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Sonny Rollins: Still Seeking the Lost Chord
by R.J. DeLuke
The Saxophone Colossus. The greatest living improvising musician. A musical god. Sonny Rollins has been called all these things at one time or another by fans across the globe, as well as by those involved in the pursuit of music criticism and jazz history. There's no question he is the greatest remaining icon to come out ...
Pianist Elio Villafranca Interviewed at AAJ
Cuban born pianist Elio Villafranca has spent a lifetime observing the space between different worlds. He spent his childhood in the small Piñar de Rio region on the Western coast of Cuba and then jumped into the centralized bustle of Havana. He went through a broad and varied musical education that not only focused on the ...
Elio Villafranca: The Source In Between
by Chip Boaz
Cuban born pianist Elio Villafranca has spent a lifetime observing the space between different worlds. He spent his childhood in the small Piñar de Rio region on the Western coast of Cuba and then jumped into the centralized bustle of Havana. He went through a broad and varied musical education that not only focused on the ...
Intervista a Bernard Stollman
by AAJ Italy Staff
E' proprio vero, come dice Bernard Stollman nell'intervista che segue: “La ESP era una forma d'arte a sé stante". A partire dalle sue splendide copertine, spesso disegnate in modo artigianale, prive di note, e corredate semplicemente con alcune informazioni essenziali sui musicisti, sui pezzi e sulla registrazione. E poi quella frase che divenne una sorta di ...
Interview: Jimmy Cobb (Part 4)
After recording Quiet Nights in 1962, a Gil Evans session Miles Davis detested because of its light bossa nova feel, drummer Jimmy Cobb spent much of the 1960s recording with pianist Wynton Kelly in small group settings. In the 1970s, Jimmy recorded extensively with Sarah Vaughan and with jazz groups of varying sizes. In more recent ...
Interview: Jimmy Cobb (Part 3)
By 1960, drummer Jimmy Cobb was recording with different ensembles led by Miles Davis and John Coltrane.In between, Jimmy recorded with a range of singular artists, including pianist Bobby Timmons, whose cured funk-gospel sound would have a liberating effect on piano playing and jazz in general. During the months between 1959 and 1961, Jimmy's reputation as ...
Interview: Jimmy Cobb (Part 2)
Jimmy Cobb has always been in the right place at the right time. As a drummer in the 1950s who could drive big bands, invigorate quintets and sextets, and stir up trios, Jimmy's reputation for being a consummate jazz musician was established early. His concentration and easy-going nature won the respect of leading artists of the ...
Tribal Leadership Interview Part 2: Building a Tribe
Part 2 of Kyle Bylin's interview with John King. the author of Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization. (read part 1 here) Tomorrow author John King lays out his own thoughts on the various stages of fans and the bands themselves. Bylin: Throughout the music industry when we look for true ...
Interview: Jimmy Cobb (Part 1)
There's a moment on Miles Davis' Stella by Starlight in 1958 that crystallizes drummer Jimmy Cobb's brilliance. It happens in a flash as Davis holds the final note of his trumpet solo and John Coltrane comes in on tenor saxophone. Typically, drummers don't get a chance to make that much of a difference on jazz recordings, ...
Tribal Leadership: Interview with Author John King
Part 1 of a 2 part post by our resident music industry philosopher Kyle Balin The African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child," was used on Hypebot by Bruce as a reality check for Music 2.0. Black Stone Cherry adds onto those famous words of wisdom in their song 'You' ...
