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All About Jazz Reader Q&A: Jim Hall
by AAJ Staff
This article first appeared in November 1998. Questions were gathered from All About Jazz Bulletin Board members. From: Ken Brown Did you or do you now have a daily structure to your guitar practice? If so, how do you structure the different possible topics? JH: My practice --since time is limited--is ...
Il jazz ecologico di Brad Shepik
by AAJ Italy Staff
Intervista di Franz A. Matzner All About Jazz: La scorsa estate ho avuto la fortuna di assistere al debutto della tua nuova suite intitolata Human Activity, da poco pubblicata dalla Songlines. Si tratta di un lavoro ispirato ai problemi causati dai cambiamenti climatici, commissionato dall'organizzazione Chamber Music America e che ha beneficiato del supporto della Fondazione ...
Jim Hall: The Elegant Guitarist
by R.J. DeLuke
There's good news and better news for the many fans of guitar great Jim Hall--counted among them a number of established guitarists who are, themselves, eminent. It would be hard to find a guitarist who doesn't look up to Hall and whose playing has not been influenced by him in some way. Players relish Hall's rich ...
Bill Frisell & Cuong Vu Interviews
Bill Frisell Interview Cuong Vu Interview These interviews are part of the book project “under your skin" which includes Interviews with: Anthony Braxton, Ornette Coleman, Public Enemy, Taj Mahal, Yusef ...
Jazz St. Louis Podcast Interview with Dr. Lonnie Smith Now Online
Jazz St. Louis has just posted the latest in their series of podcast interviews, and the new installment features organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, who will be in St. Louis from Wednesday, March 18 through Saturday, March 21 to play at Jazz at the Bistro. The conversation runs just under 16 minutes, and you can hear an ...
Notes from the Net: Oliver Lake Reviewed, Peter Erskine Interviewed, John Zorn Goes West, and More
A day late but otherwise none the worse for the wear, here's our weekly compilation of news and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest:* Miles Davis' landmark album Kind ...
Saxophonist Odean Pope Interviewed at AAJ
Grounded in the Baptist spirituals of his youth followed by a musical upbringing in Philadelphia with the likes of John Coltrane and organist Jimmy Smith as mentors, tenor saxophonist Odean Pope is the bridge between hard bop and free. His contributions to jazz are of major historical significance and through his over two decade long fruitful ...
Odean Pope: A Singular Voice in the Choir
by Elliott Simon
Grounded in the Baptist spirituals of his youth followed by a musical upbringing in Philadelphia with the likes of John Coltrane and organist Jimmy Smith as mentors, tenor saxophonist Odean Pope is the bridge between hard bop and free. His contributions to jazz are of major historical significance and through his over ...
Revolutionary Snake Ensemble's Ken Field Interviewed at AAJ
Saxophonist/composer Ken Field describes the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble as a “funk and street beat brass band playing New Orleans and other modern improvised celebratory styles." Playing original compositions and those of artists as diverse as Billy Idol and Ornette Coleman, the RSE was formed in 1990 to entertain a at a pagan women's ritual celebration. The ...
Ken Field & The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble: The Musical Road Less Taken
by Tod Smith
Saxophonist/composer Ken Field describes the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble as a “funk and street beat brass band playing New Orleans and other modern improvised celebratory styles." Playing original compositions and those of artists as diverse as Billy Idol and Ornette Coleman, the RSE was formed in 1990 to entertain a at a pagan women's ritual celebration. The ...
