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Carl Broemel: Heaven Knows
By Dennis Cook Some albums seem illuminated by twinkling, magic catching light, birthed in quietude and redolent of domesticity and other simple pleasures that sustain us amidst the hustle 'n' bustle. This is the atmosphere of the solo debut from My Morning Jacket lead guitarist Carl Broemel, whose work outside MMJ has the shimmering, comforting timelessness ...
How 550,000 Artists Collaborate and Create Together
(Read part 1 of the interview here.) The proliferation of social production tools and aligning them with the intrinsic motivations of musicians isn't enough to bring about cultural change though; musicians need real-life opportunities to act on too. The way that musicians understand the opportunities available to them has changed drastically over the course of the ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Jovino Santos Neto (Part 4)
Every musician carries a tool box around to their gigs—it's not a physical collection of devices, but rather the sum total of their experience. Each performance arms them with another piece for their tool box, providing some insight or technical development that allows them to bump their performance to another level. In some cases, the tool ...
Helping Artists Embrace, Make Sense of the Chaos
(Read part one and two of this interview.) In his book Cognitive Surplus, Clay Shirky argues that the single greatest predictor of how much value can be derived from this surfeit of free time is how much we “allow and encourage one another to experiment, because the only group that can try everything is everybody." In ...
Guitarist Kevin Eubanks Interviewed at All About Jazz....and More!
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 ...
Guitarist Sandro Albert Interviewed at All About Jazz...and More!
Completely self-taught, guitarist Sandro Albert paid his dues in small clubs and shacks on the Brazilian circuit before he graduated to larger venues in Brazil that included music festivals. Two years ago, he played at the prestigious North Sea Jazz Festival at the invitation of Musical Director Claude Nobs. It was there that he performed with ...
Guitarist Barry Cleveland Interviewed at All About Jazz...and More!
The personal is the political for guitarist and composer Barry Cleveland. That perspective is evident on Hologramatron (MoonJune, 2010), his new album featuring songs that serve as a response to the socio-political and religious narratives woven by the voices dominating today's 24-hour news cycles. Cleveland is unafraid of telling it exactly as he sees it, with ...
Drummer Ranjit Barot Interviewed at All About Jazz...and More!
Ranjit Barot is a well-known figure in India's music industry, where for many years he has written film scores, produced Indie pop, and, more recently, composed and directed the music for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which were held in Delhi. Barot, who spent the first 12 years of his life ...
Interview: Albert Maysles (Part 1)
Forty years ago on December 5, Albert Maysles' Gimme Shelter was released. The searing documentary about the last leg of the Rolling Stones 1969 tour culminated with the group's concert appearance at the Altamont Speedway near San Francisco. Today, in my Wall Street Journal article here, Albert, 83, talks with me about the film that accidentally ...
A Look at Mingus the Composer
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog (1997) is a fascinating look at the life and legacy of bassist Charles Mingus. It combines concert footage, interviews with fellow musicians and family, and bits of a noirish documentary of Mingus made in the late 1960s. It was directed by Don McGlynn and co-produced by the composer's widow, Sue ...
