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Bill Dixon: In Medias Res
by Clifford Allen
Trumpeter and composer Bill Dixon is one of those rare figures in creative music who was both there as it took its initial steps and currently remains at the forefront of contemporary improvisation. In the last two years, he has directed or co-led orchestral configurations and recorded and performed with hand-picked small groups of international renown. ...
Guitarist Robben Ford Interviewed at AAJ...And More!
Few guitarists on the scene today can boast a longer, more diverse and accomplished career than that of perennial blues-jazz great Robben Ford. Having toured and recorded as a sideman with such legendary performers as Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Bonnie Raitt and Miles Davis, Ford has also made a name for himself as a bandleader, instrumental ...
Robben Ford: From the Soul
by Matthew Warnock
Few guitarists on the scene today can boast a longer, more diverse and accomplished career than that of perennial blues-jazz great Robben Ford. Having toured and recorded as a sideman with such legendary performers as Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Bonnie Raitt and Miles Davis, Ford has also made a name for himself as a bandleader, instrumental ...
McCoy Tyner Has Come a Long Way Since His Coltrane Days
For all the years that have passed and all the music McCoy Tyner has made since he went out on his own, his membership in one of jazz history's greatest groups remains a calling card. Now 70, Tyner will always be the pianist in the original John Coltrane Quartet, which he was a part of from ...
Benny Golson "Diamonds Are Forever"
This interview is part of the book project under your skin which includes Interviews with: David Murray, Anthony Braxton, Ornette Coleman, Chuck D / Public Enemy, Taj Mahal, Yusef Lateef, Melvin Gibbs, Bob James, Malika Zarra, Zap Mama, Les Nubians, Lydia Lunch, Lee “Scratch Perry", Erika Stucky, Henry Rollins, Rhonda Smith, DJ KutMasta Kurt, Sepultura, Joe ...
Joseph Bowie Interview "Defunkt Soul"
Joseph Bowie interview “Defunkt Soul 2" This interview is part of the book project under your skin which includes Interviews with: David Murray, Ornette Coleman, Chuck D - Public Enemy, Taj Mahal, ...
Born to Swing: Nat Adderley Jr. Returns to His Roots
Growing up in a major jazz family, the pianist, composer, and arranger Nat Adderley Jr. was destined to be a musician. His father was the powerhouse cornetist and composer Nat Adderley, who was famed for his work with his brother, the legendary alto saxophonist Julian “Cannonball" Adderley. The 54-year-old pianist was born in Quincy, Fla., but ...
A Jazz Saxophonist Who Embraces Earnestness
The saxophonist Myron Walden was cultivated at Smalls, New York’s magic garden for jazz musicians in the 1990s. There, in groups and on his own, he began to find his sound and style and temperament as an improviser, most often on alto saxophone. He’s been methodical and emotional, energetic and honest, following chord changes with a ...
It's His Moment: Listen
VIJAY IYER’S piano trio sneaked up on listeners when they weren’t really paying much attention to it. It was there in some of the best parts of Mr. Iyer’s impressive recent quartet album, “Tragicomic” (Sunnyside), that don’t include the group’s saxophonist, Rudresh Mahanthappa; it surfaced in occasional gigs or commissions over the past four years for ...
Dirty Projectors: Clear Vision
By: Andrew Bruss Dirty Projectors For a group that's been touring and recording for the better part of the past decade, Dirty Projectors didn't break into the blogosphere hype machine until the second half of 2009. The release of their latest studio album, Bitte Orca (released June 9 on Domino), has earned them billing on an ...
