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Bill Frisell: Ramping It Up
by John Kelman
It's always been a not-so-hidden truth, especially in the jazz world, that fans only get a small window into what their favorite artists are about. Artists' commercial releases--usually no more than one per year--rarely document the entirety of the various projects with which they're involved in the course of those 12 months. And when you're someone ...
All About Jazz Launches Bill Frisell Week with Interviews, Reviews, Exclusive Downloads and More!
Guitarist Bill Frisell may have just turned 60 earlier this year, but it's done nothing to slow him down. He's touring more than ever, and between a new contract with Savoy Jazz, that has allowed him to speed up releases to accommodate more projects than ever before, and his ongoing Live Download Series, where new live ...
In the Studio with Kurt Elling - The Complete Jazz Singer
Kurt Elling stopped by our performance studio on April 15th. Check out the audio and video from the performance below. In the studio with Kurt EllingThe complete jazz singer By Justin Steyer, Nick Francis and Nick Morrison CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO Some jazz singers excel at singing standards. Others excel at scat-singing or vocalese (writing lyrics ...
La Vie En Satchmo
Speaking of roses... Oh, we weren't? Well, we are now. The resident rose expert around here informed me the other day that two famous roses are named in honor of Louis Armstrong. The same breeder developed both of them. His name is Sam McGredy (pictured), an Irishman who moved to New Zealand more than 40 years ...
Something Else! Featured Artist: Boz Scaggs
We all know Boz Scaggs, right? The guy from Silk Degrees, the 1976 smash that spawned hit single after hit single after hit singlethe million-selling Lowdown," Lido Shuffle," What Can I Say," We're All Alone." The truth is, though, that it was the former Steve Miller sideman's seventh solo release, and Scaggs has continued issuing varied ...
Manu Dibango "Africadelic"
It's hard to believe there is a musician anywhere on this earth that could mix great jazz chops with a soulful outlook and a worldly attitude and still make it so fun and funky that it doesn't matter what allegiance you address. This stuff rocks. And, amazingly, it's just as timely now as it was back ...
Celebrating Time Out: Mike Richmond on Eugene Wright
2009, Dave Brubeck's musical masterpiece Time Out turned 50 and on behalf of Legacy Recordings, I produced a podcast series celebrating this timeless work. Along with interviewing Dave Brubeck himself about the album, I also interviewed three additional musicians saxophonist David Sanborn, bassist Mike Richmond and drummer Bill Bruford to discuss the influential work of Time ...
NYU Jazz Interview Series: Lionel Loueke
Seemingly shy and gentle were my first impressions of Lionel Loueke. I found him to be somewhat reserved but brimming with great curiosity and genuine thirst for music and self expression. Lionel entered the international jazz arena only a few years ago as a student at the Monk Institute, mentored by the likes of Herbie Hancock ...
Vite straordinarie: intervista a Dado Moroni
by AAJ Italy Staff
Ha da poco inciso Live in Beverly Hills (Resonance Records) in trio con Marco Panascia e Peter Erskine; è uno dei pianisti italiani più apprezzati nel mondo; è un musicista che si è forgiato sul campo, attraverso esperienze di vita che hanno influenzato il suo suono e approccio al jazz. Punto della situazione con Dado Moroni, ...
In volo libero: intervista a Maurizio Signorino
by AAJ Italy Staff
Scambio di opinioni con Maurizio Signorino, saxofonista e principale artefice dell'interessante progetto New Open Circle, quartetto che di recente ha dato alla luce il CD Passato Remoto. Il suo è un punto di vista critico e in queste righe ci racconta la genesi e l'evoluzione dell'album, la scelta del repertorio, il rapporto con gli altri musicisti ...


