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Have You Heard Evan Christopher?
Once you get past the outsized ego of its leader, trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, the burgeoning New Orleans Jazz Orchestra is potentially an exceptional representation of both the modern and traditional jazz fruits of the city. The orchestra, or NOJO as it is known, boasts such gifted players as saxophonists Ed Peterson and Derek Douget, trombonist Ron ...
Francesco Bearzatti
by AAJ Italy Staff
Nel 2003 è stato votato dalla rivista Musica Jazz come miglior talento, quest'anno ha trionfato nella sezione ance, ma sulla effettiva spendibilità di questi premi esprime più di una riserva. Come diversi altri nostri musicisti esce dai patri confini per trovare stimoli e occasioni, incontrare grandi musicisti e soprattutto apprezzamenti e riconoscimenti. Ha un'anima rock, è ...
Ain't but a Few of Us: Bill Francis
This latest installment in our ongoing series of black music writers telling their story comes from Bill Francis. Brooklyn-based Bill Francis is a music and jazz journalist whose byline has appeared on countless stories and profiles ranging from bebop to hip hop, in the pages of Billboard, Spin, Essence, The Source, among many other publications. The ...
Ubiquitous Ace Session Guitarist/Producer Louie Shelton Interviewed at AAJ
Hundreds of millions of people have heard him play without having heard of him. A veteran session guitarist, Louie Shelton played on a slew of million-selling records during his three decades in Los Angeles. His credits include female vocalists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Peggy Lee, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Gladys Knight, and Whitney Houston; ...
Louie Shelton: In Session
by Alan Bryson
Hundreds of millions of people have heard him play without having heard of him. A veteran session guitarist, Louie Shelton played on a slew of million-selling records during his three decades in Los Angeles. His credits include female vocalists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Peggy Lee, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Gladys Knight, and Whitney Houston; ...
Everything Clicks for Benin-Born Guitarist Everything Clicks for Benin-Born Guitarist Lionel Loueke
Like many artists who have explored and embraced music from across cultures, guitarist Lionel Loueke is wary about bringing exotic, unfamiliar sounds to mainstream audiences. Of course, in his case the audience in question is in Benin, where Loueke was born and raised. And the sounds are those of the modern jazz ...
Django Reinhardt: Less Gypsy, More Jazz
To celebrate Django Reinhardt's 100th birthday this past Saturday, I am pleased to bring my friend Paul Brady on board to write the first guest column for Lubricity! Paul is an expert on all things Django: he is currently completing his M.A. in Jazz History and Research at Rutgers University, where he has written a thesis ...
Bassist John Geggie Interviewed at AAJ...And More!
Most cities have them: musicians who act like a lightning rod, focusing and driving their jazz scenes. In Ottawa, Canada, bassist John Geggie has been one of those significant focal points for two decades, but in particular over the past ten years. He's one of the founding organizers and faculty members of Jazzworks which, amongst other ...
John Geggie: Unexpected Conversations
by John Kelman
Most cities have them: musicians who act like a lightning rod, focusing and driving their jazz scenes. In Ottawa, Canada, bassist John Geggie has been one of those significant focal points for two decades, but in particular over the past ten years. He's one of the founding organizers and faculty members of Jazzworks which, amongst other ...
Pianist Matthew Shipp Profiled at All About Jazz...And More!
On May 17, 2009, at 6 pm, Matthew Shipp walked through the front door of Roulette, a performance venue on the Lower East Side in New York City, for a recording session for his sixth solo album, 4D - his second for Thirsty Ear. The only people present for the session were the recording engineer; the ...
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