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Clogs Interviewed at AAJ
Clogs may be the most unusual chamber quartet you're likely to hear. Blending guitar, viola, bassoon and percussion, they're part of a new wave of neo-classical groups who aren't afraid to draw together music from many sources and include improvisation in the mix. Their latest and fourth release, Lantern, may be their best yet. While the ...
Clogs: Opening Up the Possibilities
by Paul Olson
Take the music of Steve Reich, Moondog, Guillaume de Machaut, Bell Orchestre, Sigur Ros, Penguin Café Orchestra, Eric Satie, Godspeed You Black Emperor and the Rachel's and toss it all into a blender. Purée well.Now you've got something that, well, really sounds nothing like Clogs, the remarkable new-music quartet made up of Padma Newsome ...
Sabina e l'amante pigro
by AAJ Italy Staff
Sabina Sciubba è la cantante romana dei newyorchesi Brazilian Girls. Una vera 'cool-hunter' che fa tendenza e che, siamo pronti a scommettere, avrà anche l'Italia ai suoi piedi appena dalle nostre parti ci accorgeremo (finalmente) di lei e delle formidabili 'Ragazze Brasiliane'. L'abbiamo intervistata per All About Jazz Italia e ci auguriamo di incontrarla presto dalle ...
Le mille corde del violino di Jenny Scheinman
by AAJ Italy Staff
Di R.J. DeLuke Una violinista dallo stile e dai gusti eclettici si sta ritagliando uno spazio tutto suo nel panorama musicale mondiale o, se preferite, nel mondo del jazz. Jenny Scheinman (cresciuta in una zona rurale della California ma da tempo stabilitasi nella Grande Mela) è letteralmente piena di musica ma è anche determinata, come i ...
Kahil El'Zabar Interviewed, Barry Harris Profiled, at AAJ Today
Kurt Gottschalk insightful interview with Chicago percussionist Kahil El'Zabar has been published this morning. Check it out here. And AAJ newcomer Tom Dwyer's profile of iconic performer/educator Barry Harris is well worth the read too. Check it out here. Next week you can expect Paul Olson's interview with genre-busting chamber group Clogs and Eyal Hareuveni's detailed ...
Kahil El'Zabar: Urban Bushman
by Kurt Gottschalk
When Chicago percussionist Kahil El'Zabar rolls into town this month—a nicely more common occurrence in recent years—it will be with one of his longest-standing bands. And it will occur at an unusual, but highly appropriate, venue. Rather than the usual jazz club date he ordinarily plays, El'Zabar will appear at S.O.B's, the city's largest and best ...
"Simone" Simone and Ike Levin interviewed at AAJ
While not the household name of her mother Nina, “Simone" Simone has been gradually establishing herself as a singer who continues the legacy of her sadly-deceased mother without losing sight of her own voice. With a couple of gigs coming up in the near future in the Philadelphia area, AAJ correspondent Victor L. Schermer took some ...
"Simone": Honoring the Legacy of Nina Simone
by Victor L. Schermer
Nina Simone was one of the finest female vocalists of the twentieth century. Indeed in the opinion of Elton John and others, she was the greatest of them all. In addition, she left her mark not only on music but also on the Civil Rights Movement and the social and political history of our country and ...
Ike Levin: Composing In the Moment
by Taran Singh
Multi-reed player Ike Levin is an active contributor to the vibrant San Francisco Bay Area creative music scene and performs around North America with a variety of different improvisational music ensembles. Levin is also one of the founders of the independent music label Charles Lester Music which is dedicated to documenting spontaneous in-the-moment music. All About ...
Ken Vandermark Interviewed at AAJ
Seemingly tireless, woodwind multi-instrumentalist/composer/bandleader Ken Vandermark has more projects on the go than some artists have in a lifetime. In today's interview, AAJ contributor Shawn McGrew talks with Ken using two media--telephone and voice--giving Ken the chance to elaborate on his various projects, where they are at the moment and where they're likely to go in ...
