Results for "Interview"

Cuban Legend Paquito D'Rivera Interviewed at All About Jazz

January 25, 2011

There is almost nothing Paquito D'Rivera hasn't accomplished since his arrival on the U.S. jazz scene in the early 1980s, when the young Cuban arrived from Spain—the first spot he hid when he defected from his home nation and its Communist rule that denied personal freedoms and forced musicians playing jazz to call it something else ...

Paquito D'Rivera: Jazz at the Heart

by R.J. DeLuke
January 25, 2011

There is almost nothing Paquito D'Rivera hasn't accomplished since his arrival on the U.S. jazz scene in the early 1980s, when the young Cuban arrived from Spain--the first spot he hid when he defected from his home nation and its Communist rule that denied personal freedoms and forced musicians playing jazz to call it something else ...

Why My Band Left MySpace and Facebook - For Good

January 25, 2011

Recently I spoke with Robin Davey who is a musician, director, and producer. His bands include The Hoax and most recently the eclectic pop duo The Bastard Fairies. Davey has directed music videos for Buckcherry, Jet and Drowning Pool and his documentary The Canary Effect won The Stanley Kubrick Award for Bold and Innovative film making at ...

Bassist Matthew Garrison Interviewed at AAJ...and More!

January 24, 2011

Bassist/composer Matthew Garrison is, without a doubt, one of the most technically gifted musicians of his generation. Over the last two decades he has been employed by such high-caliber leaders as [pianist-keyboardists] Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock and Geri Allen; [saxophonists] Wayne Shorter, Michael Brecker and Steve Coleman; [guitarists] John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, John Scofield; [drummers] Jack ...

Matthew Garrison: Core Matter

by Ian Patterson
January 24, 2011

Bassist/composer Matthew Garrison is, without a doubt, one of the most technically gifted musicians of his generation. Over the last two decades he has been employed by such high-caliber leaders as [pianist-keyboardists] Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock and Geri Allen; [saxophonists] Wayne Shorter, Michael Brecker and Steve Coleman; [guitarists] John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, John Scofield; [drummers] Jack ...

Oltre Irakere: Intervista con Chucho Valdés

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 24, 2011

[Per l'intervista a Valdes condotta da Joan A. Cararach clicca qui] Ospite del recente Barcelona Jazz Festival con i suoi Afro-Cuban Messengers, Chucho Valdés ci ha concesso gentilmente quest'intervista dove presenta i concetti musicali della nuova formazione e ricorda alcuni momenti chiave della sua carriera. All About Jazz: Ci presenta questo nuovo gruppo? Chucho Valdés: Il ...

Chucho Valdes: La musica non muore mai

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 24, 2011

Intervista di Joan A. Cararach [per l'intervista a Valdes condotta da Angelo Leonardi clicca qui]. Chucho Valdés si è presentato alla sua intervista con All About Jazz molto sicuro di sé: per la sua musica, e per la vittoria della Spagna ai Mondiali di calcio in Sudafrica. Era l'undici Luglio 2010 e per la prima volta ...

Interview

Featuring the music of Juan Tizol
Duration: 6:39
January 22, 2011

Tony Scott at Bop's Dawn

January 21, 2011

Clarinetist Tony Scott didn't make many friends. A good number of jazz musicians who knew him recall an egoist who was abrasively competitive and made less and less musical sense as the years wore on. Personally, I find Scott a mixed bag, in some cases producing lovely swinging music and in other cases using a purposefully ...

Most Artist Tribes Formed Today Will Stay Chaotic - They Won't Evolve, Just Die Off [interview]

January 21, 2011

This is part two of my interview with Kevin Leflar. He is the Founder, President, and CEO of officialCOMMUNITY, a leader in creating commercialized online communities for established recording artists. In this interview, Leflar talks about how he got interested in communities and the personalities that they take on as they evolve. Hypebot: Tell me a bit about ...