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Derek Gripper: Finding the New Cape
by Seton Hawkins
In 2002, Cape Town-based guitarist, violist, and composer Derek Gripper began a musical collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Alex van Heerden. In doing so, the two men sparked a musical partnership that would, in only a few months, smash through stylistic boundaries on their debut recording Sagtevlei > (New Cape Records, 2010). Drawing upon the rich ghoema musical ...
Interview: Marcos Valle (Part 1)
The bossa nova was conceived in Rio in the mid-'50s by a generation of highly gifted singer- songwriters who loved West Coast jazz and adapted its lyrical approach to cool off and personalize the samba. Among these Brazilian innovators were Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Gilberto, Luiz Bonfa, Joao Donato and Vinicius de Moraes. By the early ...
Chick Corea: Creative Giant
by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
Virtuosity is a beautiful thing. One would somehow like to believe that anybody can learn how to play any given instrument with delicate, enchanting energy; but truth be told, some are simply born with a gift that most can only dream of. The ability to amaze others through music, enriching the hearts and widening the creative ...
Un italiano a Londra: a colloquio con Antonio Forcione
by AAJ Italy Staff
Si parla tanto di talenti italiani costretti ad andare all'estero. Ebbene, eccone uno che spopola in Inghilterra, suona in tutta Europa ed è stato perfino chiamato da Charlie Haden - uno che di chitarristi se ne intende - per registrare un disco in duo, ma che in Italia conoscono troppo pochi: Antonio Forcione, virtuoso della chitarra, ...
Interview: Booker T. Jones
Not sure who Booker T. Jones is? If I took away “Jones," would that help? Yep, he's that Booker T. In today's Wall Street Journal (go here), I interview Booker T. of Booker T. & the M.G.'s about his new solo album, The Road From Memphis, as well as a range of other topics. [Photo by ...
How to Handle Yourself in a Media Interview
You've spent months planning, researching, distributing, networking, and pitching your latest record, and it's finally landed you your first batch of media interviews. Congratulations! But wait! Before you sit back and relax, you need to prepare. Being prepared for an interview is not about media manipulation or being someone or something you're not. It's about communicating ...
Bari Beast Frank Basile's Simple Keys to Success
Baritonist Frank Basile gets around. And by that I mean shakin' up the scene with the likes of The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, The Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band, The Jimmy Heath Big Band, The Dave Holland Big Band, The Joe Lovano Nonet, Michael Bublé, The Christian McBride Big Band, Pablo Mayor's Folklore Urbano, The Richie ...
Singer/songwriter Frank McComb revives early '70s heyday of soul, R&B, and jazz fusion on new CD
What to singer/songwriter Frank McComb is A New Beginning is actually a fond trip back for music buffs, especially those who lived through the early '70s heyday of soul and R&B. On A New Beginning, McComb echoes the incandescent urban pop of Stevie Wonder, the rhythmic jazz of George Benson, and the pulsating fusion of Herbie ...
Intervista a Pasquale Mirra
by AAJ Italy Staff
Pasquale Mirra e il vibrafono. Una storia che parte da pentole, tegami e tamburi di latta, prende forma nei corridoi del conservatorio, incomincia a concretizzarsi nelle serate estive di Ravello, e spicca il volo grazie all'ascolto di alcuni dischi. Ma è una storia che è solo agli inizi perché il vibrafono è uno strumento relativamente giovane ...
Zim Ngqawana: Sound, Song, and Humanity
by AAJ Staff
(Ed. note: we're celebrating the life and music of Zim Ngqawana by reprinting this 2002 interview. Ngqawana passed away in Johannesburg, after suffering a stroke on May 10th. He was 52.) For Zim Ngqawana, citizenship is a relative concept. He may be a South African, but he insists that he is first and foremost ...
