs to look beyond cultural norms. This is not an easy task—the collective power of popular culture can exert a tremendous pressure upon a modern artist. It can dictate everything from form to style, and in the long term, shape a musician's complete output. While ...
Frank Sinatra: Ring-a-Ding-Ding!
Ring-a-Ding-Ding! was Frank Sinatra's first album for his newly formed Reprise label. Recorded in December 1960, Sinatra brought in Johnny Mandel to arrange after hearing his swinging work for Vic Damone at the Sands in Las Vegas. For years, the analog and digital releases have had a paper-thin sound and annoying echo. Now Concord has reissued ...
