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Pianist Nobu Stowe Interviewed at All About Jazz...And More!
The music of NS (Nobu) Stowe is synonymous with the musical storytelling characterized with spontaneity and melodic romanticism—a true rarity in the field of fully improvised music. Stowe has not only mastered the art of total improvisation—a method of fully improvised music that embraces song-like melody, tonal harmony and rhythmic propulsion as well as more commonly ...
Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon Interviewed at All About Jazz
Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon knows what versatility is all about, although his humbleness won't allow for cocky behavior. One of the best trombonist of his generation, and one of the finest in jazz history, this composer/musician/-teacher carries a heavy torch with the steadiness of an old soul and the conviction of a man who knows what matters ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Annette Aguilar (Part 3)
A move into life as a mature musician requires a mental shift in a lot of ways, forcing a musicians to look a little bit deeper at the world around them. They need to look beyond the day to day gigs and think about the things that really inspire their musical world. Ambition needs to drive ...
Startup Stories: Brenden Mulligan of Artistdata (2/2)
This post is from Hilke Ros (@colorlessgreen) at Motion Music Manager. (Part 2 of 2) This is the second part of an interview with Brenden Mulligan, the founder of ArtistData. The interview is part of a series about the founders of internet & music startups. The basic idea is that people who have an idea about ...
An Educational Conversation With Jazz Trumpeter and Teacher Ralph Alessi
Trumpeter Ralph Alessi has carved out an excellent reputation for himself since moving from California to New York in 1991. His music tends to walk a fine line between outright avant-garde and modern bebop, creating challenging music that never loses a sense of swing or groove. This is once again apparent on the brand-new 'Cognitive Dissonance,' ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Annette Aguilar (Part 2)
Our communities give us an artistic foundation, a set of important influences, and a stable support system, but the experiences that we have outside our community place the unique twist upon our identity. These new adventures always change our perspective upon the world, adding a distinctly different spice to our artistic stew. These different avenues don't ...
Startup Stories: Brenden Mulligan of ArtistData
This post is from Hilke Ros (@colorlessgreen)at Motion Music Manager. (Part 1 of 2) This interview is the first episode in a series about the founders of internet & music startups. The premise is that people who have an idea about building a project around music and internet are driven by a strong passion , much ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Annette Aguilar (Part 1)
Our community has a major impact upon our lives, shaping our cultural awareness and the paths that we take to express it. Interactions with parents, friends, extended family, teachers, and other community members give us clues about their values and the traditions that they cherish. From birth, we learn by imitation, so we naturally gravitate towards ...
WartaJazz.com: An Indonesian Jazz Mission
by Ian Patterson
In his book The Miracle: The Epic Story of Asia's Quest for Wealth (HarperCollins, 2009), Michael Schuman writes, “In little more than a generation, Asia has emerged from centuries of stagnation to become the rising force of the global economy--a transformation so spectacular that some have called it a miracle." WartaJazz.com founders in 2001, ...
Interview: Little Richard
My conversation with Little Richard in today's Wall Street Journal (go here or pick up a copy) was a mind-opener. This is the guy who started rock 'n' roll as we know it, for goodness sake. With his first hit Tutti Frutti in 1955, Little Richard single-handedly unleashed a new form of music that to this ...
