Results for "Interview"

Travis Sullivan: This Cat Plays the Sax

by R.J. DeLuke
May 23, 2011

Travis Sullivan composes and arranges with a fine flair. For about the last six years, he's proven himself a strong leader of a large band, running the Bjorkestra, an acclaimed unit that plays slick, intricate and sometimes burning jazz versions of songs by popular Icelandic singer/songwriter Bjork. It's a band that's an audience pleaser ...

UYS: Steve Coleman Interview.

May 23, 2011

The End of Elaine's

May 22, 2011

There was a sad changing-times story this week in New York City, where it was big news. Elaine's, the Upper East Side restaurant that for nearly five decades has been a meeting place and hangout for writers, theater and film people and a few musicians, is closing. Elaine Kaufman, who founded the restaurant, died last December. ...

Levon Helm Does Well by Doing Good

May 21, 2011

Supporting good causes is one way for musicians to show that they are making a positive contribution to society while making it clear that their success is about being part of a community rather than simply profiting from a community's interest. Though one may understandably feel that one's music is the main contribution an artist can ...

A Snapshot of Multifaceted Alto Man Rob Wilkerson

May 21, 2011

One listen to masterful altoist and Selmer Artist Rob Wilkerson's deeply expressive, original, and enchanting album, “Nest“ will make it abundantly clear that Rob is not just another beboppin' alto man. Although his original work favors subtlety over flash and flair, when it comes time to burn, Wilkerson can cut heads with the best of them. ...

Willy Deville: A Little Bit Closer

May 20, 2011

Willy DeVille is all but forgotten today. Back in 1974, the singer- songwriter founded Mink DeVille, a punk-art band that recorded six albums between 1977 and 1985, all of them excellent. He recorded additional albums as Willy DeVille from 1987 until 2005. As I write in my Wall Street Journal review today (go here) of a ...

One Track Mind: Alphonse Mouzon on Weather Report, McCoy Tyner, Solo Songs

May 20, 2011

By Nick Deriso On this special edition of the Something Else! Reviews' One Track Mind, we hand the reins over to legendary fusion drummer Alphonse Mouzon. A life around jazz, and fellow jazz greats, has left Mouzon with his share of stories. So did the lengthy sessions for his impressive new recording Angel Face, which was ...

Jazz ibrido, quasi... prog. Intervista ad Antonio Apuzzo

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 19, 2011

Classe 1956, Antonio Apuzzo è un musicista a cui è sempre piaciuto sviluppare linguaggi nuovi, o meglio, ibridi. Fin dai lavori avviati negli anni Ottanta con il trio Orselli - Apuzzo - Lalla agli Ibrido Hot Six, formazione atipica con tre dischi ufficiali all'attivo che ha come come principale leitmotiv proprio il tema della rielaborazione di ...

NYU Jazz Interview Series: Stefon Harris

May 18, 2011

"I'm gonna get a t-shirt that says, I HEAR DEAD PEOPLE," proclaimed Stefon Harris just prior to our interview when I asked him what he thought about the state of jazz radio. While his passion and drive are spawn from the traditions of jazz music, Stefon is definitely a trailblazer who lives in the present and ...

Interview: Marcos Valle (Part 3)

May 19, 2011

Upon his return to Rio in 1968 following an extended American tour, Marcos Valle began to record with a new confidence. His music also took on a more percussive and rock feel as Brazilian music changed and developed over the decades. But he also retained his knack for passionate ballads and spirited songs with catchy melodies. ...