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David Sylvian: To Blow the Heart Wide Open
by Nenad Georgievski
Many artists deliberately avoid taking risks, making changes instead opting for the safe, but David Sylvian is not one of them. Across his illustrious career, Sylvian has always sought to take listeners out of their comfort zone. Self-consciousness and introspection permeate every corner of his works. His most riveting songs have explored various topics, including spirituality ...
Who is Sue Menhart, Recognized as Being One of Indie Music's Top 25 for 2010
Sue Menhart recently made Indie Music's list of top 25 best indie band's for 2010, and her song “Why You Love Me" a “Top 25 of 2010." This prestigious award is presented each year in January to honor excellence and achievement in independent music. The very best song entries receive nominations during 3 rounds of competition ...
Photostory13: Harry Edison
This 1997 image of Harry “Sweets" Edison by photographer Paul Slaughter is a study in contrasts. The creases in Edison's eyes are piercing yet seductive. His smile is broad but also slightly pained. What we see here is a swinging legend late in life, relentlessly devoted to his music and the joy it brought fans. Edison ...
Vibraphonist Mike Mainieri Interviewed at AAJ...And More!
It's hard to imagine vibraphonist Mike Mainieri in his seventies. Not only does he look and sound like a man 10 years (or more) his junior, but a quick look at the projects he's been involved in over the past few years sound like anything but a septuagenarian resting on his not inconsiderable laurels. Mainieri may ...
Mike Mainieri: Man Behind Bars
by John Kelman
It's hard to imagine vibraphonist Mike Mainieri in his seventies. Not only does he look and sound like a man 10 years (or more) his junior, but a quick look at the projects he's been involved in over the past few years sound like anything but a septuagenarian resting on his not inconsiderable laurels.
Frank Gratkowski: pronto a tutto!
by AAJ Italy Staff
Articolo di Martin Longley Il musicista tedesco Frank Gratkowski ha il dono di padroneggiare qualsiasi strumento ad ancia gli capiti a tiro; inoltre può avvalersi di una gamma particolarmente vasta di collaborazioni, che gli fornisce occasioni e stimoli molto interessanti. Nell'Ottobre 2009 è tornato a New York insieme al suo trio col quale ha pubblicato tre ...
A Jazz Singer Saunters Through Old and New
Giacomo Gates approaches jazz singing with a showmans poise and an aficionados zeal. Holding court on Wednesday night in the mezzanine lounge of the Kitano New York Hotel, he was solicitous but cool. He wanted to let his listeners in on a secret, bring them into his confidence. With his deep, cognac baritone and his vintage-hipster ...
An Unusual Duo Tests Conventional Song Forms
Creative friction that playfully undercuts conventional song forms in a search of greater expressive latitude might describe the collaboration of Michael Winther, a theater singer of impeccable taste and polish, and the jazz pianist Dan Tepfer in their show, Songs and Variations, at the Metropolitan Room on Monday evening. Mr. Winther, a tenor known for interpreting ...
Vic Rawlings: Hardball
by Gordon Marshall
On a June night in 2009, Vic Rawlings was spinning 1950s LPs at a local record store in Central Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. At his side, the “sound fountain"--a true period piece of a hi-fi tower (mono, of course). Buddy Holly started the party, segueing into Doris Day and The Ink Spots. Sometimes the records skipped ...
Is Avant-Jazz Pianist Matthew Shipp His Own Worst Enemy?
By Tad Hendrickson Matthew Shipp has a great new solo album coming out, but it's his mouth that once again causes a stir. There's been a rumble in the jazz jungle these last few weeks as a new Jazztimes article on the experimental pianist makes the rounds. There has been a number of posts here at ...
