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Nils Petter Molvær: scheletri, campionamenti e filetti di pesce
by AAJ Italy Staff
Intervista di Paul Olson Non è esagerato rimarcare l'importanza del disco d'esordio di Nils Petter Molvær Khmer, realizzato per l'ECM nel 1997. Il trombettista-compositore norvegese era familiare all'etichetta di Manfred Eicher, visto che faceva parte dei Masqualero, che avevano registrato per l'ECM, e aveva preso parte a varie session di registrazione con altri artisti della casa ...
Czech Pianist Emil Viklicky Interviewed at AAJ
When most American jazz buffs think of the Czech Republic, they probably think of bassists George Mraz and Miroslav Vitous or keyboardist Jan Hammer. However, Europeans knowledgeable about the same topic probably think of Emil Viklicky, the acknowledged “Patriarch of Czech Jazz Piano." AAJ Contributing Editor Victor Verney had the rare opportunity to see Viklicky perform, ...
Emil Viklicky: Patriarch of Czech Jazz Piano
by Victor Verney
When most American jazz buffs think of the Czech Republic, they probably think of bassists George Mraz and Miroslav Vitous or keyboardist Jan Hammer. However, Europeans knowledgeable about the same topic probably think of Emil Vicklický, the acknowledged “Patriarch of Czech Jazz Piano." Known for combining the melodism and tonalities of Moravian folk music with modern ...
Drummer/Bandleader Winard Harper Interviewed at AAJ
A tremendous force on the drums and percussion instruments of all kinds and a successful bandleader, Winard Harper has been beating on one kind of instrument or another since almost before he could walk. A child prodigy and now a veteran performer, Harper's music recognizes few stylistic, cultural, or genre boundaries. Comfortable in any setting--whether playing ...
Winard Harper: Multicultural Ambassador
by Franz A. Matzner
A tremendous force on the drums and percussion instruments of all kinds and a successful bandleader, Winard Harper has been beating on one kind of instrument or another since almost before he could walk. A child prodigy and now a veteran performer, Harper's music recognizes few stylistic, cultural, or genre boundaries. Comfortable in any setting--whether playing ...
An Online Interview with Didier Verna
For the release of his album “@-quartet", Didier Verna speaks with krinein.com about his acception of the term “jazz", what is it like living a semi-professional Jazz life and being an independent artist, and what this recording means to him. A very enlightening viewpoint on jazz and improvisation in general. The interview in French An English ...
Guitarist Nels Cline Interviewed at AAJ
Guitarist Nels Cline's encyclopedic musical knowledge has resulted in a career that's as much marked by diversity as it is a distinctive approach that's inherent, whether it's in the context of noise improv with Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore, the acoustic Quartet Music or the alt-rock band Wilco. His latest Cryptogramophone release, New Monastery: A View ...
Nels Cline: Entering the New Monastery
by Rex Butters
Having recently shared a 50th birthday recital/jam with his twin brother, Alex, at Cryptogramophone label owner/producer Jeff Gauthier's Cryptonight, LA's Nels Cline shows no sign of slowing down. A musician of limitless range, he creates, among other sounds, noise using kitchen utensils on a heavily processed guitar, enhances Willie Nelson tunes with soulful ornamentation, rocks Wilco, ...
Intervista a Gianluca Petrella
by AAJ Italy Staff
Nella ricca collezione di premi del trentunenne barese Gianluca Petrella mancava solo la vittoria nel referendum di Down Beat come miglior trombonista emergente. Un riconoscimento (ancora più significativo in quanto per la prima volta un italiano raggiunge la vetta in questa categorie dell'ambito premio internazionale) che va ad aggiungersi al primo posto come miglior talento emergente ...
Trombonist Chris Washburne Interviewed at AAJ
Trombonist, composer and educator Chris Washburne has added another title--activist. Washburne and his longtime partners, The SYOTOS Band, are making a bold political statement on their new album, Land of Nod (Jazzheads, 2006). Like all bold political statements, this one is ... danceable? You read that right. Washburne manages to pack the same punch on the ...
