Results for "Interview"

Jazz Influence @ The Roots of Hip Hop

May 5, 2011

Back in the early 80s, when hip hop was in its nascent stage, a young man who grew up in Brooklyn—definitely one of the root beds of the form—named Fred Brathwaite, Jr. was making his moves that cutting edge. Originally an aspiring graffitti artist, young Fred immersed himself in those early experiments, basment-rapping with an aspiring ...

From the basement to the Montréal Jazz Festival: Guitarist Carlos Jiménez' self-taught road to success

May 5, 2011

On his latest album Undercurrents, guitarist Carlos Jiménez exhibits the cool self-confidence and keen precision of an artist at the top of his game, about as far as it gets from the kid who used to practice in his parents' basement. But every musician has to begin somewhere, and for Jiménez those tireless moments underground provided ...

Pensare latino: intervista a Mauro Perigozzo

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 4, 2011

Mauro Perigozzo è nato in una famiglia di musicisti ed è stata una performance di Mal Waldron in piano solo a portarlo sulla via del jazz. Insieme a Matteo Scarpettini ha da poco dato alla luce l'interessante Through the Looking Glass, e in questa intervista ci racconta il suo cammino, la partecipazione ad altri progetti in ...

Jimmy Haslip: The Honest Endeavor of Making Music

by Ian Patterson
May 4, 2011

When electric bassist Jimmy Haslip joined pianist/keyboard player Russell Ferrante as a sideman on guitarist Robben Ford's recording sessions for The Inside Story (Elektra Records, 1979), he probably wouldn't have wagered much on his and Ferrante's musical partnership lasting 33 years to date, in one of jazz's most durable and best-loved ensembles, the Yellowjackets. Haslip is ...

Lockjaw Davis: Goin' to the Meeting

May 4, 2011

Fans of tenor saxophonist Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis will completely understand what I'm about to say: There are great Lockjaw Davis albums. And then there are really great Lockjaw Davis albums. What constitutes a really superb Davis recording? Davis has to be a bit on edge and faced with formidable, assertive competition behind him. On such albums, ...

Julian Lage Unplugged

May 4, 2011

I recently had the pleasure of producing a video interview with the exciting guitarist Julian Lage for his latest recording Gladwell. After we completed our interview session, I asked Julian if he would be into performing one of the album's tunes on his vintage Gibson acoustic guitar for sort of an unplugged version and he happily ...

UYS: The Jazz Passengers Interviews - "Reunited"

May 4, 2011

Matt Penman: Down on James Farm

by R.J. DeLuke
May 3, 2011

Matt Penman and his bass have inhabited a variety of musical places and spaces in recent years, all of them on a very high level. That speaks to his abilities on his instrument, and his adaptability to diverse situations. He of the fluid hands, rich sound and steady, melodic pulse always comes through. That's why he's ...

Rudresh Mahanthappa: Hybrid Energy

by Anil Prasad
May 2, 2011

Rudresh Mahanthappa is a man on a mission. He's driven to integrate the saxophone into a vast panorama of settings far beyond its typical range. His output is often reflective of his Indian-American heritage, with an engaging hybrid approach that merges avant-jazz and South Asian elements. His current quartet, also consisting of microtonal guitarist David Fiuczynski, ...

The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn receive praise for infectious brew of Dixieland jazz, swing, and classic blues

May 2, 2011

Getting thumbs up from a music legend is like a badge of honor, and the Blue Vipers of Brooklyn wear it well. On June 11, 2007, country icon Willie Nelson raved, “The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn provided fantastic entertainment." It's not hard to see what impressed Nelson. The Blue Vipers deliver a potent sting, an infectious ...