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Kevin Eubanks: Refocusing and Looking Forward
by Matthew Warnock
For millions of people across the U.S. and abroad, Kevin Eubanks will always be associated with The Tonight Show band, after his 18 years alongside Jay Leno. But for those who have followed Eubanks' career off the set, where he has been a highly prolific composer and recording artist, it's his work as a guitarist that ...
Gabriele Coen alla corte Tzadik
by AAJ Italy Staff
“Gabriele Coen è compositore e interprete di uno dei più entusiasmanti esempi di nuova musica ebraica, capace di combinare una profonda conoscenza e un sincero rispetto per la tradizione, con un eccezionale intuito comunicativo e sensibilità immaginifica. All'avanguardia, eppure fermamente radicato nella tradizione, il progetto “Jewish Experience" esprime passione, integrità e un'impeccabile arte interpretativa." John Zorn ...
The Sacred Jazz of Deanna Witkowski
Pianist, vocalist, composer and winner of the 2002 Great American Jazz Piano Competition, Deanna Witkowski is one of the more important sacred jazz artists today. With a very original and virtuous style, she mixes contemporary and Latin jazz genres doing so from a spiritual perspective. Based in New York, Deanna has worked in different projects relating ...
Jazz News: Brubeck Back in Action
Dave Brubeck is back in action after cardiac surgery, as noted in this story from the Worcester, Massachusetts Telegram-Gazette: Brubeck Makes Up-Tempo ReturnTicker repaired, pianist keeps beat By Peter Landsdowne WORCESTER—Joined by alto saxophonist and flutist Bobby Militello, bassist Chris Smith and drummer Cody Cox, perennially popular pianist Dave Brubeck kicked off the 16th ...
Ain't but a Few of Us: Author Karen Chilton
Several weeks ago at a Brooklyn book signing at the MoCADA gallery for native son Randy Weston and our new book African Rhythms (Composed by Randy Weston, Arranged by Willard Jenkins published by Duke University Press; see elsewhere in The Independent Ear) I had the pleasure of meeting author and thespian Karen Chilton. Most recently she ...
How Pros Hurt Creativity and Weaken Local Ecology
(Updated) Recently, I spoke with Mike Masnick, who is the founder of TechDirt, a leading technology and insight blog. In this interview, Masnick share his thoughts on how performing rights organizations (PROs) harm up-and-coming acts by insisting that small coffee shops, bars, and venues pay large licensing fees, in the event that cover songs are played ...
Yusef Lateef @ 90
Some years ago the Jazz Journalists Association, as a tribute to friend and colleague the late Harlem jazz writer Clarence Atkins sponsored a group of aspiring African American music writers to attend a journalism conference in California. I'm happy to say that for the most part they have continued to write particularly on jazz, and in ...
Interview: Albert Maysles (Part 2)
Watching Gimme Shelter with director Albert Maysles was one of my crazier long-shot ideas. But Albert immediately saw the value and agreed to do it. As we settled in several weeks ago and the film began to roll, I couldn't help but feel this electric surge. As with Sonny Rollins agreeing to take a drive uptown ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Jovino Santos Neto (Part 3)
Spending time with an influential musician during the height of their artistic output means a lot of different things. It's an amazing growth opportunity that results in one of the finest educations available—performing regularly with an innovative musician simply demands artistic evolution. The opportunity to experience the development of the artist's musical development is a priceless ...
Interview: David Amram at 80
David Amram turned 80 yesterday. If you know David, you know that hitting that age is almost a ridiculous concept. The musician and composer has the metabolism and mind of a 25-year old, and he's constantly traveling the country like jazz's Johnny Appleseed, performing and motivating all who cross his path. One grows winded just listening ...
