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Latin Jazz Conversations: Zaccai Curtis (Part 3)
For many jazz musicians, a move to New York represents many things, but all in every way, it symbolizes a step into the center of the jazz world. Vibrant jazz scenes exist across the country and each one produces a significant amount of creative energy that pushes the music into the next era. Musicians dedicate their ...
An Artist's Perspective on uPlaya: Part Two
Yesterday we ran the beginning of a rather long interview we did with the Block Scholars' David Bell about uPlaya, to offer a perspective that differed from its founder, David Meredith. Part two is after the jump. Because a computer algorithm determines your uPlaya score, do you think it's even more objective than getting the opinion ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Zaccai Curtis (Part 4)
All musicians carry strong influences during their early development; the way that they build upon those influences and eventually move away from them defines their artistic personality. Young musicians generally drown themselves in their influences during their developmental years, soaking in every possible lesson from each recording. There's a period where the musicians emulates their influences ...
Drummer Dan Weiss Interviewed at All About Jazz
The first time drummer/composer Dan Weiss is heard, there can be a perception of something inherently wrong with the music. It slowly creeps up--like a chill on a cool morning, just as the sun is rising over a misty ridge. Waves of lush pastel colors pass over and around in impassioned washes of rhythm and elements ...
Photographer William Ellis Interviewed at All About Jazz
Black and white photographs of jazz legends taken by the likes of Leonard Feather, William P. Gottlieb and William Claxton have gained iconic status over the years. Decades on, their photographs of Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Chet Baker and Miles Davis adorn countless walls of jazz aficionados around the world. These photographs ...
Pianist Jessica Williams Interviewed at AAJ...and More!
Pianist Jessica Williams begins a free-wheeling and fascinating conversation with a fan by thanking him for the kind words he has spoken about her music. Then she adds: “But you don't always have to say kind words, you know, as long as you always say the truth." It's advice that is very much in character with ...
Interview: Gary Burton (Part 3)
By the time Gary Burton left the George Shearing Quintet to join Stan Getz in 1964, he had perfected the art of the short, concise solo. But while a compact solo was essential for Shearing's group, Gary needed a completely different approach that rested more heavily on comping--the art of accompanying a soloist--for Getz. [Illustration of ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Zaccai Curtis (Part 1)
A childhood immersed in great musical experiences sets the stage for the emergence of a great musician. Listening can be a powerful way to peek interest in a young person, and the more time they spend hearing music, the more it will resonate with them. The more interested a child becomes, the more likely that they ...
Paul McCartney: From Wings to the West Wing
Tonight's “Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in Performance at the White House"--premiering at 8 p.m., and then repeating all week on PBS stations--had us digging through the stacks, looking for favorites from throughout his career. (Click through the titles for complete reviews.)GOOD EVENING NEW YORK CITY (2009): There ...
Kees Hazevoet: Holland's Uncommon Observer
Pianist, multi-instrumentalist and improviser Kees Hazevoet was born in Amsterdam in 1948, and grew up in a family situation that welcomed both musical expression and an appreciation of nature. Hazevoet began his studies on piano quite young (his mother played the instrument as well). “I liked to play in the open air, so I bought myself ...
