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Saxophonist Kidd Jordan Interviewed at AAJ
Like many local legends around the country, Kidd Jordan is an immensely talented musician who resisted the urge to move to New York or LA. Based in Baton Rouge/New Orleans, Jordan became a renowned jazz educator with a long tenure at Southern University. So renowned, that his teaching has been documented by 60 Minutes and acknowledged ...
Kidd Jordan: Messin' with the Kidd
by Rex Butters
Like many local legends around the country, Kidd Jordan is an immensely talented musician who resisted the urge to move to New York or LA. Based in Baton Rouge/New Orleans, Jordan became a renowned jazz educator with a long tenure at Southern University. So renowned, that his teaching has been documented by 60 Minutes and acknowledged ...
The Bad Plus' David King Interviewed at AAJ
If you had the remotest interest in contemporary jazz music in 2003, the chances were very, very high that you had heard of The Bad Plus. The odds were just as good that you had an opinion, positive or negative, about the merits of the collective trio of bassist Reid Anderson, drummer David King and pianist ...
The Bad Plus: Drama, Joy, Humor, But Not Irony
by Paul Olson
If you had the remotest interest in contemporary jazz music in 2003, the chances were very, very high that you had heard of The Bad Plus. The odds were just as good that you had an opinion, positive or negative, about the merits of the collective trio of bassist Reid Anderson, drummer David King and pianist ...
Insegnare il jazz: intervista a Francesco Martinelli
by AAJ Italy Staff
È praticamente impossibile riassumere in poche righe il curriculum vitae di un personaggio come Francesco Martinelli: musicologo, storico del jazz, promotore a partire dalla seconda metà degli anni Settanta di numerosi eventi e iniziative dedicate all’improvvisazione (soprattutto, ma non solo, nella natia Pisa), ricercatore discografico, critico, giornalista musicale e produttore. Noi l’abbiamo incontrato nei panni di ...
Vocalist Claire Martin Interviewed at AAJ
Since Claire Martin's debut, The Waiting Game (Linn Records, 1992), she has been an instant success. She is hailed by many as the best British singer of the decade, with numerous prestigious awards and over ten albums to her credit. Martin started singing as a teenager and found her calling as a jazz singer early on. ...
Claire Martin: Improvisation, Inspiration, Imagination
by Katrina-Kasey Wheeler
Since Claire Martin's debut, The Waiting Game (Linn Records, 1992), she has been an instant success. She is hailed by many as the best British singer of the decade, with numerous prestigious awards and over ten albums to her credit. Martin started singing as a teenager and found her calling as a jazz singer early on. ...
Saxophonist Ernie Watts Interviewed at AAJ
Very few musicians have a resume quite as varied or as impressive as saxophonist Ernie Watts. His musical curiosity and tremendous versatility have led him to perform in contexts as diverse as a TV show band, with orchestras, on small and big screen soundtracks, on over five hundred recording sessions which include many of the greatest ...
Ernie Watts: Flying High
by Ian Patterson
Very few musicians have a resume quite as varied or as impressive as saxophonist Ernie Watts. His musical curiosity and tremendous versatility have led him to perform in contexts as diverse as a TV show band, with orchestras, on small and big screen soundtracks, on over five hundred recording sessions which include many of the greatest ...
Composer/Arranger/Conductor/Bandleader Vince Mendoza Interviewed at AAJ
If Vince Mendoza were only known as a composer, he'd still be worth interviewing; his songs have been covered by Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Kurt Elling, Charlie Haden and John Abercrombie. He'd be fascinating to talk to if he were only known as a recording bandleader--his early records Start Here (Blue Note, 1990) and Instructions Inside ...
