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Pat O'Leary's Nightingale
If you had asked me, a few months ago, to tell you all I knew about Patrick O'Leary, I would have said, “Wonderful bass player--a real melodic sensibility and strong time--and an extraordinary jazz cellist. Witty fellow, a good sort." And I would have directed you to some of the videos I've taken at The Ear ...
Master Guitarists Wolfgang Muthspiel and Mick Goodrick Interviewed at AAJ...And More!
When guitarists Wolfgang Muthspiel and Mick Goodrick walked up to the stage on January 30th, 2008, they were not only preparing to record a live album for Muthspiel's Material Records label, they were celebrating a musical and personal relationship that stretches back more than two decades. First meeting at the New England Conservatory, where Muthspiel studied ...
Dark Star Orchestra Picks Jeff Mattson as New Guitarist
TRICKSTER GETS THE GIG Dark Star Orchestra announced today that Jeff Mattson will be taking on the Jerry Garcia role and welcomes him as a full time member of the group. The band's statement reads: “After months of touring and playing with Jeff, we have decided to offer him the full time gig, which he has ...
Music Veteran Alfonzo Blackwell Sizzles During Black Music Month
June 2010 Marks Black Music Month and American Saxophonist Alfonzo Blackwell continues to make Major Contributions to the History and Legacy of Black Music New York, NY (USA) American Jazz Saxophonist/Composer/Producer Alfonzo Blackwell is an African-American musician and entertainer who marks 2010 as his fifteenth year recording in the music business. He has much to celebrate ...
Mick Goodrick and Wolfgang Muthspiel: Musical Synthesis
by Matthew Warnock
When guitarists Wolfgang Muthspiel and Mick Goodrick walked up to the stage on January 30th, 2008, they were not only preparing to record a live album for Muthspiel's Material Records label, they were celebrating a musical and personal relationship that stretches back more than two decades. First meeting at the New England Conservatory, where Muthspiel studied ...
Randy Weston Interview - "African Rhythms" - Autobiography
Randy Weston - Tribute to James Reese/Uhuru Afrika. This conversation is part of the book/dvd project “Under your skin" which includes discussions with Ahmad Jamal, Angelique Kidjo, Melissa Auf der Maur, Chuck ...
Interview: Lou Donaldson (Part 1)
Lou Donaldson helped invent two major jazz movements. In 1952, he led a Blue Note recording that became one of the earliest hard bop sessions. The date included Blue Mitchell, Horace Silver, Percy Heath and Art Blakey. Seven months later he recorded with trumpeter Clifford Brown. Then in 1957, Lou began recording a series of albums ...
Ernest "Ernie" Ranglin in Demand at 78
Ernest 'Ernie" Ranglin O.D, Jamaica's legendary guitarist who pioneered Jamaica's fertile reggae and ska scene of the late 1950s and early '60s and who's celebrated for his fluent and versatile guitar style, coupled with his arrangement skills is in constant demand at 78 (June 19. In recent years, Ernest Ranglin has gone back to ...
Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock Interviewed at AAJ...And More!
In a career now entering its sixth decade, pianist Herbie Hancock has covered more ground than most. He was a key member of trumpet icon Miles Davis' heralded quintet of the 1960s, with saxophonist Wayne Shorter, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams. He was a key part of the nascent fusion community in the late ...
Herbie Hancock: One World, One Music
by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
The world today is in big trouble. We might think that we have learned our lesson and opted for togetherness--after all, centuries of wars, misunderstanding, miscommunication and misinterpretation have brought nothing of value to the human race. Today we are told to frown upon our neighbors across the border; yesterday, neighbors from all over the world ...
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