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Intervista a Tino Tracanna
by AAJ Italy Staff
Si definisce pigro ma se ci si prende la briga di dare un'occhiata alla discografia non si contano le sue incisioni. E' collaboratore richiestissimo, è stato membro per dieci anni del quartetto di Franco D'Andrea, lo è da venticinque del quintetto di Paolo Fresu, senza contare i quasi venti del suo quartetto. Se poi ci soffermiamo ...
Will Vinson: Planted and Growing in New York
by R.J. DeLuke
Like many musicians of his generation, growing up in the rock-and pop-dominated 1980s, saxophonist Will Vinson got his indoctrination to jazz from the sounds emanating from the stereo system in his home, hearing the likes of Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington and Count Basie from his father's record collection. He took a liking to them. Especially Basie, ...
IMPROVIJAZZATION NATION Magazine interviews Jeff Lofton
After reviewing Jeff's fantastic JAZZ TO THE PEOPLE CD in issue # 105, I decided that we (all) would enjoy getting a bit more insight into this way-cool player... thanks for doing the interview, Jeff—I've no doubt that folks all over the world will love reading about you here! (Ed: You can listen to streams of ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Samuel Quinto (Part 2)
When a particular artistic vision strikes a musician, they encounter a powerful need to find the means to execute it. Sometimes this means exploring their own community to find the right collaborators, spending time jamming with an endless list of musicians. At other times, a musician might need a thorough education about their chosen musical genre. ...
Interview: Don Sebesky (Part 2)
In the late '60s and '70s, Don Sebesky was one of the most in-demand jazz arrangers in the record business. His close working relationship with Creed Taylor and CTI Records resulted in 45 albums. Among them were George Benson's White Rabbit, Kenny Burrell's God Bless the Child and Stanley Turrentine's The Sugar Man. Don also was ...
Reed/Woodwind Multi-Instrumentalist Charles Pillow Interviewed at All About Jazz
Charles Pillow is a musician's musician who works with diverse ensembles from jazz to pops to classical, small group to large ensemble, straight-ahead to avant-garde. He grew up in Baton Rouge, La., and studied music at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, before eventually settling in the New York City area as a working professional. ...
Notes from the Net: Still More Miles to Cover; Brubeck on the Mend; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews, and More
Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest: Starting with some Miles Davis news, here's a recent article by PopMatters.com's Will Layman that asks, ...
Kenton Declares Jazz is Finished
Six months before Stan Kenton recorded Kenton Plays Wagner, the bandleader let jazz have it in an April 1964 Down Beat article. Like the January 1964 Granz interview that I posted yesterday, Kenton blamed jazz's woes on folk—a rather quaint scapegoat of choice among one-time jazz powers. Folk surged in popularity in the 1950s but never ...
Ticketfly CEO: New Business Opportunities Emerged from Ticketmaster, Live Nation Merger
Recently, I spoke with Andrew Dreskin, who is CEO of Ticketfly, an independent ticketing and social marketing platform. In this interview, Dreskin talks about the talent bubble in the live music sector and how social media has changed the way that concerts are marketed. Hypebot: What new opportunities emerged from the Ticketmaster and Live Nation merger? ...
The Kindie Music Scene: Marketing Music to Kids
This is part two of my interview segment with Debbie Cavalier, who's a children's entertainer and vocalist for Debbie and Friends, a kindie music group. She's also Dean of Continuing Education and Chief Academic Officer at Berklee College of Music. Joining Cavalier in this interview is Beth Blenz-Clucas. She's the founder of Sugarmountain PR, a firm ...
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