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Interview with the Clayton Brothers
ArtistShare recently spoke with John and Jeff Clayton about their upcoming ArtistShare fan-funded release “The New Song and Dance". The first part of this interview is now available on “The New Song and Dance" project experience page and features John speaking about the songs and dances that influenced his compositions on the upcoming record. With topics ...
Are You a 'Jazz Nerd'? Jason Marsalis Revisits and Clarifies the Term
In the wake of causing a minor firestorm in the online jazz community last month with a playful video decrying the influence of “jazz nerds," drummer Jason Marsalis emailed me a clarification this morning that both expands on the definition, shares his inspiration for the video and offers further talking points that amount to a calling ...
Violinist Mark Feldman Interviewed at AAJ
Violinist Mark Feldman started out in Chicago playing classical music and bar gigs before moving on to the Nashville scene. He emerged in New York's “downtown" circle with the likes of Arcado String Trio, trumpeter Dave Douglas, and composer-saxophonist John Zorn. His expressive, classically tinged technique was also sought for studio work with pop acts and ...
Jason Moran Shows off His Older, Wiser Side On 'Ten'
Pianist Jason Morans star has been on a long steady rise since making his debut on Blue Note in 1999 with 'Soundtrack to Human Emotion.' Barely into his 20s at the time, Moran was playing with saxophonist Greg Osby and had studied under Jaki Byard and others. The debut won a lot of strong notices and ...
Mark Feldman: Taking an Eclectic Path
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Violinist Mark Feldman started out in Chicago playing classical music and bar gigs before moving on to the Nashville scene. He emerged in New York's “downtown" circle with the likes of Arcado String Trio, trumpeter Dave Douglas, and composer-saxophonist John Zorn. His expressive, classically tinged technique was also sought for studio work with pop acts and ...
Pianist Howard Riley Interviewed at AAJ
Howard Riley gave his performance in Vilnius, Lithuania in September, 2009. It was his first visit to the country in a five-decade career, and one of just a few eastern Europe destinations made at the time, by the British free jazz pianist. The concert was recorded and released in 2010 as the double-disc set, Solo in ...
Howard Riley: Five Decades in Music
by Maxim Micheliov
Howard Riley gave his performance in Vilnius, Lithuania in September, 2009. It was his first visit to the country in a five-decade career, and one of just a few eastern Europe destinations made at the time, by the British free jazz pianist. The concert was recorded and released in 2010 as the double-disc set, Solo in ...
Drummer Manu Katche Interviewed at AAJ...And More!
Manu Katche is one of the most original drummers anywhere, defying categorization and straddling musical genres with ease and flair. A French national of Ivorian background, he has turned his hand to pop, rock, fusion and jazz, and his exposure to all these elements, plus his classical training, is indelibly stamped in a playing style all ...
Manu Katche: Play As You Are
by Ian Patterson
Manu Katché is one of the most original drummers anywhere, defying categorization and straddling musical genres with ease and flair. A French national of Ivorian background, he has turned his hand to pop, rock, fusion and jazz, and his exposure to all these elements, plus his classical training, is indelibly stamped in a playing style all ...
Saxophonist Sarah Manning Interviewed at AAJ
Listening to Sarah Manning speak at length is nearly as absorbing as her music. She's intelligent, direct, witty, and serious-minded. As Manning waxes eloquent on topics ranging from the impact of three special mentors, to the benefits of being a well-rounded person, to issues surrounding woman's empowerment, you realize that she relishes every aspect of her ...
