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Leading Questions: Greta Matassa
Note: Greta Matassa will be performing in Portland tonight through Saturday. Thursday, June 10 at Brasserie Montmartre and Friday-Saturday at Wilf's Restaurant and Bar. Interview and Photo by Steve Korn Someone once told me, Success is getting what you want, but happiness is wanting what you get. Ive based my career decisions on this advice When ...
David Amram on Bobby Jaspar (1)
Bobby Jaspar is all but forgotten today. Back in the late 1950s, the Belgian tenor saxophonist recorded with Hank Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Eddie Costa, J.J. Johnson, Herbie Mann and many other notable New York jazz artists of the period. Married to singer Blossom Dearie, Jaspar's best-known recordings are probably Interplay for Two Trumpets and Two Tenors ...
David Amram on Bobby Jaspar
Bobby Jaspar is all but forgotten today. Back in the late 1950s, the Belgian tenor saxophonist recorded with Hank Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Eddie Costa, J.J. Johnson, Herbie Mann and many other notable New York jazz artists of the period. Married to singer Blossom Dearie, Jaspar's best-known recordings are probably Interplay for Two Trumpets and Two Tenors ...
Interview: Dick Collins (Part 2)
In the 1950s, Dick Collins was one of those rare trumpeters with a gorgeous round sound and smart, simple ideas. Both qualities made him ideally suited for the big bands of Woody Herman and Les Brown--orchestras in the 1950s that focused as much on style and sensitivity as on power and swing. Dick could effortlessly roll ...
Interview: Dick Collins (Part 1)
In the big band era of the 1950s, the jazz trumpeter was perhaps the most important musician of all in an orchestra, along with the band's drummer, of course. The first trumpet was the section's leader and set the tone for the horns. But the third chair, or jazz trumpet, had the solos and gave a ...
Saxophonist David S. Ware Interviewed at AAJ
It wasn't the kidney transplant that brought saxophonist David S. Ware very close to wheelchair confinement. Last September (2009), there were early signs of organ rejection, so he was placed on a course of steroids. These came with side effects that were more debilitating than last year's operation itself. Since then, Ware has been in a ...
Charles "Baron" Mingus: 1945-49
How did Charles Mingus become Charles Mingus? Most listeners are familiar with the bassist's dynamic and provocative recordings of the 1950s and 1960s. Many may even be up on Mingus' jazz-pop dates with vibraphonist Red Norvo and guitarist Tal Farlow in 1950 and 1951. But before those sessions, Mingus was a ferocious up-and-comer on the West ...
David S. Ware: Gravitation
by Martin Longley
It wasn't the kidney transplant that brought saxophonist David S. Ware very close to wheelchair confinement. Last September (2009), there were early signs of organ rejection, so he was placed on a course of steroids. These came with side effects that were more debilitating than last year's operation itself. Since then, Ware has been in a ...
Guitarist Martin Taylor Interviewed at AAJ
Guitarist Martin Taylor is about as multi-faceted as any player on the modern scene. Whereas many guitarists have reached similar heights within the jazz world, Taylor has developed simultaneous reputations for his solo jazz guitar playing, his Gypsy-inspired band, the Spirit of Django, his solo finger-style guitar work, as well as his small group jazz playing. ...
The B3 Guru: Jazz Organ Legend Dr. Lonnie Smith Addresses His Life and Craft
With the passing of Jimmy Smith in 2005, Dr. Lonnie Smith (no relation) is now at the top of the Hammond B3 organ food chain. The latter Smith broke into the New York scene in the mid-'60s as a member of George Benson's quartet and quickly became the go-to organ guy for folks like Lou Donaldson, ...
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