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Markus Reuter: (R)Evolutionary Touch Guitarist
by Jeffrey L. Melton
German touch guitarist Markus Reuter stands at the forefront of the international ambient music community. From his various collaborations with King Crimson alumni and electronic music pioneers Ian Boddy and Robert Rich, Reuter has crafted a busy schedule of his own recordings, lent his own ear and expertise to engineering and production work in parallel with ...
Touch Guitarist Markus Reuter Interviewed at All About Jazz
German touch guitarist Markus Reuter stands at the forefront of the international ambient music community. From his various collaborations with King Crimson alumni and electronic music pioneers Ian Boddy and Robert Rich, Reuter has crafted a busy schedule of his own recordings, lent his own ear and expertise to engineering and production work in parallel with ...
Gary Burton on His New Quartet
Late last week I caught up with vibraphonist Gary Burton to chat about his new quartet, featuring guitarist Julian Lage. The group will be making its club debut tomorrow night through Sunday at New York's Blue Note before heading off to Europe. Gary taught himself to play the vibes at age six. After high school he ...
Interview: Andy Laster
Clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer Andy Laster has been involved in New York City’s jazz scene since the mid-1980s, when he relocated upon completing studies at Seattle’s Cornish Institute. Since then he has worked with musicians such as Julius Hemphill, Hank Roberts, Cuong Vu, and Erik Friedlander. In preparation for this week’s performance by his Sounds of ...
Abstract Logix's Souvik Dutta: From Living Room to Center of the Universe
by Ian Patterson
Although tribes, cities and even nations have all at various times claimed to lie at the center of the universe, few have taken the claims seriously. Most recognize such boasts as either thinly veiled marketing ploys or thinly veiled insanity. However, on the 20th and 21st of November, devotees of good music from Australia, Japan, South ...
L’antidivo: intervista a Pietro Tonolo
by AAJ Italy Staff
«Mi fa sorridere l'atteggiamento di alcuni artisti o performer che acquisiscono fascino e credibilità a buon mercato ponendosi verso il pubblico come figure eccezionali, molto originali, a volte addirittura epiche, facendo intuire vite fuori dagli schemi, completamente diverse da quelle della gente comune. È un gioco infantile, che sfrutta l'insoddisfazione e la povertà della vita di ...
"We Have Had Almost Zero File-Sharing of Pledge Artists," Says Benji Rogers of Pledgemusic. PT. 1
Recently, I spoke with Benji Rogers, founder of PledgeMusic, a crowdfunding platform for music and creativity. In the first segment of this two part interview, Rogers talks about the difference between crowdfunding and what PledgeMusic does, how the process encourages more active participation from fans, and things artists should consider when putting together a campaign. How ...
Interview: INgrooves CEO Robb McDaniels on Acquisitions, Tunecore and the One Digital Platform
After the announcement that digital music distributor INgrooves had received a “significant" investment from Shamrock and extend its UMG partnership, I asked founder and CEO Robb McDaniels to share his plans in the face of increased competition from Tuncore and others. The announcement stated that some funds will be used to “make strategic acquisitions." What kind ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Victor Garcia (Part 3)
Most great musicians simply know that they will have a career in music, and that inner belief drives them into a fierce momentum. Even as children, they are drawn to their instrument consistently, spending more time playing music than any other activity. By the time they reach their teens, most driven musicians have found a specific ...
Interview: Dionne Warwick
Two weeks ago, the phone rang and the voice on the other end said, “Hi, this is Dionne Warwick." Though the call was expected (we were due to talk for my Wall Street Journal profile that appears today here), I was still taken aback. There, on the phone, was that signature husky voice that had racked ...
