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Singer Akua Allrich Interviewed at All About Jazz

November 1, 2010

A native Washingtonian, vocalist Akua Allrich's music flows with a free, natural energy as engaging as her equally ingenuous personality. Although she graduated from Howard University's music department roughly a decade ago, Allrich has only recently thrown herself into forging a musical career. She originally opted not to pursue a singing career and turned instead to ...

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Piano Legend Randy Weston Interviewed at All About Jazz

November 8, 2010

In over 60 years as a leader, pianist Randy Weston has achieved an incredible amount. He has recorded nearly 50 albums and has been hailed in the process as the natural heir to Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. Three times he has been voted Downbeat's composer of the year, and his compositions have been recorded by ...

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Interview: Mick Barr

October 30, 2010

Over the past decade, guitarist and composer Mick Barr has released countless recordings under the names Ocrilim, Orthrelm, and Octis, and has worked with Krallice, The Flying Luttenbachers, Zach Hill, Weasel Walter and Sam Hillmer of Zs. His lightning fast guitar style and singular approach to the instrument goes unrivaled among his contemporaries, leading Ian MacKaye ...

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Jazz Bassist Michael Formanek Is Back After a Dozen Years Between Albums

October 30, 2010

Several years ago, Michael Formanek was in the middle of a bass solo during a Bloodcount gig at the Knitting Factory's Old Office in Manhattan. Tim Berne, Chris Speed and Jim Black had all dropped out, leaving the bassist to carry on alone except for a young woman in the audience who was telling her friend ...

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On the Road with DJ Shadow - An Exclusive Look at How One Artist Stays Connected to His Fans

October 27, 2010

Michael Fiebach is the Project, Marketing and Merchandise Manager for DJ Shadow. Over the next month as Michael and DJ Shadow cross North America on tour, Hypebot readers will get a look inside how they market and stay connected to fans via exclusive blog posts and videos. This marks day 1 of my 1-month voyage across ...

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Photostory: Bill Evans, May 1980

October 28, 2010

Viewing photos of pianist Bill Evans in the 1970s is like watching a mighty oak turn color in the autumn. Little by little the bursts of yellow, red and orange start to fade, and the majestic tree's leaves drop off, leaving bare branches bracing for winter. In this image of Bill Evans from May 1980, photographer ...

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Linda Oh: Persevering Against the Odds

by Mark F. Turner
October 26, 2010

In an arena that is overwhelmingly dominated by her male counterparts, bassist Linda May-Han Oh is going to be a force with which to be reckoned. Her auspicious, self-produced debut, Entry (2009), was lauded by critics, and was one of pianist Vijay Iyer's top picks for 2009. Born in Malaysia and living in New York, Oh ...

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Esperanza Spalding: l'equilibrio interiore

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 26, 2010

Intervista di Esther Berlanga-Ryan Gli appassionati di Classica e di Jazz si confrontano sulla musica ormai da anni. Se Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart e Duke Ellington avessero mai potuto incontrarsi, si sarebbero probabilmente guardati con reciproco rispetto—per poi discutere di battute, note e assoli... e, forse, la musica sarebbe fluita così facilmente come le parole. Ormai da ...

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Don't Forget Eddie Lang, Please!

October 26, 2010

Our '20s guitar man South Philadelphia's Eddie Lang, the “Father of Jazz Guitar" who died in 1933, lives again at Chris' Jazz Cafe. By Dan DeLuca Inquirer Music Critic From Django Reinhardt to Jimi Hendrix, the names that commonly appear on argument-starting lists of the greatest and most influential guitarists of the 20th century ...