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Vince Mendoza: Color, Counterpoint and Open Ears
by Paul Olson
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 ...
Blues Singer Kemp Harris Interviewed at AAJ
Singer Kemp Harris is an artist of remarkable depth and talent. Perhaps you recall seeing him as Ben Fowler in the movie Next Stop Wonderland (1998), or you may have seen him in the movie Beacon Hill (2003). As well as doing these movies he has also done voiceover work in a Steven Spielberg production, as ...
Kemp Harris: Edenton
by David King
Singer Kemp Harris is an artist of remarkable depth and talent. Perhaps you recall seeing him as Ben Fowler in the movie Next Stop Wonderland (1998), or you may have seen him in the movie Beacon Hill (2003). As well as doing these movies he has also done voiceover work in a Steven Spielberg production, as ...
An Interview With Ken Watters
by AAJ Staff
Few debut recordings are capable of generating justifiable and genuine excitement amongst jazz enthusiasts. However, the collaborative release by Ken and Harry Watters, the suitably entitled Brothers (Summit Records), would appear to be one of those recordings. Since it's release earlier this year, Brothers has drawn an unusual degree of attention from AAJ contributors. ...
Saxophonist Odean Pope Interviewed at AAJ
After more than forty years of being a highly regarded musician's musician, saxophonist Odean Pope threatens to break out into mass consciousness with the release of his sizzling tour de force session with his Saxophone Choir, appropriately titled Locked and Loaded: Live at The Blue Note (Half Note, 2006). While he also works in trio and ...
Odean Pope: Preaching With the Choir
by Rex Butters
After more than forty years of being a highly regarded musician's musician, saxophonist Odean Pope threatens to break out into mass consciousness with the release of his sizzling tour de force session with his Saxophone Choir, appropriately titled Locked and Loaded: Live at The Blue Note (Half Note, 2006). While he also works in trio and ...
John McLaughlin Interviewed at AAJ: First Part of "On the Road" Series
It's been nearly a decade since legendary guitarist John McLaughlin toured North America with an electric fusion band. With a new group, The 4th Dimension, and a new label, Abstract Logix, McLaughlin will be hitting the road in September, 2007 for a series of dates that will take him coast-to-coast in the United States, with a ...
John McLaughlin: On The Road, Part 1: The Interview
by John Kelman
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 It's been nearly a decade since legendary guitarist John McLaughlin toured North America with an electric fusion band. With a new group, The 4th Dimension, and a new label, Abstract Logix, McLaughlin will be ...
Orrin Keepnews: un classico produttore di classici
by AAJ Italy Staff
Intervista di R.J. DeLuke Ragazzo di città con un debole per il jazz e una promettente carriera di giornalista, Orrin Keepnews ha forse sbadatamente cambiato rotta e puntato nell'arena dei produttori di dischi per regalarci alcuni classici incisi da artisti indimenticabili. Una fortunata combinazione, forse destino. Forse c'è una parola che Keepnews usa parlando di altri: ...
Saxophonist Bud Shank Interviewed at AAJ
With half a century of music making under his belt, Bud Shank is a survivor and a legend. To merely label him as a player of the West Coast/Cool school is to deny the full measure of a multi-faceted artist. Still touring and recording, Shank took time to speak with AAJ's Maxwell Chandler about his artistic ...
